Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-27


Lead City is making a move toward
incorporation.
New fall stock just opened at
Booth 4 Webster's.
Last Saturday was pay day at the
Uncle Sam mine.
Sweet cider just received at T. V. Gar
locks.
If you want a good partner get the
Farmers Daughter.
Gifford's majority for delegate is o
estimated to be about $4,000.
The greatest variety of teas and tobac-
cos in the Hills at Cochran's.
Wednesday was pay day at the Tin
Reef and Missing Link mines.
The largest stock Of groceries, dry
goods, and general merchandise in the
Southern Hills at Booth Il Webster's.
Chinese merchants in Deadwood ship
their wares direct from China.
The Farmers Daughter is q cook
stove, the best stove made. 1t is sold at
j. Cocllran's.
The Iron Hill mill shut down on the
10Th. The smelter is still in operation.
New fall stock just opened at
Booth q Webster's.
The Richmond mill at Galena is run
ming s~plendidly. with satisfactory re-
suits.
For fresh candy, genuine HAVANA
cigars, all kinds of pipes, OTTO Cochran's
where they sell cheap.
Rapid wants a toboggan slide. All
she lacks is the ~toboggan, she's got the
snow.
The largest stock Of groceries, dry
goods, and general merchandise in the
Southern Hills at Booth & Webster's.
Sixty sacks Of mail were received al
the Deadwood ~postofics on the 10th,
The number at Rapid has not been re-
ported.
Grouse are plenty in this vicinity
and cotton tail rabbits are an every day
occurrunee on the tables Of Custer
c%picures.
The Hester A Company, near Galen,
have at this time nearly 5000 sacks O
ore on their dumps awaiting shipmen
to the Omaha smelter.
Encouraging reports are being daily
received from the Tin Reef group o
mines, which show steady improvement
as depth is is attained.
Samples Of orc Of astonishing richness
we're brought in from the Tin Mountain
lode, in the Warren district during ths
week. The mine is showing up very
favorably.
The Missing Link mine is said to b,
showing steady improvement goini
down, and the owners are exceedingly
cheerful over the fia.tering outlook 70
u mine Of established merit.
Silver and tin are both advancing OF
the New York market. Latest nd vice
quote silver at Sl.02, and tin at 22I
Copper is quoted at l2l for Lake, and l,
or Oxford and Baltimore.
Joseph Under shielded by shootin,
himself through the head at Deadwooc
on Sunday night. A complication o
irregular habits and bad bulge is as
signed rs the cause Of the rash act.
Prof. Foster, the immaculate low.
weather prophet predicts a wonderfully
destructive storm period from Deem
Der 4th to 18th, but of course, as usual
Custer will not be within the limits OF
erial agitation.
The commissioner Of land Offices has
decided to allow no more final proof
notices to be printed in papers that are
geographically careless. The action is
occasioned by much annoyance through
misspelled words.-Pionecr.
Mr.. Pierce. a prominent ranchman
and stock grower, located about twenty
miles west Of this place, brought his
family to this city on Wednesday to re.
main during the winter. Our popular
public school was in this instance the
leading attraction.
News of the death Of Dan Rathburn
at his home at the Ten Mile ranch
on upper Whitewood reaches us as we
go to press. Mr.. Rathburn was well
known i'm the Hills, having come here
i'm 1876. He leaves a widow, son and
daughter in Ogden, Utah.
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's
The Firemen's ball at the court house
hall on Thursday night was we'll at
tended, and highly enjoyed. The sup
per at Haserodt's hall, spread by the
ladies Of the Congregational church,
ac,broo;pO a comylato lief Of ohfoipatla