Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-09

echooi uisulct, Lynn township, Moody
county, TO an alarming extent.
Herbert Lewis was received at the Sioux
Falls penitentiary on Christmas, sen.
| fenced to fifteen months for burglary
The electric light system at Canton is in
operation with twenty arc lamps-four for
the city and sixteen tor business houses
William Snow and Phillip Duff were
sentenced to three years Imprisonment by
Judge Gardner at Hot Springs FOR stealing
cattle on the reservation.
The jury in the famous Healey trial at
Bismark after being out ninety hours
found a verdict of guilty. Healcy was
charged with bribing voter.
In dispute over Il highway in White
stone, Hill township, SarEcant county,
John Caribiom was horribly pounded 10y
the three sons of Peter Wicliluud.
Senator McGillivray has just made the
first timber culture proof in Stark county,
turning in in lieu Of the cash therefor a
bounty land warrant of the war of 1912
y pearl was found in Emanuel creek,
near Springfield, and the banks of the
stream have since becu lined with fortune
hunters
a fellow at Lead whipped his wife and
the citizens are discussing the propriety OF
presenting the cowardly butte with a new
suit composed mostly Of lorscwhips, Tar
and feathers.
Anton Meuer, who had n leg broken
while unloading car at Bristol station
some time ago, secured 5000 damages
from the Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul
Railway company.
Fargo with j,754 population is the larg.
est city in the state Grand Forks come
next with 1870 jamestown has 2296: Bis.
mark. 2,i6S; Grafton, 1904; Wahpeton,
l,5Ol Mandan, l,32S and Valley City,
1859
Barney McCrossan,a a Sioux Falls philan.
throphist, invited all the poor children Of
the city TO visit his place of business
Christmas morning where they were re.
membered with suitable presents
Provided the weather will permit there
will be wolf hunt at Emery on January
l5 The contest will be between Sanford's
pack of hounds from Chamberlain and
Smith u McDermaid's pack from Mitchell.
Alloys BIZ, owner OF the Forest City
Press, has transferred the outfit and good
will of his paper to a. 5. Thorne, pub
Usher of the Capitol, who will discontinue
the Press
Twenty-seven farmers residences. rang
ing in value from $500 to 81 500, have been
erected within Il radius of five miles
around Marion Junction, Turner county,
during the past season.
The Mcnnonites, near Loretta, Bon
Homme county, are sadly afflicted with
the grip. 1t is reported that fifteen per-
sons were down with 1t at once in one
house, and several deaths have occurred
James NJ. Lawson, an Aberdeen attor-
ney, has commenced proceedings against
States Attorney Cranmcr with the design
OF ousting him from his position. He
charges an attempt 10 shield Hagcrty and
Pauihamus from an indictment FOR ac.
cepting deposits when their bank was in.
solvent.
While Santa Claus and his helpers were
distributing pr sents from tree at the |
Congregational church in Rapid City one |
of the Esquimau's coats caught on fire and |
IN an instant seven children were a mass
OF hames. A panic ensued, but the flames |
were put out, but not before several were
severely burned.
The Missouri River Stoclsmen's associa. |
ton, which has recently been organized at
Pierre for the protection of cattle owners |
west of the river, is reported to be doing |
excellent work. They are rustling in the |
'rustlers" one by one and are putting |
them behind the bars, and thew will not |
rest until they have brought every one Of |
thsee professional cattle thieves TO ius. |
tice
L. Clifford, who had been station agent |
at Washington for a number Of years, but /
who had recently been stationed at Albee,
committed suicide Sunday evening by |
deliberately jumping into a barrel full OF |
water head first. He left written note
telling a section hand that he should take
his body out of the barrel, and then notify
his wife, who was visiting in Huron at the
time, of what he had done
George Wightman. n shoemaker of Gary.
addicted to drink, was frozen to death.
Jeffersons new $4,000 Catholic church
will be dedicated some time in February.
Pews viii be sold to the highest bidders
Sunday.
Sioux Falls and Watertown seem to be
having hard struggle to keep their com.
nercial clubs alive. A Watertown paper
says enough members of the club meet 20
play cinch while Sioux Falls attempts TO
arouse her club from its lethargy by NOV.
ng the meeting place and then inviting
he members in To look at the new quar-.
ers
Friends of c. T. Mccoy claim he is sure
0 be appointed governor of Oklahoma.
i he city council of Fort Pierre has
'assed an ordinance granting the Rapid
'ity, Missouri River and St Paul Railroad
ompany right-of-way through that city.
With ground for depot and terminal facii
lies. The company now has the right-of
'ay over its entire line.
State Superintendent Salmon has re
ersed the decision of the county super
ntendent OF Potter county, who refused &c
rant teachers certificate to o. L. Mes
;k because he had neglected to attend
eachers' institute. Mesick claimed that
e never received a notice of the institute.
Judge Smith has rendered a decision
hat Will be on interest To farmers in ALL
ortions of the state. 1t was In the case
the American investment company vs.
hauncey o. Fuller, farmer of Auro.ai
ounty, and was tried at Plankinton. The
laintiff sold Fuller's farm under mort.
age and brought suit to recover the val,s
the crop raised between the time Of th, /,
sle and the end Of the year In which the !
efondunt had to redeem the land On 6
otion for the court to direct verdict foi
le defendant, Judge Smi granted the !
otion, holding that Mr.. Fuller had right !
the use of the farm during the year Of s
'aemption.