Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-13

miss its guess.-Bald Mountain News.
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Mrs. Killian, Of Belle Fourche, is be
lieved to have been drowned near that
place on Sunday last. Having a mum.
Der Of horses picketed on the north side
Of Middle creek, she is supposed to have
| attempted TO cross the stream on horse
book to look after them, and met her
death, as the horse returned to her
premises saddled, but without q rider,
since which time no trace Of her has
been found.
Messrs. Waite & Gibbs. the enterpris-
ing gentlemen who recently established
the Deadwood stock exchange, have
now completed the establishment Of
branches at nearly all of the important
towns Of the Hills. b. Il. Wood is their
| agent st this place. Market reports are
received at 0 O'Clock a. IN. in which con-
, siderable interest is shown. We learn
that it is the intention to establish q
branch in every town in the Hills.
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d. w. McFadden took the train on
Thursday evening for st. Louis, where
he has been appointed as door keeper
at the Republican National convention.
a large number of his friends were at
the train to bid him good bye, all of
whom united in wishing him a pleasant
s~ojourn in the Missouri metropolis, and
a safe return. lie will wire the CnRoN-
IcLE, announcing the momentous result
on the instant of its accomplishment.
Allie Tubbs, the little FIVE year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. y. s. Tubbs,
met with serious accident on Friday
oflast week while playing in a lot near
her home in which q calf was picketed
While running she was tripped by the
picket rope, sustaining a hard fall,
breaking her arm just below the elbow.
Since the reduction Of the fracture she
has been resting easy, and it Is hoped
and believed that the injury will not be
Of a permanent character.
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Baptist church, Sunday, June l4th.
Rev. +. I. Drewett will preach in the
morning at IL. Subject, The Better
Thing" 1t being Children's Day, the
scholars of the Sunday School will take
charge of the evening service. An ex-
cellent program has been arranged. To
begin at S sharp. Sunday School at 10
a. m, 3. y. 7. L. At 7:l5. II. Y. 2. L.
Tuesday evening at s. Regular weekly
prayer meeting on Friday evening at s.
All are most cordially invited.
j. {. Spencer is now sole proprietor Of
the Sylvan lake property, embracing
the lake, hotel, lands and everything
rpopirdr res0rr.- no'traisfes'c y ~hSnrdi
the fifth interest owned by c. c. Crary,
was made on Thursday, and Mr.. Speu-
Ger is now in a position to enjoy a view
of this delightful aggregation of scenic
attractions from the elegant hotel por-
tico. as monarch Of all he surveys.
The Terry Record, a new seven col
umn pop paper published by Wilcox &
Monkman made its advent in the min
ing camp indicated 10y its title on the
9TH inst. 1t is a very creditable crea-
tion geographically, is newsy and has
the appearance of being we'll patronized
by the business men Of the place. Its
populistic procliyities is the only feature
Of the paper open to criticism, and that
will, no doubt, succumb to the newt
able in the rapidly approaching hence,
when the clouds roll by.
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The Miner last week announced: ave
have been authorized to state that the
sale of delinquent stock Of the Holy
Terror Mining company has been post.
poned for thirty days from date adver-
tised." We fear that our friend was
misinformed as to date to which the sale
was postponed. The item would have
been more to the point had it read;
"The sheriff has been authorized by the
court to postpone the sale of delinquent
stock Of the Holy Terror Mining COM
pany Observation-Disclosures Nugget.
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The heaviest rain storm ever known
in the southern Hills occurred on Sat
urday last, causing much damage along
the lire of the Elkhorn railroad be-
tween Smithwick and Fairburn, where
in many places the track was washed
out, telegraph poles and wires swept
out, and general havoc and ruin
wrought. The damage to the tracks had
not been repaired up to last night, and
the transfer of passengers and mail is
still being made via Crawford to the
Burlington road which was not dam
aged by the disastrous downpour.
Frank Mayo, the distinguished actor,
died from paralysis of the heart on
Monday, while on board the train en-
route from Denver to Omaha to fill a
professional engagement. The writer
remembers the deceased in his early
life, way back in 81, when he was play
ing minor parts at McGuirc's opera
house in San Francisco, and having
been intimately acquainted with him
for a number Of years. records his de-
mise with a feeling Of regret, az a more
genial and companionable associate
could nowhere be found, than W s this
same Frank Mayo.
An exchange reports the recent pur.
chase of the celebrated duke" Guanar.
Jus violin, by Edouard Rsmenyi, the
world renowned v~iolinist, billed for a
performance at the opera house in this
place on the evening of July 4th. This
noted violin was owned by Hill of Lon
don, England, and il was obtained by |
Mr.. Renenyi Mt a cost of $4,000. The
"Titan." which will be used in his con
cert here, is valued at $1,000. It Is a
S~tradiyarius, III years old and perfect
in condition. The celebrated violins
owned by this won derful performer
probably embraces the largest collec-
ten in the world, something over 60 in
all ropresantinu n value of moYo than