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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-06-27
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

RELLE ISLE MINING COMPANY
II Location of principal place OF business,
San Francisco, Standardization of
works, Tuscarora, Elko County, Nevada
Notice is hereby given that at n meeting Of
the Board of Directors, held on the 4th day of
June, 1896, an assessment mo. 10Y of ten (1O)
cents per share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, payable immedi-
ately in United States gold coin, to the Sec
rotary, at the office Of the Company, No. $40
Pine Street, Rooms Is & IL, San Francisco,
California. Any stock upon which, this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on
The 18th day of July, 1896,
will be delinquent, and advertised for sale
at public auction; and unless payment is
made before, will be sold on Wednesday, the
18th day Of August, 1895, to pay the delin-
quent assessment together with costs Of ad-
Vertising and expenses OF sale. BY order of
the Board of Directors.
j. w. PEW, Secretary.
Ofice-No. $50 Pine Street, Rooms is g. IL,
San Francisco, California.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-06-27
SILVER STATE
PURCHASING AGENCY.

Max Schoen, formerly of this county
has opened the Silver State Purchas-
ing Agency at 314 California Street,
San Francisco, for the purchase of
merchandise and the transaction of
any other business that may be en-
trusted to him. All orders, large or
small, will be faithfully attended to
and filed at the lowest market rates
and shipped Immediately. Being
right in the market, this Agency is
enabled to take advantage of any
fluctuations in price, thereby saving
it's, customers both time and money.
a small commission will be charged.
RemittaDces can be made by regis
tered mail, money order or check.
References-M. Waterman & Co.,
j. Banberger u Co.. Schussler g. Co.,
and James p. Edof of Dalman IL Co.,
San Francisco; and q. f. Talbot, Dis
trict Judge, Henderson Banking Co.,
IN. ii Miller and Is. M. Henley, Elko,
Nevada.
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Obstetrics who may have occasion to
visit The new metropolis at Ragged Top
(Balmoral) in the gilded hence, will
doubtless come in contact with many
familiar faces, as a large number OF our
residents have imbibed a sufficient de-
gree of confidence in the prospective
greatness of the camp to assume the
risk of removal to that point. At no
period since the memorable exodus of
rs to Deadwood gulch, has a newly dis
covered gold camp tax en- such a firm
hold upon our citizens. The result in
this instance will not be seriously felt.
as in '76, when the great hegira to the
northern Hills practically depopulated
the city, and put a bar upon its imme-
date further progress. The situation is
materially changed from what it was in
the pioneer days. Th"re was at that
time no mining development, nocounty
organization, no legal titles to property
and everything was in "a confused and
unsettled condition. 1t is different now
that Custer has become q well establish
ed town, the county seat of a large and
important county. and the seat Of in
dustries which promise to grow in
the future. 1t is verv probable that the
number having already departed for
the new camp will be largely augmented
in the future, but be that as it may,
whether il be or not. the result will be
tinue saving wood, and will eat, drink
and yes store clothes inst the same as
If the hidden wealth of Ragged Top bad
v been discovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Officers Installed.

