Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

boys are getting 10 tne lTouJ III me
style under their new and very pro-
icient instructor.
A full and complete line Of iewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, at
d. w. Webster's.
A very close contested game of ball
was played on Monday at Lead City be-
tween the Greys of that place and the
Rapid City club, resulting in a tie the
score standing at the close Of the 9th
inning, u to IL.
The largest stock Of wall paper and
decoration in the Hills at Heidepriem's.
j. r: Waldron, arrested at this place
some time ago upon the charge of sell
ing liquor without government license,
and taken to Deadwood by Marshal
West, was released at hat place last
week, the U. S. grand jury failing to
find an indictment.
Go to the Palace Restaurant, on Gus
ter Avenue, bet. 9Th and 9th streets for
the best meals in town.
J. A. Dickson, of this place, is erect
ing a building Immediately west of the
CHRONICLE office, designed for a photo
graph ga llery. Mr.. Dickson has had
many years experience in the art of
photography, and will doubtless give
ample satisfaction to all who favor him
with their patronage.
-Fiae hand sewed shoes a specially al
Lakes, the Shoemakers.
The Daily Independent, Freeman
Knowles organ of the 'demopendents'
was issued at Deadwood last Sunday.
This Office IS not in receipt ofa copy of
the new venture, and as a consequence
cannot consistently submit a comment,
favorable or other wise, upon the merits
of the new journalistic venture.
For r. r. hardware supplies go to Van
Voorhis & McNair, Custer.
Rev. G w. Brownjohn, Of Wisner,
Nebraska, will preach at the Congrega-
tional church in this city tomorrow
Sunday morning and evening. Rev.
b. comes highly recommended, and will
preach as candidate for the pulpit left
vacant by Rev. III. ]. Macomber. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Lake, the Shoemaker, is located
temporarily at Fitch's dry goods store.
John Bruckner, an incorrigible drunk
ard, residing near Spearfish, whose out
rageous abuse Of his family made life a
burden to them, after an aborative at
tempt to kill his wife and children on
Friday of last week, deliberately ter
minated his own career with a double
barselled shot gun. He a SIS years
of age. and leaves a widow, two sons and
two daughters.
Miss Maud Crusen, a popular young
lady of this city, who last Spring accept
ed n position in charge of the books of
the mercantile firm Of Fargo & Co. at
Hot Spring, yielding to an irresistible
inclination to return TO the most charm
ing city of the Hills, severed her re-
lations with that establishment, and re-
turned to this place on Tuesday where
her numerous friends will be pleased to
learn she proposes to remain indefinite
ly.
Our first touch Of winter was ex-
perianced yesterday in a raw, gloomy,
drizzly and very threatening day. Ad-
vices from Bald Mountain and along the
divide, indicate a substantial snowfall,
Friday night. Fires indoors and over
coats without, were, universal Injuries.
Peculiarly enough, nine years ago yes
terday Deadwood experienced a snow
fall Of six inches, while at Bald Mount
ain two feet of snow fell. 1t will he
remembered that the following winter
I~8Sl-S2-was one Of great severity
Times, z.
Judge N. p. Cook, who will be re-
membered by many of our local readers
as a former resident of this place, latter
Nv a resident Of Chadron. has been
adiudged insane and sent tn the Asylum
at Yankton. The Chadron Democrat OF
the 4th inst. has the following: "Old
Judge Cook passed down the road last
evening in company with the Sheriff OF
Pennington county, Dakota, enroute for
the insane asylum. The poor old man
is not insane, and was evidently in the
dark as to where he was being taken.
He was met at the depot by AL. Dor.
ington who transacted some business
with him in regard to come property
that he used to own in Chadron, and
the old man was in good spirits and at
tended to the business correctly and in
diligently that he is old and feeble
minded there is no doubt, bat that he
should he turned out to die in an insane
asylum is a shame and a reproach on
his relatives who would permit such a
thing. The soldiers home or some
charitable hospital would have been a
fitting place lit was necessary that he
should have been turned Quito die"