Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-15
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city to Sioux Falls.
Charles Winchester, proprietor OF the
Madison house, mt Yankton, was seriously
burned by n gasoline explosion
Colonel John II. Drake. an old South
Dakota newspaper man living at Abcv.
deem, has been notified of his appointment
as consul to Kehle, Gerl any.
Rev. l.. ID. Newhou3c, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Huron, has with
drawn his resignation and will remain,
greatly to the delight OF his congregation.
a q unken hoboc fell from the top Of n
freight car near Bath while the train was
running thirty-iye miles an hour. Next
day he turned up hungry, but uninjurcd
Negotiations are pending between the
Illinois Central and the Ohlman-Gilmar
Elevator company for the tnblishmeni
Of n line of elevators on the Sioux Falls
branch,
The Homestake Mining company has
declared its regular monthly dividends Of
10 cents a share, aggregating Sl2,5)l, MAX
ing 5 1880 paid this year and 4,0J5, 75(
paid to date.
lapid City bachelors are chipping in foI
an emblematio window in the state worlds
fair building. The suggested design is o
heroic figure inserting a nail where 6
n gallus button ought to be.
Harry Trent was acquitted of the muir
der of Adclbert Meyers at Dead wood.
The jury was out four hours. Trent killed
Meyers at Deadwood last spring in self.
defense during u quarrel over a wood
road.
Charles Laizig, who has been suffering
with typhoid fever at the county ho,pita;
in Aberdeen for several weeks, is dead.
No trace of the dead mans former home
could be found. lie was buried at the cx
pensc Of the county.
Mrs. z. Kinnon, an old lady 60 years o.
age living tea miles east of Parker, at
tempted suicide yesterday by drinking q
cup Of strong I've. Medical aid was imme
diately summoned and there is some hope
of her recovery. Dependency over poor
health is the cause assigned.
Last Sunday night three horses were
stolen from East Pierre. Two belonging
to IT, \. Patterson and one TO John
Heron. The two former horses were
In the ST, Charles hotel barn and Mr.
Herron's horse was near by in a small
barn. SO far there is no clue to the
thieves.
War has been declared between the
management of the Lead Tribune aud the
composing force, and the result is Il lock
out. The trouble grew out of n failure OF
the part of the management to comply
with the scheduled price of the printo.s
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Of the section is with the loched-out men
The Burke stone placer at Hot Springs
which has heretofore been held for can
collation., has been relieved and approved
for patent by the secretary of the interior
because of the new law Of August /, 1892
allowing lands chiefly valuable for build
ing stone, to be entered under thu place
mining law
Nels Anderson, a young Norwegian
lately arrived from Omaha, and stopping
near Idlewylde postofice, Turner county
cut bis throat with IA .jack-knife in u fit o
insanity and died before aid could reach
him. lie had some trouble in Omaha
in which there was Il woman implicated
and the worry about 1t drove him insane
Two young men, Peter Jensen, of Tyler
MINI, and Harold Frederickson, OF Chi
cago, while out hunting ducks about two
miles east of Tyler, met with an accid II
which mny result seriously to one oil them
They were together on n pond, and upse,
the boat and fell on opposite sides in tn,
water. Jenscn's gun was accidentally
discharged, the whole charge entering til.
left side of Frederickson, but it is thought
not deep enough to ipjuro the iutcstiaes.
Medical aid Vas soon obtained and the
wound dressed. He was removed &c
Tyler,
The government geological surveyors
arc at work in the cCuntcy S ut of the
Harvey range They report it the wildcsl
and most brGsen country they have Wis
ites ia n number Of years and state thai
it would be almost impossible for "A mar
to find his way out of 1T il he did moi
blaze the trees going in. So far but few
people have visited this wild section
Captain f.. w, L%ightner, IN charge o!
two United States fiatboats and a survey.
ing party of fifty-one men, is taking
soundings and measurements and making
surveys necessary to give n correct maj
of the Missouri river. Their work com
mcrced ut the cannon Ball liver below
City.
Within a few miles of Sturgls, Meade
county, n cavern said to be one of the most
wonderful known to man has been discov
cred. 1t has been explored for niles with
out any end appearing. Chambers to the
right, to the left, in front and below. foi
no man knows how far. You lower your
self by ropes down narrow shafts anc
find immense rooms on All sides of you
lined with pink and white crystals, which
glisten as the light from your torch strikes
upon them. Here Is n beautiful lake O!
clear water, there a pyramid of what ap
pears TO be solid silver. A shout In soms
localities is re echoed till IL seems as j.
100 demons esented the intrusion by NOR.
tails upon their retreat The enterpriSine
citizens of Sturgis viii at once make such
Improvements as are necessary to make
the p~assageways more safe to life and
limb.
The Indian voters on the Sisseton reser.
walton to the number of about 400 were
initiated into the politics of their native
land last Tuesday, q council being held
Mt which they considered thei. future
course in the field of politics. Rev Charles
Crawford, Senator Pcttigrew, Majo,
Pickler and q numbc. of chiefs spoke.
The council was really called by the re
publican county committee. 1t is surpri.'
ing 10 see how apt the Indians are prov
ing An examination of affairs de elopi
the fact that schemes are on foot thai
would do credit 20 the most experienced
politician.
Railroad building is active in the south
western portion of the state Tie Sious
Falls Western company has decided to
make "a new survey from that city To
Yankton with n view TO immediate work
on the line.
Next Thing To IL.
Dauphter-Ips lust too mean for