Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-07-02

residential Office.
Pontoon bridges on the NJ ssouri seem
o be uncertain property Both Chamber
ain and Pierre are having trouble.
Iankton's hose company took the prize
1t the Watertown tournament for the best
appearing company in the parade,
lhe stamps of the Uncle Sam mill, near
pcadwood, which have been idle for some
lime, were put in motion on Saturday.
The first white child born in the Sissc-
on reservation was "A daughter to 5. L.
Dodge and wife ut Bossko last Sunday.
II. l. Loucks has been called TO WASH
lngton to assume the duties of the presi-
lency of the National Farmers alliance.
edmund Cook, with his herd of Oxford
Downs, captured everything in sight at
he sheep breeders meeting at Aberdeen
asst week.
The Tyndall Tribune claims, in their
boom edition, that their town has more
handsome girls than any town in the
tounty.
1t is reliably reported that n party of
Burlington and Missouri River railway
surveyors arc walking east from Hermosa
toward Chamberlain.
A special stock train of twelve cars left
Scatland one day last week for Chicago.
rho shippers were c. Jasmau, seven ears,
and Roscoe T'orrey, five ears.
a new cave was recently discov red six
miles f ON Buffalo Gap The cave has II
argc entrance and several chambers
inning with crystals can already be ex-
plorcd.
James a. Ward has disposed of his con-
rolling interest in the pontoon bridge Mt
Pierre to J. G. Eager, and the latter will
ave general supervision of the bridge
hereafter.
CAPTAIN Shields did not fare very well
1t Brooliugs. He pitched into the news
papers without cause and the ministers Of
he city to a man took sides with the
papers.
Henry Duclos, of Kimball, who was
aiken TO Chambe lain Tuesday for an OK
animation as 10 his sanity, on Wednesday
afternoon suicided by hanging himself
with n towel.
d. L. Flanucry, formerly weather OBJ
Icrver ut Pierre. has been reinstated, but
rot yet assigned. He will not be sent back
10 Pierre, but will be given work ut some
pther station.
The steamer Rosebud was held up at
Pierre several days by the engineer sud-
denly leaving, and the boat could not pro-
ICED until II licensed engineer could be
secured to take his place.
Thd county auditors OF the state met at
Watcrtown and organized n state nssocia-
Iion, their object being to have a more
uniform system of keeping accounts
throughout the different counties.
Crops never grew better or gave fairer
promise in Faulk county than they have
iuriIg the past ten days or two weeks.
Many farmers maintain that there is now
sufficient moisture to mature the wheat
crop.
The books of the state library have been
placed upon the shelves constructedin
The library room at the capitol. The boxes
have been packed away in books ever,
since they were packed up for Shipment
from Bismarck three years ago.
The 2-year-old child of Conductor Frank
Maynard, who lives at Running Water
and has charge of the branch train, has
died from the effects of being scalded.
I he child picked up n dish of hot water
NV hpPNN ~ oNcI III uIS Jap,
Anyao Kin il the title of a religions
publication in the Indian language, issued
at Madison and edited by Bishop Hare.
One thousand copies are to be issued each
month and distributed among the Santee,
Yankton and Teeton Indians. Anpao Kin,
Interpreted, Is the Day Break.
The June term of the circuit court in
Clark county has been omitted by order of
the judge, on account of the fact that
lhe-e isn't enough business to warrant the
Expense of holding it. that's the sort Of
communities TO be found out here in the
wild and woolly west.
The season of the Black Hills racing
circuit will be opened ut Chadron OH Au-
gust IL. Purses amounting to s., 200 are
offered for this meeting. Other meetings
will be held later Mt Rapid. Sturgis,
Bpearish, Bell Fourche and Deadwood,
Mt all of which places, purses ranging
from $1,000 to SO, 600 will be hung up.
John Huss, the cigarmaker, is cu!tivat-
ing a tobacco farm in Walkers grove OH
Lake Herman. He has set out 1000 to-
6acco plants and proposes to find out if
tobacco can be successfully grown in this
country. John has some 1000 plants left
that he will donate free to the farmers if
any of them desire to make the expert
ment.
Iankton Telegram: The four and one
half inch artesian well of johnson Bros,
Just finished by Jencks 81 Son, at their
ranch, is without doubt one of the best
wells in the city. 1t is down about 625
feet and throws a two-inch stream sixty
feet high and an inch ninety feet high,
from natural pressure. Mr.. Jencks thinks
1t flows as much water as any of the six
inch wells in the city.
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