Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-04

came in Wednesday to take brief
breathing spell in the Apex city before
their departure for Hot Springs to show
he hot water city on the 4th how simple
IL is for ball club to win with crack
battery.
Omaha was strongly represented in
the city on Saturday by Messrs George
Mason, III. G. Mason, Jud Grant, w. S.
Mari, S. Shinn and A. f. Holden.
Mrs. w. S. Wood, wife Of Custer
County's popular sheriff, departed on
Mondays train, with her two children.
for an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Missouri.
w. w. Oids, wife and children, and
Miss Jennie Olds, of this place, return
ed from Deadwood on Thursdays pass
enger, where they had been making a
brief visit with friends.
Mrs. A. T. Van Devort, formerly of
this place, departed last week with her
children from Buffalo Gap for Detroit.
Mr.. Van Devort accompanied them rs
far as Council Bluffs.
The Misses Mabel Smith and Mag
gle Degnan, who have been attending
the Methodist college at Hot Springs
during the last two terms, came in from
that place on Mondays train.
Harry Hitchcock and Gus Frazer, of
this place, went TO Deadwood on We'd
nesday, the former TO meet his mother
and sister en- route to this place from
Ponca, Nebraska, and the latter to visit
brother at that place.
DIR. J. NJ. Phipps and daughter, Miss
Minnie Phipps of Evansville, Indiana,
were arrivals in the city the latter part
of last week. Dr. Phipps is the father
of Mrs. g. w. Pitcher of this place, with
whom they will visit during the greater
portion Of the summer.
Hon. II. NJ. Towner, q prominent resi-
dent Of Corning Iowa, and judge of the
Circuit Court of adams county, came in
the latter part of last week with his
family, and will visit for several weeks
with the family Of his uncle, +. A.
Towner, ofthis place. Mr. T., like all
Custer visitors, is delighted with the
place and its beautiful surroundings, be-
ing fully impressed with the undeniable
fact, that more desirable place TO spend
the summer can no where be found
Mrs. A. NJ. Baird, the wife of promi-
nent B. & NJ. railroad man, came in from
Lincoln on Monday, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. ID. w. Huf, son and
maid. Edgar Morrill,, young man of
Lincoln, who is in delicate health, and
who came with view TO improving the
same, accompanied them. They are
pleasantly located at the Kleemann, and
being greatly pleased with this place
and its surprising scenic and climatic
features, will probably soiourn here dur
ing the summer,
Mrs. G. w. Hitchcock and Miss Nellie
Hitchcock, of Ponca, Nebraska, wife and
daughter of our efficient postmaster,
who will be remembered as visitors at
this place last summer, were among the
arrivals in the city on Thursday. They
were accompanied by Miss Lillian Johns,
of Ponca, who has been employed as a
teacher for the fall and winter term of
The Custer public schools, and her sister,
Miss Virginia Johns, of lie Mars,
Iowa. Mrs. Hitchcock and daughter
acquired host of friends upon the
occasion of their former visit, who will
be pleased 10 renew their acquaintance,
and the Misses Johns will be accorded q
hearty welcome TO the pioneer city,
where the visitors will spend the sum
mer