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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Sundays snow was the heaviest ofthe
season, and when it ceased falling, it
lay about eight inches deep on the level.
Here it was unaccompanied by heavy
winds, and the temperature wss very
moderate. North, east and west there
was much more snow. and the storm as
sumed the proportions of a blizzard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Sheriff Wi lson of Pennington county,
reached Rapid with Lhas. G. Lincoln
last Tuesday morning, having made the
trip from Virginia City, Montana, with
out any trouble. Lincoln was taken be-
fore Judge Lake and gave bonds in the
sum of $500 for his appearance. Jas. NJ.
Baldwin and Chas. Cation are his bonds
mon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06


Sam Moses started to Portland, Ore
gon, some fifteen days ago as most every
body thought on a fools errand. Of
course 1t wasn't generally known what
he went for, but those Of his friends
who knew of his departure thought he
was after some of the missing cattle
thieves. His trip has been in every
way successful and he has won himself
quite a reputation as a trailer. He came
in this morning over the Elkhorn, hav-
ing under his care Martin Cross, a bail
jumper and all round cattle r%ustler.
and Cook who is charged with having
stolen a valuable gun from j. J. Cairnes
of Oelrich.-Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
Accidental Death.

A seven year old boy Of Mrs. Jaqpes
who lives on the Meeker ranch, north
east of town, met with an accident
Wednesday afternoon which resulted
in his death a few hours later. 10 one
seems to be acquainted with the full
particulars, but our informant stated
that the lad fell IN a sharp stick which
pierced n of his eyes and probably
entered the brain. He suffered terribly
until death relieved him during the
night. The family is comparatively un-
known. but is said TO consist of the
mother and a number of boys whom
she depends upon for support The sc-
cident Ia certainly a sad one, and the
relatives have the sympathy of every
one.
LATER.
The above is a correct report of the
affair as ii was told on the streets of
Custer the day following the accident.
but the %coroner's inques. which was
conducted Thursday afternoon brought
to light new and entirely different facts.
DR.. Fisher, the county coroner, visited
the home ofMrs. Jacques Thursday, and
summoning L. $. Towner, +. G. Meeker
and DIR. I. l.. Taylor as jurymen, held
an inquest OH the body of the boy. DR..
Taylor conducted a post norton exami-
nation, and it was shown that the child
died from the effects OF q wound made
by a bullet discharged from a 30 colibre
revolver. The ball entered just under
the left eye, passed through the brain,
and lodged between the skull and the
skin on the top Of the head.
The report that his death was caused
by a sharp stick penetrating the eye
originated in this way: AT the time of
the accident there was no one at the
ranch except the boy who was killed,
his little brother and the grandmother.
The children were playing out away
from the house, and the old lady was
inside. No one witnessed the accident
and when the oldest boy was picked up
dead with a gaping wound under his
eye. it was hastily concluded that he
had fallen on a sharp stick. The dis.
covery of powder burns on his face and
of the bloody revolver were not made
until later on 1t is probable that the
little fellow had taken from the house
the pistol which belonged 20 his mother,
and was looking into the muzzle of it,
when it was discharged.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

The meeting Of the Black Hills pio-
neers is to be held at Deadwood to-day,
and the prospect is that a good many OF
the old members will be in attendance.
We understand that Hot Springs will
be the objective point of the summer
excursion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

A company of about twenty Of the
young people of the city drove down to
the Richardson ranch Friday evening,
and spent a few hours, in tafry pulling
and dancing. The evening was fine,
the sleighing quite good, and all who
were out enjoyed themselves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Mine accidents in the Northern Hills
have been of startling frequence lately
The last one which occurred Sunday, at
the Highland niue near Lead, resulted
in seriously injuring one of the en-.
ployes, Large Anderson by name
Though badly hurt he will probably re.
cover.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
Notice Of settlement OF Final Account

