Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-02

F. 0. Burton, foreman for Player, the
stock man, spent "a portion Of the week
in Custer. He will soon make q beef
drive to the terminus Of the Sioux City
& Pacific, near Fort Niobrara.
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l.. F. Whitbeck, the pioneer editor Of
the Hills has severed his connection
with the Pioneer and is now visiting the
principal cities Of the east, in most of
which he has showed the Faber..
G. Chilson, during the severe hail
storm that occurred near Buffalo Gap,
two weeks ago was Knocked down q half
dozen times and so badly bruised and
cut that he is just getting able to be
around.
A stranger last Sunday brought in and
sold to Booth & ~Shankland one pound
of curse gold which was extracted from
quartz found about eight miles north of
town. The roc: averages six cents to
the pound.
The fire laddies on the Fourth will
run a lemonade and rerreshment stand,
the funds to 90 to the fire department,
and W. advise all to begin and end the
day by patronizing them, taking moth
ing stronger between times.
We this week received a copy Of the
Dakota Register, printed at Spearish~by
Gardner < Johnston. 1t is u live eight
column sheet, patent inside, Il credit to
Spearfish, and it is with pleasure that
we place it on our exchange list.
We advice n and all readers, who,
during the present hot weather, con-
cluded to visit the Hot Springs, not to
miss taking a rest and strengthening
themselves with a dinner at SINNERS
place, Point of Rocks.
~ Mr.. John Dennis on his ranch at Fall
River has as fine looking crops for this
time OF the year as one would be able TO
see anywhere in Goods country" Off
two acres Of his land he expects to
gather "a. 900 pounds of onions.
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Custer next week will be the l~iveliest
town in the Hills. A grand blow ont
on Monday, when the Fourth will lie
celebrated as becomes a patriotic com
munity, to be followed on Tuesday by
the opening Of the District court, when
Custer will be flooded with legal lights.
Mr!and Mrs. Piper, Mr.. and Mrs. Null
len, Miss Angel, August Samson and Mr..
S veircl are taking in the didercAt
places of interest tina. are situated he
tween here and the Cheyenne river,
notably the Hot Springs, the Fails of
Fall River, and Warm Brooks.
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Quite a large number of prospcctors
started out yesterday for Bald mountain
and vicinity. The cleanup from the
Portland mine and mill, has given things
in and around Old Badly y new start,
and pros! ectors BY the dozen arc going
III thcre.-Enterprise y.
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v Charley Crazy after an eighteen days
run Of the Grand Junction realized a
profit ofabout 81 900 over AMI above ex-
penses, the Gre milling about s. per
ton. The prospects now are that Capt.
Elliot, who has been examining the
property, will purchase il.
Commissioner Clark has the new road
cut through for twenty-five miles. After
working through to the terminus he
will work back this way and put the
finishing touches to it. Frank Peters,
who has been owe the road, says that
when it is finished it will be a No. ]
road.
1t has been decided that Rapid City
viii have 10 celebration on the fourth
other than Il base ball match between
the Meade Athletics and the Eighty
stamps, Of this place, and a ball in the
Library hall in the evening. Arrange
nIents will be made 70 have the best
music in the country at the ball. and it
will be the grandest affair of the kind