Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-16
DAKOTA.

dreau.
Mrs Sarah A. Baker, one OF the pio-
neers of Brule county, died near Kimball,
aged II years.
The gold bullion product OF the north
ern Hills properties, for the first half OF
November, amounted to Just $3.50, GOO
ID. p. Flood, ex-treasurer of Meade
county, has been indicted by the grand
jury for embezzlement OF public funds.
Quite number Of prominent people at
Fort Pierre are claimed to be implicated
In tie rustling that has been going on.
A report from Miller says wheat thieves
are getting in their work In the north
west and southeast parts OF the county.
Governor Sheldon of South Dakota has
selected May as South Dakota Day at
the San Francisco midwinter exposition.
The Minnekstah State bank at Hot
Springs. has been forced to close its doors
President Englesley says the assets will
be sufficient to pay all depositors.
The school OF mines at Rapid is now
equipped with three stamp mill. making
it possible for the institution to make
practical tests Of fairly large quantities
of ore.
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circulating library in Huron in connec-
tion with libraries at other places, thus
forming a circuit for the exchange Of
books.
In an entertainment nt given by the ladies
OF Vermillion over 24)0 was raised to help
the university, and when the pledges are
sll collected the sum will reach consider.
ably above s50l
The last spike on the Speartsh Engle-
wood extension OF the Burlington which
has been completed, was driven by ladies
of Deadwood after short program OF
exercises of welcome.
The South Dakota Mining company OF
Spearfish has engaged George $. Hop
kins TO survey four mile water ditch to
carry the waters of Spesrfish creek TO
their mi ! site on Anna creek.
A genuine eagle that measured six feet
nine and a half inches from tip to tip was
killed at Springdale by Fred Davey and
brought to Sioux Falls. The bird was
quite curiosity, and attracted much at
tention.
The Hot Springs Hatchet, Kennett +.
Harris editor, has suspended publication.
Mr.. Harris assigns as a reason for discon-
tinuing the publication that he has made
a competency out OF It, and steps aside for
others OF the fraternity.
George w Bresseau, a half breed Sioux
Indian, will be tried at this term Of the
United States court for raising s. bills to
s20 ones. His work was the smoothest
ever in the west in the shape OF raising
money from one denomination to larger
one.
The Deadwood Central is again in opera
tion between Lead and Deadwood and will
make eleven round trips each day. 1t Is
also stated that stage line will be op-
Grated between Lead and Bald mountain
to connect with trains. :,
4 number Of counties In the state have
failed to remit TO the state treasurer their
tax for the maintenance OF the insane at
the state asylum. Some Of these counties
even failed to levy tax, but in most
cases it is due TO the neglect Of the county
treasurers TO remit
Seven indictments have been returned
by tho grand jury in the Douglas County
bank failure, three against George w.
Lumley, president; two against x. G.
Foster, ex-cashier; one each against ID. =.
Slichter and James A. Wilson. Further
indictments are expected.
Sioux Falls Is soon to have a monthly
paper which Is to be the official organ OF
the Bapttsts. Rev w. II. Sitter and h
b. Meredith will probably be the editors
Of the paper. 1t Is said considerable
space will be devoted to the photographs
and biographical sketches of prominent
Baptists.
The penitentiary at Sioux Falls now
has eighty-two prisoners confined within
its walls, four OF whom are life men. The
life men are Ed Wilson, sent up this year
for murder near Flasdreau; John Jen-
nings, sent from McCook county; q man
named Johnson, sent from Day county,
and John Taylor, soldier sent from
Meade county.
The deal between the Bald Mountain
Consolidated Mining company and an
English syndicate was consummated at
Deadwood. The deal involves 800 acres
OF mining gropnd, water and mill build.
ings. The price paid was about $500, 900.
The new company will be known as the
Thunderer Mining company.
William Barnaby and william Brown
of the notorious Wyoming rustlers were
caught at Deadwood and two OF the
stolen horses were found in their posses
sion Brown stole twenty-eight head
from Wyoming last October, for which ht
Is wanted The horses found with the
thieves here were stolen at Newcastle
Wyo
NJ II. Day has returned to Rapid City
from California, and Immediately upor
his arrival had William Daugherty ar
rested for stealing ore from the dump o
the Lookout mine. Daugherty admit
having taken a 0 worth of ore and hav
ing broken open the mill in order to crusl
IL, but claims that the company was in
debted to him aud he took this method o
collecting his pay.
Circulars have been re ceived in Del
Rapids bv persons interested in threshinl
outfits urging meeting to be held q
Sioux Falls for the formation of uniOl
or trust to regulate business. The thresh
ers have had no uniform price for thresli
ing grain. and at times the compe titiol
has been driven below the profitab bl
point. To prevent this an organization Il
proposed with power TO regulate all mat
ters relating to the b usiness.
The new steel bridge which is bein,
built across the Sioux at Sioux Falls b.
the Omaha company In place OF the pres
ent one. will be completed in few weeks
The mayor OF Pierre, Louis Kehr, II ou
In the newspapers with q statement tina
IL he gets through few more months o
holding his Office until his term expires h
will never again become q candidate 70
mavor. This statement was brought abou
by the numerous attacks In the local an
state newspapers for the loose manner 1
which he had run the city, by permittin
the cowboys and the toughs to eommi
numerous depredations.
A somewhat novel rulin & has been rer
dersd by insurance sdjusters who hsy
been examining risks Ia vermillion. The
have decided that the wsterworks, no
having official connection In any way wit
, the city government, but on the contrar
being at law with the city, there are n
waterworks there which the companies ca
accredit as such, and the insurance rate
must be raised accordingly. This, adde
to the regular Dakota raise of rates, IL
creases premiums about 65 per cont. an
; there Is considerable of kick from proy
erty owners. The works sre running q
} II under full city authority. but the cit