Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-03

Children's school shoes at Fitch's.
Ben Getchell has completed, and now
occupies his new residence on High bar
on French Creek, two and a half miles
west of the city.
Bring your butter and eggs to Garlocks
GilIespie's new and magnificent hote'
at Hot Springs will, it is expected, be
completed and open for business about
June LIST.
A full and complete line Of jewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, al
ID. w. Websteris.
Lee Rich has sold his property,
known as the Mountain City ranch on
Castle Creek to N. Verplast, of Rapid
City.
lfyou wish to buy, sell or exchange
Custer City real estate or farm ~property
call on Mitchell, Sayer q Pitcher at the
Red Front office.
James Clark returned from Fremont,
Neb on Monday with another car load
Of corn fed beeves for his Custer and
Hill City markets.
Garlock keeps a full line of groceries
way down prices.
The Oelrichs Advocate reports a
gentleman named Phillips engaged
last week in getting out the first number
of a paper at Dudley.
New B~rilliantines, Satines, Toll de
Nord's and All Wool Henriettas in great
variety at Fitch's.
Capt, c. V. Gardner Announces that
"Arbor day" for Piedmont has been
post poned until May 20, when Gov.
Mellette will arrive and sale of town
lots begin.
A car load of shelled corn just receiv
ed at Garlock's.
The rain fall at this place during the
month of April was unusually heavy,
but there is no disputing the fact, that it
has been VIGOROUSLY dry since the first G frst
ofMay
Momaja coffee leads them all at Gar
locks.
Attorney w. G. Porter removed his
Office on Monday from the south side of
Custer Avenue, to Van Devort's new
building, one door west OF the Klee-
mann House.
Buy Swansdown -four at Garlock IS
1t caps the climax.
Miss Lizzie Walsh, formerly a resid-
ent, and well and favorably known in
This place has recently accepted a
position as saleswoman in the dry goods
store of Schmitz & Monheim at Lead
City.
Mitchell, Sayer & Pitcher, the Custer
Real Estate firm, are preparing a geo.
logical cabinet to send to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago. Please help advertise
the wealth of the Hills by bringing in
your best specimens. Each donation
will be credited to the rightful wner
The b. & NJ. Railroad company will
build a telegraph line to this city from
Dudley in the near future. The poles
have already been procured, and the
line will probably be completed within
the next two weeks.
Aetna, Atlas and Hercules powder.
caps and fuse, kept IN stock at Garlock's.
The Deadwood Times says: "Free-
man Knowles is moving his Times from
Tilford to Piedmont. Jack Hale under
took to prevent, but as the plant was
not going beyond the county, he was
powerless In the matter"
Garlock has a car of the well known
Ellwood Glidden Barb Wire. Bug no
other kind.
Mitchell, Sayer & Pitcher have this
week re-painted, papered and thorough
ly renovated the building now occupied
by them on Custer Avenue, as a real
estate Office and mining exchange, which
makes il one Of the most pleasant and
coy Offices in the city.
A party consisting of eight men, three
of whom were accompanied by their
families, passed through this place on
Monday from Kansas City, en- route to
Dry Greek. thirty miles north of this
place, where they will go to work on q
b. & M. Railroad tunnel.
+. Heidepriem this week removed the
front section of his furniture store build
ing to the rear Of his lot, and has com
menced the erection of a new two-story
frame building in its stead. The change
will greatly improve .the appearance Of
his premises.
From indications apparent to the eye
of the casual observer, there are a num-
Der of our steady going citizens, who
deem it advisable, and think it will be
quite convenient TO have a few gallons
of the ardent in the house in case oil
snake bites and other dire and unfore.
seen emergencies.
The log building on the south side Of
Custer avenue, near the residence Of A.
T. Feay, an old landmark, erected in
1876, and occupied during the early part
of that year as a residence by q. II,
Wagner, now a prominent hotel keeper
Of Winona, Minnesota, was this week
demolished. Oae by one Clusters old
landmarks disappear, and few will be
lelft at the close Of the present year TO
revive recollections of pioneer days
The old dress must give place to the
new, which is now in course OF prepare
ton. Custer is expecting visitors. hence
the necessity for casting of her shabby
mantle.