Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-08-03

Buy Swansdown and Perfection flour
of Garlock. 1t has no equal.
Rev. f. VI. Merrill, PHI. D., of Rock
Island, Illinois, will preach at the Meth
odist church in this place on Sunday
morning, Aug. 4.
Fat calves and hogs wanted at McFad-
den's Meat Market.
Deadwood is agitatirg the question of
creating a public park within the limits
of the city, realizing the important fact
that a western city is not in it o days
without an institution Of that kind.
Buy your ice at McFadden's Meat
Market.
A. w. Drew, the well known Elk
Mountain stock man, has removed his
household effects to this city, where he
will reside indefinitely. Mrs. Drew re-
turned on Tuesday from an extended
visit with friends in Iowa.
Binding Irvine at bed rock prices, at
Wilcox.
Services at the Baptist church on sun
dav at IL a. m. and at s p. m. when the
Rev. II. Cocks will preach. Morning sub
iect. Redemption by Blood" Evening
subject. "The Compassion of Jesus
Sunday School at 10 a. m. Young Peoples
Meeting at Z p. m.
Remember that we carry repairs for
most Binders and Mowers what We
don't keep in stock, we order on short
notice. /. V. Garlock.
J. f. Pitcher has accepted a position
with the Sylvan Lake company. His
duties are varied, and will involve, in
addition to his supervision Of certain
affairs at the lake, considerable travel
as advertising agent for the company.
The company were fortunate in secur-
ing a man so admirably fitted for the
position as J. f. is known to be.
IF you want the Best Mowers and
Binders on earth, buy the Mccormick Of
j. f.. STEWART, Agent,
Buffalo Gap, :. ID.
The Woodmen picnic at Hot Springs
on Tuesday was a marked sucseSs in all
respects. Two thousand visitors at Hot
Springs at one time breaks the record,
and that they all enjoyed themselves in
a place where the facilities for pleasure
are so abundant, goes without saying.
Custer was represented by a respectable
number, all Of whom were highly pleas
ed with their days experience.
If you need a Hay Rake, | can sell
YOU the Thomas Rake at prices that will
surprise you.
j. L. STEWART, Agent,
Buffalo Gap, ;. ID.
An application for a writ of habeas
corpus has been made to Judge Gardner
to have Horace G. Crofford, who is now
confined in the county Jail at this place
charged with the murder Of John NJ
Taylor, admitted to bail, which applica
ton will not be heard until the return
of the Judge, who was recently sum
moned east, where business engage
ments will probably detain him for
period of FIVE or six weeks.
Two cowboys known as Texas Kid
and Y. G. Denning, working for thu
Hash Knife company, IS miles north o
Belle Fourche, engaged in q shooting
scrape at the ranch on Monday last, il
which both were wounded. Denninl
was shot three times and the Kid once
The wounds were not of a fatal char
acter. The trouble arose over one 0
them taking the others place at thu
table.
The CHRONICLES space is inadequate t.
express other than collectively its higf
appreciation of the numerous kindly ex
pressions of sympathy from our co-work
ers in the field ofjournalism, and for TIT
offers of assistance from the proprietor
of the leading type foundrys ofthe coun
try, to all of whom we desire to return
our grateful acknowledgements and sin
cerest thanks.
A cloud burst in Speartish Canyon, 9
short distance above the town. raised
the creek several feet in a very few
minutes, and to a point higher than II
has been for twelve years. A large dam
washed away and fences destroyed
The railroad track was submerged to q
depth of six feet, and the banks washed
out to some extent but not enough te
stop traffic. While the cloudburst did
not reach the town, the heavy rain
caused a flow of water in the streets tC
the depth of several inches.
Rapid City was the scene of an electric
storm on Sunday evening which infctec
considerable damage to property, bu'
fortunately no lives were lost. The re
sidence Of c. L. Lewis was struck anG
set on fire, damaging to a considerable