Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-09
THE DAkOTAS.

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ison bi-chloride of gold institute.
Governor Mellette will issue his proc.
Iamation fixing April % as Arbor day.
Tie elect ic light plant at Rapid City
will be ready for operation this week.
Artesian irrigation in the northern part
of the state is taking on a new boom this
spring.
According to the latest reliable advice S,
jhe big hotel at Deadwood Is now a lead
pipe cinch.
Five artesian wells will be sunk at
Aberdeen this spring by the Dakota Irri-
CATION company.
The annual meeting of the state Sheep
Breeders association will be held at Aber'
deem in June.
The next state encampment Of the
Grand Army will be held in Chamberlain
In May or June, 1893.
cars of immigrants goods have been un'
loaded at Kimball.
The ~Slumbering Bonanza Is the name OF
a recently organized company on the
south spur of Richmond HILL
Placer miners on Castle creek, and in
Rockerville and Harvard districts, are
about ready to commence sluicing.
Hon. George b Evere, formerly register
Of the United States land Office at Mitch
ell, died last week at Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
Edward Owen and Willard Mckenzie
were instantly killed by the premature ex
plosion of a blast in the Highland mine
near Deadwood.
Seventy-three real estate transfers took
place in Turner county during the last
four weeks. The aggregate consideration
is about s76, 900.
Presiding Elder Burdick Is completely
Frustrated with infammatory rheumatism
at Aberdeen, md his wife is just recover
ing from a severe illness.
Fifteen carloads of immigrants we're
unloaded at White Lake within one week.
They we're chiefly composed Of farmers
from the eastern states.
The new amnlgamating works near
Deadwood are fast nearing completion
and will very likely begin active oper'
htlons Dy the IStOl april
A fight took place at Deadwood last
Wednesday between Dick Hollywood and
Joe Marratt, two ~well-known pugilists, in
which both were badly used up.
Presiding Elder Burdick Is serior sly III
at Aberdeen with mia mmatory rheuma-
tism and Mrs. Burdick is slowly recover
ing from her recent serious illness.
MI Csn... ~. Aaa aaN1, Aiannu.
cred mineral paint near the Galena mines
reports that with present openings on the
ledge he can take out abou ten tons per
day.
At the special city election held at
Salem, to vote on the proposition of issu'
Ing 90, 500 bonds to repair the city water
works. there were only 30 votes cast, "a OF
which were for bonds, 8 against and / un'
ineligible.
Governor Mellette has issued n procla-
nation appointing the board of women's
commissioners of the worlds fair for
South Dakota, as at present organized, as
a special committee for the women's
worlds fair and educational exhibit work.
The Parker New Era reports that there
Is still n large quantity of corn to be
husked in Turner county. The farmers
we're unable to secure sufficient help last
fall, and were in many instances obliged
to leave their corn in the fields during the
winter.
Hurley Herald: II Is evident that some
one has got to build some houses In Hur-
ley this spring, or else n portion of the
population will nave to live in tents. Ev'
erything Is filed now.
Burglars attempted to enter the North
western bank at Madison, but were found
by the chief of police who opened fire on
them. The burglars returned the chiefs
fire and then skipped.
A meeting was held in Huron for the
purpose of raising contributions to the
state Russian relief fund. Several thou
sand pounds of -four and a large amount
Of cash was subscribed,
Parties at Hudson contemplate the cree.
ton of n brick store and putting in n &c.
600 stock Of hardware, machinery and fur.
uiture. The town has been born again az
we'll as rechristened
The contract for the transport of gov
INNER freight on the upper Missouri has
been awarded to Jacob Richtman, of Wis.
consin. 1t is thought he will put on an
entirely new line Of steamers.
Charles Mix Is a banner horse county as
we'll as the champion corn, cattle and hog
section. Irving II. Welch has sold over
$1,000 worth Of French Coach and Per
cheron stations during the past winter.
Several farmers near Willow Lake have
lost a number Of sheep. At first they
could not ascertain what had become OF
of them, but after they had watched sew
eral nights they discovered that a number
of wolves were carrying them off to their
dens.
Parker New Era: There has never
been a time in the history of this country
when preparations for building were in
more extensive progress than now, and
Just as soon as the weather will permit a
regular building boom will be ~inaugurated
all over the county.
Ed Thurlow, of Deadwood, aged 22. was
stabbed in the neck and instantly killed
by Ed Carroll, aged ", last Wednesday
night. The trouble grew out of q game Of
cards in which both had taken part. The
young murderer escaped and Is being pur
sued by a large posse.
The family record of DIR. w. F. Win
mer, of Pierre, is a remarkable one. The
father of William Is l02 years old. He
has an uncle who has reached the age Of
100, and another 10i years. He has one
aunt who Is i0s, and his grandmother or
his fathers side was lis when she died.
A large Catholic church, TO cost between
$4,000 and IS, 900 is In course OF. construc
tion at the Cheyenne agency opposit,
Forest City. 1t is to be completed in tim'
for a meeting of all the South Dakota
| Catholic Indians on July 4 next. Tn,