Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-29
THE DAKOTAS.

A new roas;er has arrived for the
smeltcr at Rapid City.
Howard is rebuilding the structures re
GENTLY destroyed by fire.
The Sturgis butter and cheese factory
1ill soon be in operation.
The potato crop is reported good in tho
y~sction around Aberdeen.
The Vcrmillion watcrworlts case was
decided in favor Of the city.
A tariff reform club has been organized
At the Vermillion university.
Ground has been broken for a new Epis'
sopal church at Dell Rapids.
The fir = elevator built At Canton took
IN its first carload OF grain last week
The Black Hills Times speaks OF n con-
temporary as the Daily Stop Bucket"
Max Goetze, of Sturgis, has been
awarded a patent on II lamp cXtinguisher
Mrs. e.. l.. Lewis has been appointed
postmistress at Chautauqua, Day county
Charles Ostby, of Grafton, was fatally
stabbed during q quarrel by John Ire.
doch.
The delinquent tax list for Union county
Is reported to be the smallest ever pub
lished.
Carthage wants a shoemaker, n tailor, u
lunch counter, more carpenters and more
houses.
A board of surgeons for the examination
of pensioners has been established at
Alpcua
South Dakota railroads are unable TO
supply tho demand for cars to transport
wheat to market.
Sturgis claims it will have put out
Sl50,COJ In public improvements when the
year 1892 closes.
The Methodist conference for South
Dakota held its annual session at Ma1i.
son last Wednesday.
A petition to congress protesting against
tho closing of the worlds fair on Sunday,
is being generally signed in the Black
Hills.
Albert Matt, 5 year old, was run over
by IA switch engine on the Milwaukee road
ut Madison. One leg was cut off below
the knee,
DR. Barr of Cavour, who suddenly died
in Washington, whero he remained aftel
attending the G.. a. Il. reunion, was burict
at Newcastle, Del.
Railway mail service has been cstab
lishca on the Elkhorn route between Belle
Fourchc and Whitewood. Heretofore the
mail was carried by special carrier.
j. y. HALEY, living five miles northwest
of Miller, lost n barn, four no ses, farm
machinery aud l,5OJ bushels of wheat by
fire. The cause is unknown. There wal
no ms rance.
Judge L g.. Saith, Of YauSton has is
sued a writ of mandamuS TO compel the
commissioners of Charles Nix county &c
establish polling places on the Yankton
Indian reservation.
James Holtho:u, the Hecla tanker whc
was found in II compromising position
with Mrs. Head, had n preliminary exam
ination and was bouad over for adultery
in the sum of 81, coo.
The ladies of the w. {. Il. L. have
served notice on Sioux Falls tobacco deal
ers that the law prohibiting the sale o.
tobacco to children under 10 yeas of age
will hereafter be rigidly enforced.
Word comes from Walworih county
showing that the yield of grain this sea.
son was all the way from sixteen TO thirty
bushels per acre. Northumberland
HofTman's Wheat yielded twenty-seyen
bushels per acre.
L. $. Kiugberry, according TO the Spear.
fish Bullctin, j. the fortunate owner OF
some mining property near Welcome City,
III the Western Hills, which produces
rock worth $4,000 per ton in gold, plat
mum and irradium The latter metal is
very rae and brings 5000 per pound.
i ne collectors who are going through
tlo -t.,a %, th,,;,r ,.-,s, 49,. ...-. r.
exhibition at the worlds fair, have mott
fled Secretary Gibbs that some of the
specimens Of grasses are from eighteen &C.
twenty feet IN length. This will necesSi
rute tue construction Of boxes twenty feet
long to properly transport these specimens
10 Chicago
Public Examiner Blanchard, who has
just returned TO Mitchell from n trip over
the state, makes a very favorable report
on the tinancial condition of the counties
he visited. He says that state bank de
posts have increased over : per cent from
May IA TO September 10 and that there i,
plenty of money for the transaction Of
fail business
Rapid City Republican: A string OF
people like unto that surrounding n circus
ttlL CTONhcu lONFtIa scarf = DulCncr SlOI
Tuesday night to get a glimpse at three
silver tip bears that had been brought IN
from the Speartish country The largest
one weighed so pounds and was KILLED By
q boy about Is years old, who supposed i,
was a black TITLED deer until he had kil,cJ
it. The three skins were sold to L. II
Stoner for over $50. Mr.. S:oner has S nj
them TO Omaha 10 be tanned.
The South Dakota militia has been rco-
ginized and divided into three battalious
MINOR Thomas II. Ruth, of Dc Smc;, la
been placed in command of the First bat
TALON, which includes companies +, ii, *
and L. Inc Second battalion. consisting
of companies A. Is, L and G., has been
placed under Major c. II. LETTERS, of thi,
city. The Third battalion, made up O,
companies {, ID, | and NJ. is under the
command &C Major A. J. Keller, Of Elk
Point. Mcssrs. LETTERS aud Kellcr, whose
military titles have heretofore been cap
tain, are by this new ar. angemeut raised
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