Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-06-06
SATURDAY, JUNE, 8, 1891.
Baths at Stones.

The celebrated Terrayille brass band
will accompany the pioneer excursion
lists to Custer on the Sth, so says the
Pioneer.
Base ball goods, all kinds at T. v,
Garlock's.
A wash ont, near Edgemont, the re-
suit OF heavy rain storm Of Monday
night, delayed Tuesdays north bound
passenger train between three and four
hours.
Barb wire at $3.50 per cwt, at T. v
Garlock's.
The B. & VI. will probably have COM
pleted their branch road to Hot Springs
by the 4th of July, at which time it is
proposed to run excursion trains to the
Springs from Alliance, and Deadwood.
Buy the Domestic" sewing machine.
For sale at Heidepl m'r.
Resident Engineer VI. w. Ensign, OF
the B. & NJ has engaged rooms with a
private idiull9 III tliio Clts III iiiS idliiiiy
who will arrive in a few weeks from
Lincoln, and spend the summer in the
Gem of the Hills.
Buy only the genuine Ellwood Gid
den barb wire at L. V. Garlock's.
Helm & Higbie, owning stock farm
at the mouth of B are Butte creek, have
sold $1,000 worth Of stock horses, prin.
cipally mares, to Martin Ruppel, who
is starting a horse ranch in Custer
county.-Minnesela Star.
New stock of wall paper and decora-
tions at Heidcpriem's.
A large number Of the old settlers Of
this place are making arrangements to
take in the old settlers picnic to be held
at Custer City on the Sth of June. Col
Thornby has already commenced to get
his lips in readiness for the occasion.-
Hot Springs Herald.
Wanted-a car load of potatoes for
highest market price in trade at T. V.
Garlock's.
A rumor is in active circulation at this
place, that the 3. & NJ. will soon erect
an eatinghouse in the city. The CHRoN-
IcLE can only vouch for the necessity for
further provision being made to accom-
odate Cns,er's .sunnaer visitors not he
ing adyi~ ed as to what the Il. & NJ. will
do in this direction.
We Inadvertently omitted calling the
attention of our readers to the advertise.
ments Of S. n. Fitch, and G.. f. Harris,
appearing in our issue Of last week, the
former popular dealer in dry goods
and the latter practical photographer
both of whom may be relied upon to
please their patrons.
Jos Kubler, publisher of the CHRONICLE
departed. on Saturday for Madison, and
Watertowu, S. ID. whittier he goes as
delegate TO the grand lodges of Mason
ic and X. Of p. societies. the former al
Watertown on the 9th and the latter al
Madison on the 2d inst. He is expect
ed to return about the 14th inst.
The voters of the various counties OF
South Dakota will be called upon to vote
ut the June election on the proposition
to adopt the uniformity of school text
books, as provided by an act of the late
legislature, entitled "An act to establish
county uniformity of the school text
books and supply the same at cost"
There will be Baptist service, (cov-
enant meeting) at the School house to-
day, Saturday at 8 o'clock, p. m, Sunday
services, June 9TH, at Garlocks hall, as
follows; Sunday School 10. a. m,
preaching ii, a. m. and s, p. m. Preach
ing at Tubbs school house at 3, p M.
All will be welcomed at these services.
The jury in the case of Belding versus
the B. II. & Ft. Pierre railroad Com
pany, (the Homestake) brought in a
verdict for plaintiff of$5,000. The case,
which is familiar to our readers, has
been pending in the Circuit court at
Deadwood for about two weeks, and at
tracing an unusual degree of public at
tention.
The Minnesota Star says: "Freigbt
can now be laid down in Minnesele
shipped from any eastern point over thu
b. q NJ, and transported FROM there by
freight teams cheaper than the F. E.&
M. ", are laying it down at White
wood or any other point further north
Spearfish, Beulah, Sundance and Min
nesela, are now shipping all their freight
over the b. & M, for that reason"
Co. W.. Thornby, of Hot Springs,
an active and energetic worker for the
success of the Pioneer excursion to this
place on the Sth inst, notified the
CHRONICLE by telephone on Wednesday,
that about eighty persons would be in
attendance at the grand pioneer pow
"ow, including the Evans brass band.
al Of whom IL is necessary to say will be
most heartily welcomed by the citizens
ofthe Pioneer City.
1t is but proper to state. that the rea-
SON why Master Mark Booth failed to
respond, on Saturday, when called upon
topresent his defamation, as announc-
ed by the programme of Memorial
exercises, was, that he was unable to be
present on account Of indisposition, be-
ing afflicted at the time with malady
common to the juvenile portion of man
kind, and popularity known by the
sfowl" name Of chicken pox.
The northern Hills country was visit
ed by one Of the heaviest rain storms In
its history on Sunday evening last,
which resulted in serious damage, es-
especially TO the d. G. railroad, which is
said 10 have been damaged to the ex-
tent OF $4,000. Considerable damage
isreported at Lead City. and the Dead |
wood toll road is also saidsto have sus-
tanned great damage. The storm was