Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-11
Baths at Stones.

Baths at Stones.
Rev. H. J. Macomber, will preach at
the Methodist church in this city to-
morrow, Sunday at IL o'clock, a. m.
The first train in brings rock bottom
prices at Gilbert's.
The Lead City ball club (the Grays)
were defeated by the Rapid nine at the
latter place last week by a score Of II
to 2.
A full and complete line OF jewelry
for ladies, children, men aud boys, at
d. w. Webster's.
Oscar Silver tells you in this issue, all
about his new store, and the attractive
bargains offered tbereat. Look up his
al and read it.
Go to Van Voorhis & McNair's for
hardware, Custer City.
G. w. Kimble, of this place has COM
menced the erection of a neat and COM
modious residence on the corner Of
Crook & Tenth Streets.
Captain Lucas, of Chamberlain, fami-
liarly known as "Old Shady" is to be
the commander of the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs, SO says the Rapid Re-
publican.
Go to the Palace Restaurant. on Gus
ter Avenue, bet. 9th and 9th streets for
the best meals in town.
James Campbell was sentenced by
the Circuit court at Deadwood on Mon
day to five years in the penitentiary for
burglary in the second degree.
For r. r. hardware supplies go to Van
WORMS & McNair, Custer.
Helen, the little daugter of Paul Klee-
mann, who last week fell from a wagon
and broke her arm, is rapidly recover
ing under the skillful treatment of DR..
o. Fisher.
4. E. Calvert, General Superintendent,
and l. S. P, Weeks, Chief Engineer of
the B. & M. came in Thursday on a
special car, and proceeded up the line
by private conveyance.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
A 200 barrel oil well was struck re-
Gently on Salt Creek. fifty miles north
of Caspar, Wyoming. Great excitement
is said to prevail, and land locatoss are
out in all directions.
Sam Scott, of Rapid City is opening up
a real estate Office, one door west of the
Kleemann House. Mr.. Hill, a genial
young gentleman, also of Rapid City,
will hold position as salesman in the
Office.
Large arrival of gloves and mittens
direct from the factory at Gllbert's.
The Rapid City Republican says an
attempt is being made to organize a base
ball league in the Black Hills, consist
ing of Hill City. Custer, Hot Springs,
Lead, Deadwood and Rapid.
AS indicated by the score, the best
game of ball yer played in the Hills
came of at Lead City last Sunday be.
tween the Grays of that place, and the
Rapid City nine, resulting in a victory
for the Rapids by a score of l to 0.
The Hermosa Pilot notes the occur
renee of a very destructive prairie fiie
near that place last week, resulting in
heavy loss TO many of the settlers.
Among the heaviest losers we're M. w.
Robinson, who lost a large quantity OF
hay and agricultural implements, and
George Couch, who lost a stable and
forty tons of hay. Mr.. Robinson's loss
is estimated at $1,000.
The shaft on the celebrated Gar tin
mine. No. 2, in the Tenderfoot district,
five miles north of this city, is down
something over so feet, and the ore at
that depth is said to be even richer than
the phenomenally rich ore found near
the surface. The tunnels being run
from the base of the mountain to strike
this vein are in over GOO feet, and will
tap the vein about January LIST at a
depth Of oyer 400 feet.
Ralph Beaumont addressed the citi-
zens of this place on Thursday evening
at the court house upon the labor ques-
ton. He spoke nearly three hours, TO
an audience that seemed to appreciate
his amusing and fairly eloquent dis.
course. Mr.. B. is an elocutionist of no
mean order, perfect in gesture, impress.
siye and entertaining, and possesses all
the requisite elements that serve : o con-
stitute the popular agitator that he is.
While he condemns alike both the dem
ocratic and republican parties, he has
method enough in his madness to extol
the government with a view to evadipg
the charge of anarchism. His words
flow like water from a jug, and he may
safely be pronounced the most enter
tanning, amusing and ~oleaginous orator
that has ever mounted the rostrum To
address a Custer audience.