Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-10-10

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Services in Congregational church
Sunday October 18th, morning and even
ing. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preach
ing services at ii a. IN. and 7.30 p. m.
Christian Endeayor at Gas. All are
welcome to these services.
Katherine w. Powell, pastor.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary Of state for the
Black Hills Trust and Savings bank,
with a capital Of $4,000 and headquar-
tiers at Deadwood. This bank organizes
with the largest capital of any bank ever
incorporated under the state banking
laws.
DR.. A. S. Amerman, n OF the pio-
neers of the Black Hills, and for many
years engaged in the practice Of medi-
cine at Rockford, died at Rapid City last
Tuesday evening of dropsy. The body
was taken from Rapid City to Rockford
for burial. DIR. Amerman has been in
poor health for several years.
Mrs. Davi dson, grand Worthy Matron
| of the Order Eastern Star, whose home is
at Springfield, this state, will pay the Hills
a visit next week. Her trip will be made
for the purpose of inspecting the various
chapters Of the Eastern Star in this Sec
ton. She will visit Custer Chapter next
Wednesday evening, October l4tl.
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The Evans Hotel at Hot Springs closed
on the first of October after a very sue
cessful season. 1t is singular, too, that
so many should come to the Springs
seeking the cooling shades Of a summer
/ resort. If they should advertise it as a
| pleasant winter resort, it would come
nearer to "the eternal fitness of things"
List of letters remaining unclaimed in
the postofice at Custer, South Dakota,
Oct. 3, 1908: John Beck, John Barnes,
C. A. Bruner, II. B. Busch, Roy Cuth-
bertson, A. Dahl, Jas. III. Gore, w. w.
King, A. Merritt, Mrs. J. L. Alfred, Mrs.
P. B. Stearnes, Miss Ethel Mccartney.
When calling for same please say adver-
tised.
A good many of our farmers are now
digging their potatoes and hauling direct
to the cars for shipment, the merchants
paying 65 cents in cash or rs cents in
trade. That is good enough under the
circumstances, as it is a poor field of po-
tatoes this year around Custer that will
not yield $50 bushels per acre, and some
will double that, and then some.
The Shakespeare Club held its meet
ing October 5th, with Mrs. Benedict. A
spirited parliamentary drill under the
leadership of Miss Luella Read kept
everyone's wits at work. A quiz on the
reign of Richard III, by Mrs. Bailey and
a character sketch by Mrs. B. r. Wood,
prepared the way for an intelligent read
ing of the play. Another name was pro-
posed for membership.
The Interstate group OF mines are
showing up in good shape as the work
progresses. Their new shaft is now down
AZ feet with a good exhibit of free mill
ing and telluride ore all the way down.
They have a crew of miners still sink
ing. Mr.. Millham, the superintendent
went east on the 9TH and will visit EN-
metsburg, Iowa, and will go as far east
as New York before he returns.
The $. +. Club met at Mr.. and Mrs. c.
II. Henderson's residence Thursday
evening, those present being Mr.. and
Mrs. T. V. Garlock, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ii.
Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. John McFadden,
Mrs. C. B. Smith, Mr.. p. NJ. Conlon, Mr..
S. j. G. Irwin and Master McFadden.
The evening was pleasantly spent play
ing progressive high five. About eleven
o'clock luncheon was served after which
the guests departed for their home.
We understand that up in Deadwood
some of the people are protesting against
the practice of the retail market men of
setting their vegetables out on the side
walk in the morning. Their contention
is that while so many dogs are allowed
to run loose, the vegetables should be set
up on racks sufficiently elevated to be
above high water mark. We consider
the point well taken and the s~torekeep-
ers in other towns might with propriety
make a note OF it.
Good miners are getting scarce in Gus
ter rs quite a number have taken a trip
to the new camp in Wyoming during
the last week. Several Of our mining
superintendent are complaining that
they cannot get men enough to do the
work, but this condition in all probable
ity will not last long and the boys will
soon be fockipg back. Everyone who
has ever lived in Custer or worked in
this camp, though they go away occa-
sionally, they always keep their eye on
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