Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-01-13
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1894.

Much matter, including newsy letter
from a Bakerville correspondent, was
unfortunately crow ded out of this issue
Of the CHRONICLE by reason of limited
available space.
The new and elegant public school
building at Hot Springs was formally
dedicated on Monday. Rev. Z. f.
Clough, of Deadwood, was chosen as the
orator for the very interesting and i'm
portant occasion.
The question for Sunday mornings
discourse at the NJ. 4. church is, "Who
Hath Despised the Day Of Small
1hings?" The subject for the evenings
address is "Naaman."
The Orients met in solemn conclave
on Thursday evening, and put a class OF
nine rusty pilgrims through, after which
q feast. songs and dancing took place
A royal time was had A public installa-
tion and grand ball is on tap.
Henry Claussen, Jr., one ofthe princi'
pal stockholders and most aggressive
directors Of the Harney Peak Tin Com.
pany, and also to some extentinteres,ed
in the cyanide plant at Deadwood, died
recently at his home in New York
Walter Soper, who was charged with
having set fire to the postofiice building
at Fairburn, had his preliminary trial
last week before the L. s. Commissioner
at Hot Springs, the trial resulting in the
complete yindication Of the accused
The recent city election at Rapid
where the independents had hoped to
gain control Of the city government, re-
suited in their signal defeat, the repub,
licans in certain wards adding thei,
strength to the democratic nominees to
compass that greatly desired end.
Edward Smith, convicted upon the
charge Of stealing gold amalgam from
the Homestake mining company, and
sentenced to one years Imprisonment in
the stale penitentiary, has been pardon
ed bv Gov Sheldon. His pardon was
issued to avert the loss Of citizenship,
his time having nearly expired.
William Newson, the alleged cattle
ruster, arrested at Pierre some time
ago, upon the charge of being implicated
in the shipment of stolen cattle from
Pennington county, and bound over at
Do .i1 (if,. hos in nf
greener fields, and left his bondsmen in
the lurch to the tuse of 81 10000.
-~- tho ,aias.-~.ns - s'''-~ .,e.,.e -,
New York parties for $4,000, who viii
take possession of the same on the 18th
inst. Mr. Valentine, the former owner
of the ranch, will return to his home i'm
New York on the first Of the coming
month.
P. f. Mcmahon, of Hermosa, a former
citizen, and well known in this place,
weary of waiting for the revival Of good
times, has gone to Alaska, presumably
in the vain hope of putting distance be-
tween him and the prevailing panic
Unless he should succeed in breaking
the record he will return to the Hills
before his wandering soul finds perfect
rest.
Congregational Church, John J. Shing-
Ter, Pastor Preaching in the church at
ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject,
THE Divine Aesthetics" Evening sub
Ject, Run, speak to this young man.
lAll young men are kindly and especi-
ally inyited.) Sunday School at 10 a. m,
Junior Endeavor at 230 p M, and SEN
ior Endeavor at 6:45 p. IN. Special
meetings next week.
We inadvertently failed to call the at
tention of our readers to the advertise
ment of Samuel Scott which appeared in
our issue Of last week. Mr.. Scott has
the reputation of being very COM
petent and careful assayer, and with
every necessary facility at hand, can de-
termine with perfect reliability, the
value of the various minerals contained
in the ores of this region, with which
heis entirely familiar.
n A hastily considered ordinance re-
Gently passed by the Deadwood city
council to license the saloons and COM
pei them to pay a license Of $500 per
year, monthly instalments in advance,
is now found to apply to all grocers,
druggists, fruit and news dealers who
handle tabacco in any form, who, under
its provisions, are subject to flne of
ten dollars a day for violating the
same.
The Rapid Journal reports sixty seven
marriages in Pennington county during
the year 1893. The report of SO large a
number of marriages would indicate
that the boys of the county had ignored
the eastern matrimonial market, and
depended entirely upon the home sup
ply to meet their demands. 1t also in
dicates that enterprises of this character
unlike many others. have not been sus-
pended pending the uncertain duration
Of the great and grevious financial strin-
gency.
The nomination of R. B. Hughes. of
Rapid City, by President Cleveland, to
be surveyor general for South Dakota,
is an item of news recently flashed over
the telegraphic wires that gives the
most profound satisfaction throughou.
the state, and especially in the Black
Hills, where his general merits and
peculiar fitness for the position are 80
we'll understood. The CHRONICLE ex
tends the most hearty and ardent con-
gratulations to the ever honest, capable
and deserving Dick.
During the epidemic of la grippe
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy took the
lead here and was much better liked
than other cough medicine" n. NJ.
Bangs, druggist, Chatsworth, Ill. The
xrip Is much the same as very severe
odd and requires precisely the same
reatment. This Remedy is prompt and
'ffectual and viii prevent any tendency !
4 the dieease toward pneumonia. For
ale BY al druggists.