Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-24
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1910.

Milk for sale. Inquire ofPhillips, the
painter.
Oren Chester is again clerking in Han
ley's store.
Dave Peterson IL laid up with an at
tack of Pleurisy.
A matrimonial wave seems to be
sweeping over Custer.
pW Unfurnished rooms for rent. In
quire at CHRONICLE Office.
A new and attractive sign has been
placed over the White House.
The Autumnal equinox occurred yes
terday--two days later than usual.
The Phyllis Darlington company play
ed in the opera house three nights this
week.
1t is rumored DR.. Long will bring a
life partner with him, when he returns
home.
Last Saturday Pat. Wright shipped
three cars of cattle to the South Omaha
market.
Ernest Fee is becoming quite an ex-
pert in driving the Westinghouse
"whizz" wagon.
We notice the name of Miss Louise
Gleckler among the list Of teachers in
the high school at Pierre.
The advance agent of the Phyllis Bar
rington company while posting bills last
Saturday fell off ladder and broke q
finger.
The first dance of the season will be
held at Pringle hall Friday night, Sept.
30th. Good music and good time for
everyone.
Parties desiring extra copies of the
CHRONICLE should place their orders for
same not later than Thursday noon, be.
fore date of issue.
James McKepna fell and accidentally
broke two of his ribs. He went down
to Hot Springs aud had the fractured
ribs set, returning home Thursday.
During the past two weeks William
Stearns has brought in two coyote and
two gray wolf scalps, and Jas. McGovern
eleven coyote and four gray wolf sealps
TO the county auditors Office.
w. T. Williams has secured job of
hauling logs and lumber for Steve Ains-
lie for this fall and winter and in order
TO give his children schooling will move
his family to Custer. Gag
ette.
J. M. Booker and wife came down
from Custer county last week for visit
to Mrs. G. w. Thuston, who is a sister
of Mrs. Booker. They enjoyed the old
settlers picnic here.-Hot Springs Times
Herald.
Hermosa is soon to have q commodi-
Gus new hall. 1t will be 2Sx60 feet, with
fine maple floor. Ed. Stenger, who is
having the building put up, has started
men and teams excavating for the foun-
dation. Hustler.
Frank Sutton was in town Wednesday
/, and says he has the job of building the
bridges on the stone abutments recently
built on Squaw creek, between Mrs. A.
Kings place and George 81. Kimball's.
--Hermosa Hustler.
Quite large crowd attended the pub
lie sale of l. w. Herber's household
goods last Saturday afternoon. Some
things went very low, others brought
fair price-depending on how many
wanted the same article.
Some of our citizens have taken time
by the forelock and laid in their supply
of fuel for the winter. Geo. A. Babcock
has received and delivered twelve cars
of coslthis week, in fact he has been
"as busy as cat on tin roof"
Mrs. r. j. Truax died in Hill City last
Sunday. She has been failing for sever
al months. Mr.. and Mrs. Truax are
among the pioneers to the Hills, having
resided in Hill City and vicinity for
more than quarter of century.
The Burlington Route has made rate
of one and one-third fare for the round
trip from this station to Spearfish for
those who desire to attend the Lawrence
County Fair, September 9th, 2Sth and
29th--next Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
DIR. James informs the CHRONICLE that
one Of the Sanitarium buildings is en-
closed and rooted. The Tom Sweeney
Hardware company, of Rapid City, se-
cured the contract for the water and |
sewerage system, and now have force
of men at work digging bitches.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the Fair at Buffalogap this week.
They all report large attendance at the
Fair and were surprised at the stock on
exhibit. Wednesday, which was Hot
Springs day, there we're over a thous-
and persons from that city visited the
Fair.
Word was received here Wednesday
hat John Twining, Sr., who lives near
Hermoss, had died ofheart failure while
It the home of his son on Squaw Creek,
rear the Geo. Bale ranch. Mr.. Twining
lad went for load of wood with the
gears of a wagon and in short
ime the son was surprised to see the
cam return home with an empty wagon
nd no driver. Immediately search was
legan and not far from the house was