Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-04-29
SATURDAY. APRIL 29, 1893.
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Mrs. Ed. L. Grantham is visiting re-
latives in Kansas City, and is not ex-
pected home for several weeks.
Rev. Father Cassidy will be in Custer
tomorrow and will conduct morning
service in the Catholic church at the
usual hour,
]. R. Sharp, former Custer county
boy, but now a student in Rapid City
law office, was in town this week re-
newng former acquantances.
A. ]. Broadhead, of Custer, has leased
the Walling ranch near Point OF Rocks
and will farm it this summer. The
family have been moving their house
hold goods this week.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congre-
gational Church will give an Owl social
at the Vienna Hotel next Monday even
ing. May lst. Finest display of owls
ever seen in Custer. Everybody in
vited.
T. V Garlock is finishing off his Ilar-
ney street residence with new portco.
The many improvements which have
been added to the Galock home during
the past year have made it one of the
finest in Custer.
w. G. Ward and his men expect to
commence work this week or next on
the half mile track which is to be con-
structed short distance south Of town.
Mr.. Ward will put in a regulation track
and no expense will be spared to make
it first in every respect.
Services at the NJ. E. church April 30.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Preaching II a.
IN. Subject, "The Untold Glory of the
Gospel" Evening service, 7:20 p. m.
Subject, "The Secret of True success"
All are welcome Come and worship
with us. ID. W. Tracy, Pastor.
The publication of TIE Custer Mail
the organ of the Independents of this
county, has been discontinued. Since
the editor, T. w. McHoes, deserted the
ship couple of months ago, his eldest
son Ralph has made a heroic effort TO
keep it sailing, but has finally Yielded to
the inevitable.
Don't forget the town election Mon
day. True, there is no contest on hand,
no issues TO be decided, but for the
honor of the city let good big vote be
polled. Don't allow the fact that there
is only one ticket in the field and con
sequently no question about the result,
keep you away from the polls.
A. ]. Poznansky, Of Spearfsh, has
been in Custer this week filling the or.
ders which he took few weeks ago for
the book, ILLUSTRATED History of Free
masonry" The work is very much up
preciated by the members of that ancient
and worthy order, and quite number
Of the books were disposed of here in
Custer.
Attorneys w. G. Porter and w. II.
Mitchell of this city, have opened an
Office in Hill City, and will spend two
days of each week attending to legal
business at that place. The gentlemen
are evidently bent on capturing a good
big slice of the practice of the two coun
ties, and they are certainly capable of
doing it.
Stenographer Grantham came up from
Hot Springs last Sunday morning and
remained until evening. He Informed
us that il was improbable that the Gus
ter county term of court would convene
before the Josh of May, as there is suf.
fcient business at the Springs and at
Rapid City to occupy the time and at
ton Judge Gardner until that date.
The unsettled weather of the past two
or three weeks has interferred with the
work on II. F. Lakes brick building
and it will not be ready for occupancy
on the first Of May as the contractors
expected it would However, a few
davs of fair weather will enable them to
finish the outside work, and the build
ing will be completed without further
delay.
Deputy Sheriff P. d. McClelland came
up from Hermosa last Saturday. bring
ing with him Fred widows, a young
man who was arrested and held to the
GRAND iury on charge Of cruelty to
animals. Widows misdemeanor was
tying can to dogs tail, and if every
one guilty of similar offense was taken
into custody, this culprit would have
plenty of company during his sojourn in
the county jail
Jos. z. Pitcher departed Wednesday
evening for Chicago, where he will re-
main during the time the Columbian
Exposition is open. Mr.. Pitcher is one
of the members of the South Dakota
worlds fair commission, and il is under
stood that he will relieve Secretary
Brown of his responsibilities and duties
Immediately after his arrival in Chicago.
As soon as he can secure suitable accom-
modations for them, Mr.. Pitcher will
send for his family.
The improvements about the court
house and county Jail, ordered by the
commissioners, were completed this
week. The jailors quarters have been
plastered and painted, a door was put
in between the telephone room and the
treasurer's Office, and the vault in which |
the records of the Office Of register of
deeds are kept was enlarged and made
positively fire proof. The records were
supposed to have been beyond the reach
OF fire before these last changes were
made, but an investigation proved the
contrary. The joists ofthe ground floor
OF the building ran through the vault
and wooden doors opened into 1t from
the basement 1t is now enclosed by
splid wall Of masonry. the only means
N entrance being through hsayy. iron
doors. The brick walls are bracnd with
iron rods and the vault may DOW be
deemed reasonably substantial.