Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-04
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898.

Spectacles for young and old at Stones
Opera House.
The Comedy Ideals.
Johnnie apd Della Pringle.
Don't fail to go and see the Pringles
A masquerade bali is being talked of
for the l4th inst.
The Pringles at the opera house in
new comedies 9th, 10th and 1Ith.
Johnnie and Della Prnge at Gar
locks Opera House 9th, 10th and llth,
+, M. Donaldson, register of deeds of
Custer county, Sundayed at the Springs
Rev. G. II. Mckee went north by the
B. & NJ. passenger route, Tuesday morn
ing.
VIM, Nevins returned from Omaha
Thursday morning, after an absence OF
several weeks.
The b. & NJ. passenger train broke its
good record Wednesday morning, by
being au hour late
Johnnie and Della PringIe will give
TO our citizens a highly refined enter
tainment They please all.
Rev. Fatker Cassidy, of Hot Springs,
will conduct divine services in this
place. Sunday, February 18th.
Miss Sarah Walsh returned Tuesday
morning from Hot Springs, where she
had been visiting for few days.
c. Won Woehrman, editor and pro-
prietor of the Hill City Mining News,
was in Custer Wednesday evening.
Frank Hebert, owner of some of the
most promising tin properties in the
district, was i'll Custer Sunday and Mon
day.
Rev. Geo. Fl. Thompson, the Baptist
evangelist, conducted services in the
Baptist church in this city, Wednesday
evening.
January was very lainblike when she
made her appearance among us, but
how she did roar when she departed
from our midst.
The first of the souvenir half dollars
which have been brought to Custer. are
now on exhibition and sale at the First
National Bank.
JEFF McDermott was in Custer Sun
day, for the first time in several months
He came oyer from Rapid on business
pertaining to the pending tin deal
A company has been organized in the
Northern Hills for the purpose of estab-
fishing an electric plant at Spearfsh.
WIN be equipped to furnish light,
heat and power.
Just now is very good time to use
every precautien to prevent fires. The
heating stoves are given full swing these
days, and the chimneys should be care
fully looked after.
One week from next Tuesday is
Valentine Day. Already the mer-
chants who handle that kind Of goods,
have on sale everything from the penny
comic, up to the fancy ones at fancy
prices.
Rev. Geo. Wadsworth will preach in
the Congregational church, in this city,
morning and evening, one week xfrom
to morrow. The gentleman comes as a
candidate for permanent pastor of the
chHch.
Col !. Z, Thompson, formerly resi-.
dent of Buffalo Gap, but more recently
landlord of the Harvey Peak hotel, at
Hill City, has removed to Lead CITY, to
take charge of one of the hotels at that
place.
While in Custer, Monday, w. A.
White stated that when he left Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Porter, formerly OF
this city, were pleasantly located at
Aspen. The many friends of the family
will be pleased to know that they are
barpy and prosperous in their new
home.
The Comedy Ideals. Johnnie and
Della Priugic, have been doing a good
business at the Farnam st. theatre.
They are exceptionally clever artists,
and their work pleases young and old.
Their stage settings and wardrobes are
very attractive and their comedies quite
a treat, as they are all new Omaha
Daily Bee.
Aamold, the violinist, is in the Hills
this week, and his wonderful musical
po,efs, are creating sensation wher-
ever he gives his famous entertain
ments. He will be ia Custer Tues
day evening next, and the most do.
sirabie seats in the Garlock hall are
being rapidly disposed of.
r. V. Garlock has decided to ct up his
hall as lodge room, to be occupied by
the h. Ps. the Woodmen and Odd Fell
lows, Of Custer. If the theatre patron
ago Of the town will warrant him in do
ipy SO, Mr.. Garlock will fix up his other
building, further up the Avenue, and al.
low 1t to be used for public entertain
ments.
A team belonging to young Simmer
lae, the deaf mute. took lively spin up
the Avenue Saturday afternoon. Near
IRE UnnaSScLaoaics they took to the
sidewalk, and an instant later collided
with four horse team and were cap.
tured. Nobody was hurt, and no prop
erty materially damaged
No matter how low mercury may fall
in the weeks to come, nor how loud the
! winds may howl. we will be consoled
IN the knowledge that the back Of the
wieter il broken" Two Of the winter
months have passed and we have ex-
perienced no genuine winter weather.
the days are steadily growing longer,
and every time the sun rises. 1t mounts
= little higher in the heayens. There
may b more or less Of snow and ice in
ntove f0y ne. but during the remainder
Df this season at least, there can be no
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