Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-02-27
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1897.
Location Certificates for sale at this


Location Certificates for sale at this
Office.
1t is reliably reported that construc-
ton work on the proposed Edgemont
smelter will begin about April LIST.
l.. s.. Gull, a leading lawyer of Hot
Springs, has decided to removet to Lead
City, where he will continue the law
practice.
The ladies Of the Baptist church aid
Society" will give an Orange Sherbert
Scc:ll at the residence Of Mrs. II. Han
ma n mex. Wednesday evening, March
SD. 10 cts.
Invitations are out for IN entertain
ment to be given in honor Of the Order
Of the Eastern Star by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. I"Ianley. at Masonic hall on next
Monday evening.
Mrs. II. A. Albien has removed her
dry goods stock from the annex into the
main brick building on the corner OF
Custer Avenue and Sixth street, where
she will hold forth Hereafter.
The Hermosa Pilot says the Com
mer1ial bank of that place paid q diyi.
dend of 80 per cent to its creditors last
week, and that the balance due them
will be paid as soon as it can be col
lccted.
DIR. Calkins has commenced the erec-
ton of a frame barn upon his property
on Crook street, which he recently pur.
chased, and upon which he contem
plates the construction Of a residence
building later on.
]. f. Ballinger and w. q. Kehoe
presented the wonders Of the Nitascope
at the opera house in this place on FRI
day and Saturday nights of last week,
with which fair sized audiences were
greatly pleased,
Arthur f. Sweet, city editor ofthe
Deadwood Independent, died at that
place of paralysis Of the bowels on
Sunday last. He was highly esteemed
by all of his acquaintances, by whom
his sad demise is deeply mourned.
A northern Hills exchange is author
ity for the statement that Charter Reier
has sold his hotel in Balmoral TO S. X.
Snively, president Of the Sheridan,
Wyoming, Milling and Elevator COM
pany, and that he gives possession April
lst.
The Burlington railroad has decided
to grant no special rate to Carson City
upon the occasion Of the Corbett- Fitz-
simmons fight. The company has com
mendably declared that it is not dis
posed to cater to the patrons of .xhibi-
tons of such revolving character.
Mrs. NJ. j. Bailey and Miss Laura
earns have issued invitations for a
Longfellow anniversary to be given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s.. n. Fitch,
Saturday evening, February twenty
seventh. An interesting program is
being prepared, and the guests are an
ticipating an intellectual treat.
The ladies of the Congregational
church announce a social to be given on
Friday evening, March 9Th, in the
Ilaserodt building, on Custer Avenue.
three doors west Of the First National
bank, upon which occasion the elegant
autograph qrilt recently made by them
will be put up for sale at auction. A
choice program is being prepared for
She OCCASION. and refreshments will be
served for the nominal sum Of a dime
ten cents.
The cozey home Of Mrs. f. L. Gran
than was the scene Of jolly good time
last Saturday, when eight Of her friends
were entertained at Comfort Tying"
An excellent dinner was served at noon.
followed by a dainty five o'clock
luncheon. The guests were Miss earns,
Mesdames NJ. j. Bailey, S. n. Fi'ch,
Alfred Johnson, j. w. Kendall, T. W
Delicate. w. T.. Benedict and d. W.
McFadden. Mrs. uelicats assisted in
entertaining.
Il is seldom that Custer car with good
reason, complain of the presence of dis
tressing maladies of any character, but
at this particular j%uncture in her history
it would be stretching the truth entirely
out Of shape to say that the town is not
wrestling with one Of the worst sieges
of the grip that ever brought sorrow
and anguish upon a civilized COM
munity. 1t may now be said with
out exaggeratlon that the place has
il in all its depressing and debili-
tating phases. and that the man.
women or child who is not. to some ex-
tent, a victim to its horrible and hides
tortures is the rare exception
an almost fnfallible rule. And worst
Of all. we are tuselling with an aggra-