Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-11-14

three or four inches, and slapping lt in
TO the mouths eyes, and ears of every
individual that was foolish enough to
venture ont. Add to that a way down
temperature, and then you'll have a
faint idea Of the atmospheric conditions
that combined TO make Tuesday a cork
er.
The recent destructive fires at Buffalo
Gap and Hot Springs should he a warn
ing 10 Custer people. We have a mum
Der of wooden rows, and should q fire
ever get fairly started in any Of them it
would be good bye to the business hous-
es on Custer AveEne. Be careful in
handling fire, see that your chimneys
are in good order, put on lots of insur-
ance, and sleep with one eye open
This is the solemn admonition Of the
CHRONICLE.
When we stated last week that Rev.
]. V. Willis was on his feet and at
work again, we were banking on the
EtHAlNilldh - ENl'lliE NbllTii t'lt'blt anu
stronger will However, what was at
first supposed to be peurisy, was really
an attack of mountain fever, and Mr.
N's first venture from his room was
made day before Yesterday. He is feel
ing pmuch better, and expects to hold
regular services in the Congregational
CHURCH to morrow morning. Whether
or not there will be services in the
eyening will be announced later
-. -
President Hancher took the B. q NJ.
train last evening for Alliance. Nebraska
where he will ofiiciate in dedicating a
bran n,w church just recently built at
that PLACE. The reverend gentleman is
getting Z be drawing card on such oc.
casionS al these, besides being an i'm
pressive and powerful speaker, he is one
of the fine st collectors that evor started
subscription paper or gave impetus to
a passing hA or collection box. He re-
turns the fir 1t of the week - Id.
e. @-.---
Charles and Theodore Reder have be-
gun the work \pf improving Custer like.
They will M Spve their sawmill over
there and praRare for cold wea,hcS.
They will build \a concrete dun 20 feeA
at the outlet which will food about
seven acres. tn Y dam is short and
can be raised art,rward at small ex.
pense and the sizeNof the lake materially
increased The intt t'ntion is to be ready
for summer visitors next year. As the
title of the ground has been transferred
to them, these gentlemen will probably
make fortune in tue schene. The
Miner wishes them complete success
Tin Minor.
ShegG Clifford and his deputy Sam
Moss went up TO Custer Yesterday TO
ses Lehman swing off into eterni.y, b..
we're disappointed On the same ,:fain
that took them and just few hy'irs be-
fore the hour set for the ly;ging the
reprieve came. Lehman did not seem
to he much affected, b,$ took it stolidly
and as matter sf fact. After they
found that they could not hang man
they went to practicing on bag ot
salt. weighing l70 pounds and it worked
so nice that there were a number OF fell
ows almost ready to try it themselves.
--Minnekahta Herald.
4. -
Il. III. Kirby, an Illinois capitalist. was
in Custer the FIRST of this week. the
guest of w. NJ. Alexander. Messrs Al
exander and Kirby are the joint owners
of large amount Of mining property in
South Dakota and Wyom ing. Tuesday
afternoon they departed for Chicago
and before returning to Custer they ex-
pect TO close deal by which a consider
able amount OF Wyoming oil land will
be disposed of to an Illinois syndicate.
On returning to Custer in a few weeks.
Mr. Alexander expects to put men to
work on some gold properties owned by
himself and partner in the Vicinity OF
Custer, and develop them extensively
during the fall and winter.
Spearfish is to have the railroad so
long hoped and sought for. aud possibly
she may have two. TIE b. & NJ has
decided to build from Englewood TO
Spearfish and already 800 graders are at
work, and that force will be doubled
within few days The Elkhorn also
has corps of surveyors busy looking
mp route and it IS question which
road will reach the objective point first
The b. & NJ. has been very qniet as to
their intentions, and when 1t was made
known to the people of the Deadwood
that the road wonid be put
through, il was like dropping a bomb
shell among them. Spearish's prospects
for future greatness as city are very
bright just now. Her water power and
other natural advantages have always
been acknowledged and the building of
two trunk lines will give her tho edge
over other points in the Northern Hills.