Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-04-29
What our Neighbors are Doing.


parsnips, on Monday. A third child o.
the same family was poisoned, but ID
recovering.
The Black Hills Mercantile Company
the Wholesale grocery firm which has
made its headquarters at Rapid City fol
the past year or two, will remove to
Deadwood. The firm considers that as
distributing point Deadweod has the
advantage Of Rapid.
The annual picnic Of the society OF
Black Hills Pioneers will be held at
Rapid City this year, on the regular
date, the 9Th of June. The committee
appointed to make the selection is favor.
ably impressed by the advantages offer
ed by Rapid. and it will so report.
The Black Hills Telephone Company
is contemplating running one of its
wires from Keystone down to Hermoss
and establish a station at the last named
place. The company asks that Hermosa
business men guarantee 5000 worth OF
business for two years and it is believed
that they will do so.
Jack Kelley and Kid Ryan, two light
weight pugilists fought to a finish be-
fore a crowd of Deadwood sports last
Monday evening. Ryan was defeated
in the tenth round. The victor an.
nounces that he will retire from the
ring and go to work for the Black Hills
Mercantile Co., his former employers.
Humphrey & stenger, the well known
Black Hills stock men, have purchased
the brand and stock of the Keystone
Land and Cattle Company. Twelve or
thirteen thousand head of cattle bearing
the Y Bell brand are turned over to the
new owners in consideration Of $3.50. 600.
1t is the largest deal of that character
ever made in the Hills.
The suit for $4,000 damages brought
by Mrs. Ellen Throckmorton, of Rapid
City, against the Black Hills Milling
and smelting Company mas been com
promised, the company paying the
p'aindf $1,000. The lady's deceased
husband was employed as engineer in
the chlorination plant at Rapid CITY,
and nearly year ago was killed while
at work in the plant.
During the past ten days the Gillespie
hotel at Hot Springs has been under
going thorough renovation and Monday
1t will be opened to the public. The
hundreds Of Black Killers who have in
past seasons enjoyed the hospitality of
Landlord Gillespie will be pleased to
learn that he has returned from the east
and will once more take charge of the
popular hostclry which bears his name.
At the recent municipal election held
in Hot Springs, two progressive conn
cilmen and three reform" councilmen
were elected. Evidently things are
pretty well mixed" down at the hot
water resort, for if we understand it COR
rectly, the reform movement originated
in the upper town this time, while the
progressive element held sway down
town. Just what the result of the con-
test augurs, it is difficult for a disinter-
es'ed observer to comprehend.
There seems to be little truth in the
report. circulated last week. that work
was to be Immediately discontinued on
the b. & NJ. extension to Spearfish. The
grading is still being pushed with all
possible rapidity, and the contractors
are daily increasing their working force.
The superintendent Of construction of
the Spesrfish chlorination works says
that there will be no delay in complet-
ing the plant, and that his company has
a guarantee from the b. 4 NJ. that its
extension will be completed by the
time the chlorinstion plant is in opera
ton.
At Rapid City, last week, a meeting of
the western branch of the South Dakota
Stock Association was held, and to-
gether with the transaction of other
business the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
II. A. Goddard, Hot Springs; Vice
President, John B. Stevens. Sturgis
Secretary, F. NJ. Stewart. Buffalo Gap.
Executive committee, the above officers
and Messrs. Jas. 7. Craig, Belle Fourche;
c. X. Howard, Smithvi.le; =. ID. Mar
riott, Pierre; Ed. Lennon, Rapid City !;
Ed. Stenger, Hermosa; Harris Franklin,
Deadwood; A. d. Isherwood, Custer.
The date Of the annual meeting was
changed from the first to the second
Tuesday in April. and the general fall
meeting was abolished.
Superintendent J. s. Childs of the
Harvey Peak Company has purchased
of the Denver Gold and Silver Extrac-
tion Company the exclusive right to the
use of the Cyanide process in the Black
Hills. Mr.. Childs has made public his
intention to erect and operate at Dead
wood fifty ton reduction plant equip
ped -:.h :h.: process, AID :s.h> weather
permits the works will be completed
within the next ninety days. Assisted
by the well known DR.. Jenny. Mr..
Childs has thoroughly tested the process
AZ applied to the refractory ores of the
Black Hills, and is convinced beyond all
doubt that II will treat them success
fully. The new plant will not only
handle the ores from the properties re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Childs, but will
also purchase ores or treat them on
commission.
Col. Richard Lee, character we'll
known in these parts. is honoring Rapid
City with his presence this spring. and
as is always the case no matter where he
goes, he is the subject Of IN occasional
item for the local newspapers. From
the Republican we clip the latest, viz
"Col. Richard Lee, visiting coal capi-
talist from Kansas, whose countenancs
and dog have become quite familiar to
many Republican readers during the
past few months, wishes us to state that
he win donate nugget for the Colum-
bian bell from his recently discovered
Bob Tail gulch gold property. He does
not specify sire, weight NOR shape, but
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