Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-06-03
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1898.

Oshkosh, Wis, whore he had been al
tending school during the past year.
The L. o. o. F. will hold its annua
service next Sabbath at the NJ. Z
church, at II a. m. All are invited.
Us. Childs has returned to the Hills
but as yet we haven't heard the rumble
of machinery In the direction of Hill
town.
Unless all signs fail there will be a
wedding in Custer next week, and
another happy couple will commence q
life long sail on the matrimonial sea-
Mrs. Bertha Wood received her com
mission as postmistress at Custer, last
Wednesday. She will take charge oI
the Office as soon as satisfactory quar-
ters for it can be secured.
A Black Hills exchange says that
there is a possibility that Archie Rior
dan. of Buffalo Gap, will be appointed
U, S. marshal for South Dakota, to sue
ceed Cyrus j. Fry, deceased.
T. w. Delicate has sold his pneumatic
tire safety to Rev. G. II. Mckee who
will use it as means Of transportation
between Custer and his country home
Mr.. Delicate will invest in another Of
the --latest improved"
The ladies ofthe Baptist church sery-
ed ice cream and cake in the Haserodt
building, on Custer Avenue. Thursday
afternoon and evening. Considering
the damp, chilly condition of the wealth
er, they were very literally patronized
The board Of education will meet
next Monday evening to elect three
teachers for the public schools Of Custer.
AS forty or fifty applications have been
filed with the clerk Of the board, it is
not probable that all the selections will
be made in one evening.
The frame buildings on B. r. Woods
lot near the court house were moved off
last Thursday and work has been com
m snced on the foundation for the new
brick. IT the weather continues favora-
b,e Contractor Shope wiM have the
bnilding up in a few weeks.
John Beuter came down from Dead
wood Monday evening and the follow
ing morning put force of men at work
on the Caledonia. Mr.. Beuter has an
abundance Of faith in this mine and ex
poets to do considerable development
work on the property this year.
G. s. Johnston and Henry Richardson
have leased the Vienna hotel, and, a:
they inform US, will run it in first elias,
style indefinitely. The new landlords
took possession on the first of the
month and the interior is now being re
painted, re.papered and otherwise re
paired.
H. F. Lake moved his stock of boot.
and shoes into his brick building Mon
day, and is now pretty nearly settled ir
his new quarters The store room il
nicely finished and furnished and il
separated fir ON the work shop by 8
handsome cabinet with grained panels
and mirror of French plate.
F.. DeGarmo went down to Buffilc
Gap with w. T. Ellyson's string of trot
ters. The animals will be kept there
for few weeks in order that they ma,
have the benefit Of track work. Mr.
Ellyson is still in Omaha receiving med
ical treatment and there is no certaint,
as to when he will return to the Blacl
Hills.
A killing frost did considerable dam
age in the foot hills on Friday night o
last week. Garden truck generally wa
destroyed, one man alone losing ffteei
hundred tomato plants. Asthat section
of country usually supplies the neigh
boring towns with vegetables, there is ,
possibility that that character Of eata
bles will be scarce and high priced thi
summer and next fall.
Prof J. &. Mckee departed on Frida,
evening Of last week for his former
home at Oelrichs, to which place hi.
wife preceded him some weeks ago
The professor has two or three tempt
ing offers of schools farther east. but h,
hardly expects to teach during the com
ing year, as business interests in Fal
River county will demand his attention
for part Of the year at least.
The gentleman who was In Custe
with a phonograph few weeks ago
and again this week, entertained an an
disncs of fify or sixty persons in Ma
sonic Hall, last Thursday evening. A
'a-ee delivery horn was attached to tn,
machine and the musical selection
which are generally listened to through
the rubber tubes, were heard quite dis
tinctly in all parts Of the room.
The Columbian Social given at tn,
M. E. parsonage last Wednesday even
ing was new departure along the lin.
OF informal entertainments. In ths
course ofthe evening refreshments wer.
served, but some of the gentlemen found
1t necessary to freshsn up their knowl
edge Of geography before they were al
lowed to psrtake. The attendance wal
large. and the receipts satisfactory.
An eighteen year old boy met q vio
lent death near o. NJ. Harris saw mill
seven miles southeast of Custer City
last Wednesday. The boy was employ.
cd to driye team of mules attached 70
log wagon. His team was seen on the
road without driver, and going back
along the road the men found the dead
body Of the boy. The body was badly
bruised and is believed that he fell
from the wagon and his life was crushed
out by the wheels. This explanation Of
his sudden death was accepted and il
was not deemed necessary TO hold an
Inquest. The young mans name was
Fred Harris. and he was nephew OF
he proprietor ofthe mill.