Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-05-24

Fitch's for boots and shoes
Mr.. Fuller, the photographer desires
ms to give notice through the CHRONICLE,
that he will be absent from the City
taking views on the Ground Up" until
about June 1st, when he will return and
resume business at the old stand on
Fifth Street.
Go to Stones barbershop for a smooth
shave or a stylish hair cut.
Mayor Star, on yesterday, directed the
police to clese all barrooms, soft-places
and all, at 5 a. m today and enforce clo-
sure until 5 a. 10. tomorrow. The may
or is determined that respect for the
Sabbath shall be enforced when not
voluntarily manifested.-Times.
Children's school shoes at Fitch's.
r. V. Garlock, a prominent hardware
dealer Of this city, last week sold to J..
C.. Spencer of the L A X Cattle ranch,
near Newcastle, a car load of barb wire.
Mr.. Spencer buys his supplies where he
can buy the cheapest, which accounts
for that g~entleman's frequent visits to
the metropolis of the Southern Hills.
Bring your butter and eggs to Garlocks
The sound Of a steam whistle at close
range brought us hurriedly to the door
of our sanctum on Wednesday to see
the b. & NJ. train come in. We were
disappointed, however, as it proved to
be the whistle at Odo Reder's new steam
planning mill, located near our Office,
which was ringing out for the first
time.
A full and complete line of iewelry
for ladies, children, men and boys, at
ID. w. Webster's.
w. j. Thornby has been appointed
one Of the census enumerators for Gus
ter county. His district comprises the
school townships of Battle River, Pal
mer, French creek and Glen Erin. We
are informed that Israel Bower has also
been named as n OF the enumerators
There will probably be four in this
county.-Pilot.
Garlock keeps a full line of groceries
way down prices.
Attention is called to the notice, ap
pearing in this issue, of an auction sale
Of buildings located on the B. & NJ.
depot grounds in this city, which occurs
June 9TH. The buildings are of the
better class, very desirable, and will no
doubt be sold at a bargain, for cash.
Don't fail to represent when the bell
rings.
New ~Brilliantines, Satines, Toll de
Nord's and All Wool Henriettas in great
variety at Fitch's.
An auxiliary to the Black Hills Pho
neer Society has recently been organized
at Deaiwood with the following officers:
President, Seth Bullock secretary ]. II.
Flynn; treasurer, J. A. CASTOR. The
object is to create a benevolent fund,
principally for burial expenses. Fees
$l.l0. Present membership 100.
A car load of shelled corn just receiv,
ed at Garlock's.
The Grand Army Post Of this City,
(Gen Steel No. 94) in accordance with
q we'll established custom of the or
ganization to attend, in q body, some
Christian church on Sunday next pre-
ceding Memorial Day." will meet at
their Post Hall at 1913 30 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. and from there proceed to
to the Methodist Church for attendance
at divine service.
Momaja coffee leads them all at Gar
locks.
The new bath house is progressing
rapidly, and will soon be ready for the
reception of bathers. 1t will contain
twenty five new bath tubs, and will be
fitted SO that the management will be
able to give steam baths, massage baths,
Turkish baths, or any other bath known.
1t will be run in a first class manner,
and will certainly be appreciated by all
who visit the Springs.-Herald.
Aetna, Atlas and Hercules powder
caps and fuse, kept IN stock at Garlock's.
The clothing store of w. Freschl at
Rapid City, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by fire on Monday night. 1t was
only through the prompt response of
the firemen to thu alarm given. and
their vigorous efforts that the fire was
subdued after a large amount Of goods
had been destroyed. The FIRE originated
m~ysteriously on the inside Of the build
ing. The damage to the stock is consid-
cradle, while the building escaped with
out serious injury.
Garlock has O car of the well known
Enwood Glidden Barb Wire. Buy no
other kind.
Five families whose names and places
of former residence we failed to learn
passed through this place the latter
part of last week for location a few
miles west of this city. The great
area" of territory lying west of Custer
is gradually being settled upon, and it
is but a question of months, when it
will be difficult to find a piece of vacant
land lying out of doors in that desirable
portion of the public domain.
The stock ordnance again went into
effect on Monday, and the festive COW is
no longer a source Of annoyance
to our citizens or to visiting
grangers from whose wagons it has
previously been her wont to surreptiti-
ously appropriate whatever they might
contain of an edible character. The
town COW is a great nuisance when per-
mitted to run at will through the public
throughfares, and it is to be earnestly
hoped that the stock ordnance may be
continued in force.
Deadwood papers have given full and
complete reports Of the meeting of the
Grand lodge of the I. o. O. F. Grand
encampment and Daughters Of RebeFah
at that place during the week. The
visitors, over $50 in number, were de-
l;0hfad witn their receptiOn. which was