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


Delicious biscuits are made with the
Diamond S. Baking Powder. Sold by
NJ. J. Bailey x Co.
Try the celebrated Diamond S. Baking
Powder. satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded. NJ. j. Bailey x Co.
For purity, strength and healthfulness
the Diamond 5 Baking Powder is un-
rivalled. Sold by NJ. J. Bailey & Co.
r. ". Grantham commenced the fall
term of school at Four Mile Monday
morning.
Chris Hendrickson has concluded to
engage in the draying business, and he
put a team on the streets the first of the
month.
At a meeting Of the Driving Park AS.
ISOLATION, held last SATURDAY,, Henry
Richardson was elected president and
NJ. A. Willis secretary.
l.. s. Rue's new residence is being
erected in the eastern part Of town,
south of French creek, Mr.. Rue having
changed his mind in regard to the loca-
ton.
The iron front for the Fitch Dry
Goods Co.'S new store was received the
first of the week. The building will
present a very fine appearance when it
is completed.
A petition to congress praying for the
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of Is
to / was circulated in Custer this week.
1t was signed by quite a number of the
friends of the white metal.
The pines are heavily loaded with
cones this fall, and the local weather
prophets say that it is a sure sign of a
hard winter. A real severe winter in
these parts will be a novel experience
to some Of us.
The young ladies Of the Congregation
al church will give a taffy-pull at the
parsonage Tuesday evening, Sept, 18th,
Taffy, 10 cents a plate. Everybody in
yited. Come and have a good time.
School commenced Monday morning
with a total of one hundred pupils at
tending. The boys and girls speak very
highly of their new teachers and the
school work is already progressing
smoothly. The year promises to be a
most successful one.
We hear it rumored that w. Y. Stark
weather. WIN engage IN the goncIaf
mercantile business in Custer. There
was talk same time ago of the farmers of
this vicinity establishing a general store
and conducting it on the cooperative
plum. Mr.. Starkweather's venture may
be along that line.
We neglected last week to call atten-
ton to Il. V. Garlock's new ad. Our
readers will find it on the first page Of
the CHRONICLE in this issue. Mr.. Gar
lock has dropped the credit system and
is now dealing on a cash basis alto
gether. Ire believes that by so doing
he can sell goods cheaper and make it
an object for cash buyers to deal with
him.
A warrant was issued Tuesday for the
arrest Of NJ. A. Upton, who is charged
with taking a circular saw valued at
800 from A. T. Feay, who was recently
appointed receiver for the saw mill firm
of Upton q Bostrom. The defendant
was arraigned before Justice Wells
Wednesday morning, and by request of
the prosecution the case was continued
until Monday morning at 8 O'Clock.
Upton was released until that time on
his own recognizance.
Two dogs which had been making a
decided nuisance Of themselves for some
time, were killed by Marshal Ross,
Monday. Before they were killed the
CANNES succeeded in taking the lives of
two valuable Jersey calves. One of the
calves, belonging to III. j. Orr, was killed
outright by the dogs, and the other one,
owned by II. G. Butterfield, was worried
by them until it fell off a bridge. 1t
broke it's leg in the fall and was killed
to put an end to its suffering.
X. f. Messenger and John r. Smith,
of Denver, Col. were registered at the
Kleemann Monday. The former is a
brother of Geo. Messenger, and with
Mr. Smith, who is an attorney, he visit
ed the Hills for the purpose of making
an effort TO secure q new trial for the
would be slayer of L. B. Reno. While
here they conferred with H. d. Rey-
nolds, who defended the convicted
Messenger, and we understand that the
grounds on which the motion for a new
trial is 10 be based are very strong
mes.
The potato crop in this vicinity is
being harvested, and some stories re
garding the yield, which are remarkable
because Of their contrast, are being told.
One man who planted a patch which
covered two lots, says that he has turn
ed it inside out without finding one
potato of respectable proportions. An
other who evidently has planted in
better soil reports digging between thirty
and forty potatoes of good size out Of
one hill. The record has been broken
both ways, and it is difficult to decide
whether this year has, or has not, been
a good one for murphys.
Yielding to a unanimous demand
from the members of the Spearfsh NJ.
E. church. Bishop Ninde and Elder
earns appointed Rev. d. w. Tracy,
pastor of that charge, and Rev. A. J.
Caseomsp, who has been ct epearish
the past year, is sent to Custer. The
nsws that Rev. Tracy had not been re-
turned to Custer was . surprise and
disappointment TO our people generally.
We afs ali familiar with the great and
eooi work be has done in our city dur
Ing Ne two years he has resided here,
and eSsry a with whom be hes como
u contact, II church work and outsids