Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-30
CUSTER CHRONICLE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1893.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1893.
Ranchmen Farmers! Miners! You
can save money by going to w. V. Stark
weather's for -four and feed.
Circuit conrt is grinding away at
Rapid City, and considerable amount
Of civil legal business is being disposed
Of
Rev. Father Cassidy, Of Hot Springs
will conduct services in the Catholic
church in this city, tomorrow Sunday
morning, commencing at 1890 o'clock.
Mondays passenger train from the
south was six hours late, and did not
reach Custer until 8 o'clock D. m.
HeaxyHnows in Nebraska caused the
delay!p
An "open letter" from I. Bower as
SCISSOR and Custer school report, were
received too late for publication this
week. They will appear in our next
issue.
At the close Of the Custer schools for
the holiday vacation. Friday afternoon
Of last week, a rhetorical entertainment
ofa high order was given by the pupils
Of the several departments.
Col. w. J. Thornby has been elected
president of the board of trustees of the
State School Of Mines, to succeed V. T.
McGiIlicuddy, who resigned to accept
the presidency of the School.
public installation of the officers of
Tin City Lodge, No. 35, X. of p, is an
nounced for next Wednesday evening.
Invitations to attend will be extended
10 a number of the ladies and gentle.
men of Custer.
The remains Of Richard d. Carter,
who was killed at the Accorn ranch in
this county, last week, were embalmed
by.a Rapid City undertaken, and then
shipped to Wheeling, West Virginia,
for interment. l.. C. Faris, uncle of the
deceased, accompanied the body
fhave opened a general feed store in
the Aibien warehouse on Sixth street,
and from this time forth will have for
sale the lowest market prices, hay, corn,
oats and all kinds Of ground feed. So
liciting share of the public patronage,
remain, Yours respectfully,
p. II. JOHNSTON & Co.
Sunday morning the subject for dis
course at the Nj. f. Church is THE
Christian Race" Hebrews l2c lst and
2nd VS.. The evening topic is "The
Fiery Furnace, or True Principle Exem-
plifed," Daniel &c 1917 ys. Sunday
School 10 a. m. Epworth League $50 D.
m. Preaching J. a, m. and 7:S0 p. m.
Casters merchants must have did
thriving business Saturday last, if the
crowds of people who thronged the
streets and stores did any considerable
amount Of purchasing Custer Avenue
has not presented such lively appear
ance in a long time as il did in the
afternoon of the last week day before
Christmas.
Custer people who feel that they can
appreciate good time should not for
get the union church sociable which is
TO be given at the court house next
Monday evening, nor should they neg
Iect to attend it. The features of the
entertainment will be of sufficient varie-
ty to satisfy every refined taste, and a
quarter viii pay for long evening of
genuine pleasure.
Christmas was an ideal winter day. in
and about Custer at least. light snow,
sufficient for fair sleighing, fell Sunday,
and Monday morning the clouds dis
appeared from the sky giving the bright
rays ofthe sun an opportunity to temper
the bracing air. The day was one of
the most beautiful Of the season, and
nature certainly did her best to make
the Christmas of 1893, a merry one.
Invitations are out for ball to be
given by the Custer Camp of Modern
Woodmen, in their lodge room over
Garlock's store next Monday evening.
A. NJ. Willard, ID. F. Shope and Ii. b
Swain are the members of the commit
tee on arrangements, and they promise
that the affair will he decided success.
supper will be served ut the Denny res
taurant.
Rapid City adds another TO the series
Of shooting affrays which have occurred
La the Hills in the last few days, but in
this instance the bullet failed to do any
serious damage. Saturday evening,
Geo. Briggs and John Truax quarrcled
ia the bar room Of the international
hotel. Briggs hit Truax over the head
with chair and the latter drew a re-
volver and took snap shot at his as
sailant. The lead missed Briggs and
passed through a door. Truax was
promptly disarmed and the excitement
was soon over
Referee Grantham, before whom the
Commissioners contest was heard, filed
his report with Judge Gardner. on We'd
nesday of this week. The referee finds
that the plaintiff in the action was en-
titled to q recount, and that the
recount which occurred two weeks
ago yesterday aud to-day. resulted
ia tie between the plaintiff Carrigan
and the defendant Fitch. democratic
and republican candidates for commits
sioner 1t will be remembered that the
count by the election board gave Mr..
Fitch 1877 votes and Mr.. Carrigan lS6.
The referee throws out two votes which
were counted for Fitch and Shope, thus
reducing the number cast for the former
10 1856; he then counts one vote for Mr.
Fitce which was refused by the election
board, giving him 1856. and tying Car
rigan. The red ballot cast at Custer
was not counted because it did not bear
the official stamp. and the eight red
ballots officially stamped and cast in
Mayo precinct we're connted, ~ they
were by the election board. The cxss
will be reviewed before Judge Gardner
In RApid City NEXT weak. Sbou1d hO