Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-16
JoHN A. WATSON, Princil
Personal Mention.

ranch Tuesday evening.
w. II. Palmer, Jr., was UP from Buff
falo Gap Wednesday.
w. b. Clark registered at the Klee-
mann Wednesday from Omaha.
James Traynor of Chicago was domi-
ciled at the Kleemann Thursday.
ii. +. Dent was an over Sunday guest
at the Kleemann from Kansas City.
r. Ii. Somers of Chamberlain, S. d.,
had rooms at the Kleemann Thursday.
Henry Robinson departed for his
home i'm Akron, Ohio, Sunday evening.
John Michael of Aurora Neb., was
taking in the sights in Custer Monday.
l.. e. Johnson came up from Buffalo
Gap Monday on his way home to Hill
City.
John l.. Spayde, wife and son are
visiting with friends in Rapid this
week.
j. II. Gillespie and l.. NJ. Englebret
were Hot Springs visitors in Custer Sat.
urday.
Roy Rupert, a Chicago travelling man
was interviewing Custer merchants
Thursday.
+. r.. Boyden and wife were register
ed at the Kleemann on Saturday from
Keystone.
l.. w. Willis, a travelling man from
st. Joseph, Mo-, was soliciting trade or
ders from our merchants Thursday.
J. j. Holt, the successful farmer and
| stockman near Fairburn, was transact
ing business at the county seat Wednes-
day.
L f. Hemingway of Brookings, S. d.,
representing the firm Of A. ID. Barnard
& Go. of ST. Louis. was r~ustIing trade III
Custer the latter part OF last week.
Paul Kleemann, James Brownlee,
Mat Riley and William Courtney re-
turned Sunday evening from Deadwood,
having completed their labors as U. 5.
grand jurors.
X. =. Lewis and Geo. Whitaker re-
turned Thursday evening from Dead.
wood, where they have seryed Uncle
Sam in the capacity as petit jurors the
past ten days.
Col. +. p. Williams Of Hill City passed
through Custer "a urday evening en-
route 10 Sylvan lake. lie spent Mon
day night in this place, leaving for
home Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. j. Bailey returned
Friday of last week from their trip to
the Pacific coast. They report having
had a very pleasant and enjoyable time.
Mr.. b. says times are very brisk all
along the coast.
Mrs. ID. j. Sullivan of Kalama, Wash
ington, sister of Mrs f. j. V. Rutkows-
Hi, came in on Saturday of last week for
a months visit with the family of the
latter. She was accompanied by her
two children, Francis and Margaret.
U. S. Assistant district Attorney w.
q. Porter and wife came in from Dead
wood Thursday evening for Il visit with
their Custer friends. They will remain
until Sunday evening, when they will
depart for their home in Sioux Falls.
George Tuggle, a Kansas City capital
list, has been looking through the south
ern Hills towns, and returned home.
Thursday evening, well pleased with
the opportunities offered for the invest
ment of capital. He will return in the
neal future.
G.. l.. Grange and wife of Pontiac,
Michigan. came in Wednesday morning
for a two weeks visit with his brother,
j. n Granger of this place, whom he
has not seen for over thirty years. Mr..
&. is a passenger conductor on the
Grand Trunk railroad.
NJ. Linden returned Monday from a
short visit to his home at LeMars, Iowa,
where he had been comforting with
some of the stockholders of the Willow
Creek Mining company. Mr.. Linden is
u heavy stakeholder in the company and
is looking after things at this end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Caster Of Lin
coin, Neb.. accompanied by Miss Lillian
Bland and aunt Of Washington, D. c..
came in on Saturday Of last week. They
went north over the Burlington Tues
day. While here they were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Carrigan and Miss
Dollie Maple.
J. ]. Gehlen and James ]. Tirney, of
lie Mars, Iowa, prominent stockholders
in the Willow Creek Mining company,
came in Friday of last week. They re-
manned over until Monday evening,
spending most of their time in visiting
the workings at the mine. Before leav-
ing for home they expressed themselves
as well pleased with the showing and
progress that is being made in develop