Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-25
ROUNDING UP THE
SOUTH DAKOTA THIEVES
officers Now Confident That They
Have the Gang Just Where
They Want Them,
LEADERS ARE UNDER ARREST
Toying to Freeze tho salvation Army
Out OF Xankton Where the
Drum Disturbs the
Neighbors.

Yankton, Dec. 21.-Deputy Sheriff
fschetter took Frank Springsteel, the
last man arrested. with him TO Scot
land. Officer TSchetter is OF the opin-
ion he has Il strong case against
Springsteel and can implicate him
with a robbery at Freeman, Hutchin-
son county. He will prove that Spring
steel disposed Of some of the stolen
property. \ portion OF the same goods
has been found in possession of a bar
Der named Iioag, in Scotland, II
more IN the possession Of two broth
ers named Smith, in Tyndall. Shan
non and Cultigan, the two men first
arrested by the sheriff, have been re-
leased by the authorities here. No
one appearing against them, they
could only be held tw~enty-four hours,
but as the officers proceed with the
robbery Investigations, it lies within
the bounds of possibility that they
may he re-arreSted.
The Salvation army and DR.. Wander
hule have been at war for the past six
months, through the army's barracks
being stationed next door to the doc
tors home. In conducting their night
~ meetings they seriously disturb the
quiet of his household. Mr.. Wander
hule has appealed to the law for relief,
and finding none whatever, has been
obliged to resort to all kinds of de-
vices with which to drown the sound
of the bass drum. Failing in these,
he has instituted the novel plan of
freezing the army out, in the follow
ing manner He has opened the upper
windows OF his building, and the cold
wind blows over and into the room di-
rcctly over the barracks, with the re-
suit that the Salvationists cannot keep
warm. Legal advice is now being
sought 10y the commander of the army
to secure the closing of the windows.
The exceedingly cold weather of the
past four days has made crossing the
Missouri river at this point on ice very
good. and Nebraska farmers are now
taking advantage of the opportunity
TO cross without danger.
The Gankt0n Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION is very enthusiastic in its
work and is using every possible eff
fort to better travel into Nankton, as
evidenced by the last meeting at which
the officers were instructed to appear
bcforcthc county commissioners dur
ny lDtIT DdIluiIA ScSS4Ol, ana urge
that the jim river road e2S of this
city. which was badly damaged by last
springs flood, be repaired and gray
ellcd in the spring. They also appoint
ed a committee Of three TO confer with
II. II. Smith relative to Il Ganktou
cracker factory,
y. Strand, representing the Edwards
lnStallment house Of Minneapolis, who
was recently arrested. convicted and
fined the sum Of S2j in justice court
here, through having broken the law
tieaafAita8r Pfafdt!GfEESs, EKli4r ee4aRf {sa his
he firm. who viii send an attorney
ere to defend him.
Miss Rose Matthiescn and Miss Mary
'iidc Of the corps Of teachers in the
s>ses.cs. sss.ssN' !, x.As
s~nSsSa So. -, rae ASoyaA
Arch MasOHS. elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: w. s. Stock
well, most excellent high priest; +. G..
Edgcrton. king; Birney G. Woolley.
scribe: W. :. Radcliffe, secretary, and
j. j.. NiSscn. treasurer.