Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-07-21
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Chairman Shrake of the board of county
commissioners of Brule county has re
ceived a telegram from John II. King, who
Is i'm Washington, say ing that the pros!
poets were bright for having the bed OF
Red lake ceded TO Brule county. Years
ago this lake bed was filled with water,
which gradually disappeared, until now il
Is entirely dry. The object Of Mr.. King Is
20 nave this lake bed, which contains
$500 acres of ground, ceded by the govern
ment to Brule county. He then proposes
20 organize "A company, construct a dam
across one end of the lake and enter into
IN agreement with Brule county to main
tain IA "A of 900 acres in consideration for
the balance Of the lake bed. There is also
. project on foot to have the county retain
the ownership of the lake, fill it with wa
.er and maintain a permanent lake by
means of a large a~rtesian well, and the
proposed sinking of the well at county ex.
oense will be submitted to a vote of the
taxpayers this fall for an expression from
hem.
Two veins of coal have been found in
Day county two miles north of Pierpoint.
The first vein of fifteen inches was found
1T a depth of sixty-three feet from the sur
face. The coal is of good quality, but
light in weight. The second vein of thirty
two inches, was found at depth of eighty
two feet, the coal being of extra quality.
The above prospect work has been done
with n core drill, so that the formation
can be seen for future reference. Excite
ment runs high in Pierpoint, as a town
Bite will be plated within a few days at
the site of the find, which will be called
Carbon City, and will, without doubt,
move Pierpoint and Langford TO the new
city. Work will be commenced at the
mine as soon a. machinery can be secured
for sinking "a shaft.
Sioux Falls Press: The chool census of
Aberdeen shows a total of al between the
ages of q and 90, and that WATERFOWL a
total of S04. These figures would indicate
Abcrdeen's total population to be 4 ,70Oa and
Watertown's 1920. 1t is remarkable hat
there should be such a surplus of girls
over boys in both cities. In Aberdeen
there are 81 girls to 430 boys, and in Wa
tertown 4S5 TO 800. The usual percentage
Of such surplus is 5-that is l05 girls to
each 100 boys; but in Aberdeen there are
il9 girls to each 100 boys, and in Water
town 11S.
The contractors on the Wyoming and
Dakota railroad, which is surveyed from
Minneola to the Larrabee coal mines, has
started men TO work grading. There has
been a great deal of interest taken in this
road of late, several different towns along
he Elkhorn claiming that they would get
the road, but now that the contract has
been signed and work commenced there is
no longer any doubt where il will connect
with the Elkhorn road. The contract calls
for the road to be completed by September
Is. The road will he about eighteen miles
long.
The committee having in charge the ac-
ceptance and erection of the statue to Gen
eral John a. Logan on the Soldiers home
grounds at Hot Springs have inspected the
statue. A beautiful decorated letter of
invitation has been sent to Mrs. Logan TO
be present at the unwilling. The invita-
ton was painted in water colors by Mrs.
Gertrude Welch of Esmond, S. d.
Messrs. NJ. H. Griffin and ID. c. Harrison
Of Washington city are now engaged in
running survey lines, by sections, or either
side of the Jim river from a point in Sphinx
county to the south line of the state. The
work Is being done by direction of the
United States geological survey TO ascer-
levels with "A view TO constructing ir-
bitches.
During "A terrific electric storm the i'm
mense stock barn on the farm of J. r.
Moore, four miles southwest of Gary, was
struck by lightning and burned TO the
ground. He succeeded in saving all his
horses, sheep and cattle, hut lost all his
hay and grain and two nearly new car
riages.
Mrs. Laura Leigh, wife of Harry Leigh,
committed suicide by taking poison at her
ranch on Battle Creek. about thirty-1ve
miles from Rapid City. Jealousy is the
cause assigned for the deed.
DIR. w. f. Hays, an old and highly es-
,eemed citizen of White Lake, committed
suicide in a fit of temporary. insanity by
cutting an artery in his leg.
The circus ten of Lemen Bros. was torn
% pieces by a wind storm at Huron and
Sittle Rosa, the snake charmer, and four
Ihowmen were badly hurt.
During the months of April, May and
June 2l7 home.tead entries were made at
he United States land Office in Chamber
When completed the new big wooden
mill at Edgemont will give employment
20 500 men.
Faulkton has prospects of securing "A 100
barrel Touring mill.