Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-17
SOUTH DAKOTA.


john Bass, an incorrigible Faulkton
youth, stole pair of mittens and was
sentenced to the reform school
Charles Sawyer, who has been teaching
school in the western part OF Moody
county, has become violently insane.
Arrangements are about completed for
the sinking OF another artesian we'll and
the erection of "A santarium in Pierre.
Louis Epraim Brown, "A negro, was sen
fenced at Aberdeen by Judge Cam bell &c
six months in the state penitentiary foi
burglary
c. A. Johnson has purchased half in
terest in the Yankton wooden mill and
after an artesian we'll is sunk for power
the mill will be put in operation.
After July /. 1894, the mail route thai
runs from Salem to Ramsey will be ex
tended To Madison, and the mail service
will be between Salem and Madison rs
before
\ union celebration in Aberdeen on
April % Of the seventy-tfth anniversary
IF the founding of Odd Fellowship is pro
oosed There are five good lodges in
Brown county.
Civil engineers have commenced sound.
ng the Missouri river for pier founda-
.ious for railroad and wagon bridge at
Iankton. They will be engaged upon
his work f,r month. II is believed that
the Great Northern or Union Pacific rail
roads will build the bridge.
The militia mania has smitten the fe
male portion of Webster, and an organi
l,a az, A,1
The women have chosen the cognomen OF
webster Whitecaps" on account of a
white cap being part of the organizations
uniform. They drill twice week.
Mrs. Lizzie kercheval of Rapid City has
been notified that she has come into the
possession of $1,000 by the death of ]. G.
Wilmerding Of San Francisco. The viii
of the deceased, who was "A wealthy liquor
merchant, bcqueathes over 81 800, 600 tC
relatives and 81 70, 900 90 the state univcr
sity of California
Madam De Stuers, during her stay at
Sioux Falls pending divorce proceedings,
negotiated with +. II. Edmison 10 pur:
chase his dwelling for $4,000, Subse
qucntly she refused to take the property
and Edmison is sueing for the amount /.
T.. Eoungblood, who acted as agent for
madame, is sueing her for $500 com.
mission.
The Two Kettle band of Indians who re.
side west of Pierre upon allotted lands
along the Bad river will be furnished
with fencing this year, which will enable
them to engage more extensively in farm
lug. Heretofore the cattle OF the ranch.
men which are allowed to run at large,
prevented them from putting in crops to
any extent.
Recently Mrs. MILAN, living near Ames.
brought from the cellar five gallon jar
which, without examining, she placed on
the floor near the kitchen stove. Return.
ing TO the room short time afterwards
she saw snakes creeping over the floor.
Grasping a fire shovel in one hand ana a
broom in the other she succeeded in kill.
ing thirteen good sized snakes.
There is likelihood of a large immi.
grafton to the ceded lands west OF Pierre
this spring. The United States land
)tice, real estate men and others are re.
'eiving many inquiries in regard to the
and from eastern people. Most of those
''ANii PihAihS GINNING 'Nl''NN ~ Sp iiibp
the stock business a. well as farming
a deputy United states marsha ar
rested eight or ten farmers living near
Pierre on the charge of cutting timber on
government lands on the west side OF the
river. 1t is reported that papers are on,
or the arrest of thirty more persons or
the same charge. The lands on which
.he timber was cut had been allotted tG
half breed Indian women, and had been
contested by some whites.
The decision OF Judge Aikens in regard.
20 the Sioux Falls brewery gives the pro.
nibitionists here BLACK eye" a. il will
greatly hinder any step they may take
toward closing the Yankton brewery,
which will be in operation within thirty
days The management of the brewery
is greatly pleased over the decision, and
he brewery will consequently be en-
larged. 1t is surmiscd that the old For
rester brewery will be put into repair and
made ready for operation
The money stolen from the safe Of the
Natertown land office was found on Feb
cuary in a closet in the Meliettc block
10y la borer named John Gustofsen. Tn,
fnd was kept secret and the place
watched but no one came near is. Or
Saturday last the money, amounting tc
y GA IS, was returned TO Mr.. Carpenter,
who was completely surprised Some
hold the theory that the thief, whoever he
was, lost his nerve and placed the money
in the closet for the purpose Of having 1t
found.
oil V1ln nlya l..tn F,,it
States consul at Kehl Badel. Germany,
writes friends in Aberdeen that, with
Mrs. Drake, he will spend three weeks in
Italy. Their first stop will be at Milan,
where they will spend two or three days
visiting the cathedral and other great at.
fractions. From there they viii go to
Venice, and thence TO Florence, Genoa
and Rome. At the last named place they
expect to tarry one week, after which
they will continue to Naples and there
sail for New York
II all goes well during the coming sum
mer Washington Springs will have tele
phonic communication with the outside
world. The projectors OF the movement
are: DIR. Joseph Littell of indianapolis,
Ind, and George " Price of Washington
Springs. The line is to be run to Woon
socket from Washington Springs. The
cost of construction. including the pur
chase of two telephones, is placed at s2C0D
and these gentlemen agree to take half
the stock if the people of the two towns
will take the other half
Owing to the serious difficulties that the
sheepmen are experiencing IL Wyoming
from the cattlemen. who are trying &c
drive the former out, many large droves
of sheep are being driven into Fall River
county and ranches arc being established
for them.
Major Pickler had hearing before
subcommittee of the committee on Indian
affairs, relative to the opening of the
Yankton reservation OF 16s,0)0 acres.
Chairman Holman was present. The com
mittee voted unanimously to recommend
the opening.
W. II Nelson, q prominent druggist OF
Sioux Falls. who failed last fall with liza.
blities OF about $3.50 D, is under bonds OF
$1,000 on IA charge of attempting to de
fraud his creditors.
Building operations will take boom
In Aberdeen the coming season. Plans
have been drawn for an opera house, dry