Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-03-31
THE DAKOTAS.


unique show. For some time he has
been contracting for snakes, and he
expects to have as complete a snake
menagefie as was ever in existence.
Ills collection will embrace all yarie-
| ties obtainable in this country.
Byron Leach, aged 6 years, son Of a
widow at Sioux Falls, died as a result
Of having administered TO him medi-
cine which, while perfectly harmless,
had become poisonous by standing IN
the bottle for n number OF years. Inc
boy was not feeling well, and his
mother, being unable to purchase
fresh medicine, gave him some from
the old bottle, hoping il would bcneht
him. She is almost craZed.
A fine new town hall has just been
completed at Hartford. The new
building contains a room twenty-five
feet square for the meetings of the
trustees and as a place for holding
elections with an adjacent room to be
divided into voting booths. \ part or
the building Is also set apart for jail
purposes, and is fitted up with proper
regard TO the security of offenders
who may be lodged there.
Mansfield Miller and Miss Maggie
Hill, of Nicwficld eloped to Rapid City.
The young couple are prominent IN
their community. When the parents
Of the groom heard of the affair a
message was Immediately dispatched
TO Rapid City with the tidings that all
had been forgiven and an invitation
was extended to the truant couple 10
return 10 the parental home.
The firm of Love d Handley, OF
East Sioux Falls, has closed a con
tract with the Illinois Central Rail
road company for 5000 carloads of
rip-rap and rough stone, 10 be used in
ballasting and dyking the company's
new line along the banks Of the Mis-
souri, river. The contract calls for ten
carloads per day until the contract is
completed.
Rev. John G.. Sanford, for some time
pastor Of the First Congregational
church at Aberdeen, has accepted q
call to the First Congregational
church Of Lead, his work To commence
the first Of April. Rev. L. j.. Wood
stock, the present pastor, will go to
Elk Point, where he has accepted the
pastorate of the Congregational
church.
Citizens of Sioux Falls who are in
tcrested i'm light harness racing held
a meeting and perfected n permanent
organization. to be known as the
Sioux Falls Driving club. The neccs-
sary funds have been subscribed,
grounds have been secured on the east
side of the Sioux river, and some good
races are looked for the coming sum
her.
Custer county sold to {. II. Coffin OF
Chicago, at "A premium Of $500, its re-
funding warrants, amounting TO
$3.50. due twenty years from date,
with interest at the rate Of 6 per cent
per annum; the county has the OPP
ton Of paying the bonds at any time
after ten years from date OF issue. The
old bonds drew Z per cent interest.
The wife Of William Rust, a wealthy
Turner county farmer, has disap-
pcarcd under mysterious circum-
stances. Rust recently sold Il valuable
4SO-acrc farm, and had given TO his
wife for safckeeping n considerable
portion Of the sum. There are fears
that his wife may have been murdered
and the body hidden.
The funeral of Harvey Breed, whose
remains were brought from Manila,
occurred at Flandreau. The G.. \. r.,
the Sons of Veterans and the students
Of the government schools attended in
n body. Several members Of the South
Dakota regiment were present, among
them Quartcrmaster Burdick OF
Watcrtown.
County Treasurer MahafTy SAYS that
BeadIe county had no money in the
Bank Of Hitchcock, which was burned
recently and it's safe robbed Of nm
thing like ST. 900. The county has
had no funds i'm the bank in that city
for several months, and the rumor
that the county looses $500 is not
true.
Fire at Raymond destroyed a large
elevator and it's contents, belonging to
the Winona Elevator company, and
seriously threatened the town before
the citizens succeeded in getting it
under control. 1t is supposed to have
been of incendiary origin. The loss is
estimated at from $ $1,000 TO $4,000. In
Surancc unknown,
John Murphy, a member of Com
pany ID, First South Dakota volun-
tccrs, applied for a pension on account
of wounds. He was wounded April %,
1899. near Manila. 1t is believed this
is the first instance where an applica-
ton for II pension has been made by u
member of the First South Dakota
regiment.
The board of commissioners of
Meade county has decided to refund
the outstanding bonded indebtedness
of the county. The new bonds will
,nu,,n.r,t,, 60 4 rnn ,,,1 ,,,1I In ~, ,n1,l,
i'm twenty years. The bonds will be
issued in denominations of $500 each.
The transfer of farm land in Kings
bury county during January aggre-
gated CISCO acres, the aggregate con
sideration being $G0,014. For Febru-
airy the transfers amounted to 5,327
acres, for which the sum of So 500
was paid.
Adolph 4. Gleich of Yankton, aged
- years, was found dead in a gulch
about fifty feet deep, having driven
his team too near the edge. He struck
Il tree with his head, cracking his
skull. Both horses were killed.
The Catholic society of Epiphany
has decided to erect a new church at
Sioux Falls to cost $4,000. The new
structure will be frame, and when
completed a large additional sum will
be expended in furnishing il.
jefferson reports n dwelling house
famine and suggests hat there is a
good opportunity for someone to
make n good investment by erecting
a number of dwelling houses for rent.
\ sheep raiser named T. +. Hunter,
who lives near Rushville, Neb., was in
Deadwood several days looking up n
carload of dogs which he proposed to
ship to Dawson for sale to the pros,
pectors and miners.
Gaylord Thomas of Pierre, one of
the pages of the senate at the last
Legislative session, has been com
mitted to the reform school at the re-
nIest of his mother, who is unable to