Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-04-08


larry Crofford. of Peoria, H., has
IN visiting with his uncle, ELAN Conr CSnSr
rner of this city, for a couple OF Of dsS So
eks. Mr.. Crofford is bent on seenig Mar,
the wonders Of the Black Hills coun- IN m',i, "a
;. and Monday morning he went up to said a d
.adwood and Lead City to spend lew and
Cou
VS.. - a. /
The ladies of the Congregational ina in a
urch will give an Enigmatical Social cry,
Vienna Hotel, Wednesday evening, IN
nril 10Th. Menu elaborate and varied, \
, the European plan at popular prices. od -
ONE everybody, guess and eat A. n
nioue programme Oh eHlerIaihhi0h' deS
i'll be given. OF
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+ w. Marble came down from Hill koi
ity on the Wednesday afternoon sal
-eioht and the next evening took the wy
as senger train for Lincoln. Mr.. Marble iS'
purchased one ofthe petrifactions when
we're on exhibition at the register Oh -
Iaads office. aud will add it to coiiec- Oh
IN, of B,acll Hills curiosities which ne e,
las picked up during his residence ~ ~
lere. ,o
Prof. ]. C. Mckee returned to custer -
morning from Oelrichs where ;,
he had passed his weeks vacation. ME- AZ
Mckee remained there for a longer NJ
visit with her mother. The professor q
informs us that the country around ';
Oe,richs is rapidly settling up TINS p
spring, and that there is every indica- d
tion that the year will be a prosperous e
one in that locality. :
One week from to night meeting
will he held in tie court house lor 'he
purpose of nominating five town trhS,
tees. clerk, treasurer, assessor justice u
the neacc. marshal and five members OF
tho hoard of education. The school law
odonted at the town election last year.
which provided that school oihc'"'s oe
elected in June, was nuilihed by ac'ion
of the last legislature.
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The city marshal of Hot Springs was
in Custer Wednesday with warrant
for tbe arrest of Sanford Sharlow, VINO
WAS wanted in Fall River county Tor
iisposing of mortgaged property Inc
officer secured his man. and unless Sliar-
low has furnished bonds within the '"s'
1ov or two he is now behind the bars.
The man had been runnl. 81" hiii
in this vicinity for year past.
Custer will have race track at ias''
thouoh for the past few months 1t has
seemed rather uncertain. w. Z. Nard
r has leased for term of years the iieio-
It enriem ranch or pasture, lying southeast
r of town, and will very soon commence
the construction of q half mile track
/, Mr. Ward found it absolutely necessary
e to have a track or else take his horseF
d away from Custer, and he has concluded
to construct the track himself
-
~ Lewis Allen, a resident Of the eastern
?" mart of Custer county, was arrested aho
y brought to Custer City this week, charg
ed with muti!ating cattle brand. H'
er was given hearing before JHs'lc'
ne Lewis and held under five hundred
SIT dollar bond to appear ut the May tern
of court The prisoner was unable
en- obtain the necessary suretes and as
III consequence is now boarding WIZ
ld Sheriff Willard.
-,-, -s..--.,.r.....- of this ~isy- -feceivea
nee telegram from Valentine, Neb, la
ve Sunday, stating that his brother Georl
|, was dangerously i'll. Charlie drove
Fairburn Monday, and took the trai
- for Valentine, but his brother died b
49, fore he reached there. The decease
80, resided in this vicinity for a year
more and only a few months ago r
moved to Nebraska. lie was a your
u'' man, but had been suffering with CO
S ''1' sumption for long time.
his Teachers Examination.
A teachers examination will be he
IDS at the school house at Buffalo Gap, {
of Friday, May 5th, 1898.
~. Teachers must be on hand prompt
us at O'clock, as only one day will
IND given for this examination.
L. A. ScoTr. Co. Supt.
bos -
Card.
us -, :,
-, The members of the Ladies World
III, Fair Club of Custer take this means
expressing their gratitude to Custer III
& Hose Co. No. / for its donation
les $50, and its more recent loan Of Sl7
ne, also their thorough appreciation of Il
cir assistance rendered them by the res
=. dents of Custer and vicinity in ii
~ work Of preparing and completing Il
LED county's contribution to the Columbia
Exposition.
e0 Notice
mo The firm of Taylor d Jones, doil
the business in Custer City, South Dakot