Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Because he did not go far enough
away from a blast at the stone quarry
near Rapid City, George Warren lost
the sight OF one eye and was other
wise badly injured by flying particles
of stone.
The passenger depot at Englewood
station on the Burlington south OF
Deadwcsi, was destroyed by fire while
Operator Ernst and his wife were eat
ing a Thanksgiving dinner. Both
made their escape just in time.
Henry Lange. who resides below
Black Hawk, met with bad accident
while branding calves. While he was
trying to throw rope on bull the
animal gored him. Lange got a rib
and collarbone broken, besides receiy.
ing other bruises.
Fred Seguin and Jesse Winslow, both
residing west of Elk Point, got into a
fistfc combat. II 10 alleged the Seguin
was getting the best of the fight when
Winslow drew a knife and stabbed
Seguin. infiicting two serious wounds
in the right breast.
With a corps Of assistants, N b.
Sweitzer, member OF the American So
ciety OF Civil Engineers, is at Dead
wood In the interest of the interior
department of the government for the
purpose of examining the recent pub
lie land surveys in the Black Hills.
Ten months In the penitentiary was
the sentence imposed upon David Fris-
hey, the former wealthy Iowa grain
merchant, who pleaded guilty in the
circuit court at Rapid City to the
larceny Of many articles from North
Western freight cars near Wall. His
son, who was arrested with him, was
discharged.
Death removed an old pioneer In the
person of James Brownlee, who went
to Custer In 1878 and has ever since
followed prospecting for living at
Rockerville and other camps in this
vicinity. He was IA years old and sue
cumbed to broken constitution. He
leaves brothers in both Iowa and
Indiana, his remains being shipped to
Princeton, Ind.
Kicked by horse and landed In a
barbed wire fence, little Bernard Ba-
ker, living near Estelline, is In seri-
GUS condition. The little fellow was
playing around the barnyard when one
of the horses gave him vicious kick.
hurting him with great force into
wire fence, the barbs cutting terri
BILE cash In his neck, narrowly missing
the jugular vein.
Although ten tons OF loose rock and
earth fell on him. John Holmes was
dug out and found to be practically un-
injured except for few bruises.
Holmes and his partner were working
In the North Fork mine near keystone.
when they commenced to timber the
tunnel Thompson saw the rock CIV
ing way overhead, and. yelling to his
companion. jumped out of the way, but
Holmes was caught
At late meeting Of the state capt.
tol corn mission II was decided to
raise the foundation of the new build
ing two feet to give the grounds n
good slope from the structure to the
streets on all sides of the grounds.
Contractor Olsen Is taking advantage
of the continuing good weather to get
In as much Of the increased height
of the foundation as possible this fall
yet, leaving the way clear to begin on
the walls proper early next spring.
While dressing her baby, Mrs. James
Shank, who resides west OF Rapid
City, met with an accident that may
result In her death. A spark from the
stove near which she was standing
ignited her dress and before she was
aware Of 1t her clothing was mass of |
flames. A five-year-old son gave the
alarm and the men hands arrived in |
time to save the woman from death.
Her back and hands were terribly |
burned and she is in critical condi- !,
ton.
Aaron Anderson, prominent resi-
dent of Valley Springs. near Sioux
Falls. Is dead as the result of being
out Of q buggy. While round
Ing corner near the Valley Springs
school building. he touched his horses
with the whip, causing the animals to !
spring forward suddenly. Anderson
lost his balance as the result of the |
sudden jerk. and was thrown from
The buggy to the ground. The fall !,
killed him. He was about twenty
piehf veara old
A South Dakota cowboy, In the per-
son Of Arthur Arthur Runyan. one of
he crack riders OF South Dakota, is to
have a part in a Wild West act which
s to be presented at the Crystal Pal
ice theater In London. He will sail
rom New York for London this week.
rhe man who will be his partner is
reputed to be the worlds champion
'ope thrower. He will do roping act,
which. will be followed by Runyan in
! bucking broncho exhibition, The act
II the two "cowpunchers'' win be-
part Of q vaudeville entertainment.
The big Sioux river has claimed two
more victims, the eight and ten-year-
i'd sons Of Mrs. Mary Taylor, a widow.
Rho resides In Sioux Falls. The boys
we're playing near some icehouses on
he bank Of the river. They went out
m the Ice and broke through.