Notice of Settlement of Final Account.
state Of South Dakota, County OF Custer. In
County Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF William II.
Pringle, Deceased.
Notice Of Settlement OF Final Account and
Distribution.
Notice is hereby given, that Annie Prtngle,
the administratrix of the estate of William II.
spriugle, deceased. has rendered aud presented
for hnal settlement, and Med IN ttis court. her
final account Of her administration Of said estate
that said estate is ready for distribution: and
that Tuesday, the 10th day Of February, A. ~.
1872. being ateTm OF said court, to-Wit; OF the
January term A. ID. 1897, at 10 o'clock a. ~, at
the court room of said court, at the Court House
IN the town Of Custer City, In said County Of
Custer, has been appointed by The Judge of said
court for the final settlement OF said final ac-
count, at which time and place any person utter
ested In said estate may appear and Gle his ex-
ceptions, In writing, 10 the said final account,
and contest the same.
In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal
Of the County Court Of said County OF Custer 10
be heremto affixed.
Witness, Hon. Alfred r. Reay, Judge Of the
County Court In aud for said COun-
~ OF Custer, at his Office In the town
[sEAL.l OF Custer City, In said county, this
10Th day OF January, 4, u. 1892.
JOHN +. SMITH,
Clerk Of Court.
w. q. PORTER, Attorney.
First publication, January 23rd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
Notice.
CusrER Cry, Jan. 10Th, 1892.

CUSTER CRY, Jan. 10th, 1892.
To All Whom it may Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that Henry
Mahnke, of the county of Custer, South
Dakota, has taken up an estray horse,
described as follows: Color, brown ;
age about 5 years M marks or brands,
weight about 1000 pounds. That said
Mahnke resides about seven miles
northwest of Custer City, in Custer coun-
ty, South Dakota. P~ostofice. Custer
City, South Dakota. Said property hav-
ing been advertised and appraised as by
law required.
CBAs. T.. SMITH,
Justice of the Peace.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

The heirs and creditors Of the Nc
Cloud estate are having peck 0 ftrouble
these DAYS. A good deal of dissatisfac-
ton with the course being pursued by
the recently appointed administrator, j.
G. Trainor, has been expressed lately,
and two of his bondsmen have asked TO
be released. A petition for his removal
wal fled by some of the creditors resid-
Ing in the eastern part Of the county,
and last Saturday the case came up for
hearing in the county court. Judge reay
presiding. The case occupied the entire
day, and the result was that Mr.. Trainor
was ordered to furnish a new bond
within ten days, and also to bring with
in the jurisdiction Of the court all
monies and properties belonging to the
estate OF Kate McCloud, deceased.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Gardiner & Bailey's team broke loose
from their ~hitching post at the store
Thursday afternoon, and took a mad
run up the street, past the school house
and across the railroad track. They
were finally stopped near the city limits.
The runaway caused quite a little ex
element but no ore was injured, and
the outfit was only damaged a triAe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
A Little Girls Experience in a Light

house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand
Beach, Mich, and are blessed with a
daughter, four years cid. Last April
she was taken down with Measles, fol-
lowed with a dreadful cough and turn-
ing into fever. Doctors at home and at
Detroit treated her, but in vain. she
grew worse rapidly, until she was a
mere handful Of ones"-Then she
tried DIR. Kings New Discovery and af-
ter the use of two and q half bottles, was
completely cured. They say DR.. Kings
New Discovery is worth its weight in
gold, yet you may get a trial bottle free
at G. w. Hitcbcok's.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Are Won made miserable by indiges-
ton, constipation. dizziness, loss of APP
Petite, yellow skin? Shiloh's Vitalixer
Is a posive cure. For sale by G. w.
Hitchcock.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

According to the Herald of Hot
Springs, Lehman's attorneys have Sc.
cured a writ of c~ertiorari, which pro.
vides for a review by the supreme court
of the evidence taken in the recent IN.
QUESTION, and u decision by that body
before the execution of the sentence
Ii this be a fact, the case will probably
continue to drag indefinitely, while the
citizens Of the county will be called
upon to invest a few more hundreds q
dollars, and exhaust the little patienct
that has been left them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
Married.