At a special meeting of Custer City
Lodge. No. &c, A. F. & A. NJ, on We'd
nesday evening, the 23rd inst, the fol-
lowing officers we're duly installed for
the ensuing term:
w. f. Hanley, w. NJ.
w. G. Porter, S. w.
w. w. Odds, J. w.
ID. Carrigan, Treasurer.
j. L. Pitcher, Secretary.
Alfred Johnson, S. d.
A. J. Jones, J. d.
+. A. Towner, s. S.
Charles Miller, J. s.
ii. j. Orr, Tyler
After the close of the installation
ceremonies the members were most
agreeably surprised by a full delegation
of the ladies of the Eastern Star, who
sought and gained admittence with
their well loaded baskets, and in due
time spread before them in rich pro-.
fusion and pleasing variety, the choicest
viands, which were highly enjoyed and
greatly appreciated by all. After the
banquet the time was pleasantly spent
in social converse, until a late hour.
when the happy assembly retired, more
than delighted with the pleasures of the
evening, all of which we're due to the
kindly efforts of the good ladies of the
O. L. S.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Ragged Top, the new mining camp in
the Black Hills, is the sole attraction
these days, and a little history anent its
discovery will not be amiss. We cannot
vouch for it, but the story runs: One
day last spring, a man approached
several miners at work on a claim near
Portland, at Bald mountain, and said,
81 am out Of work, do you know where
| could find employment He was in
formed that work was scarce, and that
they had no idea where he could find
employ ment. He then asked them
where there was q good place to pros
pect, that he was not a miner and knew
nothing about such work They point
ed to a large ledge of limestone about a
mile and a half south and said there
was a good place. He thanked them,
and proceeded to the ground pointed
out. He selected numerous samples Of
rock from the ridge, took them to Dead
wood to have them assayed, and the
next day the assayer was the most sur
prised man in Deadwood He found
some of the rock gave returns of $50
gold per ton, another assay gave $50
gold per ton. The tehderfoot didn't say
a word, but located the whole country
and began shipping boulders from the
top Of the ground which have made
him independently rich since the day
the miners had a laugh at the sucker
Sundance Gazette.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Try 1t and See.

Whatever may be said about the pub
lications of Rev. Irl X. Hicks 10y those
who do not fully understand the facts,
there is no denying the truth that his
paper and Almanac have come to stay.
His splendid journal, Word and Works,
is now entering its tenth year, largely
increased in circulation and in every
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national reputation it has attained. His
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ing cover artistically printed in %colors,
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cyclones, in the years past. aside from
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The Almanac is only % cts a copy.
Word and Works is one dollar n year.
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fishing Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Postmaster Elliott Arrested.

On Wednesday forenoon Deputy U. S.
Marshal Blakey of Hot Springs came
over and arrested D.. A. Elliott, post
master of this place for embezzlement
of p~ostoliice funds, on a warrant sworn
out by some of his bondsmen. He was
taken to Hot Springs and taken before
U. S. Commissioner Anderson, who
fixed next Monday for the preliminary
examination, and placed him under
bonds to the amount Of 5000.
There is quite a history to this affair,
which, if all was written up in detail,
would make quite a book itself, but
space will not permit of more than an
outline Of the affair. Some four months
ago the U. S. inspector was here and
checked the Office up and found MIR.
tlliott short something like $500. His
bondsmen, Jos. Brunschmidt, NJ. Henne,
Jas. McMiniman, +. NJ. Stweart and p.
S. E~ngelbrecht came forward and made
it good. Soon after it was requested
that another mar be named for the
Office, but this was delayed until there
was q peremptory demand, whereupon
the name Of A. w. Swinford was sent
in and he was appointed vice Elliott
removed. From the time Mr.. Swim
ford's name was sent in there has been
quite a fight on hand which extended
up to the time he was commissioned
which was fnally done early in the
month but the commission did not reach
him until Wednesday morning. A few
days previous 20 Mr.. Elliott's arrest it
became known to the bondsmen that he
vas short again, but the books were in
such shape they were unable to tell the
exact amount, but it is quite certain it
is about $3.50. Where all this money
has gone 10 Mr.. Elliott says he is unable
to say. Upon ascertaining that there
was a shortage again Of about the same
amount, q warrant was procured for his
arrest and the bondsmen took charge of
the Office.
Some three weeks ago a request was
iiubC iOl llC .pOSlolItc inspector W
come and make an examination OF the
Office but thus far has failed to appear
We understand that Mr.. Elliott Sc.
cured his bondsmen on the first shortage
as far as he was able by giving a bill Of
sale on the postofice fixtures owned by
him, and other personal property, but it
is hardly probable it would be sufficient
to make them whole.
Mr.. Blakey came over from the
Springs Thursday morning with Mr..
Elliott to procure bonds TO appear at
4 preliminary examination next
Monday. They returned that night.
The next morning Jim Morrison, VIM.
Matson, Frank Nations and VIM. Elliott
drove to the Springs, some of whom will
no doubt go on Mr.. Elliott's bond. He
is, quite confident the entire shortage
Will be made good to the bondsmen in
a few days, and he says it would have
been ere this had he not been arrested
which has delayed the matter.
Since the above was put in type, we
learn that the bond presented by Mr..
Elliott was accepted and he returned
home last evening.-Buffalo Gap Repub-
lican.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Mrs. r. o. Blasier, residing near Four
Mile, is now entitled to the champion
belt for Workmanship, having given
evidence of her remarkable skill in this
direction last week when she shot a
monster hawks head off slick and clean
while it was in the act of devouring n
of her fowls. Miss Clara Cruson, who
has hitherto occupied a position at the
head Of tie list of female Nimrods, must
now look 10 her ~laurels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Something for II othing.

