Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-13

brought togather in the Black Hills
1t is enough to say, when more can no
be said, that the acme Of satisfaction
was reached, and not the faintest mur
mur Of complaint was heard on the par
of Clusters guests from the moment o
their arrival up to the time of their de
parture. 1t was day of unabating en-
joyment, undisturbed by a single
unpleasant or unfavorable feature
and will long be remembered by the
pioneers, and those who united with
them. in celebrating the day. as one o.
the most marked in its agreeable and
enjoyable features they have ever ex
perienced.
NOTES.
II was Fred Evans, s. Bullock, w. r.
Steele and several hundred others who
during the day, touched, forcibly upon
Clusters boundless hospitality. and the
perfection Of her arrangements to enter
tain her guests on Phone er day; it will
therefore be understood that this largely
does away with the necessity of Custer
blowing its own horn in this direction.
1t was not by reason of the efforts Of
any single individual that Custer sue
ceeded SO admirably in pleasing her
guests on Monday, but it was the natur
al result of unity of action and senti-
ment upon the part of all her citizens,
who alike are deserving ofproper credit.
If especial mention is due to any class
ofcontributors to the success ofthe excur-
sion, so far as Custer is concerned. such
mention is due, first to the ladies, whose
unremittlng attention to the duties as
signed them from first TO last were so
manifestly instrumental in making the
occasion the grand success it proved to
be. and to the faithful and efficient gen.
tlemen assistants who devoted 30 much
Of their time in preparing the meats.
coffee etc for the the table.
A conservative estimate of the num-
ber Of persons visiting the excursion
grounds on Monday, would be about
1000.
1t goes without saying that the rost-
rum was represented by the best speak
ers of the Hills.
Every town and mining camp Of any
note in the Hills, except Rapid, was rep
resented on the grounds, and in Justice
to Rapid, it may be said that she too
would have been represented had not
Capt. Davis and wife, who had been 30.
journing in Custer for some time, taken
their departure for home in the morn.
train.
1t Is safe to assume tRat a certain
member of the Terraville band was
impressed with Custer, when,
upon being urged by companion to
hurry down to the depot, as the train
was about ready to leave he said, "let
her 60 Gallager, Custer is good enough
for me-"
Not single arrest was made, and on
ly one drunken man was seen on the
streets during the day (; this man escap-
ed arrest. being excused on the ground
of his being resident of Hill City.
1t was red letter day for Custer, and
all the old timers, many Of whom had
not seen the place for ten or fifteen
years, and some of whom had never seen
it before, were fairly delighted with
its superlativo beauty, surprising in
that regard, all other points in the great
west
The railroad officials were both pleas
ed and surprised with the magnitude of
the excursion which in point Of num-
bers, by far exceeded their most san
guine exp ectations, and they now more
fully than eyer before. realize the patent
fact, that the Black Hills is not grass
hopper country.