Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1897.
n. Y. Bankrupt Store. Low prices.

N y. Bankrupt Store. Low prices.
Rev. John G. Ahern will hold Catholic
services in Custer on Sunday, April 4th,
at 1890 Il. m.
Location Certificates for sale at this
ofics.
1t is reported that more snow fell in
the northern Hills on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week than has fallen
during any storm of the winter.
Rey. +. T. Drewe,t, pastor OF the
Paptist church Of this place, exchanged
ruloi,s with Miss Sherman, pastor OF
the Deadwood Baptist church, on Sun
day last.
Messrs. Firestone & Ulton have COM
menced the erection Of e saloon build
ing upon ground leased of d. Carrigan,
on Sixth street, south of the First Ma
tiona! bank.
We understand, says the Buffalo Gap
Republican, hat ". III. Fry, the attor-
;nsy. formerly of this place. who moved
from Hot Springs to Colorado some
time ago, has decided to locate in
Mexico.
Ladies'! Buy your shoes at the n. Y.
Bankrupt Store.
J. +. Sheehan sold his farm, located
two and a half miles southeast Of this
place, to Ole Roadts and Charles
Cbachette a few days ago Mr.. Sheehan
will remove soon to his farm on French
creek, about five miles east Of this city.
At the Congregational church Sunday,
April 4th, the services will be conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. Walter Radford.
In the morning the subject will be,
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde :" and in the
evening "The Sitting of the Tempest
Everybody cordially invited to attend
the above services.
Dividend No. 2, Of twenty per cent
has been declared by the comptroller OF
the currency in favor Of the creditors OF
the First National bank Of Hot Springs,
making in all ~thirty-fve per cent on
claims proved, amounting to Sli,37S.93,
that has been paid to the creditors of
the bank.
Shoes for everybody at the n. Y.
Bankrupt Store.
Pat. Casey, the Deadwood saloon
keeper, who plead guilty to an assault
upon Capt. Jewell, of the Salvation
Army, was sentenced to a ten day term
in the county Jail and q fine of $4,000,
and costs, amounting in all to $1,000,
or in lieu thereof be confined in the
county Jail for 81 days.
President Schollard has issued a call
for the tenth annual meeting Of the
Black Hills Firemens' Association at the
fire department parlors in Deadwood on
Tuesday, April Goth, at . o'clock p. m,
at which meeting the preliminaries of
the annual tournament and reunion for
this season will be arranged.
The first thunder storm Of the year
was experienced in Custer on last Sun
day night. 1t was accompanied by rain,
and continued in force about an hour.
after which the clouds rolled gradually
away, and the morning dawned bright
and beautiful rs usual in this highly
favored region.
Prof. Chance, who left this place with
q force of six men and two wagons
loaded with supplies for the limestone
range west of this place, on Wednesday
of last week, is evidently very favorablv
impressed with the value of the ground
in the region visited, having sent in "a
location notices for record on the Sat-
urday following.
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany's changes in the passenger schedule
are notably frequent, and necessitating,
as they do, a change on the part Of the
Burlington, we are subject to frequent
changes on the Hills branch, the latest
going into effect List Sunday, whereby
the east bound passenger leayes Custer
at $40 p. m, one hour earlier than be-
fore.
Rev. Walter Radford, of Eagle Grove,
Iowa, who recently accepted n call from
the Congregational church of this city
to become its pastor, arrived the latter
part of last week, and at once assumed
the duties Of lis charge. He preached
both morning and evening on Sunday
to large congregations, making a very
favorable impression upon his hearers,
who regard him as being n Of the
ablest pulpit orators ever heard In this
place. The membership express a
degree of satisfaction with their
new pastor, and anticipate good results
from his efforts in the new field upon
which he has entered.
Still giving some goods away at the n.
y. Bankrupt Store.