Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-06

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to a five year term in the state prison
from Pennington county two years ago,
has been pardoned by Gov. Lee.
There will be regular services at the
Baptist church on next Sunday Feb. l.
Subject in the morning,'A Rich Strike"
In the evening, "Dry Bones" All are
invited.
That piece of twenty-six thousand
dollar gold ore, claimed 10 be picked up
OH ne lime belt, created a blaze Of OK
element while it lasted, but the blaze
w tont.
Charley Crazy is adding a new portico
to the other improvements recently
made upon his residence, which Will
caeatly add to its already attractive APP
p%earance.
The lagrippe is becoming quite COM
mon all over the Hills. Custer has a
few cases but they are not very severe.
The grease factory whistle seems to
have it the worst.
The Rapid Journal reports the marri-
age of Capt. Lucas at Hot Springs on
Tuesday last, to q Washington City lady
who came out expressly to wed the
popular commander,
1t will pay township and school Off
GERS, or any one else using blanks, to
drop a card to Ovens Blank House,
Chamberlain, So. Dakota, for catalogue
and terms. Take oul word for it. This
ia our last hint.
All ladies interested in the Holy Cross
Mission, are cordially invited to meet
with the members Of the guild, at the
home of Mrs. d. w. McFadden on We'd
nesday, Feb. 10th at 2.30 o'clock.
MRs. McFADDEN Pres.
II. NJ. HUTCHINSON. Secy.
The ladies Of the Nj. 4. Aid Society
will be pleased to meet their friends in
a sociable evening at the home of MIR
and Mrs. NJ, ]. Bailey, Friday, Feb. II,
1897. The ladies will have on sale
sateen, white and Bingham aprons
Oliver II. Martin, a highly respected
citizen of Buffalo Gap, died of pneu-
monia at hat place after a brief illness
on Thursday, the 2Sth ult. He leaves a
wife, father AID mother, three sisters
and a large circle Of friends to mourn
his death.
Two phenomenal specimens of gold
ore, taken from a mine located near this
place, were being exhibited in town a
few days since. They were even richer
than any ever mined from the Holy
Terror, and the owner of the mine says
there are Others"
The revival Of the mining industry in
all the varied districts of the Hills has
greatly stimulated the lumber trade,
which is resulting in much benefit to
Custer, where this industry has reached
a scale of magnitude exceeding, by far,
that of any other Black Hills point.
Frank Gentry, a saloon keeper of
Camp Crook, shot and killed a cowboy
named Frank Garrison, over a difficulty
occurring while playing a game of cards
at that place on Saturday last. Gentry
went to Belle Fourche Immediately af-
ter the deed was committed and gave
himself up to the authorities.
, During the recent cold spell, three
Indians are reported as having frozen
to death in their tents at the Cheyenne
River agency, and a number Of others
are said to have been badly frozen,
some of whom are not expected to re-
cover. Thousands of cattle also perish
ed in the storm. 800 head having been
found dead in one place.
Tuesday, the End inst, was ground
hog day, and the sun shining as usual
in this vicinity. the proverbial hog
gazed upon his SHADOW and crawled
back into his hole, pulling the hole in
after him, and will continue to hyper
nate for a period of six weeks longer,
when he will again emerge into the
open and commence spring prospecting.
On Tuesday morning the thermometer
registered its lowest mark yet recorded
this winter in this vicinity, says the
Hill City News of Jan. Goth. AT the
Harvey Peak hotel the mercury fell to
20 degrees below, at Mr.. Deans place,
south Of the NJ. L. church, to 81 degrees
below, at Mr.. Crooker's house on Sp. ing
creek only IL degrees below, and at
Sheridan 32 degrees below zero.
The Autograph Quilt, made by Custer
ladies, will be sold by drawing, as
originally intended, at the opera house.
on the evening Of February 18th. A
musical and literary programme will be
rendered, and refreshments. at 10 cts,
served.
MRs. d. CAHRIGAN
Mns. 0. d. BARSHARr.