Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-07-31
SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1897.

Quality and price :or cash, at the n
Y. Bankrupt Store.
New stock of sash, doors and screens
a. j. ii. Bostwick's.
Fred Wehie is at work ON a very
promising copper mine about twelys
miles from Douglas, Wyoming.
Several good deals in mining pro-
perry around Custer are on the tapis
but the particulars are not yet ready
to be given out to the public.
A pleasant rain Of several hours dura'
tion visited this section on Sunday last
which revived The dropping energies Of
the growing crops and made them look
up and smile again.
We learn that the grading for the big
smelter at Edgemont is being pushed as
fast as men and teams can do the work,
and that a good deal Of machinery and
lumber is being delivered on the
ground.
The pastor Of the Congregational
church will speak next Sabbath morn
ing on "a Trust" and in the evening on
"The Kingliness of Man" All are
cordially invited to attend the aboye
services.
See 1.-THE Indian Village at the lIaser.
odt building, Custer Avenue, on Friday
evening, August 9th, 1907. An interest
ing programme will be rendered. Ice
cream and cake will be served. AID
mission Is cts. Come one, come all.
Don't mail your letter or valuable
package without having your W adj
dress written or printed upon the upper
left-hand corner. This will insure its
return to you if not delivered and will
prevent its being sem to and opened at
the Dead Letter Office.
From q recent telegram received by
John Manning from Mr.. Weare, man
ager Of the steamer line says: "We
have closed down on any moro passengers
until arrangements can be made to get
provisions into the country sufficient to
keep the large crowds through the win
ter"
You can stretch your money by
dealing at the N. Y. Bankrupt Store.
John Reid and Phil Franklin both
miners in Black Tail had a fight where
they met on the trail. According to the
report franklin was the agressor but
Reid got the best Of the encounter.
Franklin afterwards obtained a gun and
shot at Reid four times but without
effect.
Young Paul Kleemann, the landlords
son, received quite a painful hurt from
his horse slipping and falling the fore
part of the week. The boys foot was
caught under the horse and badly
crushed and bruised. No bones were
broken however and he is fast recov-
ering.
There were II men who left Lead
City this week bound for the Klondyke
district in Alaska. Ten of these were
Fnlanders. They passed down en- the
b. & Nj. train Monday evening. They
said they were well equipped for the
trip, each having a $1,000 in money and
otherwise well supplied.
Mr.. William McMasters, brother of
the late Samuel McMasters, while
driving from Deadxood to Minesella,
cellidsd with a runaway team and was
upset. Mr.. MeMaster was accompanied
by his wife and son.. all of the parties
suffered painful injuries, but it is not
anticipated that they will result seri.
ously.
A party of Typographical engineers in
charge of Mr.. j. c. Barber passed
through Custer on Monday. They came
from the north and are working SOUTH
ward, following the B. & NJ. railroad
grade. We were informed that their
object was to ascertain the level Of the
valleys, while another party will follow
taking the elevation of the bills.
Mr.. J. p. Miniter of Chicago, arrived
in Deadwood on the 2Sth. Mr.. NJ.
has received the appointment and will
have charge of the proposed United
States assay Office to be established at
for which an appropriation
OF $4,000 was made during the last
session of congress. Mr.. M. thinks
this amount will be sufficient to equip
the Office, and a further appropriation
will be secured for its maintenance.
Assaying will DO done at commercial
rates and none but FIRST class men will
be employed in the different depart.
ments. Bullion will be received for
refinement with only a nominal charge
10 cover expense.