Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-03-03
SATURDAY. MARCH 8, 1894.
Hay, hay, hay, at Reder's at cost.

able to hold services in this place until
the first Sunday in March.
The Hot Springs Star congratulates
the Custer Guards on the favorable
prospect for their early muster into the
service.
AS shown by advertisement appear
ing e sewhere in this issue, the Omaha
Weekly Bee has been reduced in price
to 65 Cents per year.
1t is now given out that the Black
His Chautauura assembly will open
this year on July 5th, and continue nine
days. The scene is set for Hot Springs.
Go to Reders and get sack of good
-four for IS cents cash.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. f.
Church will give Spring Millinery
Social at the residence of NJ. L. Bailey,
Tuesday evening, March 9th. Hat trim
ming specially. Admission, 10 cts.
Rev. J. J. ShinGler, of the Congrega-
tional church, will preach at the Baptist
church in this place on Friday evening,
MGrch 9th. A general invitation is ex-
tended, and full attendance desired.
Henry Clark, sentenced for one year
In the state penitentiary from Fall River
county for larceny, whose sentence
would have expired in few days, was
pardoned recently by the governor to
save his citizenship.
Mr. Leavenworth, a mining man Of
large experience in the Black Hills and
other mining regions, whose home is in
Detroit, Michigan, has been investigat-
ing the plumbago deposits Of this sec
tion during the past week
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Redfern Gold Mining com
pany, in Pennington county, capital
stock $250,000. Incorporators, George
A. Turner, Henry Marty and Joseph b.
Dickover, all of Hot Springs.
Bring your cash and l will sell You
flour and feed for cost
Qdo Reder.
The preliminary examination of the
two Mexicans, charged with the robbery
of the Spearfsh and Miles City stage,
resulted in the discharge of White, and
the holding of Ynojos under bond of
$500. He was committed in default
Mr.. Iden, an extensive sheep grower
of Sheridan. Wyo., recently removed
with-his family to Hot Springs, He
brings with him 5000 head of sheep and
car load of fine horses, which he has
placed upon the range south Of the
Cheyenne river, near Edgemont.
We are informed that another butch
er shop will soon be opened up on Gus.
ter Avenue. The country butchers oc-
cupation vanshes with the advent of
warm weather, and the town butchers
trade increases correspondingly. This
is probably the chief inducement for
starting up the new joint.
Congregational Church, John j Shing.
Ter, Pastor-Preaching at II a. m. and
7:30 p. m Morning subject, Seeking
their Fruitage." Evening subject,
"What is the Relationship of Jesus
Christ to God" Sunday School at 10 a.
m. Senior Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. All
warmly welcomed
Take your cash to Reder's and get
your -four and feed for cost.
The presence Of forty teams on the
street last Saturday indicated slight
improvement in the times. We are not
clear as to whether the change was due
TO the forlorn hope of a radical change
in the tariff, or to the gilt edged attrac-
tions Of Custer merchants as proclaimed
through the columns Of the CHRONICLE.
More probably the latter.
The Rapid City Journal reports the
fact, that travel over the Elkhorn rail-
road was never so light as it is at the
present time. AT present the company
is ony running the chair car, sleeper
and a combined mail, express aud bag
gage car over the Black Hills division.
How long this condition of things will
last no person is competent to answer.
Wing Quong. Deadwood washee
mn, was robbed by unknown parties
of $500 in currency few days ago He
chased the thieves for some distance up
-sue stesp hill sides which so beautifully
border that place, but failed to overtake
them. He is unable to describe them
further than to state that they W ere a
bad brace of Mclean lobbers.
The Spearfish Register SAYS: Reports
from the ranges west of here continue
far from encouraging A letter from
Chas. Creigh, Of Driskell Bros ranch
state the snow all through that country
deep, and badly crusted. The outlook
when he wrote was serious; nothing
but a speedy change for pronounced
warm weather would avoid loss of SO
per cent.
M. f. Church Services-10 q. m. Sun.
day School, NJ. A. Willis, supt. II a. m.
morning service, subject, "The Disciples
in the Storm; Soul disturbing Forces
and their Victorious Master. $50 p. M,
Epworth league, topic, elisha, the
Beloved Prophet" 7:30 p. m. evening
service, subject, "Melchisedec, Type OF
True Greatness"
ARTHUR ]. CHEEsEMAN, Pastor.
The prize fight between Dick Holly.
wood and Billy Scott, which came off at
the Gem theatre Ia Deadwood Tuesday
night, as usual, fell far short of the ex.
pectation of the audience as an enter
tanning and interesting feature Of brutal
amusement. 1t proved to be one round
contest, Scott going to grass, and fearing
he might get hurt II the fight was pro-
lonred. he failed to again como to the
scratch. The audience was dissatisfied
aud disguised with the bloodless result.
but will be on hand to witness the next
just the same