Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-23

J. Fl. McCreery, DIR. Of Refraction and
tOphthalmogy, from Colorado, comes
highly recommended. Have you any eye
troubles, or headaches, are you nervous
and unstrung at times? Ifso call and see
him. It costs you nothing.
Don't forget to call at the Boston
Store and get their prices on clothing,
shoes, dry goods, etc. We are leaders
in low prices. New goods coming in
daily. Yours for business.
The Boston Store.
Rev. G. s. Clevenger, formerly pastos
Of the Baptist church at Rapid, and late
chaplain of the Third United States
Volunteers, left Deadwood Tuesday for
Alaska where he has received an APP
pointment from the Baptist Home Mis-
sionary Society.
Reports show that oyer fifteen hun
dred lives have been saved through the
use of One Minute Cough Cure. Most
Of these were cases of%Ekpp5, 9nf1,
asthma, ~whooping cough, bronchitis and
pneumonia. It's early use prevents con-
sumption. A.. J. Jones 4 Co.
The Bald Mountain News says that q
conductor on the d. &. road gave out a
$50 gold piece one night last week in
change, thinking he was handing out a
silver dollar. 1t is seldom one ever
hears Of q newspaper man making a
mistake like that. 1t is also seldom he
has a double eagle" mixed up with his
coin.
This Office is in receipt of an INVITA-
| ton to attend the graduating reception
| OF the normal classes Of the Domestic
Arts and Science Department Of the
Armour Institute Of Technology. Tues
| day afternoon, June 10. The graduate
of honor so far as Rapid City is IN.
cerned is Miss Eva Robinson.-Rapid
Journal.
Miss Robinson is sister OF Mrs. w.
+. Hanley Of this place.
Mrs. Thomas Mahappy, Of Boonville,
New York, a sister Of Mr.. N. S. Tubbs,
is visiting in Custer with the family Of
the latter, and will spend the summer
here. She is accompanied by her son
and daughter, Wilbur and Alice. An
other sister Of Mr.. Tubbs, Mrs. /. M.
Bard Of Cheyenne, Wyoming. is also at
present visiting with the Tubbs' family.
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A bridge on the b. & NJ. between Hill
City and Mystic, burned Wednesday,
aud the south bound passenger due at
$50 did not get here until S:l5 in the
evening. The bridge Was about three
rails length, and half oft was consumed
by fire, so that trains could not cross.
1t is supposed that the fire was set to
the bridge by q spark from a passing
locomotive.
The peoples party will hold caucuscs
In the various precincts OF the county
this evening, for the purpose Of select
ing delegates 10 the county convention
that is 10 be held in this city next Sat
urday, which in turn will select dele
gates TO the state convention to be held
at Yankton on July 18th, to place in
nomination state officers, members for
congress and presidential electors.
DR.. Clough will hold service at the
Methodist church tonight Saturday..
The quarterly conference and business
meeting will be held at the close of the
service. This will be the last quarterly
conference of the year, and all persons
interested in the Methodist church are
invited to attend.
f. C. MacDuffee, Pastor.
N. 8. Tubbs returned Monday from
the Tubb's sheep ranch in Wyoming.
The company has just got through shear
ing and he reports a big lot offne wool.
Mr.. Tubbs says the wool crop this year
falls below the average. This is attri.
buted by some sheep men to the mild
winter, and by others on account Of
having had little or no rain during the
month of May.
Paul D. McClslland this week sold a
half interest in his business to Frank
Waugh of Deadwood, and the firm will
hereafter be known rs McClelland &
Waugh. Mr.. Waugh is a young man
with considerable experience in the
grocery business, having for years been
employed with the grocery firm OF
Hattenbach Bros. Mt Deadwood. Mr..
Waugh will arrive here tomorrow even
ing.
From parties up from Buffalo Gap we
learn that j. w. Mackey, a prominent
cattle man, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed last Sunday afternoon
twenty-five miles erst Of that place while
ON a hor g in company with James viii.
son. Mackey's horse wal also killed.
Wilson and his horse were badly shock.
ed. Mackey's remains were shipped to
Missouri Monday for burial. He was a
single man.
Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia.
Persons with indigestion are already
half starved. They need plenty of
wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat so the body can be
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