Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-15
FRANK s. TowNER.

FRANK ;. TowNER.
Buy your oyershirts Of w. A. Smith.
The first car load of machinery for
the new Touring mill, has been received
at Hot Springs.
Black and Yellow Slickers at Smiths
only $3.50.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church aru planning for a social enter.
tainment. Particulars next week.
Go to Mrs. Shankland's for the latest
styles in millinery and dress making.
Custer Ave, opposite court house.
Among the distinguished visitors re-
ported Mt Hot Springs on Tuesday, we
note Senator Sherman and Gen. Miles,
accompanied by their wives.
Buy your Summer Underwear of w.
A. Smith, the Mems Outftter.
j. j. Moravek, a section foreman at
Provo, shot himself at Edgemont on
Tuesday. The shot was fred accident
ally, and was supposed to be fatal.
The best o~veralls in the town for rs
cents at Smiths.
Congregational Church, John J. Shin
gler, Pastor Preaching, by the pastor,
at ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School
at 10 a. m. You are kindly invited.
w. A. Smith will sell you a new hat
cheap.
A Pierre special of the 10th inst. states
that Sampson Jeffries of Lead CITY, has
beer appointed inspector ofmines to Gil
the u%nexpired term of w. S. O'Brien.
resigned.
Nashville, Nebraska was the scene of
a $1,000 fire last week, the origin of
which is unknown. The Northwestern
hotel was among the buildings destroy
ed. A very small proportion of the loss
Vas covered by insurance.
"a CHRONICLE reporter was canvassing
he town early on Monday morning for
4 n item when he met +. V. Garlock
9th a smile on his face that shone clear
through mis- whiskers. 1t was a girl,
and it weighed nine pounds.
Rapid City has a young Nimrod,
George McNickle, only ten years Of age,
whose phenomenal skill with his %
calibre target rifle is shown in the fact,
as stated by the Journal, that his string
for last week consisted of II pheasauts,
rabbit, | ground hog, and / wildcat
weighing 10 pounds.
William Austin, who has been en-
gagged for the past year in the grain and
flour trade on the corner of Custer
Avenue aud Seventh street, sold out his
business on Tuesday to A Wilcox Of this
place, who will continue the same at the
old stand. Mr.. Austin con'emplates
removal to Pierre in the early future.
Rev. A. j. Cheeseman, the popular
pastor of the NJ. Z. Church in this city
for the past year, will depart for Rapid
City on Tuesday next, having been APP
pointed to that charge by the late con-
ference at Sturgis. There are MANY
people here who regret his departure.
Work upon the opera house has been
progressing rapidly during the week.
The building is now erect and enclosed.
and in a few weeks will be ready for
the christening. Contractor Mills saws.
and his word goes, that it will be one of
the finest opera houses in the west. and
will display the most imposing front in
the Hills.
1t is to be devoutlv hoped that the
republican convention to be held in this
city to-day, may be conspicuous for the
harmonious character of its delibera-
tions, which will be in pleasing contrast
with the pop conventions being held
throughout the country, not excepting
fha ono hold in this at. no.o-., ----l-
since.
George Messenger, who was held in a
one hundred dollar peace bond last
week at Buffula Gap, and given forty
eight hours to furnish the same, is re-
ported to have quit the country, and
gone in quest of fields greener than
those which greet the eye in the locality
where the scene of his domestic in
f~elicites is laid. No clue-no tears.
The report is being circulated that the
grade contractors now engaged on the
u. & NJ. extension 10 Billings. will re.
turn to the Hills upon the completion
or their contracts where it is said there
will be considerable work for them in
the near future The extension of the
b. g. NJ. system west from Spearfish, and
Of the d. G. system TO Galena, is be-
lievei to among the future railroad
probabilities.
The trial of William Whidney, a
young ranchman of Custer who bears a
spotless reputation, for stealing a saddle
from Alva Garnnett last June was con
cluded last night. The complaint was
made by o young fellow named McCor-