Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-23
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1897.

G.. Z. Greiscn has recently increased
his stock in trade 10y the addition of Il
small line of groceries.
Al the regular meetings in the sever
al churches next Sunday until evening
when, they unite at the Congregational
church.
Rev. Baker Of Edgemont, who so ably
conducted the singing at the revival
meningitis week returned home Thurs
afternoon.
Tie ~reviysl meetings are progressing.
y 4, week they will be changed from
IT, Methodist to the Congregational
c.. ch, beginning Sunday night.
Mrs. A. II. Gay, of Pr!ngle, received
81. 900 last week, that being the amount
of insurance carried 10y her late hus'
band in the Endowment Rank, X. Of p.
Contracts have recently been let by
the government for the sinking Of two
a~rtesian wells neal Lower Brule Indian
agency, the required machinery being
already on the ground.
J. w Layton removed his family
from -Four Mile to this city On Tuesday,
having recently purchased 4 house and
lot on east Custer Avenue, where he is
now permanently located.
w. q. Porter, who has been laid up
with lagrippe for several days was SO far
recovered on Wednesday as to be able
TO take the train for Sturgis where he
was called on important legal business.
Rev c. Fl. Frady has left town to go
to his next Bible Institute. The all day
Institute and evening revival services
which this untiring worker conducted
here last week were greatly appreciat
ed.
Rumor says Custer will soon have
another grocery store, wi itch, in addi-
ton to the seven by which the town is
already supplied. should be ample to
meet the demands Of the public in this
direction.
Prof Don c. Hall, the we'll known
hypnotist, mesmerist and mind reader,
will entertain the people of Custer and
vicinity at the opera house on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, January 25th
and Goth.
Mrs. Watson Forst desires to return
her sincere thanks through the CHRON
IcLE, to the good people of Custer for
the generous aid and kindly attention
so cheerlully bestowed by them during
the illness, and subsequent to the death
Of her lamented husband.
Ed. Greathouse, while setting an en-
CINE at his shingle mill four miles east
of this place on Sunday last, had
two of his toes badly mashed by the
engine falling upon them, both of which
will probably have TO be amputated.
The injury will lay him up for a month
or two, at least.
James walsh, brother of Sheriff
Walsh of this city, writes from South
Africa, says the Lead Cali, that he is
doing well and likes the country. His
wife, who was formerly Miss Alice
Richardson, is also much pleased with
that country. They expect TO make
South Africa their future home.
The Keystone Nugget says: Judge
+ II. Flynn took charge Of the Key
stone justice d~ispensary last Monday
and will! in the future weigh IL equity
and calico from behind the counters'of
his popular emporium. The retiring
Official. Judge T. NJ. Dunnigan. will de-
vote his future time to uncovering the
hidden treasures of Mother Earth"
Charles Reder came in Saturday from
Balmoral, where he is branching out in
various new enterprises, and reports a
favorable outlook for future success.
His family Joined him at Balmoral a
few days ago, and will remain there
until spring. Mr.. Reder's time is largely
taken up with his business at the new
camp, to which he returned on Sunday.
A.. J. Mills, of this place, received the
sad intelligence on Monday Of the death
oil his mother, Mrs. Mary 4. Mills.
whose death occurred recently at Good
rich, Ontario. The deceased bad reach
ed the ripe age of rs years, and had
resided at Goodrich continuously for a
period of 55 years. Mr.. Mills has the
sympathy of the community in his sor
row and bereavement.
A special eight page illustrated edition
Of the Edgemont Express. embracing ar
elaborate description of the present and
prospective industries Of the Mid Re-
public city was issued on the 18th. The
paper is creditable to q marked degree,
and, IL is unnecessary to say, will be
highly beneficial in promoting the
progress and advancement Of that young
and rising city.