Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-20
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1897.

/. s. Sholtz, a Spearfsh dray man.
was found dead in his barn in that place
on Saturday last. He was subject to
fits, and his death is believed to have
resulted from this cause.
The second ten per cent dividend will
be paid to the stockholders Of the de-
funct Black Hills National bank ofRapid
City by Receiver MacKinley in a few
days says the Stockman.
John McFadden, who recently sold
on, lis butcher business ia this place
is row engaged in the grocery trade,
having opened up Oh Tuesday in the
Hitchcock building on Custer Avenue
between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Jerry Horgan, a former resident OF,
and well known in this place, who has
been engaged in mining at Victor,
Colorado, for the past four years, recent
" returned to the Hills with his family,
and is now located in Rapid City.
NJ. II. Day, a well known mining man
formerly residing at Rapid City, is again
in the Hills after an absence OF eighteen
months in the east. He is interested in
mining property IN the northern Hills,
upon which he expects to consummate
a big deal in the early future.
The first tall Of snow for several weeks
and it was very mild and gentle, came
down upon us yesterday morning. 1t
was but an inch in depth, but that is
considered quite a snow fall in Custer,
where the beautiful is rarely v~ouchsafed
in other than allopathic doses.
Charles Reder came in Thursday from
BalmoraI TO look after his bushes af.
fairs. He is still jubilant over the pros
poets of the Ragged Top country, and
SAYS it will be in the full bloom of pros
perity with the crocus inthe early spring
and there are lots Of people who believe
Charlie knows what he is talking about.
Mrs. PAMELA A. Chiniquy, wife of
Charles l.. Chiniquy, died at her home
in Deadwood. Of Brights disease, on
Saturday, the 18th inst, aged so years.
Her death is mourned by her husband.
the well known job printer of the Dead
wood Pioneer Office, two married
daughters and a large circle of warm
personal friends.
John J. Fayel, the well known Key
stone mining man, was married to Miss
Alma Lampert at the residence Of the
brides parents, near Hill City, on Wed
nesday, the 10th inst, Prof. +. Lymer.
of Black Hills College. officiating. After
the marriage ceremony the happy
couple departed for keystone, where
they will hereafter be at home to their
numerous friends.
Rev. J. II. Kendall returned from Hot
Springs on Tuesday, where he was in
attendance at the funeral Of the late
Rev. Nathan Fawell, pastor of the NJ. Z.
church at that place, who died o n Thurs
day Of last week. The funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. Lymer, and the
services, which were of the most i'm
pressive character, were witnessed by a
large number of the friends Of the de
ceased, including a number of pastors
from the various charges of the Hills.
r. NJ. Mallory, the lucky Deadwood
mining man, who has already made a
comfortable fortune by leasing and
working ground in Cripple Creek,
Colorado, has recently made another
rich strike upon a leased claim in that
camp. The ore body encountered is
said to be five feet wide and the ore
gives up Sis to the ton. Mallory was
evidently born under the potential and
benign influence ofthe proverbial lucky
star.
The Masquerade ball at the opera
house on next Monday night is the talk
Of the town. The Odd Fellows have
won a high reputation as roya enter
tanners, and as this event is to be one Of
their greatest and grandest efforts,
everybody knows just what they may
safely expect in the way of a good time.
It would be several shades off to miss
this event, which promises to be the
most enjoyable of its character that has
thus far been experienced in Custer.
Don't fail to take in the masquerade.
While it may be said, that the keen
edge of the excitement over tie discov-
cry of gold on the lime belt has, TO some
extent, worn of, a great deal of pros
pecting is still going on, and many new
locations ore being made Tests are be-
ing made daily. many of which encour
age and stimulate further search for the
yellow metal, and while there is COM
paratively.a. small amount of develop
ment work being done, a few claims are
being explored. and thus far with fairly
favorable results. There is much conf
aencs manifested in the final outcome
Of the region, which will doubtless be