Sunday, January 81, 1892, at the Con-
gregational parsonage, by Rev. j. v.
Willis, Geo w. Tarbell and Mrs. Abbie
A. Bignell.
The happy pair have gone to house
keeping on the Maynard ranch.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Lewis Handy. who shot and seriously
wounded Alfred Engstrom of the b. 4
NJ. bridge force. at Edgemont, some
time ago, was convicted of the crime,
and Tuesday morning Judge Gardner
sentenced him to eight years at hard
labor in the penitentiary. His victim
is still crippled from the effects OF his
injuries, and will probably be 10 for
life. Martin Cross, who was brought
back from Oregon and plead guilty to
the charge of cattle stealing, was given
one year in the pen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Last Tuesday evening Gen. Warren
shedd Post No, 1855 Dept. of South Oak.
ota, Grand Army of the Republic, was
formally mustered in with a member
ship of fifteen. Judge A. T. Feay, of
Custer, acted as mastering officer, as.
sisted by ii. j. Stone, also of Custer.
The members range in age from As to so
years. They are all bald or gray haired,
somewhat stiff in the joints, their sight
dimned TO such an extent as TO cause
considerable borrowing Of spectacles
when close work was to be done, vet
these old veterans showed as much en-
,hnsiasm in their loyalty as in those old
days that tried mems souls. The post
promises to be a hourishing one and
"ili supply a meeting place for our old
veterans which can only be appreciated
by those who have been tried by fire."
Tin Miner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

The condition of Chris Murphy who
was so brutally beaten by the section
boss at Nahant begins TO assume a seri-
u aspect. His left eye has been eaten
away by a terrible ulcer which has
formed. The doctor in attendance saws
that blood poison is liable to set In,
which, if it does, will end Murphy's
suffering on this earth. His assailant
has not yet been apprehended, although
we understand papers are out for his
arrest.-Pioneer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

With four rooms, good well, nicely
located. Apply TO Edward Rogers. Crook
street, Custer City, 8. ID.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Five counties in the Black Hills were
represented at the rain convention
which was held at Piedmont last Satur.
day. The Artificial Rain Product G
company offered three test rains for
5000, the trials TO be made between
April 10 and May 25, and provided these
are successful will sell the right to the
counties for 50, 800 from each one of
them. These terms were accepted by
the committee, Judging from the re-
suits Of experiments made in other
parts oftbe country these TO be made in
the Hills will be successful, and the
future growth of the agricultural inter
ests of this part Of the state bids fair to
keep pace with that of the mining in
terests,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

1t is a fact worthy of note that though,
We are in the midst Of a winter season,
new families are moving in and settling
in the Southern Hills every day. They
come one at a time, locating here and
there, and engaging in this or that oc-
cupation. They drop in quietly, at
tracing little or no attention, but they
count just the same. 1t is n slow but
steady growth, and in little time makes
a noticeable difference in the extent of
the population of this section. 1t gives
of the more rapid and decided earnest
growth that the near future will bring.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

The family of J. VI. Dennis has been
sadly afflicted during the past year, no
less than six members having died in
that time. On the DIST day Of January,
1891, Mrs. Sarah Bingham, mother of
Mr.. Dennis, passed away at the age of
70 years, with pneumonia; February IA,
John III. Dennis, aged 5 years, 81 days,
gave up his young life, with scarlet few.
er; September 4, Harry Powell, grand
son, aged 4 years, died, the little one
being followed by his mother on the
l4th of the following month-Mrs. Anna
Powell, aged "a years. September IL, Ed
ward II. Dennis, a child of a few months,
Was drowned and OH Tuesday of this
week the 6~-months-old babe Of Mrs.
Powell answered deaths -
Cascade Geyser.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
Our Grocery Department

Is furnished with the choicest and
best selected goods. Try our new mince
meat and apple butter. These are in
bulk and sold by the pound. Have a
mince pie for Sunday dinner, and
some apple butter for the children. Our
Buckwheat, maple syrup, apples, are all
first class. Our -four and bacon cannot
be excelied. Come in and see US.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

