Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

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Delicious biscuits are made with the
Diamond 5. Baking Powder. Sold by
NJ. J. Bailey & Co.
Try the celebrated Diamond s. Baking
Powder. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded. NJ. J. Bailey " Co.
Tor purity. strength and healthfulness
the Diamond s Baking Powder is UNI
rivalIed. Sold by NJ. J. Bailey d Co.
Jas. Clark will reopen his butcher
shop, at the old stand opposite the klee-
mann House, mex Monday morning.
Notice his al in another column.
A mountain lion, probably driven to-
ward town by the heavy smoke which
fills the timber, has been making nights
hideous with its almost human cries
this week.
The Hot Springs Daily Star says that
the attendance at the Black Hills Col
lege from the outside, is already as large
rs il was last year, and new students a~e
arriving daily.
The preliminary examination of NJ. A.
Upton, set for last Monday morning,
was once more postponed. this time
until the return from the east of w. G.
Porter, states attorney.
II. Z. Hickman is having a barn
erected on one Of his lots near Laugh
ing Water. The structure is 24x32.
Mr.. Hickman expects to build a resi-
dence in the same part of TOW some
time this fall
Rev. ~Shingler, the new Congregation
al pastor, is expected to arrive from
Kearney in time to conduct services at
the church tomorrow morning and
evening. If he does no services will be
held in the NJ. Il. church.
Judge A. T. Feay is attending to the
duties Of the office of clerk Of the courts
during the absence Of ] f. Smith. The
experience is not a strange one to the
Judge, and everything about the Office
runs as smoothly as ever.
The stockholders ofthe Custer County
Bank will meet in this city, on Wednes.
nesday, Oct. 4th, for the purpose Of
electing officers and transacting other
business. At that time a successor tc
Frank r. Davis, the deceased cashier OF
the bank, will be elected.
The report that Conductor 3. A
Campbell was to be married last week
was a correct one, and on the l4th inst.
he and Miss Nellie Hill, of Nashville,
Neb were united in the bonds of afr
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell will
make their home at Edgcmont.
= birthday surprise party, in honor OF
DIR. Oliver Fisher, was given at that
gentleman's home, last Tuesday evening.
Quite a number of the doctors intimate
friends were present, accompanied by
their ladies, and the evening was occu-
pied with customary social features.
The plate glass windows and iron
front of the Fitch building were placed
in position Monday, and the plasterers
have since been engaged in finishing up
the interior Of the store. 1t will be
ready for occupancy in a very few days,
and the conpany's large dry goods stock
will be moved into it next week.
Rev. Cheeseman preached his first
sermons in Custer City last Sunday
morning and evening, and made a very
favorable impression on his hearers.
The gentleman is a fluent speaker, forci.
bile and eloquent in his delivery, and, as
was evinced by his discourses, one VIC
thinks profoundly. The Custer M. L.
church should flourish under his care.
Z. II. Smith. A. n. Warner, A. d
sherwood, +. +. Hall, Ed Barthold and
others started Tuesday afternoon with
1900 head Of cattle, TO- a point 100 miles
northeast of Rapid City, where the stock
will be winterel. The owners will re-
main at the new location long enough
to nave comfortable quarters arranged
for the cowboys and stock, and will then
return to Custer county, leaving their
employees in charge.
During the thunder storm last Satur-
day afternoon lightning struck some OBJ
ject in the pasture near Chas. Uarbach's
house and set fire to the grass. The
flames spread with amazing rapidity,
and had not help from town been i'm
mediately summoned, Mr.. Harbach's
house, barns and eighty tons of timothy
hay would have been destroyed. The
fire was not more than forty or fifty feet
from the buildings when it was sub
dued.
A gentleman from this vicinity visit
ed Hill City a few days ago, and while
there was accorded an interview with j.
s. Childs, superintendent Of the Harvey
Peak Cos properties. Mr.. Childs is
quoted as having made, in the course OF
the conversation. the significant remark
'the people of the tin district are more
scared than hurt b. the recent action OF
the company" We venture to say that
the people of the tin district are very
willing to be convinced that the scare
alluded to is a causeless one.
The high winds Of Wednesday and
Thursday last started up the slumbering
timber fires in the Northern Ellis again,
and Wednesday night Deadwood, Lead
City and Terraville were threatened
with destruction. Thousands of men
spent the day and night fighting the
destroyer, but for hours the winds
swept the flames toward the towns and
had it not changed OPPORTUNITY all
three of them would undoubtedly have
been wiped out of existence. Along
the Spearfsh and WhitewocI roads
much property was burned. 4ie Gen.
te ,nial hotel, the Cliff Honse. the resi-
Lences Of Rev. James Williams, Chas.
Traver, Chas. Pfrunder and others were
burned and the loss Is estimated at
$4,000. The family Of Frank Steasns
bare'y escaped with their lives. and all
its members were seriously burned.