Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-02
CUSTER CHRONICLE.
The old man is on deck.

Buy Minneapolis Flour, the best in
town, at T. V. Garlock's.
Sundance wants a $4,000 -four mill,
and offers a free mill site and a $4,000
bonus to any one who will put it up.
They are coming look out for them.
The Gold Star Mill at Four Mile is
again in operation on ore taken from
the "Old Charlie" mine, and rumor says
a fair margin of profit is assured.
10000 men, women and children want
ed to devour the best flour in the Black
Hills, Minneapolis G. A. X. Sold at j..
Cochran's.
The total enrolment of pupils in the
Lead City public schools is 30S, which
the Herald SAYS is larger than any other
school in the Hills.
They are coming. Did you hear
about it?
The track laying force on the B. & NJ.
reached the S & G ranch last Sunday
1t is expected the road will be complet-
ed to New Castle by the 10th inst.
Cochran leads the Van. Devote your
leisure hours and examine Cochran's
Big Bargain Counter. Everything from
a needle to a wal ship: No clap-trap
goods they are all genuine leaders.
Judge Kingsley of Deadwood, has dis
posed of his residence property in that
place and will soon depart, with his
family, for Denver. where he will estab.
fish a permanent residence.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
This place was visited by a rain on
Monday night which merged into snow
before daylight. when a couple of inches
of the beautiful, for the first time this
fall, greeted the eyes of the residents OF
this city.
They are coming soon; keep your
eyes open.
All the school children, and lots OF
older folks, were in attendance at the
trained bear matinee, corner of Sixth
street and Custer avenue, yesterday.
The entertainment lasted about an hour,
and proved the bear to be fully trained
and the equal of a good trick dog. The
outfit is bound eastward for exhibition.
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.
A special dispensation was, ON yester.
day received by Grand Master Ayres,
from Most Eminent Commander w. ID.
Sites, for Dakota Commandry No. / to
parade in full uniform, Nov, III. as
guard of honor to the Grand Lodge oil
Dakoto on the occasion of the laying OF
the corner stone of the Soldiers home -
Times.
Ewing Item: The B. & NJ. has com
menced running trains to Crawford on
the new Black Hills extension, and has
also put on Pullman palace sleeping
cars between Ravena and Crawford
Heretofore the Elkhorn sleepers have
gone to Chadron, where passengers
were transferred. By the new arrange,
ment the Burlington expects to capture
the bulk of the Black Hills trade.
The Hill City Tin Miner is the --latest
addition to the list of Black Hills )ourn
alistic enterprises. 1t is a seven column
folio replete with local news and remin
e of the early days of Hill City.
1t starts out with a good ADVERTISING
patronage, which is not only pleasing t.
the proprietor. Mr.. Joseph Hare, bu'
affords conclusive evidence that il hal
come TO stay, and the Chronicle bids 4
a most hearty welcome to the pres
gang of the Southern Hills.
George Hammond, a young mar
about 10 years of age, while herdins
cattle belonging to Dave Rogers on Pas!
Creek last Sunday, was shot through
the right hand by the accidental dis
charge of his gun, while dismountin,
from his horse, the bullet tearing ava,
the second and third fingers. Tn.
young man is now under the skiilfu'
treatment of Doctor Flick, who say
that it may not be necessary to ampu
tate the hand.
The Pease (B. &M.l survey party arr
still encamped on Spring Creek. as re
ported in our issue Of last week. Theil
course is north, while that Of the Gillette
party is south on the same route, which
means a meeting of the two parties in
few days, when there win probably b.
further developments indicating more
definitely the intention of the company
relative to future building operations
1t is our understanding that the location
of the route between Custer and Lead
City win be complete when the two
parties meet, which will probably b.
about the middle of the coming week.
Harry Turpin. formerly an employs
at the Golden Summit mine, and who j.
under indictment for shooting at w. N
Walker Of Hermosa, about a year ago
and who has been located at Tubbtowr