Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-09
in her own original " andswith the
compliments Of the eson the line of
march was taken. -

march was taken. ~
i Mr.. and Mrs. Bened}ot we're found out,
that is we're not in, as4Nfhe party were
out, 30 a card was left th the names OF
the callers, with wr 4k plea for some
thing to eat, and net was visited the
home of Mr.. and NJ Garlock. Mrs.
Garlock was first ypserved reading
Home Influences" She sat smiling
as she read, 30 calm aid serene it SEEM
ed pity to disturb. Hr. Garlock was
sitting with his face a his hand, with
hair disheveled, eyes 8 airing, his feet on
the rounds of his ehaif reading Fifteen
Years in HELL" and when the singing
began Tom thought the place had let
out for noon. They had been away for
dinner, they said, and still had nothing
to eat. Tom passed the apples, but the
crowd were desperate, and compelled
them to show the way to some place
where the people wer4 IN and the eat
ables were not out. They piloted the
way to neighbor Cruson's They found
Mr.. Cruson away, that is what they said.
He may have been simply protecting
his property, as any citizen has right
to do. Mrs. Cruson and Clara furnished
some real home made cookies. A song
was sung and with blessings upon the
place the party passed on to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gira. They were not ex.
pecting company, but while the son held
the dog they admitted the callers, and
when made comfortable the party took
off their wraps and announced that this
was the last move without something to
eat. Well, they had plenty to eat and
we'll the party did justice to it and when
the dogs heads began to appear on the
wall, humming birds to fly through the
room, and the China cat to stretch it's
neck to look round the next corner, a
halt was called and the bunch moved
on, singing merrily" A long march
was made to "Deak" Jones. Although
the hour was late we found that good
man burning the midnight oil reading
the "War Cry" 1t took some time to
get inside. Mrs. Jones was not dressed
for company, but with some assistance,
while the bunch with heavy wraps sat
comfortably in the warm room, she
dressed in the cold kitchen. As usual
Mrs. Jones had plenty of good things to
eat, and the marauders ate to their fill.
To even the number Mrs. Jones Joined
the party and helped to organize the
Goat Club" and "butted in" at the Leap
year dance given by the young ladies of
Custer, at the opera house where "there
was sound OF revelry by night" Gus
ter's young people were looking their
best and there are NJ better. A special
number was given on the programme for
the benefit of the callers, and thanks to
the charming young ladies of our town
a splendid closing for the New Years
calling was afforded.
Time prevented the following out of
the programme, many people of Custer
were on the list and would otherwise
have been surrounded, beaten and rob.
bed. Information received since, how
ever, is that the raid was stopped in
time.
LATER: A nice box of Sweets for
sweet singers" was duly received by the
Mayor with portion for each of the
party who called upon the Rev. and
Mrs. Titmarsh. 1t is not known who
made the donation-that was kept a
profound secret, but whoever the donors
are, there is warm spot-"the good old
summer time" in the heart of every
"sweet singer" for them. In fact the
party feared that at the NJ E. parsonage
the fun of the party had been taken too
seriously.
By ONE WHO HEARD ABOUT IT.