Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-30
The News.

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A local subscriber complains Of the
absence of news i'm our columns, and
makes invidious comparisons between
the CHRONICLE and eastern blanket
sheets which furnish q weeks reading
matter for a dollar. Now, 1t would be
the cream of folly for us to undertake
an explanation in this case which would
be satisfactory 10 him, or to attempt to
convince him that there is many things
in connection with the newspaper bust
ness of which he knows nothing at all
about; and we have therefore no re.
course other than to dish up the news
however scarce or difficult TO obtain
that prescious commodity may happen
to be. II would be somewhat incon-
venient to enlarge our paper at present,
however anxious we may be to please
our exacting patron, but if a resume OF
ali the local happenings of the week,
and probable happenings of the future
would fill the measure of his expecta.
tons, we are only too willing to accom-
modate him so here goes.
Custer has been unusually lively this
week. The festive hobo had a pay day,
and was here in full force. Many
visitors were in the city from abroad,
and all united in p%ronouncing the Tin
City the most delightful spot they had
ever visited.
A number of the B. 4 M. people have
decided TO erect summer residences in
this city, among whom we note Supt.
Calvert, resident Engineer Tucker, right
of way man Drake, and special agent
Pinneo. Mr.. Kendall, a prominent -four
and grain dealer of Lincoln, will also
erect a summer residence here.
The b. & M. will, it is believed, be
running trains TO Custer the 20th OF
September.
Miss Jennie Odds, employed as teacher
in the intermediate department Of the
Custer public schools, returned on We'd
resday from Hudson, Wisconsin, where
she has been spending her vacation
with relatives and friends.
There has been occasional frosts dur
ing the week, but no damage is re-
ported.
Mr.. McNair, late of Dudley, Siding y
is removing his stock of hardware from
that place to this city, and will upon up
on Custer Avenue, one door west of
Clark & Eskins butcher shop.
P p. Eskins is laying the foundation
for a new residence on Gordon street.
Rumor says two new brick blocks are
going up on Crook street in the in
definite hence, but it is only a rumor,
remember.
AS a matter OF news it might be
proper to say that We have not been
able to find OUT for sure, whether or not
Custer is goingto be a division station
on the d. < NJ, but it still looks that
way. The b. & NJ. is rushing the build.
ing Of the Custer and Deadwood branch,
and it is now conceded that Deadwood
will be the winter terminus.
1t is believed that Custer win be the
terminus OF the r. & NJ. for three or
four weeks, and when track laying is
resumed it Will be continued without
intermission to Deadwood
1t looks o as if the much talked Of
celebration of the completion of the B..
& NJ. to Custer would fail to m~aterialize,
what do you think about it? The Cir
cult court conyenes at this place next
Tuesday. Another restaurant was open
ed on the Avenue a few days ago. There
II a new barber in town. Stone, the
smooth shaver, has put in an additional
chair. The Custer postofiice has been
doing a presidential business for some
time, and will soon be rated. Joe
Pitchers residence looms up like q
castle since it was remodeled and re
painted. If you haven't noticed it, you
might look up at the CHRONICLES new
sign when passing. A prominent b. &
NJ. man said yesterday that Custer
would have a population of ten thous.
ond in two years, and it is needless to
add that the gentleman's head is hori-
zontal.
Now pardon US, please, if this should
fail to satisfy your wonderful craving
for news, as this is positively all we
have to offer this week i'm addition to
what appears elsewhere in our columns.