Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-31
SATURDAY. MARCH 81, 1894.
Hay, hay, hay, at Reder's at cost.

grease IA tory Will be an axleent thing
for the city.
For latest style in dress making. call
on Miss X. l.. Everly lower Custer Ave,
In building known as Van Devort resi-.
dence.
Easter was duly observed by appro-
pirate services at all of the churches in
the city on Sunday. The exercises were
impressive and interesting.
Take your cash to Reder's and gel
your -four and feed for cost.
Father Cassidy, of Hot Springs, de-
slres us to announce that he will hold
services in the Catholic church on Sun
day, April lst, at the usual hour.
Bring your cash and l will sell you
-four and feed for cost.
Odo Reder.
The board of commissioners of Meade
county have accepted plans and specifi-
cations for court house, S0xllO feet, to
be erected at Sturgis at cost Of $4,000.
The work Of construction will commence
April l.
Go to Reder's and get sack of good
-four for 70 cents cash.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold a fair on Tuesday even
ing, April 10th, at the Vienna Hotel,
where refreshments will be served, and
articles both useful and ornamental will
be placed on sale. Further notice later.
Alexander Ross, the defaulting cash
ier of the Lead City bank, having plead
guilty before the Z. s. circuit court at
Sioux Falls. vas sentenced on Wednes-
day to FIVE years imprisonment in the
state penitentiary.
Congregational Church, John J. Shing.
Ter, PGstor-Preaching at at | a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject, "Condi-
tions of Advance" Evening subject.
Martyrs Of Vice" Sunday School at
10 a. m, and Senior Eudeayor at 6:45
P. u.
j. c. Dickover, of Hot Springs, q
former resident of, and we'll known in
this place, has accepted the position,
says the Star, of assistant agent and
operator for the b. II. & Ft Pierre rail.
way at Lead City. He will enter upon
his duties April /.
The B, & NJ. Railroad company have
granted one fare rate for the round
trip from Black Hills points TO Hot
Springs, upon the occasion OF the meet
ing of the Black Hills Firemens Asso-
citation at that place April 3-5 good to
return on the 9th,
George Coon, a former resident Of
Pennington county, who has for some
time been an inmate OF the Soldiers
home at Hot Springs died at that insti-
tuition recently of heart failure. lie
leaves a wife and two daughters who
reside near Rapid City.
A tenement house owned by II. II.
Kemer was totally destroyed by fire at
Dea1wood on Sunday last The house
was occupied by Louis Keim and VIM.
Price, the formers loss being estimated
at $4,000, with $500 Insurance. Mr..
Prices loss is not stated.
Rev. j. W. D. Anderson, formerly Of
Hot Springs, and late associate editor Of
the Omaha Advocate, died at Omaha on
the 22nd inst. The deceased was de-
servedly popular wherever known, and
his demise will be widely p,ourned.
His remains were sent to Ba' a'dwin, Kan
sas. his former home. for interment
NJ. E. Church 10 a. m. Sunday
School, NJ. A. Willis, Supt II a. M.
preaching. II m. Class Meeting. 6:45
p. m. Epworth League 7:45 p. m.
preaching. Morning subject, "Christian
Progression" Evening topic is Under.
standing the Times"
ARTHUR ]. CHEEsEMAN, Pastor.
Mrs. Geo. Widrig desires to return
her most sincere thanks to the good
people of Custer for the liberal patron
age extended upon the occasion of the
benefit supper" given at the Vienna
on the 23rd inst. Their liberal and
BENEVOLENT spirit, so clearly manifested
on the occasion referred to will ever be
most kindly remembered.
Major General j. r. Carnahan, COM
mandcr-in-chief of the Uniform Rank
X. of P. of the world, is expected to
arrive at Sioux Falls In few days.
This distinguished official comes to
South Dakota with view to organizing
battallions, and will be assisted in the
work by Col. Arthur G. Phillips, of
Sioux Falls. The general will probably
visit the Hills.
H. r. Hitchcock, the fertile .faberist,
who formerly so ably conducted the
editorial department of the CHRONICLE
up To the 9Th of January last, when he
departed for visit with friends at Dem
yer, Colorado, and Ponca, Neb., has
resigned his position. The future plans
and purposes of Mr.. H. are unknown to
us. but we are pleased to state that i. is
his intention to remain in Custer, fact
which his numerous friends will be
pleased to learn. The editorial duties
now devolye upon the late ad interim,
whose name again appears at the head
of the local page as ye editor.
The trial of Alexander Ross, who as
cashier of the First National bank at
Lead was defaulter to the amount of
nearly $4,000, will be had at the term
of United States court at Pierre, which
will convene on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
His case will have to 60 before the
grand jury first, and it is believed that
il will not come to trial. but that he will
plead guilty. Deputy U. 8. Marshals
Bray and Matthiesseu will leave to-day
for Pierre with Ross. Judge Moody
will 20 to assist In the prosecution of
Ross, and d. A. Mcpherson will also 60
o-day Is witness. Chief of Police
nilts will also 60 to Pierre as witness.
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