Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-28

w. s. MARI vas interviewing Custer
merchants on Thursday in the interest
Of an Omaha wholesale house.
Henry Pilger was among the number
who listened to the speech OF Billy
Bryan at Rapid City on Tuesday.
II. s. Graves of the U. S. Geological
Survey, was among the guests register
ed at the Kleemann on Wednesday.
Mrs. j. L. Pitcher and son, Warren
returned on Monday evening from a
ten days visit with friends in Hayward.
c. A. Clark, advance agent for the
Great American Shows, came in We'd
nesday to bill the town for Monday the
30th inst.
F. l.. Hollis and Ed. Cutbertson were
q brace OF Omaha com .nercial itinerants
calling on the trade in this place on Sat-
urday.
Harry Busenbeck, advertising agent
for the American Shows came in Thurs.
day to look after the interests of the
same In this place.
AMark Booth came in Saturday from
his ranch near Hermosa, where he has
been putting in the summer in the pur
suit Of agriculture.
j. + and G. w. Pitcher, the Custer
assayers, departed by private convey
ance on Tuesday morning for q four
days prospecting tour In the northern
Hills.
w. F. Hanley left tine latter part Of
last week for Redfeld, s. ID. on business
connected with the First National bank
Of this place, of which institution he is
cashier.
B. II. Wood, Sheriff Walsh and NJ. A.
Willis went to Dcadwood on Monday
where they had the pleasure of hearing
a two hour speech delivered by Hon.
W.. Bryan.
d. w. Webster left on Monday for his
sheep ranches south of Edgemont, with
a bunch of sheep recently purchased Of
J. A. Reynolds, a well known sheep man
of this vicinity.
n. S. Tubbs and family returned on
Sunday from n seven weeks s%ojourn in
Wyoming, where they visited with
relatives in Cheyenne during the great
er part of the time.
j. II. Bostwick, the Custer lumber
man, departed the latter part of last
week, for his old home near Buffalo,
New York, for a visit with his relatives
and old time friends.
DR.. Yost and wife were arrivals in
the city OF Saturday from Center Point,
Iowa. They will visit for some time
with their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Porter, of this
place.
Miss Margaret Morrow, teacher elect
in II of the depa rtments Of our public
schools arrived eaaly in the week, and
is now attending the pending session,
of the Custer county Institute in this
place.
j. w. Mcintyre and A. III. Smith, well
known Custer surveyors, came in on
Tuesday from the northern Hills where
they haye been engaged in surveying
mining claims for patent for the past
several months.
II. a. Albien, II. w. Windsor, II. w.
Mcfloes, Mr.. and Mrs. f. O. Burton, and
+. Heidepriem took the Tuesday even
ing train for Hot Springs, whittier they
went to hear Hon. w j. Bryan speak
on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Nettie Woods. of Clarinda, Iowa,
who has been elected as teacher in one
Of the departments Of the Custer public
schools, came in on the Thursday morn
ing passenger, and will attend the Gus
ter county Institute now in session in
this place.
Miss Laura earns, the popular teacher
in the Primary department OF the Gus
ter public schools, returned on Tuesday
from Grand Island, Neb., where she
spent her summer vacation very pleas
antly with her parents. She is attend
ing the pending session of the County
Institute.