Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-08-31

The CHRONICLE has boon favored with
comps to the State Fair Banquet to be
to be given by the city of Sioux Falls to
the editors of South Dakota on Tuesday
evening Oct LIST. The occasion will nc
doubt be highly enjoyable and VI woult
be greatly pleased to be numbered witt
the participants, and would be, if.
Prof. Carpenter, manager of the ID. 4
d. Smelling and Mining Company, re
Gently returned from Chicago, where h'
was in consultation with Messrs. Swift
& P~ennypacker with reference to en-
larging the capacity of the plant, anc
reports a decision favorable to the i'm
provement, which will be made at ar
early day.
The London & Lancashire Fire lnsur
ance Company, represented in this city
by w. F. Hanley, made prompt pay
ment of their loss incurred by the recent
burning of the residence of Charles
Harbach, the amount of the risk, $500
being paid W. to that gentleman,
through the First National bank Of this
place on Tuesday.
j. II. Warren, of the Queen City
(Spearish) Mail, died at Algona, Iowa,
while visiting with friends at that place
on Saturday last. He was well aG-
vanced in years, having passed the limit
of three score and ten, and had been in
delicate health for some time. He was
regarded as one Of the most able and
vigorous writer's in the west.
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The total eclipse of the moon was
viewed with much interest by many OF
our citizens on Tuesday night, but the
period of totality was not prolonged for
two hours as the Times reports it to
have been at Deadwood, which w con-
clnde must have been a special feature
v~ouchsafed for the exclusive benefit of
that ever enterprising and rapidly adj
v~ancing metropolis.
At a meeting of the board Of directors
Of the artesian well company held on
Tuesday it was decided to have a con-
tractor come here from the east, look
over the ground and if everything is
satisfactory work will be commenced on
the artesian well at once. The well will
be put down at Vesta in the Iowa settle
ment, % miles east of Rapid City
Rapid Republican.
Part 90 Of that valuable and excellent
artistic reminder ofthe great exposition,
"Bancrof's Book of the Fair" lies be
fore us. 1t is in strict keeping with
preceding numbers in point of sur
passing descriptive excellence and ex-
ceptional artistic merit. 1t should be
numbered with the attractive works of
art in every library in the land. 1t may
be procured Of the Bancroft Company,
Auditorium Building, Chicago, Ills
Judge G.. NJ. Thomas, of Deadwood,
whose health had been rapidly failing
for some time, for the restoration of
which he went to Chicago some time
ago, died in that city on Friday of last
week. His death was due to an affec-
ton of the kidneys, liver and heart.
His wife and daughter were present at
his bedside when the end came. His
remains were taken TO his old home at
Bowling Green, Kentucky, for inter
ment.
j. f. Pitcher, recently appointed a
member of the board of trustees of the
State School Of Mines, returned on
Wednesday from Rapid City where he
was in attendance at a meeting of the
board, at which the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: President,
j. w. Hancher; Vice President, s. A.
Flower, Rapid City Secretary V. r.
McGillycuddy, Rapid City. Rudolph
F. Flindtermann, A. NJ, University Of
Michigan, vas elected to the chair of
chemistry.
A veritable bevy Of little Misses as
sisted Rae McFadden to celebrate ther
fourth anniversary of her birthday on
last Saturday. There was a bakers
dozen Of them and a bushel of pleasure
thrown in. The menu was delicious
and the souvenirs very appropriate.
The following were present: Gladys
Fitch, Hazel and Ruth Bailey, Ellen
and Mary Garlock, Hazel Alexander,
HERNIA Ward, Maize Clark, Anna Raver,
Jessie Cochran and Mildreth Smith.
Visitors in the city during the racing
tournament on Thursday and Friday of
next week will be given the opportunity
of enjoying themselves by moving in
the misty mazes," as arrangements for
a grand ball at the opera house on each
evening have been perfected. The best
dancing floor in the Hills, first class
music and faultless management are
among the prominent attractions offer
ed on both occasions, and, as a matter
of course, all lovers of the dance will
represent on both occasions.
Prof. Dandy reports the attendance
this, the first week of the schools, |
to be greatly in excess of that of last |
term. The rooms are already filled al
most to their utmost capacity, and
should the attendance be increased, as
always has been in the past during
the succeeding months Of the term, he
will be puzzled to know how to accom-.