Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE ), 1897.

Work has again been resumed on the
Grizzly Bear mine, ten miles north OF
This place.
Rev. John Adhern will hold Catholic
services in Custer on Sunday June 9th,
ut 10 o'clock a. m.
A deal is said to be pending for the
sale Of the st. Elmo mine located seven
miles north Of this place.
Many places in Wisconsin and Mich
caa experienced the novelty Of Mem
orial day snow storms last Sunday.
The Chicago market was fairly glutt-
ell with strawberries last Monday morn
ins. when oyer fifty carloads arrived.
The News reports a REPETITION Of the
rumor that the b. & NJ. railroad COM
pany is about to purchase the Hill City
townsite.
Among the many pleasing indications
Of a speedy return of national prosperity
the late suspension of Coxey's news
paper is noted.
Final proof has been made, and Re.
c~eivers receipt issued to Anna a. Wolfe
for patent to tie Point of Rocks placer,
claim at Pringle.
G. w. Pettibone is building a dwell
ing house on the Demereau Mountain
company's ground about ! mile east OF
the II. II. depot at Pringle.
yhe new post Office at Lead which is
said to be one of the finest post office
buildings in the state, was opened for
business on Monday.
The Black Hills A. o. L. W. picnic
will be held at wildwood Thursday
July 30, at which it is expected, all of
the grand lodge officers will be pres
ent.
Abe Boland, one Of Rapid City's most
prominent and enterprising citizens, de-
parted on Tuesday for British Column
bia, where he expects 10 locate perma-
nently.
From present apathetic indicationsit is
very clearly apparent that Custer is GO
ing to have another ego as you please
Fourth Of July celebration, all the samey
last year.
The farmers, as well as the people of
this locality are feeling inbilant over
the copious rainfall of the present week,
which has materially frightened the
prospect for abundant crops.
The eig hteenth annual Sunday school
ton will open in Deadwood on tho 10th
inst, continuing its sessions three days.
The program has not yet been announc.
ed.
Active work was commenced Tuesday
on the new Elkhorn railroad depot at
Deadwood, which the papers say, is to
be tho finest structure Of its kind to be
found any where along the line Of that
road.
William Smith, a Butte county ranch
man, was struck and instantly killed by
lightning near Snoma, on Thursday Of
last week. His body was found on the
prairie on the day following beside his
horse, which was also killed by the same
bolt.
The Galena ball team went over to
Sturgis last Sunday, where they gave
the ball tossers of that place a few point
ers in the art of manipulating the sphere.
The game had but one side worthy of
note, and resulted IN a score Of 26 to 6
in favor of Galena.
The regular meeting of the Soldiers
Home board at Hot Springs on Tuesday
was adjourned on account Of there not
being a quorum present, and a meeting
was. called to be held at Redfeld on
Tuesday next, at which the officers of
the Home will be chosen.
On Sunday, June 9th, at the morning
service in the Congregational chnrch
the pastor will speak On "The Power of
Inteicession," and in the evening the
text will be Run, speak to this young
man,. All are cordially INVITED to
attend the aboye services.
1t is understood that the Homestake
corps Of engineers is running lines over
on the Spearfish to determine the boun-
Of the forest reservation and that
the result of the survey will be used as
evidence in the government suits now
against that company.--Call.
T. v. Garlock is remodeling and re-
novating, his building adjoining the
opera house, which has for many years
been used as a Chinese laundry. which,
ipon completion, will make a neat and
cosy residence, and will have fer its
irst occupants Mrs Elliott and her two
ms, late of Buffalo Gap.