Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-05-24

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Mrs. Bessie Burton, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. M. l.. Sanders, Of
Custer, spent Monday in our city. Mrs
Burton delighted several small parties
by singing some beautiful solos.-HoI
Springs Herald.
The entertainment given at the opera
house on Friday evening of last week.
under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
society ofthe Congregational church, was
a success in every particular. The net
proceeds amounted to about $500.
Among the arrivals Sunday were Mrs.
w. S. Woods and children, former resi-
dents of Custer. They are the guests oil
Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Wood, but will leave
in a few days for E%dgemont, where Mr..
Wood has made arrangements to perma.
nently locate.
At the special meeting of the board OF
county commissioners last Saturday, j.
r. Smith of this place was appointed
clerk Of courts to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation off. ]. V. Rutkowski.
Besides allowing a few bills no business
was transacted by the board.
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The state brand commission passed up.
on 100 brands at its meeting in Pierre
Lot ,,.aly Thfa heinnu tha total nj
Der OF brands filed in the state up to
1927, which is not all the different nes
in use, as many Of the small holders OF
stock are not filing the brands they use
The Custer CHRONICLE saws that Hon
G. l.. Wood Of this city has been secured
to deliver the memorial Day Grafton
there on the evening of May 80. The
Union might add that the people ofCus-
ter have made a wise choice and are as
sured a speech that will be we'll worth
going out to hear.-Rapld City Union.
+. j. Washabaugh of Deadwood, judge
of the circuit court for the eighth judi
cial circuit, has gone to Baltimore, Md,
to consult DIR. William Ostler, the cele-
brated d~iagnostician, to ascertain accur-
ately what his trouble is. 1t has been
generally pronounced gall stone, but
there is a suspicion of cancer Of the
stomach.
Black Hills Consistory, Scottish Rite
Masons, have been in session at Dead
wood since Wednesday, and u large
number of candidates were initiated.
Tonight the Shriners will hold their
meeting. and a number Of pilgrims will
be escorted across the burning sands of
the desert. Custer is represented by
ID. Carrigan and c.. +. Mason.
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Commencement week at the Spearfish
normal opens June 8th. The annual
sermon will be delivered by Rey. w. ii.
Thrall Of Huron. The class night exer-
cises will occur Wednesday, June IL. A
lecture by Mrs. Alice Hamlin Hinman,
and the presentation Of diplomas will
occur Thursday, and the alumni re-
union and banquet Friday afternoon.
John Donnelly, of Rapid City, is here
arranging with contractor Hitch for the
mechanical work on Custer's water sys-
tenn. Mr.. Donnelly constructed the sys-
TENS for Rapid City, Sturgis and Sun
dance, also put in the gas plant at Rapid
City. He is a practical and experienced
man. This will insure a first class sys-
tenn in all its details as Mr.. Donnelly
does nothing by halves.
Among those who went to Lead Mon
day from Custer to attend the 9th an
nuaI session of the grand lodge l. O.. o. f.
and the Rebekah Assembly were: Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Benedict, the latter
president Of the Rebekah Assembly, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Courtney, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Ainslie,
Miss Matte Halliday and Mrs. +. Heide-
priem.
On Sunday morning, May 25, at eleven
o'clock, in the Custer opera house the
regular memorial church service will be
held. Rev. Hsber Macdonald of the
Methodist Episcopal church will preach
the sermon. His subject will be: "The
men who Held the Rope" a tribute to
the unrecognized hero. The church
choir will sing at the service and Mrs.
Macdonald will sing The Recessional.
A large number of Hill Cityites were
in town Sunday to witness the ball game
between the Custer and Hill City clubs.
Among others we noticed John and Miss
Theresa Truax, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M.
Bartell, Miss Bartell, Frank Bartell, Miss
May Oliver, Charles, Irwin and w.
Pfander, Howard Chase, Charles Austin
Ray and Merton Oldt, J. G. Stokes, Ed.
Cooper, Art Lambert, b. Johnson and
e. Palmer.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state last week for
the Red Canyon Railway company at
Keystone, with a capital of $4,000. In
corporators, George A. Clark, Charles j.
Patton, Elmer L. AFFORD, Matt r. Tail.
leur, Charles A. Clark. The road as out
lined in the articles filed, is to be about
nine miles long, through Red Canyon, in
Fall River county, and is evidently in
landed "a an ore road.