Tin mines, and the ultimate fate ofLeh-
man have been for several weeks past
the subject Of much talk and speculation.
but the goods displayed in the n of
II. A. Athens store have now become
he sole topic Of conversation. The
goods are new and beautiful-you will
find novelties and souvenirs that will
please every member Of your family.
Something for gents, something for la
dies, and most Of all, something for the
little ones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06

It Is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
OF application for patent be published for the
period of sixty days, uen consecutive weeks, In
The Custer Chronicle, u weekly newspaper pub
hshed at Custer City, South Dakota.
j. J.. LuSE, Register.
First publication, january 2. IS92.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
IN The MAIN BUILDING,

Consisting Of California and Eastern
goods. The only full line of clothing in
Custer City. Our boots and shoes are
of the best make. "The North Star
Boots & Shoe Co"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-03
WITHOUT a COMPASS.

If the gentlemen who are so confident
ly prophesying the outcome of the de-
fightful confusion at Minneapolis are
receiving any honor in their own or any
other country, they are receiving more
than they deserve. Nobody can tell
whether the party'S candidate will be
named on the first or the tenth ballot,
or whether, when he is named, he will
be BLAINE or HARRISON. or some one
of dozen others. The result depends
on thousand things, the influence OF
which cannot be measured in advance.
The delegates have been chosen, in most
instances, because they generally were
understood to have certain opinions.
But they cannot be relied upon to abide
by the views they have already expressed
if they are exposed to allurements on
this side and on that. A feeling
of satisfaction with the character of Mr..
HARRISON'S administration does pre-
vail among the rank and file of the
party. He has shown himself a re-
spectacle and honorable man, and yet,
at the same time, there is general re-
luctance to put him at the head again
unless no better material can be fou nj.
If the weather should be just fairly
pleasant and his managers use good
generalShip, they may work on the con-
yenti0n'S reasoning powers and judg-
ment and secure the prize for him. If
the sun shines bright all the week and
the air is filled with the Intoxicating
Minnesota ozone. the like of which is
unknown elsewhere in the Union, a
single speech from an eloquent tongue
will rouse a stampede in favor of
Mr.. BLAINE, and no considerations
of caution or discretion will avail to
check it. If the skies are overcast and
a chill wind blows, JOHN SHERMAN
may develop strength which is not
now expected. He is the ftteSt Repub-
lican in the country today for the presi-
dental chair as far as learning. ability
and experience in affairs are concerned,
and if the climatic conditions are
gloomy enough 10 suggest him, his
rivals had better be on their guard. 1t
IS any mans race and does not neces-
sarily belong to the swlftest. An acct
dent, word, bit of craft. bold dash,
a thunder shower. a rainbow, anything
or nothing, may compel the crisis. The
whole world is playground, where
chance, laughingly masquerading in the
garb of design, reigns supreme. The
prophets who claim the power to fore
see are nothing but gossips entertain
ing enough 10 their way, but no
surer of the course to be taken than the
mariner without compass.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-03
APACKING CENTER.

