Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-30

j.. c. Spencer and Geo. Burroughs
made Custer a business call On Sunday
the former remaining over a few days to
look after his local business affairs.
II. A. Piper and wife, who were visit
lug for a few days with MIR. and Mrs.
Edward Rogers of this place, returned
to their home at Hill City on Monday.
ii. +. Sawyers, the genial represent.
alive of the Tollerton & Stetson com.
| pany of Sioux City, was rustling in the
city on Tuesday and Wednesday in the
interest Of his firm.
Z. A. Holyoke left this place on
Tuesday evening train for Kansas City,
whittier he went to be present at the
camping of the car of ore from the May
Flower mine shipped the same day to
that place for reduction.
C. G. Crary returned Thursday morn
ing from Kirt, Ohio, where he
united with his sorrowing relatives in
paying the last sad rites to his deceased
father who died recently at Marshall.
town, Iowa. where he was visiting with
relatives and friends,
Louis Maynard, a boy who left this
place with his parents about two years
ago for Mills county, Neb., returned yes,
terday to this place to remain. lie says
it is too dull for him in that country
and that he could not be contend SO fan
away from Custer.
G. w. Robbins departed on the Mon.
day morning passenger for Deadwood
to look after his mining interests in
Spruce gulch, near that place, winch by
recent development and tests have
proved to be Of considerable value, ant
worthy of his personal attention.
Joseph Jones, of Utica. Neb, father o
the Jones Brothers, druggists Of thi.
place, came in Oh Monday for a two
weeks visit with his sons, AMI in Tn,
meantime assist them in the removal to
and re establishment of their bushes.
in the new quarters they now occupy.
C. W. Hitchcock departed the latter
part of last week for Ponca, Nebraska
for n brief visit with his family. A Iettel
received on Thursday conveys the in
formation that Mrs. H., who has beer
Ill for a long period j still confined tC
her room, a sufferer from a complication
of diseases. Ii is the earnest hope oi
her numerous Custer friends that she
may speedily recover.
w. j. Thornby. Of Hot Springs, came
in from Keystone, where he has prop.
erty interests, accompanied by Russell
Thorp, Of Edgcmont, and Cy Cole Of the
former place. They were all wild over the
recent phenomenal gold strike in the
Holy Terror, and think that campls de
stincd to bear the future gold banner OF
the world. The two former returned tc
heir homes in the evening, and Cy re-
manned over to spin "reminiscences to
his old time friends until Monday.
States Attorney w. +. Benedict came
in Tuesday by private conveyance from
Hermosa, accompanied by his wife, who
was assisting him on Wednesday and
Thurs lay in the sonewhat difficult
task OF securing a satisfactory location
tor a future residence. Mrs b. seems
inclined to the belief thst a suburban
home, flvorably located, would be more
enjoyable during the summer months,
than a residence in the city, and it is
not improbable that her wishes in this
direction will be given due considera-
ton, aud that a home will be finally Sc.
lected in compliance Herewith. They
returned to their home at Hermosa on
Thursday afternoon.