Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-06-28

A rich tin strike is reported in n Of
the Tenderfoot tin tunnels.
Rock bottom prices at Gilberts.
The Longmont postoffice has been es-
tablished at the Glendale Mine, j. Mil
Ter presiding.
Bedrock prices Gilberts.
The First National Bank Of Sundance
opened its doors for business on Mon
day ofthis week.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or o stylish hair cut.
Sprando, the renowned Rapid restau-
r%ateur, has purchased a building in
Deadwood, TO which place he will re-
move his business at an early day.
Cheaper still, Gilbert's.
Special attention is called to Wards
B. & NJ. Chop house ad in this issue,
which has just opened up in first class
shape. There is marry a fly on Ward.
Challie's IA yds for a dollar at Mrs
bazar.
j. L. Pitcher has let q contract for the
enlargement. of his dwelling near the
west end ofthe city, which will mater
tally add to its appearance and con
~venience.
A full and complete line Of jewelry
for ladies', children, men and boys, at
d. w. Webster's.
Kendall & Smiths new ware house on
the B. & NJ. depot grounds is being rapid
ly built, and will be finished and ready
for business by the time the road is
completed to this city.
New boots and shoes, Gilbert's.
F. c. Tucker, the popula b. & NJ.
resident engineer, with headquarters in
this city was made happy on Saturday
by the arrival of his wife daughter and
two sons, from Lincoln Neb, who will
spend the summer at this place.
Eastern prices clothing, Gilbert's.
H. H. Tamlyn, of this place, has COM
menced the erection of a frame tene-
ment on Custer Avenue near the east
end of the city. Custer needs a number
of such buildings, and will need many
more before the close of the present
year.
Sledge hammer prices, Gilbert's.
The building recently occupied by
Mrs. II. ID. Reynolds, as a millinery
store, two doors west of the Kleemann
house, has been leased by Messrs Bailey
& Hanley, of Nonpareil, Neb. who will
shortly open up with a stock of grocer
les.
The largest stock Of wall paper and
decoration in the Hills at Heidepriem's.
Mrs. II. d, Reynolds removed her
stock of dry goods and millinery, on
Monday to the new store recently
erected on Custer Avenue, one door
west of the CHRONICLE Office. Her ad
appears in this issue, t O which the at
tention of our readers is specially call
ed.
French, all wool, silk finish Henri
etta's very cheap at Mrs. Reynolds Bazaar.
John @. Stephens, a rancber living on
Elk Creek, about four miles from Spring
Valley was struck, and instantly killed
by lightning on Sunday the 22d inst.
He was stricken by the deadly bolt
while on his return from Rapid City at,
a point six miles distant from that
place.
Ole S~trornsness, with others returned
from Custer last evening. Ole and
lack Holmes have been up there laying
the foundation and making door and
window frames for Capt. Davis bank
building. that will be ofbrick, two stories
high. The brick for the building are
now being made near by.
W. G. Porter, census enumerator for
this district, is making an earnest and
determined effort to complete the en-
rollment in the allotted time. Mr..
Porter is a rapid penman, and if the
people will further the advancement of
the work by rapid answe to the ques-
lions asked, his reports will be full and
complete.
Coleman & son, of Fairburn, opened
an original package house at this place
on Wednesday. A wagon load of as
sorted bulge was inadequate to meetthe
pressing demand for twenty four hours.
Other o. p. establishments will open in
a few days, which will be noted in our
next issue.
Mayor Van Deyort was much elated
on Monday by reason of the arrival at
his residence of a young, very young
lady, who came to reside permanently
with his family. His qualification was
intensified by her having put in an APP
pearance in time to figure on the Custer
Census reports. Havana's and mellow
drinks are in order.
The Hill City News reached our table
on Thursday, six days from date Of is
sue, and Hill City is only IA miles dis
tant. The News is far less newsy by
reason of the protracted delay and il
makes us almost as tired as did its pre-.
decessor, the Stanley Miner, which in
yariably got tangled up with adverse cir
cumstances involving similar delay.
Hill City is said to have been realiz
ing q very handsome revenue from the
sale of whiskey to the "nice quiet New
England town" of Custer since the first
of May. That important branch O!
her trade is now cut off by the opening
ofO p. houses in the "nice, quiet town"
named, which has already had the eff
feet of giving the place a touch of Hill
City life. There is more Hill City life
in one bottle Of tanglefoot than there il
in a dozen legitimate Custer business
houses. Miner please copy.
Last Sunday the boys were out al
Four mile and took in the mine and