Kansas City is probably not extrava-
CANT in its display Of bunting and verbal
hilarity over the decision of the ARM
OURS to at once open up there the
largest packing house in the world. 1t
is to be in operation next September,
and cover business of s60.0O0,000 or
mere year, or about the totals that the
firm have been using of late in their ell
tire business. Its action is already in
ducing others to make that point the
center of their operations in the animal
industry. Even a Liverpool firm is
named among those to establish pack
ing houses there. In the perhaps not
unduly excited Kansas City vision that
is to wrest from Chicago the sn-
premacy as a live stock and pack
ing center and lead the world
in those lines. there is room
fol- typographical emotion. The devel-
opment of this industry at an interior
point, aid near one Of the iarg eesources
of supply, is of interest to st. Paul and
other points faVorably located for an
extension of their share of this produc-
ton. ARMoURis transferring the greater
part of his packing business to the
Missouri river point for economic
reasons. The struggle between Chi
cago and the interior cities for this bust
ness has been due mainly to the advant-
ages of the lake city in transportation.
Now. the decision Of the ARMoURs is
attributed chiefly to the transport
tation question. 1t has been set
tied evidently that the interior
points possess the superior opportu-
mites. If there has been unfairness in
the adjustments of the trans portation
agencies it has been overcome. Kansas
City may be the great packing and live
stock center for the Missouri and South
west regions. but similar causes should
operate to establish another center for
the Northwest. 1t is worth inquiring
if there is not an opportunity for st.
Paul to Immensely enlarge its share of
nj indnctru
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. June 2-Just to show how an
uncontrolled hobby will carry man into the
land of foolishness, let me tell you some
thing about Mr.. Holman, that cerberus Of
the treasury. He is chairman of the com
mittee on appropriations and once on
time, not long ago, either, there was certain
CLERK of that com mittee, who, letting his pay
accumulate that he might have it all at one
time, came on day to Mr. Holman asking
him to sign the warrant for the same Mr..
Holman looked troubled. Mo- he said, Il
will not sign it." '.But why?" asked the as
tonished clerk II can't get the money uu-
less you do, and want it, mo" repeated
the watch dog. L can't sign it, for make it
d rule never to sign anything that will take
money from the treasury, Then. as the
clerk plainly showed his disgust. Mr.. Holman
said, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll appoint
Somebody to act as chairman during my alb
sence and tomorrow I'll stay away till late"
Did he do it? Why. of course he did it. and
another man signed the warrant. Haec
fabula docet, that even a burning desire to
be economical may ulti mately make fool
of man.
i There's the greatest likelihood in the world
that the worlds fair will after all be
closed on Sunday. The goyerpment exhibit
surely will. and unless some effort is made to
keep the rest of the fair open, congress VIII
surely order it closed Petitions pour in day
after day from religious societies of all kinds
begging that the gates be shut, and unless
the labor clarions unite and send in petit
TONS too. legislators, afraid of losing the re-
ligious vote, VIII grant the petitions for Sun
day closing The fair isn't altogether the
thing of perfect delight Chicago people
thought it would be when first it fell into
their grasping hands. and all the trouble
hasn't come yet, by any means. 'r,5
t
Miss Lula Brickner, the charming daugh-
ter of Congressman Brickner, of Wisconsin.
leaves for her home in Sheboygan Falls on
Thursday.
Miss Viva Castle returned from Fortress
, Monroe this morning, and Will leave for Far
rIngton. Conn, tomorrow. "
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f: Kahn, of st. Paul, were
al the capitol the other day. r. K.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-03
COMING FOR HUSBANDS.

Amid the rush to this state setting in
from the East the past few days there
are those more widely known and who
call out more brass bands, but perhaps
none will in the years to come contrib
ute more generous and happily to the
welfare of the state than a small invoice
from the port of New York. 1t is COM
posed of twenty-five Swedish girls, with
rosy cheeks, blue eyes and blonde-hair.
They arrived from Stockholm last Sum
day, and are understood to be due in
this state, if they have not come in
quietly with their charms yelled. Be-
fore leaving their old world homes they
sent their photographs to Minnesota ON
a mission that is not quite gracious
to intimate. 1t is sufficient that un-
bounded enthusiasm has been ex-
cited among the wifeless men
so fortunate as to see them, and one of
the girls timidly averred in New York
that ''some of us have had as many as
a dozen offers of marriage" None of
them is averse to matrimony. Or has
suspicion that she is coming near the
courts of easy divorce. The churlish
officials who try 10 enforce the alien
contract law did not attempt to get in
their way, and they, it is hoped, will
find the husbands all their fancies have
painted. There can be no excess Of
such importations. of course; but the
home supply is by no means exhausted,
and there is a surplus in the East that
should have consideration. Let others
try the experiment with the photo
graphs.