Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
DAKOTA.

before a jury at Parker. The plain
tiff was Station Agent Phinney
Of Harley, who asked for a di-
vorce from his wife on the ground
that she had been cruel to him and
that he was afraid to live with her. Mrs.
Phinney said the cause of the disturbance
was Miss Conklin, q pretty assistant OF
Phinney's in his Office. Mrs. Phinney said
she came into the office suddenly one day
and found the pretty office girl sitting In
her husbands lap. She then insisted That
her husband discharge the girl. This ne
refused TO do, and out of his relations to
the other woman grew the family troubles
The jury was out about an hour and,
when It returned a verdict in favor OF the
defense.
\ syndicate is being formed at Grand
Forks to dispose of the thousands OF tons
of straw in the valley to farmers of south
Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska, whose stock
is liable TO suffer for want of food during
the coming winter. IL is estimated that
throughout the Red river valley Jp'Uo
tons of straw will he burned during the
next sixty days unless some other DISPOSE
| tion can he made of il. The scheme Is to
get this vast quantity under control OF
one body of men as near a possible ana
allow the farmers from the drouth stricken
states TO ship It to their homes Of drive
their stock here to feed.
The Guild hall. belonging to Christ
church. Yankton, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire. The second floor was oc-
cupied by Rev. Wyatt Klamath n a par
nj a.. ...wat-l fVgul the
explosion of a gasoline stove in the
Kitchen and spread so rapidly and so
fiercely that nothing was saved. MT.
Klamath was quite severely burned about
the face and hands while endeavoring to
check the flames.
A remarkable break OF nature is pre-
sented in "A Siberian crabapple tree grow
ing in DR.. Harding's orchard on 1ngleside,
seldom. If ever, known to occur, says the
Black Hills Times. The tree has been a
| prolific bearer for several years past, but
this season it is trying to surpass all pre-
vious records by bringing forth two crops.
Fully developed fruit and blossoms are
now TO be seen on the same tree.
MANY farmers i'm the central portion OF
the state have within the past year ex-
pended from 800 to $500 on small artesian
wells on their farms for the purpose of ir-
rigation. In several instances their addi-
tional crop yield has more than paid the
cost this year alone when compared with
their neighbors where they depended on
rainfall.
Flowing by steam has become a reality
in Codington county. On one farm NAV
be seen two sets Of gang plows attached TO
"A threshing engine and by this method
twenty-five acres are easily turned over in
in "A day.
The accounts OF the defunct Plankinton
bank are being gone over this week by an
expert accountant for the purpose of using
his report in the coming trial at AleXan-
dria on the part of the state.
The Pierre Daily Capital, now run indie
pendently. nails the name Of j. A. Ward
to the mast head, but continues the re-
publican ticket without break except the
governor.
Diphtheria has broken out in Canton
and Other parts of Lincoln county. partic-
cularly in Highland township. in a very
malignant form. As yet no deaths have
occurred.
Charles a. Ryan of Charles Mix county
has been bound over at Chamberlain to
appear before the next term of the United
States court on the charge OF counter
feiting.
In Sully county farmers and others
shoot horses when they are found trespass-
ing on farm lands. Horses are a drug on
the market and il does not pay to herd
them.
/. II. Hall. a farmer of Garden Prairie,
lost his house and contents by fire caused
by n gasoline stove last week. A subscrip-
ton was taken up and 800 raised for him.
1t Is said that ia Yankton county the
young lady teachers are vigorously pro-
testing against married ladies as teachers
in the public schools.
School Superintendent LANCE of Me
Cook county received n beautiful silver
water set from the teachers attending
the late institute of that county.
The first artesian well in the coded Sioux
lands west of the Missouri has been struck
on the farm of q. :. Grant in Lyman
county.
The Clay County Fair association feels
gratiiled at the success of the recent fair,
both financially and otherwise.
The annual meeting of the South Da-
kota Educational association will be held
in Huron i'm December.
Buildings for "A cheese factory will be
erected at Hitchcock, Beadle county, this
GALL.
A farmer named Richie in Hand county
struck a flow of gas while sinking a well.
A new school for Indian children is be-
ing erected at Forest City.
The Congregational church at Hudson
Is without a pastor.
Cantonites want their city divided into
wards.