Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-31
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1891.
Baths at Stones.


The public schools at Lead and Central
City have been closed on account of the
prevalence of diphtheria.
New stock of wall paper and decora-
tions at Heidepriem's.
An old experienced newspaper man,
named Murphy, is about to establish a
democratic paper at Piedmont.
Anthracite and smithing coal at Gar
locks.
The artesian we'll at Dudley is said
to be down between four and fiYe hun
dred feet, and no water yet.
Five cent "Love Letter." at Stones.
Alex Wood, who escaped last week
from the Fall River county Jail, was
captured at Deadwood, and returned to
Hot Springs on Wednesday.
Go to the Palace Restaurant. on Gus
ter Avenue, bet. 9Th and 9th streets for
the best meals in town.
The first shipment of Newcastle coke
was recently billed to Peoria, Illinois.
1t is expected that daily shipments of
this useful commodity. will soon be
made to eastern points.
Buy the Domestic" sewing machine.
For sale at Heidepriem's.
Manager Holdredge and Superinten-
dent Calvert, of the b. & II were each
presented with an elegant gold headed
cane, by the citizens of Deadwood, at
that place on Saturday.
1t beats all how the people do rush
for Dodds' B. & NJ. market after their
beef, veal, sausage, pig pork, fresh fish
and oysters. Choice goods, and fair
prices is what knocks.
Cy Robbins remains at Pierre; in the
mean time the Democrat is alternating.
Possibly, when the robins nest again,
our defunct contemporary may resume
under new management
Best bargains in bed room sets, all of
latest patterns in antique oak, and tx
teenth Century finish; call and see
them, at Heidepriem's.
j. A. Stanley, of the Hermosa Pilot,
departed recently for Boise City, Idaho,
presumably for the purpose Of establish
ing branch Office at that place. He
was accompanied by his family.
A six inch snow. on Monday night,
the first fall Of the beautiful to amount
to anything vouchsafed us this winter,
was welcomed alike by all, as everybody
had become surfeited with the un-
seasonable summer weather that had so
long prevailed.
An Odell correspondent of the Buff
falo Gap News reports the recent dis
covery of boiling hot springs in can
yon near that place, and that steps are
being taken to pipe the water to point
ample room for the building of a
sanitarium and bath houses.
Mr. Peter Folsom and son Elmer, land
scape and Typographical engineers, are
laying off townsite at the celebrated
Cascade mineral springs. The gentle
men are from Bloomington, H.. and
have wide reputation for work in their
line, and, fitted by nature as it is, will
make this one Of the most beautiful
townsites in the country. Hot Springs
Star.
Mr.. j. d. Mcdonald, manager of the
Wind Cave, was in the city to-day, and
exhibited to US a fine specimen taken
from the end of the new route which
they have just been exploring. This
route extends five miles from the open
ing of the cave, in southeasterly direc-
tion, and is probably 1900 feet below
the surface OF the ground. Truly this is
a wonderful cave.-Hot Springs Star.
T. d. Edwards has resumed control
of the Lead City Tribune, the six
months lease to Mr.. Green having re-
Gently expired. The paper will continue
to be of the republican persuasion, but
will doubtless be trihe more coserva-
tive upon all public questions than it
has been while under the management
of Mr.. 6. the peerless journalistic antag-
onizer Of the Black Hills. Mr.. G now
holds the position of chief editor of tie
Deadwood Pioneer.
The Pierre Press contains the follow
ing mention of Hon. ]. NJ. Baldwin, of
Hill City. a member of the lower house
In the present state legislature. and
deserved!y popular in this city: 'That
plump, goodlooking, little member from
Hill City, J. NJ. Baldwin, is guilty of
being cartoonist, and the member who
crosses his path will get punished with
his pencil. BY the way, have you
noticed "dot diamond" he sports? Iti5a
little $500 stone that was presented to
him inst before he started for Pierre, by
the Harvey Peak Tin Mining employees.
Mr.. Baldwin is chief engineer for this
company"
The Hill City News of the 23rd an
nounces the death of Maud Rivers at
that place, of pneumonia, on the 10Th
inst, and submits the following sngges
tive comment upon the same: Behind
this simple announcement lays the
story of as terrible a tragedy as ever
was enacted. 1t may never be made
public. but If ii is, it will bring the blush
of shame and horror to the individual
directly responsible, as well as to the pitt
less society which winks at sin. but
abominates penitence. 1t is we'll for
the poor unfortunatss that the universe
has a different standard of respectibili-
ty and morality from that observed by
the great mass of men and women Of to
day"
have cousin who is printer, says
Ex-Mayor J. B. Loughran of North Dss
Moines. Ia Some years ago he was en-
p'oyed in this city where they were
printing circulars for Chamberlain. He
had deep seated cold and terrible
cough. and while setting up copy he
made up his mind to buy bottle. il