Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-28

Deadwood has an electric fire alarm.
Custer will probably adhere TO the lung
system, pending the advent of the b. &
NJ.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
Paul Rewman was busily engaged on
Saturday putting in phones in this city.
Four new ones were added to the num-
Der previously employed.
Ladies fascinnators and children's TO
boggans, neat, nobby and cheap, at
Fitch's.
Remember the grand holiday ball to
be given by the Tin City Knights at the
court house on New Years Eve. 1t bids
fair to be the leading social event Of the
season. Don't miss it.
A full and complete line of iewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, at
ID. w. Webster's.
Rapid CITY and vicinity have donated
a car load of provisions, and one hun
dred dollars in cash for the relief of the
drought sufferers of Miner county.
Gloves in great variety. suitable for
all classes, including railroad graders
and surveyors. at Fitch's.
Chas. and 0do Reder have erected
and about completed a very attractive
double cottage at Hot Springs. VIM.
Yestal, David Bailey and Irwin Nelson,
of this place are the building contrac-
tors.
If you want anything in the line of
hardware, fancy and staple groceries.
stoves, iron and glassware, mining sup
plies, farm implements, iron, steel, etc.
etc, go to Cochran's, the cheapest house
in the Black Hills.
Paul Kleemann, the popular host Of
the Kleemann House, r~ejoices over the
reception of an elegant silver-mounted
beer mug sent all the way from father
land by his brother as a Christmas
present. tits a very attractive souvenir,
and Paul says it is useful too.
Cochran leads the Van. Devote your
leisure hours and examine Cochran's
Big Bargain Counter Everything from
a needle to a war ship: No clap-trap
goods they are all genuine leaders.
Jack Gray who returned Tuesday
from a tour of the Hill City tin mines
is greatly elated with the prospects.
The Harvey Peak company expects to
expend $1,000 daily next summer and
push NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Rev. Father Mahoney, late of St.
Mary's church, Rapid City, who has
been spending a two months vacation
at Denver, returned recently to the
Hills. and has entered upon the dis
charge of his duties as pastor at st.
Patrick church, at Lead City, to which
he was appointed by Bishop Marty.
The amount contributed by the citi-
zens of Deadwood to defray the expense
OF sending a committee to Omaha, to
confer with the b. & NJ Railroad officials
upon the matter of extending their line
to thatplace, has been returned to the
subscribers. Discrimination to confer, On
the part of the b. & NJ. officials, is as
signed as the reason for such action.
Father Metzger is still confined TO his
bed with an abscess. He is undecided
whether or not TO accept the call to
Rapid. Inasmuch as the climate Of the
Hills does not agree with him, it is pos
sible that he NAV go to California. His
old Lead congregation deeply regrets
necessity for his departure.-Deadwood
Times.
Mr.. McIsaac says that times in Yank-
ton are quite dull compared to the Hills.
He went into a store in Yankton to get a
five dollar bill changed and the mer-
chant started to the telephone, there
being n in the store McIsa.cs asked
him what he was going to do and he
said; Il an going to call up the mayor
and city council and inform them that
there is a man in the city at large with
five dollar bill.-Hill City Miner.
The Christmas holiday was highly en-
loved at this place. At the churches
the usual interesting and entertaining
programmes were presented on Christ
mas eve, and manyjuvenile hearts were
made exceedingly glad by reason of the
reception of appropriate gifts there
presented. Social parties and festive
entertainments added materially 70 the
measure Of Clusters JOY, and the eonven-
tionas Christmas tree. bending under a
weight of precious souvenirs was a pleas
sag eatnr at many, If not at every Cur.
ter home. The day was delightfully."-
pleasant, and will be remembered as
being Que Of the most enjoyable ever
experienced in the history Of this place.