Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-13
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1897.

Deadwood is being treated by an
itinerant expert for the tape worm. The
town is said to have it awful bad.
The town of Terry, in the northern
Hills, is having a tough siege of the
measles, siXty-two cases being reported.
Rev. Nathan Fawel', pastor of the NJ
Z. Church at Hot Springs, died at that
place on Thursday of croupous pneu-
monia.
w. o. Temple, the well known attor-
ney late of Rapid City, has emoved 20,
an is now engaged in the practice of
la in Deadwood.
The next G.. A. r. encampment for
the department of South Dakota will
be held at Redfeld on June 9 10. The
Council meets on June s.
The Rev. W. II. Pond, of Hot Springs,
will hold service in the Baptist church
Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th, at $50
The public generally are cordially in
vited.
Rapid City is being most delightfully."-
entertained by nightly exhibitions Of
the Vitascope, one of the later and most
wonderful of Professor Edison's inyen-
tons.
The average daily receipts Of the
register of deeds Office in Lawrence
county are reported as having been
more than $50 during the month Of
January.
The Lead papers report 200 or 800
people sick in that place with sore
throat, lagr ppe, pneumonia, etc, and
that the local physicians are kept busy
waiting upon them.
Gold Kings are getting to be as thick
as hops in this locality since the late
strike in the lime. They are as COM
NOR now as the measles in the north
ern Hills, and don't attract half as much
attention.
An error was made in the date Of the
funeral services and burial of Mrs. ].
Birdlebaugh. which appeared in our
issue Of last week. The same having
Occurred on Wednesday instead of Tues
day as stated.
A p~ostofice has been established at
Preston, at the Ragged Top gold camp,
with II. Bottenburg. editor Of the Shaft,
as postmaster. Some time will be re
quired for him to qualify, and also for
the authorities to establish postal
routes.
Darwin Mason, who left Deadwood
a few weeks since for Cuba, has reached
his destination and takeL. up arms in
behalf of the insurgents in their deter
mined struggle for liberty and indspen-
dence. May he achieve high honor and
fame by the commendable step he has
taken in response to the promptings Of
his sympathetic and patriotic iea,t.
Herman Gaughenbaugh, who left this
place some time ago to prospect for
mineral in Death Valley, writes T. l.
Wheeler of this place expressing his
dissatisfaction with that dreary and for
bidding region and his intention TO
leave it at once, and return to Alaska,
where he spent some time prospecting
a few years ago, with only limited sue
cess.
The Lead Tribune says: Bartlett
Richards. the well known cattleman
.-I ho,lpnr ~ ChaIrap NahragHo md
his niece, the daughter of his bro her
DeForest Richards, agreed to enter into
double blessedness, hut according to law
they we're prohibited on account Of their
blood relationship. They accordingly
took q pleasure trip to Germany, resided
in Berlin a sufficient time and were
married"
= Frank p. Williams, the genial and
popular Hill City attorney, resident
agent and in charge of the Harvey Peak
Tin compsny's property in the Hills,
came in Wednesday and gladdened the
hearts of a number Of anxious. waiting
miners by dispensing nearly n thou.
sand dollars among them for assessment
work done by them for the company in
December last. His visit was highly
appreciated, and it is earnestly hoped
that he may call again.
The ladies of the. Baptist church have
earned for themselves an enviable re.
putation as exceptional entertainers.
and they fully sustained their high re.
putation in this direction at their Chick
en- Pie Social on Wednesday evening.
The Chicken Pie and it's accompaniments
were out of sight in their matchIess
make up, andthe pleasing manner which
was at all times displayed by the ladies
and their constant efforts to promote the
general enjoyment of their patrons were
features that made the occasion n Of Q
most pleasing and enjoyable character.