Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-11-18

i. IL. JOHNSTON.
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ins representative Of the Denver Times,
assaulted a Deadwood business man the
other day because the latter jokingly
said that all newspapers were fakes.
Parker struck at the man, and then
pulled a six shooter, but was prevented
from using the latter by witnesses of the
fracas. No arrests.
The banquet given in Masonic hall
last Saturday evening by the Eastern
Stars, was richly enjoyed by the forty
or more ladies and gentlemen who at
tended it. The spread was sumptuous
and perfect in its appointments, and the
hours which interviewed between supper
and midnight were passed in a manner
entirely informal and social.
Rev. A. J. Cheeseman, who was called
to Martinsville, Ind, by the serious i'll
ness of his wife, a month or six weeks
ago., returned to his home in this city.
Saturday morning last, and immediately
resumed his duties as pastor of the NJ.
+. church. When he left Indiana, Mrs.
Cheeseman was rapidly improving. and
she will follow her husband in about
three weeks.
The New Castle New-Journal says that
during two months from August 10Th to
October 18th, there has been shipped
from and through that place by the b.
d NJ. road, LAO cars of stock from the
ranges Of Northwestern Wyoming, which
would make about $4,000 head. During
that length Of time there has been ship
ped over the ElklIorn road and through,
Buffalo Gap 1000 cars Of stock, as shown
by the train register at the depot, max
ing 10000 head, which has come from
the ranges of western and northwestern
Dakota.-Buffalo Gap Republican.
A telephone report of one of the most
shocking tragedies which eyer occur
cd in the Hills was received in this city
from Central, last Thursday evening
At l:30 p. IN. Thursday, Joe. TAX, an
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and killed his wife, also Joca Antonette
another Italian, and Antonette's wife
The murderer then turned his gun on
himself and inflicted a wound from the
effects of which he will die. An old
feud between the two families is assign.
cd as the cause of the awful affair.
An informal reception was rendered
Judge Gardner at the Kleemann House
by q number Of his Custer friends
Thursday evening. The Custer Corne!
Band played several selections; w. G
Porter delivered an address of welcome
and congratulation, and Judge Gardner
responded in his easy and pleasant
manner. The affair was necessarily i'm.
promptu, and not attended by as man
as it would have been had it been posi-.
bic TO give longer notice. However, il
was thoroughly enjoyed by those who
were fortunate enough to be present.
Try "our own" breakfast bacon and
hams. Cry MARKET.
The writer visited the John Strater
ranch one and one-half miles west oil
town on Tuesday. A. X. Mallette ID
renting the place and AN inspection dis.
closes the fact that q farm can be- made
to produce something even in this coun.
try and In adry time We found
in the cellar over seven hundred bushels
AM
Of potatoes, and in the crib about Ave
hundred bushels Of corn. and in q shed
something over one hundred tons OF
hay, oil Of which had been raised of
this one quarter section Of land This
Il not AL, for on the place Il q fine orch
ard that yields several bushels of apples
yearly. Aquautity Of oats and wheat