In addition to giving two papers each
week the Semi Weekly State Journal
now gives to each person sending 81 90,
a free premium. You can have your
choice Of the Toledo Blade, or New
York Tribune. Or you can have any
two of these papers free: Poultry News,
Swine Breeder, Farm Newsa and Woman.
kind. Hundreds of other free premi
ums, such as a splendid Atlas, State
Journal Almanac, United States History,
etc. Send postal card request for
premium list. You should read the
Journal during the legislature, no mat
ter what other papers you read at other
times. You must send your money
direct to the State journal, Lincoln Ne
braska, to get any of these free premi.
ums.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The first detachment Of the Salvation
Army that yer came to the Black Hills
arrived in Deadwood the latter part of
last week. and established their "bar-
racks in an off colored corner of that
sinful city popularity known as the
bad Lands" 1t is the rule Of the
army to seek the most desperately
wicked and depraved sections of the
cities they visit for the prosecution of
their soul saving mission, and their in
fluence for the betterment of society
has been marked in many of the larger
places of the east. Should thev be sue
cessful in redeemirg the bad Lands" of
Deadwood they will haye made them
selves deserving ofthe commentator of
all good people ofthe Hilis,and will have
thus acquired q reputation second TO no
other church organization as genuine
miracle workers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Male UT SOllh DOhalA, COtNl1 OF
- Custer. SIS. In Circuit Court, Seventh Judi
cial Circuit.
First National Bank of Cus.)
ter City, S. d., a Corporation,
Plaintiff,
VS.,
Henry F. Lake, Clara NJ.
Lake, and Custer County, $,
D., II Municipal Corporation.
Defendants.
Notice is / hereby given that by virtue of a iudg-
ment of Foreclosure and Sale In the above en-
titled action on the 10th day of November, A.. u.
1896, and an execution issued upon said iudg-
ment, the subscriber, A. NJ. Willard. sheriff OF
Custer County, State of South Dakota, for that
purpose appoihted, will sell at public auction at
the front door ofthc Court IIouse in the Town of
Custer, and State of South Dakota, on December
2lst, 1896, at > o'clock in the afternoon Of that
day, tho real estate and mortgagcd premises
situate In the County of Custer. and State OF
South Dakota, and directed in said Judgment
and execution TO be sold, and therein described
as follows;
The East One Halt (E - of Lot Number Five
~, III Block Number Eight (), III the Town of
Custer City. 5. D., as shown 10y the official plat
the office of the Register of Deeds of Custer
County, State of South Dakota, or so much
thereof as may be SUI ficient to satisfy SAID judg-
ment and costs, amounting in all to Seventeen
Hundred and Twcnty-three Dollars and Forty
Gents Isl, 723.i0(, with interest thereon from the
date of said Judgment, and al a~ccruing costs of
sale.
Dated Custer City, South Dakota, November
18th, 1896,
A.. NJ WILLARD,
Sheriff of Custer County, S. d..
WOOD & PORTER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
First publication, Nov. II, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
parsonai M entlop.

