Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1897.

Walk right into the \. y. Bank
rupt Store.
Don't forget Pres. Warren's entertain
ing lecture on Friday evening, April2.
You will regret it if you miss that
lecture given by the Christian Endeavor
Society on the evening of April 2nd.
Tickets % and 10 cents.
F. Nj. Brown, the we'll known Rapid
City attorney, has changed his location
to Lead City, where he will continue
the practice of his profession. From
tie number of lawyers leaving Rapid in
the past few weeks. it is inferred that
the supply of legal talent on hand
largely exceeded the local demand.
Don't forget that they have Shoes
good Shoes, at the n. Y Bankrupt Store
President II. X. Warren, Of Yankton
College, will give q most excellent
lecture under the auspices of the Chris
fian Endeavor Society on Friday even
ing, April 2nd. You can't afford to miss
it. Admission % and Is cents.
Location Certificates for sale at this
Office.
The Glendale Tin company hare re
Gently entered for patent the Glendale
and Ponca groups, embracing twenty.
three claims, all Of which are situated
in Pennington county. and within the
boundaries of the Cleveland forestry
reservation.
The locating Of mining claims in this
locality is being continued without
reference to, or respect for the forestry
proclamation, the prospectors having
largely imbibed the conclusion that the
said proclamation cuts no conspicuous
caper in the matter Of curtailing their
rights in this very important direction.
The town board met on Monday even
ing, and in addition to other routine
business transacted, fixed the rate Of
license for the sale Of liquors in this
place at 5000 per annum. which, with
the general license makes the aggregate
$500 per year. which must be paid for
the privilege of selling the ardent in
Custer.
w. T. Cosd, the indefatigable pro-
motor of the d. & w. railroad, returned
to his home at Rapid City on Monday,
after an absence Of two months in Chi
capo, where he has been laborlng in the
interest Of the road. He expresses
much confidence in the building Of the
road at some time in the misty hence,
which, at present, he is unprepared to
state definitely.
Nose Lyon, the Deadwood assayer,
was in the city on Tuesday, procuring
signers to a petition to be sent to Petit
grew and Kyle at Washington, praying
that they use their influence to have
refined lead made subject to a two cent
import duty, and asking hat the pres
ent duty Of three. fourths of a cent on
lead ore be allowed to stand. The
petition was signed by nearly every
resident of the city.
Rev. Clough yesterday received a
letter from George w. Burt of Bay City,
Mich. requesting information concern.
ing Sam Burt, his brother. who when
last heard about was in the Black Hills.
If Mr.. Burt is now in the country he
will please correspond with Mr.. Clough
at Deadwood, or if anyone remembers
him let them do the same, and it will
be a great comfort to his aged father.
Will BlacF Hills papers please copy
Times.
Monteznma Mclaughlin, an old time
resident of, and well known in this
place, father of Ford and Frank Nc
Laughlin of this city, returned to Custer
Saturday, accompanied by his wife, who
was also a former resident. They were
warmly welcomed by their numerous
Custer friends, who will be pleased to
learn that they have come to stay until
next fall, and possibly for a much longer
period Their return gives further
proof of the almost infallible desire on
the part of those leaving Custer to re-
turn to it sooner or later.
o. 8. Pender, master in ~chancery
arrived yesterday from Sioux Falls and
went to Hot Springs, where he will sell
the Evans hotel and other property
today to satisfy a mortgage held by the
Sioux City safe Deposit and Trust Co.,
trustee, upon an order Of execution
issued by Judge Garland of the United
States court. The property to be sold
includes the Evans hotel. Minnekahta
bath house, and the plunge bath. The
mortgage and interest amount 10 $l27,-
600. Col. j. H. Swan, Of Sioux City. 10
agent for the trustee, and will probably
bid in the property .-Pioneer, "a,
Only q few Of those infants cloaks left
1t the N. Y. Bankrupt Store. Step in
before they are all gone.