Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-09
CUSTER CHRONICLE.
Omcial Paper o fCuster County
Baths at stones.

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Van Devort K Co. have a new nd in
this issue which will be of interest to
local readers to peruse.
In the march of empire you will find
that j. Cochran sells good goods, cheap
for cash.
Mr. Blachly has retired from the
management of the Buffalo Gap News,
and A. d Clark, the proprietor, again
assumes control.
Go to Stones barbershop for O smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
Assistant Superintendent Bignell, of
the B. & NJ, has been recently appoint
ed general superintendent in charge Of
the new Black Hills division of the
road.
10000 men, and children won't
ed TO devour the best -four in the Black
Hills, Minneapolis G. A. K. Sold at j..
Cochran's.
Sheriff Clifford, of Fall River county,
recently received the $500 reward offer
ed by Governor Mellette for the capture
of Lehman, charged with the murder
of Constable Burns at Fairburn last
summer.
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.
The Nevada No. 2, a promising tin
location near Hill City, was sold to the
Harvey Peak company on Wednesday,
by Messrs. Schrader, Lewis, Marshall,
Cook and Rogers for a consideration of
$4,000.
If you want anything in the line of
hardware, fancy and staple groceries,
stoves, iron aud glassware, mining sup.
plies, farm implements, iron, steel, etc.
etc, go to Cochran's, the cheapest house
in the Black Hills.
The Iron Hill smelter was blown In
for another test run Of dry, or pyritic
smelling on the 5th inst. The duration
of the run will not exceed twelve days.
Jerry Horgan, formerly in the employ
of the Harvey Peak Tin company at the
Eta mine, who ONE time g accepted
a position as superintendent Of a mine
in Nevada, has recently returned to the
Hills on account of failing health.
The special attention Of our readers is
aoIlaA 10 tho dnar,;oau,ant nf Ean
Childs & Co., of Buffalo Gap, appearing
in this issue. This firm offers rare in.
ducements to all desiring to purchase
anything in their respective lines.
Rey. G. Clevenger, of Rapid City. &C
companied by Prof. G. Z. Bailey, will
arrive in this city to-day. and we are
requested to state hat the former will
preach at the court house at half past
ten o'clock on Sunday tomorrow
morning.
They do say that the B. & VI. is head
ing for Custer county's capital. Well,
we don't see anything remarkable in
that, since it is a conceded fact that the
B. 4 NJ. has always shown q very decid-
ed weakness for county seats and then,
the tin, you know.
DR.. ID. w. Flick received a call from
Hot Springs on Thursday morning, to
visit, and probably perform a surgical
operation upon "a patient, named
Bruner, who recently met with a mis-
fortune in having his leg seriously
crushed while working at a stone quarry.
1t is expected that the serious character
of the injury will necessitate the ampu-
tation of the limb.
A fire at Rapid City on Sunday night,
resulted in the destruction Of a livery
barn, and the death Of the owner, +. p.
McKinstry, of that place, who, it is sup
posed. carelessly dropped a match
among the nay upon the floor while in
a state of intoxication. McKinstry was
a single man, about SO years of age, and
came to the Hills about five years ago
from Peoria, Illinois.
The Pease party of b. * M. surveyors,
who have been engaged in this city, and
along the line between this place and
Hill City for the past five weeks, re-
moved their camp on Thursday to a
point a few miles north of Hill City.
The Gillette party are reported on Slate
creek, and the meeting Of tho two par
ties. aud completion Of the location Of
the line is expected not later than the
18th inst.
The CHRONICLE is referred to by GER
tain Black Hills papers as q railroad
builder. Well, the CHRONICLE has made
a move in that direction, and If our
contemporaries entertain any doubts asto
the CHRONICLES ability in this direction,
let them call around and examine our
first road, which we propose to have in
perfect running order before the advent
of the first autumnal month in the CON-
Ing year.
At a meeting of the directors of the
School of Mines at Rapid. on Monday,
the resignation Of Dean Carpenter was
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