Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-11-07
THE DAKOTAS.

from the Santee agency, Neb., where,
she lived with a Miss Douglas, field
matron. She learned rapidly and was
greatly benefited, but her heart pinedi
for her own people, and now, 1t is said,i
she has decided to remain. The friends
of the girl feel badly about it, realizj
ing the girls fate and the need OF more
schooling before settling permanently
with her people. But Polly sides with
Little Grow, who, like every other con-
sentative, Is very much ayersc to al
lowing his daughter to stay long enough
among the whites to become thorough
ly grounded in civilization. Her re-
naming mons her peopule e q
stake for Little Grow by marrying
her to some Indian with plenty of po-
MES and grub
The change in the method of issuing
beef by the government authorities has
created considerable dissatisfaction
among the Sioux Indians at Pine Ridge
agency, s. d. A council was held at the
corral and the head men made speeches,
protesting against the method of killing
beef in the corral, instead of letting the
animals out singly, or by twos and
threes, as usual, and shooting them on
the prairie. Fighting and killing were
threatened by the leading warriors, but
the government farmer stood firm, and
ordered the indian government police
to proceed with the slaughter Of the an
imals in the corral. This cut off fur.
Their debate on the part of the head
men, who quietly took their shares n
returned to their respective tepees.
John Havlatko, a dealer in second
hand goods at Mitchell, S. D., has been
bound over to the district court on a
hearing for having broken into a carr
penter shop. Havlatko has been under
suspicion for the past year as being a,
receiver Of stolen goods. When he
broke into the carpenter shop he cut his
hand on a window, and the blood marks;
led to his house, which, being searched,
revealed a large quantity Of stolen
goods, such as fur coats, silk goods,
clothes, etc. A quantity Of the goods
stolen from the Mitchell Dry Goods
company a short time ago was also
found in his house. Havlatko's arrest
will break up the numerous robberiesl
which have been going on there for six
months past. ,
John c. Miller, county auditor at Far
80. N. D., is dead Of pneumonia and
Bright's disease. He was an illegiti-
mate son Of a deceased king Of Swe-'
den. The story is given general cre-
dence there, and the deceased is said to
have often discussed the matter with
his intimate friends. He came to the
United States when quite young and
was highly educated. He had a distin-
guished appearance and was a WE'LL
known leade in Scandinavian circles
He was candidate for reelection for
county auditor.
Ground has been purchased and the
James river valley fair, at Jamestowni
N. D., which was not held this year, will
be resumed in 1897 on a sound financial
footing. After long negotiations sixty
three acres OF land near the city were
bought, cas- paid and upon the opening
of spring improvements will begin and
buildings sheds M stables erected
No debts will be incurred, but cash paid
for everything ordered. The fairs are
to be more agricultural than heretofore
and run on strictly business principles.
+. NJ. Dean, foreman of the North,
western shops at Huron, S. D., has pat
ented a device for putting a on the
tracks that Is likely TO be successful.
1t consists Of a nozzle placed within a
cage on top of the boiler, and Upon the
application of compressed air the sand
is blown to the rails, falling between the
driving wheels in any quantity desired.
1t has been adopted by the Northwest
ern and is being put upon all engines as
rapidly as possible. A very large num-
Der are being made at Huron.
Griggs county, n. D., is stirred up
owe the mysterious disappearance of
August -AicMilan who waa Last sAAo at
posed to have been last seen walking,
east from Cooperstown with a man
about five feet in height and weighing
40 pounds. A reward OF 800 is offered
for the discovery of his body, and 5000
for information dealing to the convic-
ton Of any person who murdered him.
Mcmillan was a six foot farmer, and
but % years OF age.
The wife OF ex-State Senator HiltZ of
Fessenden, n. D., shot mortally'
wounded an unknown intruder, who
while her husband was away, tried to-
effect an entrance through the chamber.
window. Mrs. Hiltz quietly passed,
from her sleeping apartments through
the parlor and up stairs, and just as
the intruder was crawling through the.
window put a bullet through his stom-I
ach. He died in fifteen minutes Moth
ing on his person gave indication of his
identity.
A new use for North Dakota Ignite
coal has been discovered. Its possible
ity for threshing engines has been de-
monstrated beyond a doubt. A. j.
Gray, of Klemp. Burleigh county, got
up a new style of crate bars with which,
the boiler was fitted. Up to date it has
been running successfully with the fuel.
No difficulty is found in keeping up
steam and a saving Of S. a day in the
cost of fuel is made.
The Cheyennes in large numbers the,
other day united with the Crows In a,
great dance on the Crow reservation at
the big farm near the agency OF the.
Little Big Horn. h costumes-what
there were of them-were gorgeous.
The Cheyennes carried back with them
to Lame Deer as presents a large num-
Der Of the Crows horses, which were q
nuisance to the agent and consumed too
much good grass.
A Jerald county, S. d., farmer named
Pfaff did not place mis- main depend
ence on grain this season, and has rea-
son to be thankful. He planted 12,00C
cabbages on a little over two acres OF
ground and raised over 10000 heads,
These he Is selling for Sc per hundred
and finds a ready sale for them. The
trife over two acres of ground will net
him $500.
The divorce mill in NORTH Dakota has
simply become a disgrace to the state.
Seven divorces were granted at Fargo
recently to the members Of the
colony. No particular record has thus
far been kept Of the Grand Forks cases,
but hereafter there will be. Thus far
Fargo has taken h lead, and Grand
Forks is not far behind.
A capitalist named Dodge OF Orange
City, Ia, has purchased land in Aurora
county, s. D., and will start a fancy
stock farm for breeding standard bred
horses, Shetland ponies and Jersey cat
tie.
Cattleman Dent, Of Medicine creek.
S. d., in the ceded lands, recently sold
q carload of three year old steers thai
averaged LAG pounds each, and a car
load of heifers that averaged 1926
pounds. Not one Of these cattle had
ever been fed a pound Of hay or grain.
having secured their living on the open
range.
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