Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-05

There will be a meeting Of the stock
holders Of the First National Bank G
Custer City, at their bank building mex
Tuesday, for the purpose of e~lecting
board of directors for the ensuing year.
Annual meeting Of Ladies Aid Of Con
~gregational church Wednesday, Janu
Hry 9th, at the parsonage. Ladies O
the aid and friends are urged to be pres
ent at 2:30 p. m. Refreshments served
The Hill City News notes the arriva
Of j. F. Shotwell from st. Louis, who j
assisting Agent Williams In taking al
inventory of all the Harvey Peak Til
Company's property, personal and real
now in the receivers hands.
The Hill City News says quite & mum
Der who Lad entered homesteads OF
the forest reserve have deemed il pru
dent Of late TO return the land to tn,
government and instead OF making
proof to the entry have filed papers will
the y. S. land Office relinquishing th'
same.
The monthly union service will bC
held next Sunday evening at the Meth
odist church. An unusually excellent
service is anticipated. DR.. F. L. Clough
has consented to preach that evening @
special sermon. Everyone should hear
the Doctor, as he will doubtless be al
his best under these circumstances.
Original homestead entries were made
in the u. S. land Office at Rapid City
last week by Charles Vollmer Of Her
mosa, Walter Enous and John T.. Force
Of Fairburn, Emma S. Ryan OF Buffalo
Gap, and Anna A. Albien Of Custer
Final homestead entries by Byron j
Williams and Samuel o. Young Of Fair
burn.
AS will be seen by a notice appearing
elsewhere in this issue, Frank z. viii
liams has resigned his position as agent
| Of the Harvey Peak Tin Mining, Milling
& Manufacturing company under Re.
ceiver Ledoux, and j. +. Shotwell has
been appointed in his stead. Mr.. Will
liams will devote his attention to
mining.
The new county officers will take
charge Of their several Offices next Mon
day. There will be no change except
in the Offices Of register Of deeds, asses.
sor and county superintendent, three
populists retiring to give place to two
republicans and one populist, the latter
being Miss Reed who was elected SUPER
~intendent on the fusion ticket.
Charles Norman, Of Keystone. and
Miss Hattie Spring, Of Otis, were mar
ried in Keystone Sunday. December 80,
by Father Bonneterre Of Hot Springs.
After the ceremony the couple departed
for a wedding trip through the northern
Hills. they will make their home in
Keystone, where the groom has already
fitted up a coy residence.
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About twenty-five watched the old
century out and the new one in at the
church. The two churches
united in the service. The first part Of
The evening was spent in a social way,
which refreshments were served.
The closing hour was spent in singing, a
reading and short address, closing with
conservation service, a profitable way
10 end the year and century.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
Society Of Black Hills Pioneers will be
held in the City Hall in Deadwood on
Saturday evening, January 10th. 1901.
Two amendments will be acted upon at
this meeting, as follows. Article ., of
the Constitution, extending the eligi-
bility Of members to the Pioneers Of
1877, and section . Of the bylaws, rein.
delinquent members by their
paying one dollar initiation fee and two
dollars dues.
Persons who suffer from Indigestion
can not expect to live long, because they
cannot eat the food required to nourish
the body and the products of the undi-
food they do eat poison the
blood. 1t is important to cure indiges-
ton as soon as possible, and the best
method Of doing this is to use the pre-
paration known as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. 1t dlgests what you eat and re-
all the digestive organs to perfect
A.. j. Jones.
"Doc" Middleton died at his home in
.rdmore, a station on the b. d NJ. rail
road beyond Edgemont, in Fall River
last week with the smallpox.
years ago Middleton was a noted
desperate character on the northwestern
Of Nebraska, but of late years
had been q peaceful citizen. A later re-
port says that Middleton is not dead, but
is living a peaceful life ut his home at
Ardmore.
The county commissioners have been
in session since Wednesday. Their
principal work so far has been allowing
bills. The newly elected member Of
he board, Mr.. d.. V. Coe, will qualify
and succeed Mr.. McBeath next Mon
lay. Miss Reed, county superintendent
qualified and took Office. By a special
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