Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-07-12
Baths at Stones.

shave or a stylish hair cut.
During the hot weather, now prevail,
ing at Hot Springs, and other valley
towns, it is a four ply luxury to come to
Custer and cool oG-don't it2
A full and complete line of iewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, al
d. w. Webster's.
Messrs. Hanley & Bailey, late of Non.
pareil, Neb., have received their stock
Of groceries, and are now permanently
established on the north side of Custer
Avenue, two doors west of the Klee.
mann House.
The largest stock Of wall p and
decoration in the Hills at Heidepriem's
Sam Scott a representative citizens o,
Rapid City is putting forth a laudable
effort to have the Streams of the Black
HiIls stooisod ~witt,fran by tbe u. s.
Fish Commissioner. The CHRONICLE
hopes he may be successful.
Go to the Vienna Bakery, connected
with The b. & M. Chop Housed for choice
white and graham bread, rolls, dough-
nuts, pies, cakes etc. Everything first
class and warranted to please patrons.
AT an election held on Saturday, Hot
Springs voted almost unanimously to in
corporate under the general law. The
precise vote we failed to learn.
Advices from the valleys east Of the
Hills indicate continued drought, with
serious injury to crops. In this locality
grain is suffering for want of rain, but
not seriously, a fair yield depending on
early rain.
Mr.. c. l.. Fuller, the Rapid City
photographer, is in town again to occupy
the old photo stand till Tuesday next
only. Those who desire negatives made
by him should call before that time, as
after that time he will be in Hill City.
Mike Mccarthy and Albert Dunn,
aged q and 80 respectively, escaped
from the Fall River county Jail on the
9th inst. The ofIense with which they
are charged is not stated. A reward of
$50 is offered for their apprehension.
The Custer post Office will hereafter
be open on Sundays from - 80 to 2
o'clock p. m. instead of from 3 to 4 80
p. m. as heretofore. The time is nee
e~ssarily changed to conform to the new
schedule of the arrival and departure of
the mails.
The Custer Cornet band returned
from the Hill City celebration ON the
night of the 4th. They report the &C.
easion as having been highly enjoyable,
and were greatly pleased with the cour-
tesies extended by "Baldwins Buglers"
and the citizens generally.
George Rose has brought John Palm
er's interest in the Red Barn liye,v.
George is well and very favorably
known in the Hills and the Miner well
comes him among the business men of
the coming City of the Hills. The firm
of Dodge & Rose will make a strong
team 10 pun agalnst.-Mlner.
Edmund Smith, late prosecuting at
torney for Custer county, rendered his
resignation to the board of commission
ers on Monday, which was accepted and
d. Reynolds, of this city, appointed
to fill the %unexpired term. Mr.. Smith
leaves for Salt Lake City in a short time
where he will locate permanently.
The well known hardware establish
ment of I. ]. Cook, was closed by credi-
tors or the End inst. Liabilities are re-
ported at from $4,000 to $4,000. Cooks
Custer business, recently sold to M. L.
Scofeld, of Crawford, Neb., was closed
by his creditors on Saturday, upon the
grounds of alleged fraudulent transfer.
John Riley, of this city, sold a lot on
on East Custer Avenue, on Monday,
d. Mcmillan, of this place, late of
Crawford Nebraska, for $4,000. MI.
Riley purchased this lot in March last
for $4,000, which indicates a sharp adj
vance in the market value of Custer
during the past four months.
Thomas Bell, who will be remember.
ed as a former resident of this city re-
and esteemed by all his ac-
.quaintances. died suddenly at Hot
on Friday the 9th ult., in the
3lst year of his age. He leaves a wife,
Two children and large circle of friends
who deeply regret his untimely demise.
Messrs. shOpe & Kirk have completed
burning Of their first kiln of brick at
This place, a goodly number of which
will soon appear in the walls of the new
Custer County bank building, for which
foundation has already been laid on
'he corner of Custer Avenue and Fifth
Building operations will COM
nence on Thursday ofnext week.
Nh. & Mrs Ulmer had a 18th ofJuly" al
he M. Il. Parsonage for the infant and
classesa-ofth Az. Sunday
Only eighteen of the
little folks were present. a number hav-
ing gone to Four Mile or Hill City with
heir parents and had a good time in
turn, with cake. candy, nuts, lemonade,
teter-boards ~torpedoes and fire
crackers.
James HALEY, cashier of the First
National Bank of Rapid City, is in town
for the purpose of founding a branh of
the institution he represents. A new
bank building for temporary purposes
will be erected on the vacant ground
south Of Engle & Sons drug store, and the
bank will be opened for business about
July Is. A spacious and elegant brick
building will be put up for the new bank
before fall.-Hin City News.
J. F. Smith, of this place was appoint
cd clerk of the Circuit Court for Custer
on Monday by the County Com
m~issioners, vice +. j. v. Rutkowski re
Mr.. Rutkowski retires from q
position held for years and conducted by
him with marked efficiency and faith
'ul attention, on account Of his private
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