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 o
Custer City, at their bank building mex
Tuesday, for the purpose of electing a
board Of directors for the ensuing year.
Annual meeting of Ladies Aid Of Con
gregational church Wednesday, Janu
airy 9th, at the parsonage. Ladies Of
the aid and friends are urged to be pres
ent at 2:30 p. m. Refreshments served.
The Hill City News notes the arrival
of j. +. Shotwell from st. Louis, who il
assisting Agent Williams in taking an
inventory Of all the Harvey Peak Tin
Company's property, personal and real
now In the receivers bands.
The Hill City News says quite a num-
Der who had entered homesteads on
the forest reserve have deemed it pru'
dent of late to return the land to the
government AMI instead OF making
proof to the entry have filed papers with
the u. S. land office reli nquishing the
same.
The monthly union service will be
held next Sunday evening at the Meth,
! odist church. An unusually excellent
service is anticipated. DR.. Il. f. Clough
has consented TO preach that evening q
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 4. 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 p. Will
liams has resigned his position as agent
of the Harvey Peak Tin Mining, Milling
& Manufacturing company under Re-
ceiver Ledoux, and j. F. Shotwell has
been appointed in his stead. Mr.. Will
liams will devote his attention to
mining.
The new cou nty 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.
i~ntendept on the fusion ticket
Charles Norman, Of Keystone. and
Miys Hattie Spring, OF Otis, were mar
rjed in Keystone Sunday, December 30,
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 n coy residence.
About twenty-five watched the old
century out and the new one in at the
Methodist church. The two churches
united in the service. The first part Of
the evening was spent in q social way,
during which refreshments were served.
The closing hour was spent in singing, a
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reading and short address, closing with
q conservation service. a profitable way
to 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 2, of
the Constitution. extending the eligi-
bility Of members to the Pioneers Of
1877, and section 2 of the bylaws, REIN
stating 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-
gested 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 digests what you eat and re.
stores all the digestive organs TO perfect
health. A. j. Jones.
doc" Middleton died at his home in
Asdmore, a station on the b. d M. rail
road beyond Edgemont, in Fall River
county, last week with the smallpox.
Twelve years ago Middleton was a noted
desperate character on the northwestern
frontier Of Nebraska, but of late years
had been q peaceful citizen. A later re-
port a that Middleton is not dead, but
is living a peaceful life at 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
the board, Mr.. ID. V. Coe, will qualify
and succeed Mr.. McBeath next Mon
day. Miss Reed, county superintendent
qualified and took Office. By a special
provision of the school law, the Supt.