Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-10
DAKOTA.

! viii organize BRASS band.
The date for the annual Lincoln coun ty
fair has been set for September 20, % 2l
| and 22
! The Redfern Gold Mining company of
Hot Springs has filed articles of incorpo-
ration with capital stock of s25O,oCo
BRYANT hasn't got a suitable place to
| hold II public entertainment and u move
ment is on foot TO build new city hall
Gotlicb HonePgar of Ram ona was fined
SlGO and one years Imprisonment for sell
ing liquor This was his second offense.
\ coursing association has been organ
lied at Sioux Falls and ii is the intention
OF holding "A coui sing meeting about
May l.
a civil engineer has commenced sound
ing the Missouri river at Yankton for
| pier foundations for a railroad and wagon
bridge.
Nine barrels Of beer and several bot
tics Of whisky were used to flush u sewer
at Britton by the sheriff under orders of
| the court
Ginger Campbell has been bound over
TO the grand Jury in bonds of $500 at
| Yankton for assault with intent to mur-
der Adam Treester
The Brown County Artificial Rain as
sociaton has been resurrected and an
! effort will be made to raise funds by tax
alton 10 prosecute experiments
A fine artcsian we'll has been struck on
! the farm of w IL, Tracy, five miles north
| west OF Parkston. The well has IA flow of
| ld6 barrels in twenty-four hours.
State Engineer of irrigation c. S Fas-
sett spent week in Charles Mix county,
| and during this time located seven arte-
sian wells, which will be dug at once.
The Chamberlain Register, which was
sold by the sheriff, has been purchased
by George r. Owen, who will continue its
publication as a republican newspaper.
a large underground cave has been dis
covered on Phelps island in the Missouri
river south of Chamberlain II is thought
that the cave was at one time the rendez-
vous of a gang Of stock thieves.
A base bali circuit to include Dead
wood. Lead, Spearfish, Rapid City. Chad
ron and probably Fort Mead and Robin
son is talked of Several prominent base
bail enthusiasts have taken hold of the
matter.
Nes NJ. Nelson, who robbed and at
|
farmer living southwest Of Huron, was
sentenced to eighteen years in the peni-
! tentary at Sioux Falls at hard labor.
Fred Dupree living about forty miles
northwest OF Pierre, has secured permis
sion from the interior department to fence
a large tract on the Cheyenne river for
the purpose of using it as "A pasture for
his herd of buffalo of which he owns the
! largest herd in the world
Colonel T. H. Brown of Sioux Falls has
just concluded the purchase from T.
Drake of Rapid City of the fossils exhio-
lted by this state at the worlds fair
The fossils were purchased for the South
Dakota Antiquarian society, recently or
ganzed in Sioux Falls, and are saId to be
worth 81, 600
The store and residence of DR.. \. Grant
of Bath, near Aberdeen. was enterd by
robbers, and, through threats of instant
death, Grant was relieved OF about $40 in
cash. They cndeavored to make Grant
open his safe, but he steGdfastly refused,
although rcvo!vcrs were pushed in his
! face.
The Huron Coursing cllb has decided to
! hold its second annual meeting on April
| 10, Ii and IL, and have arranged with f.
| II. Winchester Of Fox Lake, Wis, to act
as Judge The coursing will take place on
| grounds near the city prize of 5000
| open TO greyhounds of all ages, "A dogs or
more, i, offered
Judge Nicholson OF Watertown in a re-
cent decision declared the bastardv law
Of lS93 institutional Ola the ground
hot tnt a. hat
county courts shall not have Jurisdiction
IN cases where the debt or damage shall
exceed a 900 The penalty in the cases
under the law amounts to ABOUT 5000
A committee has been appointed TO
choose an appraiser to determine the
value OF the waterwOrks at Sioux Falls
with view to the purchase OF the same
by the city The plant is prot badly worth
5000 The city gets an option on the
works only once in five years. and this is
the last option but one which the city
will get on the plant
Contracts have been awarded at the
postotiice department in Washington for
carrying the United States mail until
| June 80, 1898, in the state OF South Dakota
as follows: From Condo to Talcott, TO w
B. Catching of London, Ky; from High
| more 10 Tennis. L. III. Pease, from Badger
to Mitchell, j. +. Nicoulin Of Algona, Ia
from Thompson to Sutleny, l. Peasc;
Vebln to Sisseton, James Greene of
| Ssscton.
Colonel Foster, former agent at the
Yankton Indian reservation, referring to
the probable opening Of the reserve to
| settlement, says: There is little doubt
| a. ~ Al,
| or fall; there are about 10000 acres for
entry under the homeste laws, and
about 100000 acres of Indian allotments
that will be for rent at reasonable prices.
There is likely to be great rush for
these lands when opened"
Bottom has been found in the new won
der near Hot Springs at the cavein of the
earth. The crater is about fifty feet in
diameter and the sides are walled with
crystallized gypsum and marble. The
cavity has evidently existed for ages, and
has gradually been sinking from the top
until the surface has fallen in. 1t has
been located by parties, who are enthusi-
astic over it, and they believe by little
blasting they will open up great subtcr-
ranean cavern like Wind Cave.
Two farmers living in school district
No. ia, Minnehaha county, were in Sioux
Falls the other day and reported u queer
state of affairs In their community. They
have a young lady teacher in ia and q
couple OF young men Of about 1S years of
/ age are attending The farmers report
that both of the young men are in love
with the teacher and that she pays too
much attention to the young mer. The
residents Of the district are kicking and
some are taking their children ont Of
school They have declared that the
young lady shall not allow her scholars
to make love to her.
n. w. Egleston of Chamberlain, who
was appointed TO fill the vacancy on the
state board OF regents. caused by the
resignation Of Joseph Freudenfeld, has
Just received his commission of reap
pointment for full term, six years from
March I.
The big irrigation ditch in the western
part of Fall river county, an enterprise
started by Omaha capitalists, will now be
pushed to completion as rapidly as possi-
BILE, the company having just held a meet
ing and resolved to that effect
Isadore Youzas, the Mexican who was
arrested, charged with the holding up of
the Miles City stage. has been held in
1870 bail to appear before the United
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