Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-07-29
What our Neighbors are Doing.

Thirteen hundred cords of wood cut
and piled near Dumont station on the
B. q NJ. was destroyed by FIRE q few
days ago.
Frank Avant, of Hermosa, was hooked
by steer which he was trying to brand
few days ago. The animal drove his
horns through Avant's foot, quite seri-
ously injrring the young man.
Work has been resumed by the Belle
Fourche Water Company on the artcsian
well which was commenced near the
town Of Belle Fourche some time ago,
but which was abandoned because of a
misunderstanding between the Water
Company and the Townsite Co.
All but two of the Leavenworth
veterans who are at Hot Springs for
treatment, report that the use of the
thermal waters has been ofgrsat benefit
to them. Some of the cases were con-
sidered hopeless, but even in them
marked improvement has been noticed.
Mrs. Catherine Perry, sn elderly lady
of Whitewood, has started from that
place on an overland journey to Illinois.
She is entirely alone and has with her
q camping outfit with which she will
provide herself lodging and board dur
ing the month she expects to be on the
road.
Cycling is becoming very popular in
all the Black Hills towns, and the
wheelman are talking Of getting up
tournament to be held some time this
summer or fall. Rapid City has about
forty LADY and gentlemen riders, and it
is probable that the meeting will be
held there.
The Princeton college students who
have been securing the bad lands in
search Of curiesities. have succeeded in
finding fifteen whole animal skeletons
and between thirty and forty skulls and
large bones. Some Of them are said to
be very rare, and consequently of con-
siderable value.
The managers Of the opera houses in
the Black Hills towns along the line Of
the F., L. & NJ. V. r. r. have organized
Black Hills Circuit None but first
class companies will be allowed on the
circuit, and it is expected that two en-
tertainments month will be secured
during the coming season.
The Black Hills members ofthe order
II. w. A. are planning for a big picnic
or outing to be held at some Hills point
in the near future. There are five hun
dred Woodmen in the Hills. and the
affair will be an extensive one. Sturgis
is fishing for it. and as that city has a
strong camp, her chances for securing
the picnic are quite good.
The citizens Of Hermosa have ar
ranged for mass meeting of Black
Hills people TO be held in that town on
August 9th, the purpose of which is the
discussion Of the financial questions
which are troubling the country at
present Speeches are to be made by
able men, and resolutions expressing
the sentiments of the meeting in regard
to the silver question. will be adopted.
An OK will be barbecued and and big
picnic dinner served.
Miss Emma Hutchinson, the lady
rider who was advertised as one Of the
contestants in the Chadron- Chicago
race, but who failed to put in an appear
ance when the hour for starting arrived,
is now in Chadron, and it is said that
she will make the saddle trip to Chicago
and endeavor to beat the record made
by John Berry. She is making arrange
ments for the long ride and seems con-
fidsnt that she can make il in less time
than any of the cowboy riders did.
Chris Matthieson, deputy U. S. mar
shal. came in this morning with several
Indian prisoners, witnesses and an in
terpretsr. The Indians are charged
with stealing and killing government,
cattle and will receive their preliminary
hearing before U. s. Commissioner
Walter Anderson. We are informed
that hereafter all Indians charged with
offenses on the reservation will be
brought here for their preliminary hear
ing instead Of being taken to Deadwood
which is great saving of railroad fare
and general expense to the government
This is a good thing for Hot Springs
Star.
The Deadwood Times says rapid pro
gress is being made in tracklaying or
the Spearfish extension on the B. 4 NJ.
the iron now being in place in the biz
cut beyond the Mark Twain mine. Stee
bridges will span the Elkhorn track al
one point, while at others they vii
span the B. & NJ, the grade being sucf
that the b. & NJ. at times is over the
Elkhorn and again underneath it
Three different gangs, with as many
shifts, are at work on the big cut, abou
six miles from spearfsh. the contractor
! putting men at every available spot tt
hurry the work to completion. The
road bed and depot grounds in Spearfisf
City will soon be finished. Mr.. Burns
who had the contract, has done good
work, satisfactory to the company and
with profit to himself.