Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-03
THE BOOSTER COLUMN.
81 am q Booster. Fra McGinniss.

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And the Tom cats midnight chorus
Bids us wake and welcome spring.
On the hill side, in the valley,
Grass Is shooting from tie earth;
Craps are shooting In tfsSliey
leralding the springtfmet birth.
In the sky sun, delightful,
Makes old earth look fresh and young,
Makes old OyeTcOats look frightful,
Makes us sure that spring has sprung.
Bird and beast and bard are giving
\ Out the tip that winters gone,
But the soul that's glad it's living
| Keeps It's winter fannes on.
Paul Kleemann is a booster and no
mistake. The vacant space west of the
Kleemann House has been carefully
raked and planted in lawn grass and a
neat wire fence with gate encloses the
expected grass plot. As soon as the new
water works get to working Mr.. Klee.
mann expects to have fine fountain in
the middle of the infant lawn. Then he
will dress the sides of this lawn with nice
green seats where the guests ofthe Klee.
mann and the many friends ofthe genial
proprietor may rest during the heat of
summer days to come.
| Fra MCGinniss was told by a person
who was in Hot Springs, last Saturday,
that THE Missouri Girl" which plays at
the Custer opera house on the 9th is an
all right show. He says it is one of the
funniest comedy dramas that ever struck
this section and that it is away above the
ordinary show that strikes this neck of
woods. This being the case Fra Nc.
(Tinnis went over to Deak Jones' drug
store and bought a couple of good seats.
Be a booster. Be at the show.
One day last week Fra McGinniss had
occasion to walk west on Harney street
and his course lay past the Methodist
meeting house. 1t is pretty little
church and can be seen from it's place
on the hill from nearly every part of
town. But it is in sad nee i of coat of
paint. Paint would not only make the
church look better but it would also pre-
serve the woodwork from decay. Then
the fence might be repaired while the
brethren are at it.
Custer has base ball team that Fra
McGinniss believes can trim ANYTHING
| in the Hills for fun or money. The bows
lhaye been up on the ball ground every
DAY for the past couple weeks and one
| familiar with the great national game
can detect some pretty fast work. The
boys bat well and run bases with snap
that's good 70 see. Then they are pretty
handy in the field too and grounders,
liners and high flies--well they ali look
alike to the Custer team. The way our
fellows line 'em down to first or catch
the runner at the plate-why it makes
the hearts Of the rooters beat triple
time and makes the small boy cure that
nothing short Of team from one of the
big leagues could beat our boys.
In his journeying too and fro in Custer
Fra McGinniss has come TO the conclu.
sion that there isn't another town any
where that has 80 many pretty babies
possibly it would be better to say chill
dren-For the Fra has none OF his own
and has meyer mastered the rule which
tells when children quit being babies
and when babies begin to be children.
But they are dear sweet lot anyway,
and their bright faces are constant
source Of JOY not only to the parents but
to the childless people who love chill
dren. The Fra dearly loves children
and one of his hopes of getting to heaven
is that most children like him.
Two tickets in the field. Gee whiz
The political pot begins to boil and
promises lots Of fun for the next few
days. AS near as Fra McGinniss can
understand it is water works and anti
water works. One man who ought to
know says this is the case. He says
'tis true and tits pity and pity tits tits
true" Well il We vote not to have water
works and Custer is fire swept for the
steenth time-the very fellows who vote
agin mprovements-will be yammering
about the streets because they haye had
another fire loss. They will be knock
ing the town for not having fire protec.
ton. Men of Custer be boosters. Boost
the water works. Don't let any one
throw dust in your eyes. For the good
OF the town and for the good Of the peo-
pie boost the water works proposition.
Fra McGinniss has it on the best of
authority that if the voters decide for
water works at the next election Custer
will haye fine new hospital at the foot
This hospital is to be built by a number
have been looking towards Custer for
some time. They need plenty of water
for their sanitarium and they don't care
to go to the added expense of building
private plant. The hospital would be
largely in the nature of an experiment
and enough money would be invested in
TIE buildings and appliances without the
the water plant in addition. The city
of Custer ought not only give the ground
but also free water to such an institu-
tion. If the hospital should be a sue
cess Custer would soon become a we'll
advertised town. People who have
money enough to come to a sanitarium
for treatment haye money enough to
spend dollar or so in the town. Boost
the water works and at the same time
you will be boosting the hospital.
A charming May party in honor of
Mr.. and Miss Zook was given at the
home of DR.. Maple on Thursday even
ing. High five was the feature of the
evening and is always the case. prizes to
the very good and the very bad players
made the game exciting. Miss Ruby
Olds won the first prize and Frank Olds
captured the consolation prize. An
elaborate lunch was served When the
night was still yonng good nights were
said to the DIR. and his good wife and
then to the opera house, where the wax
ed floor was patiently waiting eager feet.
And how this May party Of youth did
enjoy the waltz and two step. The party
included Ruby and Frank Olds. Miss
Willis, Bert and Francis Zook, Paul
Kleemann. Carrie Richardson, Edith
and Ora Feay. Gene and Ollie Courtney,
Grace Fowler, Keith Powell, Lulu Pilch-
er. Pearl and Birdie Willard, Charley
Clark, Mrs. Delicate, and Mr.. and Mrs.