Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
DAKOTA.


w. T.. Jones, a farmer living afew miles
from Sioux Falls. has just recovered hid
hearing in "a most remarkable manner.
Five years e he became very deaf, and
since then, though he has tried various
kinds of treatment, his hearing has been
practically gone. The other day he was
working with Il swarm of bees. and many
of them, getting under the net which Gov
cred his face, stung him severely on the
ears. The next day his deafness left him,
and now he can not only hear with his old
power, but his hearing is much more acute
than formerly. The physician who had
charge of the case is unable to account for
the change, except by %attributing it to the
sting of the bees.
Disbarrment proceedings have been be-
gun against ]. NJ. Donovan and /. l..
Glener, two well known divorce lawyers Of
Sioux Falls on the ground that they have
been procuring fraudulent divorces. 1t is
alleged that they suborned plaintiffs to
perjury. Actions will be commenced To
set aside a number of DEGREES if fraudu'
lently granted. 1t is stated that cases OF
subOrning to perjury against Donovan and
Glener will be laid before the B~rookings
county grand jury, and also cases for per
jury against plaintiffs who nave falsely
sworn TO length of residence in the state.
Joseph Butler, "A demented Frenchman
of Dcadwood, made a desperate attempt to
commit suicide. He took "A large dose of
stryChnine, but that drugs action not be-
ing rapid enough he drew his pocket knife
and used it freely, cutting several deep
gashes in his left breast. He was found
bleeding and moaning in a clump of
bushes in the rear of an unoccupied house
and taken to the city hospital. The chances
are that he will die.
TIL other day a grave was discovered
near Miller, the slab upon which bore
this cpitaph; "Wm. Dunn, Linn. Iowa,
died May II, 1861; Indians. A number OF
graves have been discovered in this vicinity
during the past few years, some of which
contained well preserved skeletons, and
the inference is that n severe battle was
fought here i'm the early Cos between the
United states troops and Indians.
Ben +. Waller of Deadwood and j. NJ.
Kintner of WOonsocket. comrades of the
famous "Bucktail brigade" Pennsylvania
volunteers, parted on the field of Gettys-
burg in July, in 1868. where each received
promotions for bravery displayed in arrest
ing "A retreat. They had not met or heard
Of each other since until they each turned
up as delegates at Yankton, Their meet
ing was an affecting one.
James A. Hand, jr. of Parker was first,
and Herman w. Scull of Watertown sec
ond, in the competitive examination at
Huron of applicants for appointment TO "A
cadetship in the United States naval acad-
emy At Annapolis, Md. As it is understood
that South Dakota is entitled TO two ca
diets, il is probable both will be recon-
mended.
\ number of farmers living on the Chey-
cnne bottom in Fall River county have de-
cided to put in "A big irrigating wheel to
take water from the Cheyenne river above
the falls. They will put in this fall five
miles of main ditch, TO irrigate 900 acres.
If the experiment proves n success large
numbers of farmers will put in wheels
next year.
When Colonel Jolly was ready TO emf
CRATE To Dakota twenty years ago, his
friends at Madison, Wis, met to give him
a farewell sendoff. The colonel said to
them in a spirit of banter, when / return
to Madison. | shall be enroute TO Washing
ton to take my seat in congress- He kept
his word.
, Governor Sheldon has given orders to
Major John CoXhead of Yankton to dis
band Company G of that city. and reor-
game it under a new corps of officers.
This action is said to have resulted from a
lack of interest among the present com
pany and its officers.
The residents of Smith township, Bruls
county, have enjoined the county authori-
ties from proceeding to put down an arte-
dered, and not a few people believe this
will result in stopping work on all we'll
in the county.
\ 1t is said that n man at Heming's
Corners, Tenn, shrinks once a month
from $50 to 10 pounds and remains in
that condition for a week, after which
he regains his original weight.
The Osborn d Mcmillan Elevator com
pany is converting nearly all their fiat
houses on the 500 line into elevators, a
large force of men being employed in the
work.
X. w. Wheelock has disposed of his in
terest in the Mitchell Republican to A. i.
Dean. w. A. Dean will succeed Mr..
Wheelock in the editorial chair.
A petition for n reduction in freight
rates on grain over the Great Northern, to
correspond with lower prices Of wheat, is
being circulated and signed.
The state board of equalization has
raised the valuation on farm lands in Fall
River county % per cent.
II. c.. Holmes has sued the Plankinton
Herald for libel and claims the modest
sun of 1925.