Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-12-24

ton nay be only a trife but we need
ii. We can't run this paper on promises,
sympathy, mountain breezcs and seen
cry"
w. II. White of this city has accepted
a position as book keeper in the chlor'
i~pation plant at Rapid City, and will
leave for that place in a few days 10
enter upon the discharge Of his dutie 3.
Y Black Hills Camp No. 1870. M. W. A.
4 of Custer celebrated their sixth %anniver.
sary with a social at their hall Thursday
evening, which was well attended by
the members OF the Camp and their
families. and proved very enjoyable.
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Word has been received at Deadwood
from Chicago to the effect that Gene
Starner, one Of the wealthiest mine
owners at Ragged Top. and one of The
first discoveries Of ore in that district,
cannot live. lie is suffering with kid.
ney trouble.
T.. Stohl, q section man in the b * NJ.
yards at Deadwood, was badly injured
by a collision near the ID. & ID. smelter
on Monday. He is now at the hospital
and it is not positively known to what
extent he is injured. There were sever
al other train men who had q narrow
escape.
The parlor car Cluster" which has
been running on the high line between
Edgemont and Deadwood during the
past summer and fall, has been sent TO
the shops at Plattsmouth for repairs.
The car "Deadwood" which has Just
been returned from the shop, takes the
place Of the former
In sluggish liver, Herbine, by its
beneficial action upon the hillary tracts
renders the bile more fluid, and brings
the liver a sound healthy condition,
thereby b~anishing the sense Of drowsi.
ness, lethargy, and the general ofapathy
which arise from disorders Of the liver.
Price 80 cts. A. j. Jones & Co.
The many friends Of Mr.. A. G. Baker
of Baskerville, will be pleased to learn
that he is slowly recovering from the
effects Of his paralytic stroke with
which he has been suffering for several
weeks past. He was taken to the Sol.
diers Home at Hot Springs on Tuesday
Of this week for further treatment.
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State senator elect Benedict has been
down to the Soldiers Home, to make II
personal inspection Of its condition and
its needs. He finds that a much larger
appropriation than usual will be requir-
ed to meet the demands Of the increas-
ed membership, and the call for mor
commodious hospital accommodations.
The B & NJ. Ry. surveyors, who left
here last week, returned Monday and
are now employed surveying a line
from Keystone to Spokane, from which
place we have been informed they will
continue the survey into Custer and
connect there with the main line, thus
completing the loop around Harvey
Peak.-Keystonc Miner.
1t is reported that the Fitzpatrick
Bros. & Collins have secured the con-
tract from the b. & M. Railroad COM
pany for making the large fill across
Sheep canyon, about four miles this
side Of Edgemont on the Deadwood
line.y The work involves a large amount
of dirt and will employ quite a large
force Of men for several months. 1t is
said the work will begin in January.
A complaint was filed Wednesday
evening by George Raver in Justice
Henderson's court against Pitcher Bros.
charging them with selling liquor with
ont a license in violation Of chapter
70. session laws Of 1897. They were
arraigned on Thursday morning before
Justice Henderson, waived examina-
ton, and were bou.d over to the next
term of the circuit court in the sum Of
$500.
The state brand commission will meet
in the secretiry's Office in Pierre Oh the
first Monday in January to pass upon
all brands which have been filed since
the last session Of the board. All brands
which have not been presented before
their adjournment will have to wait for
time before being acted upon, and
il is to the interest Of all stoCkmen who
have not yet registered the brands used
by them, to get them in as soon as pos
sible.
Pains in the chest when a person has
a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu-
A piece of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
bound on TO the chest over the seat of
pain will promptly relieve the pain and
prevent the threatened attack of pneu-
monia. This same treatment Will cure
a lame back in a few hours. Sold by A.
] Jones & Co.
The services at the First Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday, Decem-
Der 25th, will be as follows: IL a. m,
Subject, "The condition Of Palestine and
the Jews at the coming Of Christ" lisa.
Dc. 700 p. m. Epworth League, 7:30
Song service, 7:45, subject, "The Heaven
~ Anthem" Luke Ola. All are most
cordially invited to attend these ser
vices. II was glad when they said unto
me let us go into the house ofthe Lord
L. h. Ferguson, pastor.