Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-03

on the Fifth street side OF their prop
erty. 1t is hoped other property holders
win follow their example and that board
walks may soon be thing of the past
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Miss Ruth Gardener has resigned her
position as assistant principal of our
public schools for the ensuing year.
The school board will meet the latter
part of this month to choose her sue
cessor. The patrons of the school
regret very much to lose her, for Miss
Gardner was verv popular teacher
Mr.. Hall, manager aud auditor for the
John Gnnd Brewing Co., OF La Crosse,
Wis, whose residence Is in Pierre, was
in Custer one day last week making set
Element with their local manager, o. l..
Metlalf. Mr.. Hall WAS accompanied by
his wife, who is book-keeper for the
company. Mrs. Hall was delighted
with the beautiful scenery surrounding
our city.
Probably the threatening aspect Of the
weather kept some people away from
the opera house Friday night OF last
week, when the T. B. Hitch Dramatic
gave 3.act farce comedy that
afforded much amusement. The motion
pictures between acts kept one interested
all the time. After the show quite a
of the young folks INDUCED in
dancing a couple OF hours.
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r. S. Morris, F. W. McDermand, Otto
Lon Ayers and Alex. Brew
er, all of the Fairburn neighborhood,
were in town Tuesday on road matters.
This was case wherein the road super
visor had changed the course of the
road on his own volition and fenced the
old road. Some of the citizens objected
and trial was had before Squire Nc
The defendant was fined $25
and costs, for obstructing public high
way.
w. II. Redmon, the attorney who re-
Gently located in Custer, received few
days ago bis certificate authorizing him
TO practice In the district and supreme
courts Of the State of South Dakota. He
is qualified to practice law in the dis
trict and supreme courts of Iowa and
North Dakota, and also the Federal
courts and before the departments at
Washington. Mr.. Redmon's extensive
library shows that he is close student
and we'll versed in law, and we bespeak
for him liberal clientage. He will be a
most acceptable citizen in our commu-
nifty.
Not day passes but what strangers
perambulate our streets. They extol
the beautiful scenery surrounding our
little city, but condemn our sidewalks.
During the Institute numerous CON-
plants were made about the dilapidated
condition of the sidewalks leading to
the school house. One night last week
q tourist took a tumble on q defective
When he reached the depot
his language was more vigorous than
refined. Said he, there are numerous
towns down the valley east of Rapid
City not over 2-years old that have bet.
ter sidewalks than you have here"
One of our citizens tried to pacify him,
when he replied: "You boast Of being
the oldest town in the Black Hills. l
believe it, for your sidewalks look rs
though they had been constructed by
Methuselah or some other ancient Patri-
arch, and their descendants still living
on the property; otherwise one might
see some improvements"
ARGYLE AGATES.
By OBSERVER June 80, 1909,
r. c. FIutter spent Sunday with his
here.
Miss Julia Kistler is home on visit
Tor few days.
Miss Daisy Lewis visited in Hot
Springs Monday and Tuesday.
Claude Pond went to 0reville the 2Sth,
where he is going to work for sometime.
Ed. Mcknight made trip over in
Wyoming last week, looking for stray
Iorse.
Miss Myrtle AXES is home again after
attending the Teachers Institute, at
custer, last week.
Argyle will make the Eagle squawk
July 5th. A good time is ex.
,ected. Everyone welcome.
Chris. Sorenson leaves the forepart of
he week for Roosevelt, N. D., where he
will remain until after harvest.
A terrific hailstorm passed just south
f this place Friday, the oath, doing a
reat deal of damage to growing crops.
Everyone would be benefited by tax.
ng Foley's Orino Laxative for constipa-
ion, stomach and liver trouble, as 1t
weetens the stomach and breath, gent
Y stimulates the liver and regulates the
owes and is much superior to pills and
rdinary laxatives. Why not try Fo-
,y's Orino laxative today? a. J. Jones.
Colds that hang on weaken the con-
.itution and develop into consumption.
oley's Honey and Tar cures persistent
oughs that refuse to yield to other treat