Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-08-20

A meeting of the independents OF
Custer and vicinity was held in the
court house Tuesday evening for the
purpose of organizing for the campaign.
AS only half dozen were present, an adj
journment was taken until a later date.
w. j. Bedford, an old resident OF
Custer, but more recently Of Lead, was
in town during the tournament, acting
as manage of the Ravens. Bedford is
a base ball enthusiast, and carries the
honors OF his position quite easily.
The new bridge across French creek,
on Eighth street. has been completed,
and this week the roadway to it was
graded up, aifording the residents OF
that part of town much easier. access to
the main streets than they have had be-
fore.
Robt. Dollard, States Attorney for
South Dakota, was Mt the Kleemann
House Monday evening. Mr.. Dollard
Is a genial, well posted gentleman, q fine
conversationalist, and he made firm
friends Of those of our citizens whom he
met.
The Black Hills Racing Circuit will
hold a meeting at Rapid Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Aug. 30th and
3lst, and Sept LIST. The prizes hung up
amount to 81 700, and some very speedy
horses have been entered to 20 after
them.
City Editor Garretson, of the Lead
Tribune, was in Custer during the
tournament, and made a pleasant call at
the Chronicle office. Mr.. Garretson is
ore of the Ravens" and plays first" in
a manner that reflects credit on his club
and the "profesh."
Editor John A. Stanley, eff the Hot
Springs Star, accompanied by his wife
and children came up from the Springs
Wednesday morning, and drove IL to
the lake where they will remain proba-
bly, until Monday next. The readers of
the Star will doubtless be treated to a
worthy tribute TO our lake and its sur
%roundings from the versatile pen OF
Brother Stanley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Yerkes, who left
Custer for Winterhaven, Florida, a year
or more ago, expecting to spend the rest
of their days there, write TO friends
here that they will return in a few
weeks to remain permanently. %convinc-
ed that no other spot on earth,
is half Sc dear, half so homelike as Gus
ter. Old friends innumerable will well
come them Oh their return.
The first number of the new Custer
Vail, bearing the date, Saturday, August
18th, was given to the public last Mon
day. geographically it is very neatly
gotten up, has a fair amount Of local
news aud advertisements. The CHRoN-
ICLE hopes that as an institution Of Gus
ter, devoted to the interests of the com.
munity and its citizens, it may have a
long and healthy existence.
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Last Monday morning at II O'Clock
mercury stood at IS degrees above zero
in Custer. AT the same hour a phone
message from Buffalo Gap stated that ii
vas lOS there. Tuesday at noon it was
80 here and III at the Gap. At other
points in the Hills a still higher temper.
ature was reported, and careful obser.
vatlons have proven that we have a
constant average advantage of about y
degrees over other Hills towns.
With next Sabbath Rev. ID. w. Tracy's
first years work as pastor Of the NJ. +.
church of this city ONE to a close, and
the coming conference will decide
whether or not he will remain here per
manently. He has been most success
ful since his location here, building up
his church and gaining the respect and
confidence of the people both in and out
Of it. His congregation will urgently
request his retention.
Mrs. Horgan. an elderly lady residing
near Point of Rocks, Was bitten by a
rattlesnake a few days ago, while work
ing in her dairy. With rare presence
OF mind she quickly cut her finger above
and below the bite. and drew out the
poisoned blood. Nothing more than
very simple treatment of the bite was
required after that, and Mrs. Horgau
has almost entirely recovered from It's
effects.
r. t. Jewell, of Cedar Rapids, Iowp
who has been recreating at Custer fol
the past three weeks, departed Tuesday
evening for the east. When Mr.. Jewell
arrived in Custer three weeks ago, he
was broken down in health, but he goes
away a well man. lie says that he is
enjoying better health than he has for
years, and that he will carry with him
the fondest recollections of his visit &c
Custer, and his intercourse with our
people.