Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-05-26
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the nozzle and the natural gas contained
in the small space in the jug burned
brightly for several seconds. This won
derful well is located on the grounds OF
the Indian school at Pierre. 1t is l,l9I
feet deep and gives off about 20 200 cubi
feet Of gas daily. Besides this 1t has "a
great many mineral elements, making the
water very valuable for medicinal pur-
poses. For healing properties the water
from this giant we'll far surpssses the
famous wells of Saratoga, n. Y. Living
ston, Ala La Fayette and Lodi, Ind or
those in tho Yellowstone park. Several
parties drank from the sample sent to Mr..
Dunlop. or minerals it contains silica,
alumnia, carbonate calcium. carbonate
magnesium, chloride sodium in large
quantity, sulphate sodium and iron. The
temperature of the water as 1t flows from
the well is IS degrees Fahrenheit.
The outlook for enormous crops in
South Dakota this year is very hattering.
The season opened early, and the farmers
lost no time in getting their seed in the
ground. As a result of their industry
wheat is now out OF the ground, thick, OF
good color and vigorous; oats are mostly
up and In good condition; corn is nearly
all planted and a farmer reported that
he had some corn up; fax seeding is now
occupying the attention of the farmer,
and pasture and show q greater growth
of grass than for many years at this time
Of the season. The acreage of wheat is
probably not increased any over last year,
and possibly not az large, while the acre.
p ~ nats cnrn aud flaw will ha mnrh
anger than last year.
Dave Jones, a we'll known Sioux Falls
tough, has been indicted for assisting
Randall and Burke, two notorious post
Office robbers, to escape from the county
Jail The escape was made last Novem'
Der, a few days before the prisoners were
TO have been tried. They were not recap
tured, 1t is charged that Jones passed
through an outside window two hack
saws, with which the robbers succeeded
in making their escape. The witnesses
against Jones were two other postoffict
robbers, who claim they saw Jones pas,
the saws in and who say they heard Jone,
and Randall arrange the matter wher
Jones was serving out a thirty days sen
tence for larceny.
Lightning struck and set fire to the
barn OF n. E.. Peterson, a farmer living
in Lyons township, Minnehaha county
Fourteen head OF cattle, three horses and
a lot of grain and farm machinery were
burned. Peterson and his wife and tive
chiidren had a narrow escape from ere
nation. The barn was struck while they
were in IL. They were rendered In
sensible, and when Peterson regained hit
s-nses he found the barn in flames and
his family lying around him insensible
He was hardly able to move, but by .
supreme effort succeeded In getting hi
wife and children out of the barn.
All the arrangements have been conf
pleted for the annual gatherings OF thu
three Masonic bodies In the state, which
are to be held thisy year in the BLACK Hills
The grand lodge, a. F. and A. NJ, will
meet in Hot Springs on June IL and IS
the grand chapter, II. 4. NJ, will meet II
the same place on the l4th OF June, and
the grand commandery will meet In Dead
wood on the evening of the 18th thus Civ
ing the Masons and their friends from
this sid of the river a splendid opportu
nifty to visit that interesting section o,
the state.
While the janitor was putting out the
lights in the NJ. L. church at Mt. Vernon
ut the close of the evening services, tn,
large chandelier gave way and In an In
slant one of the lamps exploded and the
flames rapidly spread over the room
Fortunately all the windows had beer
closed, which kept it in check until q
crowd had been summoned and by desper
ate fighting the building was saved, blu.
not until the interior had suffered great
damage. There was not a whole window
light left in the main room and the wood.
work was ruined, as we'll as the organ, al.
tar. chairs, etc.
While sinking a shaft on the Gold Brick
lode, near Hill City, the owners uncovered
some remarkably rich free gold ore. The
samples were covered with gold, both In
the quartz and decomposed portions. The
occurrence of gold IN the quartz is a GER.
tain indication Of ~permanency that Is
pleasing to the lucky owners. The shaft
is now about sixteen feet deep and shows
a we'll defined ledge two feet wide, which
has steadily increased from the surface.
The ledge is traceable for a distance OF
5000 feet on the surface.
A point of some interest was raised al
the recent election at Blunt. The code
provides that in municipalities one man
may hold the Office OF clerk, assessor, etc.
and j. c.. Smith was elected by a safe ma.
Iority to the two offices of clerk and as.
SCISSOR. But before the polls were closed
the new law Of 1893 was examined and IL
was found that no name is permitted ia
appear on the official ticket but once,
which knocks Mr.. Smith out of the as
sessorship, as he WAS nominated to the
Office OF clerk first.
Considerable excitement prevails In
Pease valley, Charles Mix county. over
the discovery Of a vein Of coal near the
mouth Of Pease creek. six miles east OF
Wheeler. The find was made on John
Mohan's farm, in the bluffs, by par
ties drilling a we'll. The vein was struck
about sixty feet down, and appears to b
several feet in thickness. The coal burns
readily. Local parties are contributing
funds for the purpose OF sinking . pros
pecting shaft.
The state cncampment OF the Crane
Army Of the Republic, WomAn's Relic,
corps and Sons OF Veterans of South Ds
kota is to be held at De Smet juno o,
and !.
Rev. Mr.. Long, an eccentric old preacher
who has been living in Sioux Falls FOL
the past six years, IL dead. For severe
vars he lived under the sidewalk on on,
Of the principal business streets In q hove
he had constructed out Of old boards. ii,
had been estranged from his children
and his body has been shipped to Usage
where they reside.
Mother Superior Stanislaus and Siste
= Clement of ST. Rose academy OF Siou,
} Falls have sued Florence NJ. Kilkelly,
newspaper and magazine writer, for 30.
600 each for defamation Of character.
Word comes from Hot Springs, Ark.
that N. Z. Phillips of Sioux Falls, wal
den of the state penitentiary. who ha
been there several months for his health
: Is not recovering satisfactorily. just bt
8 fore Mr.. Phillips left for the springs h
9 suffered a paralytic stroke, which, 1t
O thought, will make o physical wreck q
n him.
The soldiers and sailors reunion to b
held at Yankton In June Is to be one O
the largest gatherings Of the kind eve
held in the state. 1t Is to occupy thre
n days. and 5000 to 5000 visitors are e,
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