j. B. Drew, of New Castle, was among
the Wednesday arrivals in town.
J. r. Gildea of Deadwood had rooms
at the Vienna on Sunday.
]. G. Merrill had business in the city
on Wednesday from Deadwooa.
j. s. Kingsbury was a guest at the
Kleemann On Tuesday from Omaha.
E. L. Amesbury was a guest at the
Vienna on Wednesday from Hill City.
r. j. Morrow vas quGr:ered at the
Kleemann on Wednesday from Norfolk,
Neb.
James Gibson was a business visitor
in the city on Wednesday from Mime.
kahta.
w. S. Mari, the rustling Omaha ira
Weller, was doing business in the city on
Wednesday.
c. NJ. Emery was among the guests re-
gistered at the Vienna on Saturday from
Alexandria.
w. Ii. Wilson, q prominent attorney
of Hot Springs, was a guest Of Rev. ].
Ii. Kendall on Saturday.
Snow Dixon came in Tuesday from
the Cedar Ranch, near Red Cany on, to
look after business matters.
w. j. Jones, of Alliance, Neb., came
in Tuesday for q brief visit with his
brothers, 4. ]. and Homer, ofthis place.
Henry Pilger returned, with favorable
impressions, from Ragged Top on Wed
nesday where he had been sojourning
for several days.
Thos. Hughes came in Wednesday
from Castle Creek to spend the holidays
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Yerkes, of this place.
Attorneys Wood & Porter returned
from Rapid City on Saturday, where
they had been looking ate. the interest
of their clients in the circuit court.
II. l.. Bond, the well known Black
Hills agent for the Estes piano and or
gan, departed on Wednesday for Key
stone and other points on a business
mission.
is S. Peltz departed for Ragged Top on
Thursday morning with a wagon loaded
with lumber for Charles Reder, and will
remain there for a time teamlng in Mr..
Reders employ.
Miss Dollie Maple came in on the
Tuesday morning train from Omaha
where she has been attending school.
She will spend her holiday vacation
with her relatives in this place.
A. j. Mills, the Custer contractor and
builder, left for Balmoral, the new town
at Ragged Top, on Thursday where he
will supervise the erection of a store
building for T. V. Garlock of this place.
Miss Blanche Venting, a popular
young lady residing near Mayo station,
came in Saturday and remained over
Sunday visiting with Mrs. Shankland,
departing on the Monday morning train
for Galena, where her father is in the
employ Of the Union Hill Mining com-
pany.
c. S. Denny and John Wells, who
were suffering for several days with a
severe attack of the Ragged Top fever.
which would seem to have become
epidemic in this place as well as else
where, departed on Sunday for that
gilt-eGged golconda, where they join the
crowded ranks ofexpectant gold seekers
who are awaiting the smiles Of the
tickle dame.
Surveyor General II b. Hughes, who
is better known by the more familiar
patronymic, Dick Hughes, was an ar
rival in the city on Friday Of last week
from Deadwood. on a business mission.
lie made this office a very pleasant call
on Saturday before returning to Dead
wood on the morning train. He eX-
pected to return to Huron in time to
take turkey with Huron friends.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

There is no excuse for a Dakota Far
mer sending outside these sister states
for Il farm paper that meets best his Da-
kota conditions and requirements. Nor
is there any more excuse for a Dakota
farmer continuing his subscription to
some ill.fitting eastern farm paper, so
long as ttat valuable paper, the Dakota
Farmer, Aberdeen, S. D.. continues un-
der present man cement. 1t is strictly
an up to-date home publication, filled
brim full in the various departments
with Dakota matter. Editor Bushnell
aims to have every original article in it
contributed, as he says, by a plow
handle farmer-who loves Dakotas' con-
ditions and studies Dakotas' require
ments on a Dakota farm. The Dakota
Farmer is 81 a year, and for 80 days the
publisher offers free gratis with every
subscription a two foot reliable thermo-
meter-just what every farmer needs
if the subscriber encloses 10 cents for pos
tage. Address as above.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The entertainment presented at the
opera house on Monday evening under
the direction Of Mrs. d. W. McFadden,
which was largely Of the literary and
musical order, vas fairly well attended
and greatly enjoyed by all present. The
participants in the varied numbers
presented comprised a class in elocution
which have been, for some time, under
the instruction of Mrs. McFadden, and
the marked improvement shown by the
pupils over past efforts was highly
creditable to that lady's proficiency in
the art Of imparting educational instruc-
ton. Many of the numbers were ex-
ceptional in their perfect rendition. and
worthy Of special mention, which is
omitted by reason of our limited avail.
able space.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
TO the Ladies',

