Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-18
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Dakota.
There is some difficulty in settling the
residence OF the Brulcs The Pine Rdge
Indians are voting ON the SUBJECT ANA the
result is still In doubt.
Charles Merritt, l3year-old boy living
two miles from Sturgis with his parents
was bitten by Il rattlesnake and had mar
row escape from death.
As an evidence that forest trees thrive
well in South Dakota it is said that one OF
Mitchell's Fourth of July celebrations was
held in grove six years old
Rev. W. IL. Kaufman, recently chosen
pastor of the Milbapk Congregational
church, was married on the 2d instto Miss
Maudc L. Randall. of Milbank
An author is now in the state gathering
material for histo"y of the prominent
men and women of South Dakota. 1t will
take many pages to tell the story.
w. II. Donaldson of Watertown, has
mailed $4,000 copies of pamphlet eN'
planning his method of growing winter
wheat and his successful experience
therein.
c. n. Hawley, of Pierre, and c. {.
Rouuscwell, of Blunt, have gone west to
buy 10000 head of sheep which Will be dis
posed of TO farmers in Hughes and Sully
counties.
Grasshoppers got In their work on 100
acres of wheat on +. 4. Blood's farm in
Ransom county, and in order to cxtermi-
nate the pests Farmer Blood plowed under
both wheat aud "hoppers."
An old she-wolf that has been running
wild on range near Sturgis has "A litter
of pups of the "ycllow dog variety Chas.
Dempsey, of Sturgis, has captured one OF
the animals. which he will make pet.
"Old Shady" the renowned cook at
Grand Forks and the hero of General
Sherman's famous march, has been en-.
gagged to take charge of the soldiers mess
at the Devils Lake encampment this
month.
The judges stand at the Gary race
course fell Saturday. y. Harkins, one
legged soldier, and L. q. Gray, an auc-
tioneer. were hurt internally and their in
juries may prove fatal Two others had
bones broken.
The digging of seneca, the great medi.
cinal root is new industry that has
sprung up in the northern part OF the
state among the Indians Three hundred
pounds of the stuff was recently sold in
Church's Ferry.
Beadle, Brown, Grant, Hyde, Jerauld,
Moody and Potter counties are reported
as among those that voted in favor of uni
form text books Among those who have
rejected it are Clay, Lake, McCook, Min
nehaha and Stanley.
There is talk at Chamberlain of building
a bridge from an island near the town to
the west bank of the Missouri. If built 1t
will be n great boon for settlers across the
river but will infringe some on trade now
attracted 10 Pierre.
The Bottineau Pioneer reports, that sill
yer ore has been discovered in the Turtle
mountains. AS these mountains are on
the same parallel with the silver and cop
pea belts of Lake Superior and Montana,
il will not be matter of much surprise If
not only silver but gold and copper can be
found in paying quantities.
Charles G.. Lincoln, accused of appropri-
ating 81, 3 0 of the Hill City banks funds,
has been arrested in California and will be
brought back to answer to the charge OF
cmbezzlement. The arrest was made by
detectives employed by Thomas V. Gar
lock, proprietor of the bank, and who have
been continuously on his trail ever since
he left Hill City last spring.
There were several North Dakota people
In the recent train accident at Rosebud
Mont Among them were DIR. and Mrs.
Wear, of Fargo, who are Ell route to
Alaska. Judge Thomas tells the Fargo
| Republican the following: II received
| letter from my daughter, Mrs. Weir, Civ
| ing graphic account of that rail
| road accident near Rosebud. Many Of
the occurrences were extremely amusing.
One passenger, an Englishman, who occu-
| pied state room in the lower end of the
! car where the water was deepest, had to
be rescued by cutting "a hole through the
partition When he was taken into a
sleeper in "A half fainting condition he was
| urged 10 take a drink of whisky to revive
him. He indignantly refused this and
insisted in having some brandy in Apol-
| linaris water brought to him. Francis
| Murphy, the temperance lecturer, did not
| refuse TO take little whisky on that occa.
sion. His nose was broken.
Moses Folsom, advertising agent of the
| Great Northern road has recently returned
from a trip To Washington, where he had
been comforting with Secretary Rusk rela-
| tive TO the needs of the settlers of the
state. Regarding the securing of help TO
| harvest the promised large crop in North
| Dakota he made the suggestion that the
war department might detail the soldiers
! to the extent of $1,000 men for the purpose.
| He thinks this would be practical and no
doubt agreeable to the soldiers, who would
thereby make qu ite "A nice sum for them
| selves in addition to the pay from Uncle
| Sam. 1t Is a novel idea. to say the least.
| The city council of Huron, which not
long since abolished the office OF city at
torney in order to economize, have come
to the conclusion that the city can't prop
perly run without an attorney and have
appointed Kirk W. Wheeler to the place.
| The Indian children Of Rosebud agency
| have presented a memorial window te
| Grace church, Madison. fact that adds
much to the interest of the memorial Is
that Il was being provided for during the
very heat Of the late Sioux war; and while
the soldiers were encamped among them
ready TO fight their people ut a moments
notice. The money TO pay for 1t, about So
was partly raised by selling homemade
candy to the white soldiers.
A report has reached Spearfish that out
of n party of twenty-five which had left
that place three weeks ago for tour Of
the National park, twelve had been
drowned while trying to cross river In
the Big Horn mountains. The party was
headed by Bud Morrison and more definite
news Is awaited AZ Speartish with anxiety.
A proposition Is being agitated In Fargo
to try and have the Red river condemned
by congress, so far as navigation purposes
are concerned south Of the city, and secure
permission to put In dam. 1t Is estimated
large power could be procured and made
of some utility, and for steamboat pursuits
from Fargo to wahpeton the Red Is not at
present q success.