Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-10
Whist our Netghbors are Doing.

at Hot Springs on two special trains
over the Elkhorn, last Tuesday morn
ing. The great crowd was composed o
railroad physicians and surgeons thei
wives and children. and during the few
hours they were At the Springs tn
town was theirs. Most of the excur
sionists left for the east the evening 0
the same day, bat about two hundreC
of them stayed over until Thursday anc
then visited Dead wood.
The organization Of q Black Hilll
Press Association was to have been per
fected at Rapid City, on Thursday o
this week. The meeting held at ths
Springs some time ago was not very
well attended, and those present con.
cluded that the newspapers Of the Hills
would bs well represented at Rapid Cxy
on the sth, hence the compleiica II o.
organization was deferred until that
time. At the first meeting J. w. Jones.
Of the Hot Springs Herald, Kenneth
Harris, Of the Hatchet, and L. d. Smith,
of he Hill City Miner, were selected to
i prepare written statement OF the OBJ
jects and purposes of the association.
The report Of the committee was TO
have been acted upon At the Thursday
meeting, but no information as to what
was done at that time has reached Us as
yet.
Miss Bertha Kreig, a young lady who
resided at Rapid City, three years ago,
and later at Hill City, has brought suit
against Chas. X. Williams, of Hill City,
to recover $4,000 damages for breach of
promise. The defendant was one of
the Harney Peak Cos foremen prior to
the shutdown, and about two years ago
he succeeded in winning the affections
of the young lady in question. The
marriage was to hays occurred in June,
1892, and the young lady went 10 her
home in the east TO prepare for the
event. After she left the Hills viii
liams broke the engagement without
good reason, or the consent Of his be-
trothed. Williams is said to he pretty
we'll fixed, and Miss Kreig is now will
ing to heal her lacerated affections with
some of his ducats. She has employed
Wood & Buell. of Rapid City to prosecute
her claim and the case will probably be
tried during the November term Of
court for Pennington county.
Orlando Ferguson has been ousted
from the Catholicon hotel at Hot
Springs, and G. A. Eastman Of the
Cstholicon Company is once more in
possession Of the property. The appel
from the injunction granted by Jues
Gardner, while at Custer two weeks 90,
left Ferguson in possession until ae
case could be heard by the supr'npe
court and decision be rendereds his
was not satisfactory to Eastman, " oI
his attorney. Judge Gull decide-eea !
J bring an action OF ejectment az 20.
Ferg son on the ground of forcibls en-
try and detention. The answer made by
the defendant was demurIs1 to on the
ground that it was frivolous and did not
state facts which would justify his pos
session Of the property. The case was
argued before Judge Gardner, and the
plaintiffs motion for judgement was
granted. Tuesday evening special
execution was secured, and Ferguson
was formally ousted. The development
of another phase Of the case is now in
order, and it will be awaited with con-
siderable interest.
Despite reports to the contrary and
numerous efforts to prevent it, it is
probable that the start in the cowboy
race to Chicago will be made from Chad
ron, next Tuesday, June 18th. Owing
to the conflicting reports, regarding the
affair, which have been in circulation
for six weeks or longer, the number OF
entries is comparatively small, and the
management has concluded to keep the
books open until the day the start is to
be made. The latest attempt to inter.
fsrs has been made by crank from the
far east, who offers a reward of 500 to
the officer or private citizen who will
stop the race. That this Individual
desires notoriety and is willing to pay
for it, is quite evident. Those who
know anything about the average COW.
boy and other long distance western
riders, are aware that they give their
mounts the best of care and use excel.
lent Judgement in making long, hard
rides. 1t is safe to say that within
twenty-four hours after the contestants
reach Chicago their ponies and horses
will look better and feel better than the
majority Of the animals which are driv
en- over the paveo streets Of the cities o.
the country. day AFTER day the y@al
round.
Two valuable horses. one owned by
J. A. Stanley, and the other by Gecrg,
Leach, both of Hot Springs. were stoler
from their barns in that city q few
nights since. Amer q long and vigoroul
search the animals were found nea,
Martins valley, in Caster county, bu
the thieves were out Of sight and Il !,
not probable that they will be sppre
hended. II Is becoming quite Q con
mon occurrence for some unknown in
Gividual to round up another mani
horse, ride it until IL is worn out sns
then turn il loose to get home as best i
can. Even here in the Hills wher,
people are celebrated for their liberality
and lsrgeness of heart, such practices
are not regarded n exactly legitimate
One Of these hne days some fellow VII,
ID caught taking . pleasure ride OF
another mau's horse without the othe
mans consent. win, no matter what hi
intentions are, be give = trial in th,
other mans mind. and convicted ON cir
cumstantial evidence. Judges and juyis
will be conspicuous for their absence
while this trial 10 IN progress. and th,
sentence viii be executed in that promp
decisive style which wss in vogue whsu
the west was young and horse thisvs
\ more numerous. The coronef's juY,