Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-09
Baths at Stones.

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ably crowded out of this weeks issue.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
A. G. Boland, a we'll known resident
of Rapid City, has ben appointed deputy
u. S. Marshal, for the Seyenth Judicial
Circuit district.
A full and complete line of iewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, at
D. W. Webster's.
Rev. Father Chapuis desires us to
state that he viii say mass at this
place tomorrow Sunday in the school
house at the usual hour.
The largest stock of wall paper and
decoration in the Hills at Heidepriem's.
1t may be of interest to some of our
readers to know that the altitude of
Twin Rocks" located on the line of the
3. & NJ. six or eight miles south Of this
city. is 1910 feet, or about 1000 feet lower
than Custer.
Frank Walsh a popular bachelor res.
ident ofthis city is erecting a fine resid-
ence on Montgomery street. He claims
it is intended for rent, but there are grave
doubts entertained as to the sincerity
Of the claim.
Capt. G. A. Haserodt is making extern
sive building improvements upon his lots
on Fifth, street, which add materially to
the appearance Of that portion of the
city. The example set by Capt. III is
timely, and worry Of emulation by the
citizens of this place.
Mrs. May Seymour Howell, Of New
York, and Mrs. Colby, of the Wo-
nan Tribune, Beatrice, Nebraska, noted
orators, will lecture upon the question
Of equal suffrage at the court house in
this city on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, August 18th and 18th. A full
attendance is earnestly solicited.
The Deadwood ball club, recently
swindled out of a game and several
numbered dollars at Chadron, by the
outrageous rulings of an infamous um-
pire, have sent a challenge to play that
club another game at Rapid or some
other intermediate point for $500 or 81,
600. II is now evident that the Nets
can put up a good game of ball when
they want to.
Hilda Hanson, a Swede woman, resid-
ing with her parents near Fairburn.
this county was examined by the coun-
ty board of Insanity in this place on
Tuesday and declared to be insane.
She will be sent to the Insane asylum.
at Yankton as soon as word has been
received that there is room for her at
that ever over crowded institution.
ID. w. McFadden, foreman of the
Harvey Peak Tin mines in the Custer
districts, with head quarters in this city
departed Thursday for Pawnee City,
Nebraska, for a brief visit with relatives
and friends. He makes the trip ont
alone, but it is vaguely intimated that
he will have agreeable company on his
return, for the truth of which, we are
not prepared to vouch.
Resident Engineer F. c. Tucker and
family returned on Monday, from a visit
70 the apex of Harney's Peak, which
they describe as a point very difficult to
reach, but one which amply repays the
tourist for the time and troubl in
volved in its ascent in the romantic
beauty and exceptional grandeur of tho
view afforded from it's lofty and awe
inspiring heights.
Track laying, as reported, was resum-
ed on the Custer branch Of the b. & NJ.
from the north end of the Sheep Can
yon bridge on Wednesday, and will be
continued to Bradley Flat, which will
be reached, probably, on Tuesday of
next week, or Wednesday, in time to
accommodate those desiring to travel
over that route to the Hot Springs Chau-
tauqua, which meets on Thursday.
The city council of Rapid City have
recently signi6ed their intention to
grant licenses for the sale of liquors in
original packages, an ordinance provid-
ing for the same having been prepared,
read first time and referred TO a COM
mittee favorable to its passage. The
ordinance forbids all screens blinds and
stained glass in front of places where
liquors are sold.
A. G. Barnes, late catcher for the
Custer ball club, and the best all around
ball player in the Hills, departed for
Rapid City onsThursday, where he has
been engaged to play with the Rapids
during the balance of the present season.
Mr.. Barnes, aside from being an expert
ball player, is also a very genial gentle
man and deservedly popular in this city
where a host of friends regret his de-
parture.
Mrs. James Cochran, of this place, re-
ccived a telegram on Friday Of last week
announcing the sad news of the serious
illness of her sister in Michigan, whose
recovery was considered entirely hope
less. The telegram also conveyed the
request that she should come Immediate
ly which was promptly complied with
Mrs. G leaving by private conveyance
for the railroad within an hour after the
receipt of the telegram.
Mrs. Jennie Bigelow who was sentenc-
ed about four years ago to the peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls for 10 years for kill
ing George Middleton near this place,
was in town last week viewing her for
mer homestead, which is now owned
by Mrs Timothy Miller. Mrs. Bigelow is
out on a furlough, according to law pas
sed by the legislature last winter which
gives the Board of Charities and Cor
rection power to parole all convicts who
have behaved themselves we'll while
confined. If Mrs. b. behaves herself
while out she will in all probability not
be compelled to return. She is stop
ing with friends near SturRis.--Pilot.
The rain storm which occurad af this