Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-12

the B. & M. He left for Hill City in the
evening, and returned Thursday on his
way home.
Frank Bender and q. M. Belknap very
ably represented Hermosa at the county
seat on Monday, and the latter kindly
called and left sundry shining samples
of the coin of the realm in behalf Of the
CHRONICLE.
Chief Engineer Weeks, of b. & M.
Railroad Company came in Owe the G.
& ID. branch on Wednesday. He
dined at the Kleemann and pursued his
journey north over the line. He is ex-
pected to return to this city in a day or
two.
Miss Julia Smith. a young lady well
known in this place where she formerly
resided, came in on Friday of last week
from her home at Springfield, Neb., for
an extended visit with her two sisters
Mrs. A. 7. Feay and Mrs. w. Alexander
of this city.
F. G. Noble, o Lincoln, a resident en-
gineer in the employ of the B. & NJ.
accompanied by four surveyors were
registered at the Kleeemann house on
Tuesday. They departed oil Wednes-
day for Rockford, where they will be
employed in cross s%ectioning the line.
A. G. Barnes, s. S. Collier and l. ii.
Klnsey were a trio of gentlemen domi-
ciled at the Kleemann IN Friday of last
week. The two former are connected
with the Il. & M survey department,
and the latter holds a position as clerk
for resident engineer Tucker at his
headquarters in this city.
Mr.. Pitcher, Of Kcarney, Neb., father
| of j. +. and C. w. Pitcher, Of this place,
came in on Friday of last week with
two fine stations, one French Canadian,
and on black Norman, also three brood
mares of excellent strain, which being
turned over to his son j. f., We trust
may prove to be the nucleus Of q future
fortune. Mr.. Pitcher will visit with his
ons at this place for a few weeks before
returning to his home at Kearney.
I. W. STANDARD, son of G. w. STANDARD,
an old and highly respected citizen of
this place, came in on Tuesday of last
week from lie Moore, Tulare county,
California. Mr.. S. is one Of the most
extensive farmers of Tulare county, and
came here after his father who departed
with him on Monday of this week for
his Cali ornia home, where he will re-
main permanently. Mr.. S. takes with
him the best wishes of many friends in
this locality.
ID. T. Drake, of Crete, Neb., was an ar
rival at the Kleemann on Tuesday. Mr..
Drake has been for years connected
with the b. & M. Railroad company as
right of way man, and as his duties will
require his presence in this locality for
some time, he has established head
quarters here for the summer. He is
now perfecting arrangements for right
of.way through, and depot grounds in
this city, which arrangements have now
been practically completed.
Con Liston, an old time p~rospector
and miner of the Southern Hills, at
present located at the Eta tin camp,
vas a visitor in this city on Monday for
the first time since 1880. lie called on
the CHRONICLE for which he has been a
regular subscriber for years, and left the
necessary luchre to warrant the con
tinuance of the same, remarking that he
could not we'll do without it; to which we
readily agreed. Mr.. Liston, when asked
for his views upon the late strike at Hill
City. said he considered it unwarranted
at this time, and he did not believe il
would result successfully to the strikers.