Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-11
CUSTER cry SOUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY, AUGUST Ii,

Frank Bender. er..........m..A.... ..a 8 Ul
Horace Chipps......... .s........... 8 0(
"A. II. Butter....s ......... ........-... b x
GeO. ..s-.................-....... W
james Cfuson."... ! IL
Albert Taylor...................... 8 30(
State vs. Oliver Clark.
g. Graham, justice fees.......... 4 II
Archie Clark, witness fees .....- l II
Bud. Hayden, witness feos....... 8 AZ
Ed Petty, witness fees...:........ 5 Al
State vs.. q. p. Swint. =
G. Graham. justice fees......,.... 5 4e
Quarterly report of Geo. L. Upton. ex
amined and approved.
State VS.. Earl Smith. :.
Geo. L. Upton. justice fees....!.S 3 II
r. w. Calkins, services as coro-
ner, case unknown dead........$ IL Ii
VIM. Fisher. witness at coro-
ner's inquest, unknown dead. IL
/. M. Donaldson, witness at
coroner's inquest, unknown -
dead ............... ...................... 1 ~
VIM. Painter, witness at coro-
ner's inquest. st...................." 5C
Mrs. Endicott, witness at coro-
nsr's inquest, unknown dead. Sc
L. ID. Dayton, witness at .coro.
ner's inquest, unknown dead. GO
H. E Shepard. witness at coro-
nef's inquest. unknown dead. go
s. q. Lummi', jury fees, coro-
ner's inquest, unknown dead" 10
Geo. Tinsman, jury fees. coro-
ner's inquest, unknown dead. 10
w. s. Piper, jury fees, coroner's -,
inquest. unknown dead ....... l 10
The following bills were allowed on
the contingent fund:
S. E. Ainslis, cash paid for
washing for Archie Clark,
prisoner ...............".".".".. i ~
E. f. Hemingway. expert wit
ness fees and mileage, in the
case of Custer county VS.. B.
M. Tuuley, ct. al ....... ...."-.- Il 90
Fred Heidepriem, coffin and
box for unknown dead......... 18 90
o. L. Metcalf. hauling and bury
ing unknown dead .............. rs
Application and affidavit of Mrs. A.
Coe for reduction Of personal valuation
of 1856, for year 1899, granted.
The following warrants are hereby
ordered cancelled, they being over six
years old.
F. Jones, number warrant 122, amount
s. 90. date July %, 1898. u.,
John Walsh, number warrant 4l53,
amount 81 so, date April 2. 1894.
It appearing to the hoard that there is
an amount in the sinking fund in excess
of the required amount needed, IL is
hereby ordered that $4,000 be transferred
TO the general fund until such time as ii
is necessary for IL to be returned.
Bid OF J. +. Bondurant to keep the
county poor was accepted.
Board adjourned to meet Sept. 3rd
1900.
WM. McBEATH, Chairman.
Attest:
w. A. SMITH. Co. Auditor.
Mining items.
The tunnel of the Standby mine near
Rockford has reached the ore body Of
the mine at distance from its entrance
under cover Of iS25 feet. The ore body
is tapped at depth of nearly 500 fesl
below the apex. The ore at the point
struck by the tunnel is reported to be
rich.
MAYFLowEg MINING COMPANY.
Articles of incorporation were flsd
with the secretary of state at Pierre las
week for the Mayfowet Mining ant
Milling Company. Of Custer, with {
capital of 81 ,O0O,0 900. The incorporation
are Frederick g. N. Graydon, James B
Stafford, Alfred T. Feay, Robert K. Pres
ton and Thomas w. Delicate. Princi
pal Office at Custer City, South Dakota
This company is now developing th'
Mayhower group of claims on French
creek, about four miles west of town
comprising seven claims. A force o
tiien are NOW at work sinking shaft OIL
the Mayfower lode, depth of 90 fee
has been reached and Ave foot Of ex
ceedingly rich ore covers the bottom o
the shaft. The work, SO far, has beer
done by hand, but Mr.. Graydon is nov
in Chicago arranging for steam machin
cry, and it is the intention of tn
company to push the work Of develop
ment as fast as possible. The propert.
will be thoroughly developed and viii
doubtless soon become producer. as it i
acknowledged to be among the riches
prospects In the southern Black Hills.