Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
SATURDAY. January ., 1897.

Judge u. IL. Smltn Nisiieu napiu oh
Wednesday, whittier he went upon a
business mission.
Nerve City, a Ragged Top town, will
be known in the future as Prescott, its
name having recently been thus
changed.
~Jacksonburg is the name Of n new
town just started a mile and a half be-
low Balmoral in the Ragged Top region.
1t is owned by Fred Evans.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will give an oyster supper on Wednes-
day evening, at $50. Oysters 20 cents
per dish. All are invited.
New buildings are said to be going up
every day in Balmoral, the Ragged Top
metropolis The receipts from the sale
of lots in that place from last Saturday
to Sunday evening is reported to have
been 81 600.
Special services at the Baptist church
on next Sunday morning and evening.
In the morning 1.-THE past year" Even
ing, "the motto text for the coming
year" The pastor will preach on each
occasion. All are very cordially in
vited.
Isaac Ainsley has leased his
livery barn to Jerry Clark, the dray-
man, who took possession on Monday
morning. Mr.. Ainsley departed on
Tuesday for Ragged Top, where he will
engage in business and be in the early
swim along with the balance of the Gus
ter contingent.
The South Dakota game law goes in
TO effect to-day. Hunters will make a
note Of this, and dealers having q sur
plus of stock on hand had better look a
little out, as there is a penalty attached
TO selling, or exposing for sale, as we'll as
for the killing. Better you look aleedle
oud.
The CHRONICLE is pleased to note a
fair degree Of progress being made upon
the new sidewalks now in course Of con-
struction between Custer Avenue and
the churches and public school building,
o long neglected and much needed i'm
provement, which will be greatly appre-
Ciated by our citizens at large.
The Edgemont Express will issue an
illustrated edition of 10000 copies of the
paper on January IA. which will con-
tain an elaborate description of the
Hills, its mines, mills. etc. which will
be beneficial as an advertising medium
abroad. The Express should be COM
mended for its enterprise.
The examination of Mr. Elliot, which
was to have taken place before United
States Commissioner Anderson at Hot
Springs. last Monday, was postponed
until January 4th, on account Of the U.
S. attorney and inspector being unable
to be present, the latter looking after a
big postofice defalcation at Newcastle.
Buffalo Gap Republican.
The CHRONICLE acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an invitation to participate in
the pleasures of the grand inaugural
ball to be given at the Hotel Locke in
the city of Pierre on the evening of jan
uary 5, which, Notwithstanding the ad-
verse political phases predominating,
promises to he a recherche and pleasing
affair. We would be delighted to be a
participant, in the pleasures of the occa-
sion and would, if
The recent two days session of the
Black Hills Irrigation association at
Sturgis was well attended, and much in
terest manifested. Resolutions were
passed asking the legislature to memoir
alize congress in behalf of measures for
reclaiming the present arid lands of the
state. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President, J.
III Woods; vice president, S. L. Wilson;
secretary, c V. Gardner.
The Lead Tribune says /: parties
who recently were oyer the territory
surrounding Ragged Top say that lines
are run so as to indicate that every
thing is taken for miles around, but
without question much Of il is not locat-
ed in strict accordance with law and in
time will be relocated. Some of the old
timers out there complain that at a
meeting held recently a union was
formed in order to protect against
jumpers and within a few days some of
the promoters and loudest advocates for
the protective association were out run
ming lines across dozens of claims held
by old timers. If the late decision of
Judge Plowman be { ken as law there
are many short eomings in this new
district"