Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-25

Lead City expects u boom when the
spring opens that will make new build
ings spring up like mushrooms in the
nighttime.
A COW owned by Hutchinson county
farmer committed suicide by drowning
because she lost her calf, which had
strayed away.
The granary of Andrew Songstad, OF
Yankton county, was entered by gang
Of thieves recently and large quantity
Of grain stolen.
Steve Wright, colored bell boy in the
Pierce house at Iankton, fired six shots
with a revolver al Jim R.dd, another Az
rican, but failed TO hit him.
The exposition 10 be held at Mitchell
this year is TO be on a more extensive
scale than last year. Especial attention
will be given to county exhibits.
J. w. OFT, who has been manager of the
Western Union office at Mitchell for sew.
sral years, has been transferred 10 the
sompany's Office at Eau Claire, Wis.
Stephen Flick, aged IS, who has been
resident OF iankton county since 1867,
died last week OF paralysis. He held the
John II. Haigh, OF Cavour. has been
spending some time in Illinois, and he
says large number of Illinois farmers
will migrate TO South Dakota this year.
Four of Watertown's temperance" sa-
loon keepers have been arrested for keep
ing gambling rooms contrary TO the city
ordinance and they all paid fines OF $50
each.
The Brooking Press says the Indians
around Pierre have nic-named Gov Shell
don shaking Foot" probably because
he has habit of 'trotting' his foot
when excited.
The newspaper men OF Brown county
have combined for material protection
and profit and will hereafter insist upon
and demand the legally established rates
for legal printing.
A widow named Delilah Thompson was
caught at Highmore mailing threaten
ing letter 10 President Field, of the State
bank. She has confessed to writing him
other similar letters and duplicates
others.
The city council of Speartish has raised
the saloon fine to $50 and as a result all
the saloonkeepers have closed their places.
The council will not give in, neither will
the saloonists, consequently strict pro-
hibltion is in force.
j. b. Coomer, Huron's ex-chief of police,
who sued Alderman Breton for s., 900 be-
cause of his removal from Office on charges
preferred by Breton, was given a verdict
for 81 by the jury. Coomer will have 10
pay the costs OF the suit.
w II. Dockstader, prominent citizen
Of Moody county, will be tried for per-
Jury at the present term. The perjury
charged is making false returns on tax
certificate, or in his affidavit not giving
in all his taxable property.
1t is reported that Superintendent J..
g. Childs, now in New York, will return
TO Hill City soon, with absolute authority
In the management of the Harney Peak
Tin company. And that the mill will be
started at once with force of 1000 men
Parties up from Hill City, says the
Pioneer, state that nothing definite is at
present known as TO when operations
will be resumed by the Harvey Peak
company. A carload Of powder and an
other Of candles have arrived during the
past week. which looks as IL the company
intended to start up work in the mines
Bill Fielder, a we'll known squaw man,
was shot and killed by Indian police
at Forest City. Fielder had nearly killed
his wife for refusing him some money and
when the police attempted to arrest him
he showed fight They hred on him, five
bullets striking him, killing him In
stantly. For eighteen years Fielder was
government interpreter and during that
time distinguished himself by bravery
and courage. His exploits would fill a
book with most interesting and romantic
tales. He had wonderful power with the
Indians. They were awed by his bravery.
He has killed many of them and three
whites. There have ben numberless at.
tempts on his life, which always failed.
He has had many Indian wives, having
four at one time. His widow Is a relative
of Sitting Bull 1t was he who rescued
two white women who were captured by
the Indians at the New Uim massacre,
and the commission sent out to secure the
last treaty with the Sioux for the cession
Of II ,000,0OO acres of their reserva tion
would have been unsuccessful IL it had
not been for Fielder's influence.
The Desdwood city council at a recent
meeting passed an ordinance fixing the
minimum wages to be paid to laborers by
contractors doing city work. The rate
was hxed at $40 Tor ten hourss work, an
sdvance of 80 cents over tine old law.
Pierre Capital: Word has been received
here that c. H. Ferguson, better known
- Hog Ferguson, Rad gone insane q. Hot
Springs. Ferguson was sent by the G
A. r. to the soldiers home TO live and 10
take the Keeley cure. Ferguson had
been drinking pretty hard prior to his
leaving here and II is presumed that the
treatment has affected his mind.
Dnring the funeral services of Mrs En-
gle at the Methodist church at Aberdeen,
intense excitement was created by Mr..
Engle and his brother Ezra attempting to
sbduct his little girl. The child has been
placed under the guardianship of her un-
sle, w. B. Druery, but Engle was allowed
possession of her during the funeral SER
yices At the conclusion OF the services
ne refused to give her up. The two
brothers grssped the child's wrists firmly
end attempted to gain the outside, where
close carriage and driver was waiting.
City Marshal Jones stopped them at the
entrance, and after quite a struggle Sc
cured the child
,Deadwood had c prize fight in which the
purse was 500 and side bet of SIS The
principals were Dick Hollywood, who
claims to be champion of the Black Hills
and Kid Ryan, . late arrival from the
Black Hills. Twelve rounds were fought,
when Hollywood refused 20 fight any
onger because Q claim of foul made by
aim had been dissllowed. Ryan had the
best Of the twelve rounds.
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Scarcely stream issues from the
over slopes Of the Andes, either To the
Amazon on the east or TO the Pacific on
me west, the sands of which are not auri.
aroma Th4 asaos1 M NJ cold In tho rosn-