Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-10-06
DAKOTA.

Acting Secretary Sims OF the interior
department has been considering a bid for
wheat to be furnished the Sioux Indians
at Crow Greek agency, which he thinks Is
positive proof that the low price for this
cereal does not exist. The lowest bid was
s1.01 per bushel. The wheat Is
for milling purposes and the grade re-
quired was No. / spring at sixty pounds to
the bushel. This is a very high grade, and
in case OF n partial failure of the crop
might be hard to obtain. This bid for
wheat for Indian supplies has been before
the department before, and when returned
the last time was with the statement that
1t was impossible TO get "A lower rate and
that the wheat was not needed for the In
dians at once. Rev. Edward Williams of
Groton, Conn, has accepted n call to the
First Congregational church at Iankton.
The city of Iankton will be connected
with the state of Nebraska and the south
west by means OF "a combination railroad,
wagon and foot bridge, which is to be
constructed across the Missouri river at
this point during the ensuing year. Plans
for such IA bridge nave been approved by
the secretary Of war and the Missouri
River Bridge company of L~eavenworth,
kas., ha' made IA proposition to Yankton
which has practically been accepted and
work is promised to begin this fall. The
bridge site is especially inviting and only
LOO feet of bridge proper will be neces-
sary to span the channel. Ii will cost
about 800, 900 to complete the structure
and the Great Northern railway will cross
il first.
The rafting craze has struck Alexan-
dria in full blast. Ii started by the railing
of a bicycle, which was followed by the
railing of several other bicycles, a $3.50
new carriage, new harness, three guns and
a lot of other articles. One man is now
selling tickets on his farm, which is half "A
mile north of town. The farm consists of
only forty acres, without buildings, and
he expects "a sell LOO tickets at III each.
The abandonment by the government Of
Fort Sully, located about twenty-eight
miles north of Pierre. is much regretted at
the state capital. This military post is
one OF the Oldest in the state a. well as the
best equipped with buildings, and has been
used so long that it seems like the wiping
out OF "A little city TO those civilians who
live in that part OF the state.
The county seat fight in Hamlin county,
which has been pending before the SUI
preme court for nearly two years, has
finally been settled ny "A decision sustain
ing the lower courts. BY this decision
Castlewood continues as the county seat,
and Bryant people will continue TO drive
thirty-two miles across the country TO pay
their taxes.
w. :. holster of Beadle county was ar
rested charged with attempting to shoot
his neighbor. A. +. Bergstram. The
trouble was caused by stock running mt
large. holster waived examination and
gave bail for his appearance at the next
term of circuit court.
The supreme court of North Dakota has
decided the state drainage law unconstitu-
tional. The test case was from Cass u
ty, where $4,000 of bonds have been issued
under the law. Pembina county is also
interested to the extent of about Sl0,-
600.
Postmaster John Weeks of Danforth
Tertiary at hard labor for the crime of
adultery. He was quite prominent in local
politics.
j. X. u. McCallum of Huron has built a
house on wheels and will soon start over
land for New Mexico, taking his family
with him.
Large numbers of horses and cattle are
being brought into Hand county from
low and Nebraska.