Mrs. ~Shankland, the Pioneer Milliner,
desires to inform the ladies OF Custer
and vicinity that in addition to her ele-
CANT stock of fall and winter millinery
and other lines Of ladies and children's
goods, she is now the sole agent in Gus
ter for a large eastern manufacturing
establishment from which she has re.
ceived samples and illustrations of ladies
and childrens cloaks, capes. jackets and
wraps Of all kinds. for which she is
prepared to take orders upon terms that
cannot fai! to Please her patrons. Salts
faction in style, fit and finish guaranteed.
Call and examine samples and styles
and note prices.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
Clinton. Missouri.

Mr.. A. l.. Armstrong, an old druggist,
and a prominent citizen of this enter
prising town, says: II sell some forty
different kinds of cough medicines, but
have never in my experience sold so
much of any one article as ] have of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup. All who use
it say it is the most perfect remedy for
Cough, Cold, Consumption, and all dis
eases ofthe Throat and Lungs they have
ever tried" 1t is a specific for Group
and Whooping Cough. 1t will relieve
a cough in a minute. Contains no OPT
ates. Price 25 and so cents. Free trial
bottle at A. j. Jones & Cos drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

Spencer Wells, son Of Major Wells, of
Fort Meade, and another man, a soldier
at the Fort, whose name We did not
learn, were recently indicted at Sturgis
for illegal voting. Young Wells was Of
age and had been in Sturgis ter days
next preceding the election, and while
he had been absent in the east attend
ing school for some months prior to that
time, he claimed a residence with his
parents, and it would seem strange how
a decision so wild and unjust could have
been reached.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26
SUMMONS.


In the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial
Circuit Of the State of South Dakota, within
aud for Custer County.
Mary A. Magay, Plaintiff,
vs..
Hermann Magay, Defendant.
The State of South Dakota sends Greeting:
To the above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint OF the above named
plaintiff, which will be fled In the office of the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judi
cial Circuit Of the State of South Dakota, within
and for Custer County, at his Office In Custer
copy OF your answer upon the subscribers at
their Office on DeadwOod Street In the city of
Deadwood, Lawrence County, State of South
Dakota, within thirty days after the service OF
tins summons upon yon, exclusive Of the day Of
service, and II you fail TO answer the complaint
of the said plaintiff within that time the plaintiff
will apply TO the Court for the relief in said COM
plant demanded.
Dated at D~eadwood, South Dakota, this 23rd
day OF September, 1896.
FRAWLEY & LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
To the above named Defendant:
Take notice that the plaintiffs complaint In
this action was filed in the ONCE OF the clerk OF
the above named court on the 18th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1886.
FRAWLEY g. LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication. October 10, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-12-26

The Il. & NJ railroad commenced the
work Of extending their Crown Hill
switch yesterday to accommodate the
steadily increasing ore business at that
point. Six or seven hundred feet of
new track will be laid, thus affording
ample track room for the ore cars to
stand on while being loaded. The road
bed is already graded so that the i'm
provement will be completed in a short
time. The Times understands that the
company will establish a new station at
Crown Hill and appoint an agent to
look after the business. The rapid
development of the claims in Ragged
Top camp and vicinity into producing
mines justlies the immediate compile
ton of the work and the opening of the
station.-Times, %.