Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-29
Baths at Stones.

and lot on lower Custer avenue TO Rev.
ii. j. Macomber. The consideration
we learn, was $500.
Go to Garlock's for hard ware.
F. ID. Vestal, one of Clusters most
enterprising citizens, is erecting a neat
and coy residence near the south east
corner of the town site.
Ford Mclaughlin, late a resident of
upper French creek, is now a citizen Of
this place, having removed his family to
town on Friday of last week.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Frank Holden, at Hill City, on Wed
nesday, has reached this place. Details
are not at hand as we go to press.
The Whitewood Plaindealer is the
name of "a new paper which was to have
been issued by John Elliott, late of the
Whitewood Sentinel, at that place yes.
terday.
Garlock has another car load of"White
Satin" flour. 1t is A /.
The fall and winter term of the Point
Of Rocks school terminated on Thursday
of last week. Miss Frances Knecht, the
teacher, has given the best Of satisfac-
ton during the three terms engaged.
Rev. III. f. Wilkinson, of Laramie.
Wyoming, preached a very interesting
and impressive sermon at the Congre-
gational church in this city on Sunday
evening. Rev. Wilkinson was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. 0do Reder while in the
city.
A full and complete line Of jewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, at
ID. w. Webster's.
The fact Of certain outside parties
making extensive investments in Custer
real estate, would indicate that they had
a pointer as to which way the proverbial
cit was going to jump, and just where
she was going to light.
A batch ofdoubtful doggerel, purport-
ing to be poetry, sent us from Hill City
for publication in the CHRONICLE, is re.
spertfully declined on account of its
personal character, inferior rendition
and total lack of interest to the reading
public.
Try that "Momaja" coffee at Garlock's
S. NJ. Booths condition was much inn
proved on Tuesday, when he departed
for Omaha, accompanied by his wife
and DR.. d. w. Flick, of Rapid City. We
learn that Mr.. Booth goes to Omaha for
medical treatment at the hospital in
that city.
The young ladies of the NJ. Z. church
will give a Rainbow Social" at Booths
hall, next week, Friday evening, April
4th. Ice cream and cake, coffee, sand
witches and cookies will be served. Ice
cream and cake 10 cts, coffee and sand
witches 5 cts each. Come and have a
good time and buy a Rainbow apron.
Go to Garlock's for your smoked meats
Deadwood parties are in receipt of a
recent letter from state Superintendent,
Gilbert l.. Pinkham, stating that he will
start from Pierre for the Black Hills on
the 31st inst. This insures Superinten-
dent Pinkham's presence at the coming
educational association. to be held in
Deadwood, April, 4 and 5.-Times.
1t is stated upon legal authority that
the stock that is now running at large
in this city may be taken up by any
one, and held for the expense incurred.
If this be true there are many of our
citizens who are doubtless unwittingly
assuming the risk which they otherwise
would not incur. The risk of loss of
stock by incoming railroad trains may
be taken, with comparative safety, for a
few weeks at least.
Garlock keeps a full line of groceries
way down prices.
We inadvertently failed to note in
u last week issue the departure of w.
&. Ward and wife, Mrs. Ulmer and
naugbter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Odo Reder
and family, for Hill City on Thursday,
to which place they went for the pur-
pose of attending a Methodist social,
which they report as having been a
very interesting occasion. and one that
was greatly enjoyed by the entire party.
The party vas royalty entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Walker, where they
remained over night and until after
breakfast on the morning following.
Hercules powder, caps and fuse, kept
IN stock at Garlock's.
This Office is under obligations to Mr..
T. A Dicleea, Of siis cicy, who RECENTLY
returned from q visit at Newcastle, for
an apparently fine sample of coke, pro-
duced from the justly celebrated coal of
that region. We do not claim to be an
expert in determining the merits of this
very useful commodity, but from its
general appearance, we conclude that it
is first class in every respect, and we
therefore gladly and thankfully add il
to the CHRoEIcLE's collection, where n
one so desiring may see it by calling at
this Office.
Mrs. and Miss Fusion were in from
their ranch Tuesday. Miss Fusion, who
is teaching near Custer, was obliged to
adjourn her school on account of the
prevalence of diptheria in the neighbor-
hood.
The above item, in which, so far as
reference is made TO the presence of
diptheria In this vicinity is concerned
contains not ever q symptom of truth,
was taken, ii is almost unnecessary to
say from the Gap News. There has not
been, and the News knows it, a case of
diptheria in this place or vicinity in the
history of the region, and the closing of
the school referred to was not on account
Of diptheria, as we are informed by DR..
Long that not a single case Of the dread
disease has Eve been known In that
locality.