Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27


Go to the Palace Restaurant, on Gus
ter Avenue, bet. 9Th and 9th streets fol
the best meals in town.
The quarterly Review Of the S. s
lesson will be held in the Methods
church Sunday evening by congregation
and SunGizsS school.
Fine hand sewe& shoes q specially al
Lakes, the Shoemakers.
James Wrigley, of Hot Springs, has
removed to Minnekahta station on the
B. & NJ, where he will open up a gen
eral stock of merchandise.
For R. R. hardware supplies go to Van
Voorhis & McNair, Custer.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give a Chicken Pie Supper on Custer
Avenue, IN door west Of Garlock'f
hardware store, on Friday evening, DC.
tober 3rd.
Lake, the Shoemaker, is located
temporarily at Fitch's dry goods store.
There is said to be more life at Hill
City than at any other Black Hills town,
1t is liquid life however, and comes
cheap, costing only ten cents a drink al
the bar pint bottles % cents.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
Rev. Geo. c. Ulmer viii try to preach
on next Sunday morning tomorrow in
the NJ. E. church, at IL a. M. This is
his first effort since conference, as he
has been sick since that time.
= Go 10 Van Voorhis & McNair's for
hardware, Custer City.
The democrats of Custer county will
convene at the court house in this city
to-day Saturday at IL o'clock, m, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for district, county and precinct Offices.
A good and substantial bridge is be-
built by the city at the Seventh Street
crossing Of French Creek, which will no
doubt, be greatly appreciated by citizens
residing on the South side of that
stream.
The members of the Grand Army
post at Hot Springs are seriously CON
-~teHfpiatiag The IDEA of ~surrendering
their charter on account of the lack OF
interest taken in the organization by q
majority of the membership.
Rev. Father Chapuis, of this place,
has recently been assigned to the Sturgis
pastorate, and will depart for his new
field sometime during the coming week.
Rev. L. p. Paquin, of Whitewood, has
been appointed to succeed Father Cha
puts at this place.
L T. Whitbeck has severed his con-
nection with the Deadwood Times, and
departed on Tuesday for Chicago, where
he will permanently locate. The Times
will find it extremely difficult to secure
Az of equal merit to fill the vacancy
thus created on the editorial staff of that
ever popular journal.
Rev. G. w. Brownjohn, late of Wisner,
Nebraska, having received an unani-
nous call of the Congregational Church
society of this city. has accepted the
pastorate of said Church, and will al
once enter upon the work. His family
now at Wisner, will join him here upon
the completion of the B. & Nj. to this
city.
The public lecture at the court house
on Monday evening by Bishop Marty
was able and interesting, and it is a
matter for regret, that in consequence
of a mistake made in announcing it for
Tuesday evening, many of our citizens
were thereby misled, and failed TO hear
the able and eloquent speaker.
Mrs. Susan Haxby, eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Reder, died al
her home near Rapid City on Tuesday
last, aged 20 years. She leaves a hus-
band, three children and a large circle
of friends to mourn her loss. A num-
her of her relatives residing at this
place, we're in attendance at her funeral.
At the democratic primary held at
the court house In this city ON We'd
nesday evening, the following delegates
were elected to represent Custer pre-.
cinct at the democratic county conven'
ton which convenes at this place to.
day: r.. s. Lewis, Y. A. Dickson, Mat
Daily, Oscar Palmer, L. w. Hitch, w
r. Hoy, ]. c. Sanders.
Certain members Of the Rapid City
board Of trade are anxious to organize q
new board, if the old one does moi
awaken soon from its long protracted
lethargy. There are periods in the his
tory of nearly all towns when it is with
the utmost difficulty that boards oftrads
are kept awake. Custer knows how
that is herself.
FL. v. Rutkowski, the well known
druggist of this place, late clerk Of the
Custer county courts, was admitted al
the late term Of the Circuit court in thi,
city 3 the practice of law. Mr.. r. II
said to have passed a very creditabls
examination. and the Chronicle hopes
that in his newly adopted profession
his highest aspirations may be fully
realized.
From August 10th to September 10th
the r. f. & NJ ". company has shipped
400 cars of cattle, OF nearly 10000 head
from the Belle Fourche yards. As the
shipping season has but commenced, the
above figures are considered very large
To-day, Friday, ten trains of cattle will
be loaded. and cars are engaged for as
many more Saturday and Sunday. 1t Is
estimated that not less than 10000 head
OF cattle will be loaded at these yards
tins season.-Wli wood Plaindealer