Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-27
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pany of Rapid Creek have made an
other mysterious monthly declaration.
$4,000. No clean up, but a very salts
factory freeze up is noted among the
important events recently TRANSFERRING
on this unique foot hill extravaganza.
The appointment Of an outsider to fiji
the clerkship Of the district court for
Lawrence county, has a perturbing
effect upon the many aspirants for the
same position in Pennington county,
who are afraid that Kentucky's repre-
sentation in Dakota may be further au-
gumented.-Pioneer.
The Homestake Mining Company
paid their Centennial dividend of 40
cents per share, aggregating $4,000, on
Wednesday. This company has paid
in dividends this year S550,O 600. Total
amount of dividend paid to date,
81, 66S, $50. The Homes,ake is the king
Of gold producers.
The annual assessment work has just
been completed on the Climax mica
mine near Custer. Mr.. J. l.. Pitcher,
under whose direction the work was
performed, informs us that the mine is
looking more favorable than ever before,
and that it is by no means improbable
that operations will be resumed upon
the mine at an early day.
Messrs. Height and Eggenberger have
succeeded Mr.. Boyd as sub-contractors
on the mail route between this place
and Buffalo Gap. The new contractors
took possession Of the route on Wednes-
day, and it is to be devoutly hoped that
better satisfaction, so far rs the delivery
of express matter is concerned. may be
the browning result of the change.
Frank Abbott still holds the fort.
Empires rise and fall. Great rulers sue.
cumb to the inevitable. Judges come
and go. District clerks resign, and are
replaced from the bosom of our "old
Kentucky home far away" but Frank
Abbott still geographically dots the
doins Of our courts all the same. with
no apparent sign of misgivings as to
future events.
The Pioneer Of the 2lst thus compli
ments () the editor of the Rapid Re-
publican:
"For genuine assininity Of the hand
picked, Observation-Disclosures kind,
the editor Of the Rapid Republican
takes the belt. A mass Of sillier slush
than that with which he yesterday tried
to belittle neighboring towns, would be
hard to find even in the asylum for IN
beetles from which he evidently gradu.
ated."
The hunting season is fairly opened.
and the Custer market is glutted with
wild game. During the week a number
of loads of deer have been brought in.
Messrs. Sweet. Davis, and Hanson. of
Beaver creek added 1900 pounds TO the
stock on hand during the week, and the
Dickson Bros. and Mr.. Cruson of this
place swelled the surplus to the tune OF
: $500 pounds, besides smaller outfits ar
. irving daily Of which We have no
account.
Bro. Stanley Of the Pilot. made a tri,
to Deadwood for romance and recrea.
ton, and tells us all about it in the issue
Of the 10Th. We infer from the extreme
aIdor eyinced In the write up. that il
: was his first visit to the northern
i metropolis, and that he was somewhat
2 struck with the immensely Of that city
Of ponderous proportions, and con,
comitant Oriental APPENDICES.
E The Scientific American, advertised
? in mother column under the head o.
Patents" certainly needs no one tc
r Sing It's praises" but, notwithstanding
this fact, we feel it an absolu ute duty tc
the general public. at least that portion
of it which has never seer or heard O,
$ the paper, to tell them that such a lone
is published at the low price of So q
year, and that its true value cannot he
Overestimated. Its stands mt the head
VI GIL Pu'iiNo'ioin VI u Mill. "A uIC Ol
the paper may be seen ut this office and
!, subscriptions received.
Mr.. James Ridpath Of Carbonate
: Camp, Lawrence county, ID. T., came
here last spring for treatment of q
, severe attack of rheumatism. but the
, %strangest feature about his case was the
recovery of the sight of his left eye. He
had been blind in that eye for the past
+ twenty-six years, and the complete re-
covery of sight is most wonderful.
There had been several cases Of deaf
ness of long standing cured, and O
this case OF blindness makes it all the
more wonderful.-Hot Springs Star.
One of the prettiest and most valuable
ingots known to the Uncle Sam prop
erty, came over on Friday. 1t is valued
at $S,943, and is the result Of part of a
months run only, thirty stamps, on an
inferior quality of ore. The result is an
agreeable surprise to the many friends
of the company and district. The lower
workings will soon be in condition to
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