Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-28
THE DAKOTAs.

left at Mr.. Noses door in Yankton the
other evening.
Tony Lavan, formerly OF Rapid City,
Mont, the other day.
Tramps at Deadwooi made descent on
and got away with the funeral feast lett
at the grave of Cbinaman.
| NJ w. Shields, ticket of-leave man,
wns rearrested at Yankton for tipping
and returned to the penirentiary.
new room has been discovered in
Wind cave, near Hot Springs, 1000 feet
long, G5 feet wild e and 30 feet high.
The Onida Journal Is informed that there
Is consi lerable Inquiry for laad In Sully
county and that probably l0J families will
locate there this wear
Some Of the business men Of Watertown
desire to have the name of that town
changed. The objection is that the name
IS too common.
Bulletin No. 90, for January, OF the
South Dakota agricultural college AMI ex-
pertinent station at Brookings, treats OF
Forestry"
There are seventeen government Licenses
out to sell liquor in Rapid City. A year
! ago, under n license law, nine government
licenses were issued.
Frank Greene, late editor of the Lead
City Tribune, is reported to have gone to
Salt Lake City 10 take an editorial place
on daily newspaper.
well, Charles Mix county will get the
wells, ~ is the announcement Of the Edger-
ton News. Work has bean begun on an
artesian well near Edgerton.
The Minnesea Star wants the state Of
South Dakota divided, with the Missouri
river for Il boundary line. 1t says the
Black Hill is Il kingdom OF itself,
Adolph Kaulk bremer, n boy of 10 years,
was frozen 10 death in the storm last Sat.
mday while on his way from Rapid City
to his home, thirty FIVE miles out.
Rev. Eliza Frye is cond uctng revival
at Madison. The Attendance is SO great
that the meetings were moved from the
NJ. l.. to the Baptist church, which is
larger
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment OF the lower court that +. j.
Rolway, of Canton, convicted last sum
mer Of selling original packages, shall
Iay Sl5J and go to jail for sixty days,
Tie Herald says that after several in.
efectual attempts TO make deal with tho
Herald, or True Republican, of that place.
tic alliance independents have decided to
start IA third paper in Washington Springs.
j. II. Miller, who escaped from the Red
field Jail month ago, has been captured
at South Bend, Ind, and brought back.
He managed TO travel on the cars without
I a hv bI,,unlf a
sufferer
Two Danes, Matt Selbick and Charles
Smith, wood choppers on Elk creek, six
teen miles from Deadwood, 70, ght with
axe, TO settle an old grudgc. Smiths head
was cut open and two or three blows rain
ed on him after he fell lie will die.
The Rcdfeld Observer is told by an ex-
pert that wood pipes for artesian water
works are best because they are the most
durable as well as the most economical.
Wood stands the chemical action of arie
sian water better than iron, Il is said.
Thomas J. Martin, Editor of the Valley
Springs Enterprise, married three weeks
ago. declares that marriage is aot IA fail
urc. He says elItorialy that he has
found married life TO be akin TO heavenly
bliss and full Of happiness beyond meas
ure."
One Of the principal attractions at the |
state fair to he held at Sioux Falls next
fall will be trotting race between a |
trained snoo~s osienx,as 90 ss.~sor as..l-
grew and trotttng horse ned ry Jesse
Boyce, for 81 y side; the senator is to
drive the moose himself
Tom Fisher, a pioneer Of the Black Hills
s found dead in his room at Dead wood
Monday. He had been dead some days,
and it is suppos ed tLat he froze to death
during the cold weather over a week ago.
as he had not been seen about since that
time. lie was I'll years old.
Postmaster Campbell, of Sioux Falls, is
in receipt of letter from the postoffice
departmet at Washington refusing his re.
quest for the appointment of two addi.
tonal carriers in that city on account OF
the depleted condition of the appropria-
ton of the free delivery service.
Rec Heights Free Press: Sheep Affected
with scab in this locality are recoye erng
nicely, and ii is believed the scourge will
not be prevalent in few weeks more. 1t
is possible that the difesse was not scab,
but in any case, If it yields to treatment,
we can do very nicely without it, call it
what you may.
a civil service examination will lie held
at YanktoD on Tuesday, April II, when
any party wishing to apply for COVER
me ntal position can be examined as to pro
fciency, ard have their names enrolled
for place. The state is entitled unle'
the census, to more appointments. AMI
is probable that parties who PASS an ex
animation in April will get empl oy ment a
an early date.
1T is reported that Jacob Keller, for
mer resident of Crandon, ard leading pol
itician aud citizen of that township wa,
killed in an accident near his home in Cal
ifornia," says the RedEeld Observer,
"While driving his team down a steep Dc.
cline the pole of the wagon broke, ulsst-
ting tie occupants into the road and injur
ing Mr. Keller So badly that he died
within few moments
Judge Templeton, at Grafton, has dealt
out some stern sentences to liquor sellers
OF Walsh county. August Nordus, Of
Park River, was given fine of Si5J and
ninety days in jail; Andrew Thompson, of
Park River is to pay 500 AMI 90 to jail
ninety days; Theodore Henke.ols of tn,
same place, 500 and ninety days. ami Ole
Walden, OF Voss, must pay $500 an go to
Jail ninety days. All get an extra jail sen.
tence IL tho fines are not paid.
Governor Burke has offered reward OF
$500 for the apprehension of Joe Reming-
ton, who killed Agent Flett Mt Arthur.
This is in addition to the 81 900 offered by
the Northwestern Elevator CON pany.
Remington is described as ~ years of age,
feet & or inches in height, and weigh ng
about 100 pounds; light complexion, hair
clipped short, blue eyes, small moustache.
left fore finger off at first joint, drcs ed
when last seen in black cloth owe rcoat and
plaid cap.
Hon. John r. Gamble, of Yankton, con /.
gresham elect, has gone to Washington to
learn the ropes.
i. A. Marvin, of Sioux Falls, owns a
bible printed In Bohemia In 1876. II is
l2xl5 inches in size aud 3 inches thick, the
heavy board covers being faced with calf
skin. The paper Is tingei with age but is
still strong and well preserved. The bible
has sew eral illuminated pages with highly