Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-07
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Ed Dority of Deadwood was a Custer
visitor on Tuesday.


visitor on Tuesday.
Chas. III. Austen of Sioux CITY was
taking in Custer attractions on Thurs
day.
John McClintock and f. j.. Boyd Of
Buffalo Gap We're in the city ON Thurs
day.
Chas. A. Lincoln was in from his
ranch at Bull Springs purchasin supplies
on Monday.
G. Ii. Rhodes and wife Of Battle River
were in the city on Monday on route to
Deadwood.
DIR. II. j. Churchill and wife Of Her.
mosa were visitors in this place on
Wednesday.
X. J. Stumpf was interviewing the
business men of this place on Thursday
in the interest of 4 st. Joe establishment.
]. q. Mead, a leading merchant Of
Buffalo Gap, and who also e~yinces a very
deep interest in mines came in from
that place on Thursday.
Ed Smith, A. w. Cary, and w. +.
Lodge, Of Battle River, were in the city
on Monday on business with the clerk
of the district court.
w. H.. Morton Of Hot Springs spent
several days in the city during the week.
Mr.. Morton is looking up samples of ore
to be sent to the Omaha fair.
William Enochs, of Buffalo Gap, who
who, by the Gapites, is denominated
Buffalo Bill, was a guest at the Klee-
mann on Saturday and Sunday.
c, L. Hamilton came over from the
Eta on Saturday, preparatory to his
departure for the Hot Springs, where
he contemplates establishing a photo
graph gallery.
4. x. McVey came in from his ranch
on Lame JOHNNY on Saturday, and re-
ports the crops in his section to be ar
more promising than was expected
prior to the late rains.
A. d. Clark, proprietor of the Buffalo
Gap News, and president Of the Stewart
Mining company, came in from the Gap
on Thursday to visit with his family,
who are located here during the sum-
mer.
&. l.. II. Buchanan, Of New York city,
who has been rusticating in and around
Custer during the past two or three
months, trying to eyade the more direct
rays of old Sol, was a guest at the
Vienna on Sunday.
Charles f. Welch, Of Pendleton,
Oregon, who is interested in a large
herd of horses recently driven in from
the west, and now being held a few
miles north Of this place, was enjoying
Custer life on Sunday.
Ben Porter Of Battle River, who has
been engaged in the collection OF Cus,er
county's delinquent taxes, came in on
Sunday with Il bundle Of the currelt
funds of the realm that ought to place
county warrants at pan.
jeff McDermott returned from Dead
wood with Fl. A. Albien of this place on
Monday, and left for his mines near
Spring creek on Wednesday, where,
with his family he proposes to reside
during the summer and fall.
II. j. Mckee and Mark Thomas, who
hail from French creek, came in on Sun.
day for supplies. They are engaged in
ther earnest pursuit Of mineral in paw
ing quantities, but thus far have re-
ported nothing more important than
pipe clay and meteoric lime.
Mrs. p. d. OBrien, Mrs. John Treber,
and Mrs. Harris Franklin, a trio Of
Deadwood ladies', who have been for
the past week sojourning at the Hot
Springs, came III by private conveyance
from that delightful summer resort on
Thursday. They were highly pleased
with the natural scenery along the
route, and fairly captivated with the
peerless beauties of Custer and her sur.
roundings. They returned to the Springs
to-day.
C. w. Shankland, an attenuated (?)
brother of this reporter, who has, since
the memorable days of '76 been located
in Deadwood, which he is pleased to call
the metropolis Of the Black Hills, ar
rived in Custer On Monday Ell route for
the east. After spending a few days in
this place where he is well, and we are
glad to say favorably known, he depart
ed for the old home in Ohio, where he
and /, in the merry days of yore, were
wont to ride stick horses, steal water
melons, and pelt frogs in that delectable
region Of buckeyes, corn cakes and bare
footed girls.
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