Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-25
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's

Assaying done at Booth & Webster's
To day the average Custer cherub will
bask in the sunlight of Christmas condi.
ments. Tonight it will wall in the
lamplight, of pain and %paregoric.
Just received-Holiday goods at Hei.
depriein's.
The Cheyenne and Northwestern
Railroad company are reported to have
recently let another contract which viii
bring the road within twenty miles o
Douglas.
New fall stock just opened at
Booth 4 Webster's.
Attention is called to the professional
card OF DR.. q. A. Siddons, of Hermosa
appearing in this issue ofthe CHRONICLE
The doctor is highly recommended as a
skillfuA physician and surgeon.
Sweet cider just received at T. v. Gar.
locks.
The dwarf deer, with the wild cat
head which is utilized as a sign at
Clarks butcher shop attracts much at
tention, and still continues 20 produce
the usual in~terogatory, what is it,"
The greatest variety Of teas and tobac-
cos in the Hills at Cochran's.
mr.. w. Wood, late Cattle Inspector
for this district, returned on Saturday
from Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he
had been sojourning for a period of six
weeks. He p~ronounces Cheyenne a
very dull town.
The largest stock Of groceries, dry
goods, and general merchandise in the
Southern Hills at Booth & Webster's.
Iron Hill still fiuctuates between &c
cents and $l.l5 per share. This stock
will doubtless advance to a permanent,
standard of value next spring, upon the
completion Of some Of the many loca,
smelters o contemplated.
Everybody is rushing for holiday
goods, at the Furniture store.
Very encouraging reports have beer
received from the Uncle Sam. TIL,
quality of ore encountered in the lowe
workings is said to be better than an,
heretofore found in the mine, with or,
body rapidly enlarging with depth.
The Farmers Daughter ia a cool
stove, the best stove made. 1t is sold u
]. Cochran's.
Charles NJ. Pitcher, Of Custer, arrived
here yesterday, and will take charge o
the electric light plant here for tn,
company. Mr.. Pitcher is an old resi-
dent Of the Hills, well known, wei
respected, and is welcomed to a resi-
dence in Rapid City.-Journal, 10Th.
New fall stock just opened at
Booth Il Webster's.
The Douglas Advertiser is authorit,
for the statement that Contractor Trea
will remove his supply store from tina
place to Rapid early in February, from
which fact that journal concludes tina
the Black Hills branch of the North
western will receive attention in tn
early spring.
We sell more Toys than anybody; i
you want toys cheap 60 to the Furnitur
store.
S. F. Straight, the man who is to cree
the Hermosa $4,000 flour mill has re-
ceEGly arrived at that place with hi
family, and the c~onsumation of that ell
terprise is considered an assure,
fact. The man is evidently near sighte,
who cannot realize the fact Of Hermos
eventually becoming a good town.
For fresh candy, genuine Havann,
cigars, all kinds of pipes, go to Cochran
where they sell cheap.
The ponderous elk which has beer
suspended in front Of Clark's butcher
shop for the past week is suggestiy We o
tempting take, but after a Thorough
examination, and due consideration, W,
conclude it would be folly to tackle i
alone. We have forgotten exactly how
much less than five tons the thin,
weighs.
Toys! Toys! Toys cheap at Heide
priem's.
Charming weather has prevailed il
this place during the past week. Will,
some Of the nights have been somewha
colder than we desired, the days hav,
been fairly warm, and we may even sa,
quite warm, but not too warm for com
fort or health, as 80 far as we have learn
ed no cases of sunstroke have been re
ported, nor orange buds withered by
solar rays.
If you want a good partner get the
Farmers Daughter.
JEFF McDermott and wife were in
from the Avondale hume on Wednes.
day. Jeff is still confident Of the fnal
success of his hydraulic mining enter.
prise, but has been seriously delayed in