Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-08-22

iSo huticdRe was knocked senseless by "a
pitched ball
If onc-half the present crop prospects is
realized it will be difficult to get hands TO
harvest and thrash it.
w. II. Standish has received the appoint
ment OF assistant attorney general, with
headquarters at Devils Lake.
The old settlers will hold picnic at
John Babb's grove, near Wakonda, Au-
gust 20.
Tony Weist, u brakeman, got a hand
mashed while making a coupling at Egan.
The Valley Springs Touring mill has
changed ownership and will soon be put
in operation.
Maj F. ]. Dewitt, for long time n resi-
dent of Yankton, will remove with his
family to San Diego, Cal.
The Ellihorn is now running regular
trims over the narrow guage road to Bald
mountain.
Robert Beghtl a brakeman, was fatally
injured between Whitewood and Belle
Fourche Friday
George II. Hall, Justice OF the peace at
Deadwood, has resigned his Office on ac-
count of ill-hcalth.
hS SAtS Ol tSbA-
mates that 1t will cost s20, ,23S SO to run the
city schools next year.
The residence of James Lunger, at Gus
ter City, was struck by lightning, and the
inmates escaped with slight shock.
The Van Amburgh circus employees were
paid off at Custer City and they spent all
their money before they left town.
Some houses at Fort Pierre had a mar
row escape from tumbling into the Mis-
souri, by the washing away of the bank 100
feet wide.
Farmers are offering from S35 to $40 per
month for men, and are not able to &c
them at that
Haniinson has potato starch factory
completed. The farmers have planted
1000 acres of potatoes to supply it with
this fall.
The Indians at the Rosebud agency will
receive $50 per head for their ponies taken
from them by the government in 1876. Il.
b. Reynolds, special agent, is now ut the
agency making up the accounts.
Hon. S. Z. Wilson, of Hot Springs, de-
| clines to have his name used IN connec-
tion with the appointment 60 the Judge
| ship of the seventh circuit soon to he
made vacant by the resignation of Judge
Nowlin.
The Western Passenger association has
arranged for three harvest excursions to
| south Dakota, the dates being August 25
and September Is and 80 The fair will be
one and third for the round trip from
Chicago.
A Miss Schoenfelder, of Parlston, over
week ago got II pin lodged in her throat,
but it gave her no trouble until Friday.
She went to Mitchell to have it extracted
but the physicians are of the opinion that
the pin is now in her stomach.
While c. l.. Cory, of Hill City, was hang
ing up a bunch Of bananas a full grown
tarantula, which he disturbed In the care
of its young family located in the bunch
made savage spring at him, but he got
cut of the way. Mr.. Cory captured the
poisonous bug and has 1t in n bottle.
John Clausen, of Dawson, writes one of
his home papers that he recently shipped
a number of cattle to St Paul, for which
he received S23,25 per head and that he
could have sold the same cattle at home
for $35 per head. He advises those who
have beef cattle to sell To avoid ST. Paul
sharks.
North Dakota, If the weather remains
favorable, will have, by January /, as
much currency per citizen as any other
state. Forty million dollars worth of
grain is ripening. This sum divided be.
tween our 100000 people would give each
800. The average currency in the coun-
try per capita is $24.
On Thursday the number of troops at
Fort Meade was increased by the arrival
Of two companies Of cavalry from Fort
Keogh, Mont, that from this time on will
be permanently stationed in the hills
The policy of the present army administra-
tion to mass the troops at few points and
abandon a number of useless posts is one
which will result in ma'eing Fort Meade
one of the most important military sta
tions in the country.
South Dakota's delegates to the G.. A. Il.
encnmpment are all In favor of Washing
ton for the next grand encampment, and
August Meissert, Of Wisconsin, for com
mander.
N X. Hubbard, who has extensive land
interests in the vicinity of Cassclton, Cas- 3
county, has had "A force of thirty men at
work the past two weeks pulling and de-
stroying the wild oats from his premises
Postmaster Blakely, of Rapid City, has
received o letter from GAINESVILLE, O., man
asking for specimen stones, offering to
send a package of pills or cough troches
in payment.
Preparations are being made at Madison
to entertain the South Dakota Editorial
association which meets there August 10
to 10. The excursion 10 New Mexico has
been declared off, but short excursion
will be made to Sioux City.
A fatal form of diphth.ria is prevailing
in the eastern part of Kingsbury county
Two of Thomas Lyons children and one
each of the families of John Whitchon and
Caspar Berger have diUd
John Welch, a resident of Warren Guleh
six miles west of Custer City, assaulted
W. Mcintyre, n cripple, in his Office in
Custer City. Welch was bound over in the
sum of $500, and failing to give bail went
to jail.
All arrangements were made for the
wedding nuptials Of Herman Ceopp and
Minnie Burk, of Conc ord township. Lake
county, when Minnie eloped with George
Gould, a young man of the neighborhCo cd.
The pastor was discha rged, the groom lin
gers In painful suspem'e and the parents
are dumfounded, while the wedding feast
spotted.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
by the Hot Springs st rect Railway COM
pany with the secretary of state. The
capital stock Of the O ompany Is $4,000
The company proposes to build line to
connect the north end of the upper town
with the south end Of the lower town.
President Carn0 Robbed.