Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-12-31

A car of Lexington Patent" -four just
arrived Oft. ". Garlock's.
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Diamond &C" Soap ia a high grade
laundry soar that can be used In hard
or soft water.
"Black Hills Best" That Buck wheat
-four, and Log Cabin Maple Syrup is a
combination fit for a King,-all at
Bailey's.
In the Congregational Sabbath school
last Sunday morning a vote of thanks
was passed to all who assisted
in rendering the Christmas services so
successful. especially the young gentle
men, Dean ORR and Harry Butcher, for
their sk%illfully devised and beautiful
Ferris wheel.
Sheriff Walsh departed on Sunday
evening for Sioux Falls, with John
Harper, who was sentenced to serve a
term in the state penitentiary for for
gerry. He was accompanied by James
Ulton, who went in the capacity of
guard. They returned Thursday nor
ing, each sporting a rs cent new silk
hat.
TIr.h U;ltta,n sh. infant con nf Mr.
and Mrs. 4. p. Mullen OF this city, died
Saturday night, December oath, from
~whooping cough after an illness Of six
weeks. Short funeral services were
conducted at the residence Sunday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Custer
cemetery.
Custer City Lodge No. 60, A. f. 4 A..
NJ held its annual installation of officers
Monday afternoon. The officers are
w. +. Hanley, w. NJ. f. ]. V. Rut-
kowski, S. w. Joseph Kubler, ]. W.;
ID. Carrigan, treasurer; X. w. Windsor,
secretary Alfred Johnson, s. d.. Denis
Henault. j. ID. II. j. Orr, S. S.; Charles
Miller, j. S Thomas l. Wheeler. tyler.
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s. N. Fitch returned Sunday morning
from Billings, Montana, whittier he
went three weeks ago to look after a
flock Of $500 head of sheep recently
purchased by him neal that place. He
says the ranee up in that country is in
excellent condition, and for that reason
he has concluded not to ship them to
the range south Of Edgemont, as he had
first intended until next spring or
81 miner.
General Steele Post No. "a, q. A. r.,
Of this city, Monday evening, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year !:
Post Commander, J r. Cruson Senior
Vice. A. Johnson Junior Vice, William
Courtney Chaplain, James Lunger
Officer of the Day, ii. J. Stone; Quarter
master, S. r. Shankland Officer Of the
Guard, Ruggles Wood Surgeon, w. +.
Fletcher. Installation will take place
January 23rd.
Married-On Tuesday, the eth inst,
at the office Of the county Judge in this
city, Mr.. Daniel +. Smith to rs. Mary
LeRue, both Of Custer county. County
Judge C. +. Smith performed the cere-
mony. The contracting parties are well
known in this vicinity, the groom hav-
ing resided in and around Custer for the
last eight years. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
will make their future home near Dams
by.
The executive committee OF the G. A.
r. post at Hot Springs has already be.
gun preparations for the entertainment
or the state and Black Hills enCamp-
ments which is to be held in that city
in June. 1t is proposed to make this
encampment one of the grandest and
most enjoyable ever held in the state,
and to that end the Hills towns will
unite in entertaining all who may come
on that occasion.
: Mrs. Frank Shaw. who had been Wis
iting in this city for a few days, left yes
terday for Custer, where she will remain
for q short time before going to Aurora
Mo-, where her husband is at present
in charge of a new mill that is being
put up by Mund, the banker, who used
to be in business in this city. Mr..
Mund is in the iron mining business at
Aurora, and Mr.. Shaw, it is said has a
good positson with him.-Pioneer-
Times.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state at Pierre
for the Dakota Gold and Copper Mining
company, at Rapid City, with a capital
of $500, 600. Incorporators, Henry
Schenk, Sutton +. Young, Clarence l..
Lewis, John F. >Schrader and w. l..
Gardner. Also the British American
Gold Mining company. at Deadwood,
with a capital of s 100000. Incorpora
tors. John NJ. Sweeney, Detroit Leroy
c. Hoyt and Christian Claussen, Dead
wood.
The services at the First Methodist
Episcopal church will be as follows
next Sunday: Sunday School a
1000 m. Preaching service 100 a.
m Subject, THE Heavenly Guest"
Rev. 800. Epworth League Z p. IN, w
G. Ward leader. Song service 7:30 IN.
Preaching 7:45 p. m, Subject Thought"