Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-15
TIL DAKOTA. SATURDAY. MARCH Is, 1913.
FEDERATION MOTHS.
By MRS. w. r. HANLEY,

give the use of this space In his paper,
whenever possible, to the Civic Feder-
alton for the announcement of their
plans pertaining to the welfare of the
town in general, and the Chautauqua
Assembly in particular; the latter pro-
jsct being the latest, and permit us to
say the grandest achievement of the
Federation up to the present time. also
for any item of Federation news, past.
present or future, that may be ofinterest
to the Public at large.
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How many of my readers are mem
bers of the Civic Federation? All ought
to be. The Civic Federation is not a
Close Corporation nor a Rockefeller
Trust in any sense of the word but an
association of Public minded citizens,
organized for the purpose of bettering
conditions in and around Custer morally,
socially, physically and financially. They
have already had much encouragement
in their efforts by the deep interest
shown, by the constant signing up of
new members and by the large attend
ance at the various meetings. But they
still need more encouragement, and
more is sure to come, for the Civic Fed
GRAFTON is bound to be success; a sue
cess for the individual who is a member
Of it and a success for the town in whose
interests the organization is pledged to
put forth its best efforts.
Already much has been accomplished
and at the present writing the Fedora
ton has many plans in prospect that
will mean benefit and inspiration to all,
and as these plans are matured and fair
ly launched others will take their place.
This organization is not for the citizens
of Custer precinct alone, but for all tri.
butary territory whose interests are
common with ours, and whose help and
cooperation is needed and will be ap-
preciated and enjoyed.
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We are going to have the Chautauoua !!
Think what that means! What a step
forward for US people of Custer, from
every high and right-minded point OF
view! How much more like citizens
We feel For years past other towns all
round about us have been enjoying a
multiplicity of conventions, emblies,
and large gatherings of various sorts.
but Custer-well, Custer has sometimes
seemed to be like bit of drift wood
cast high and dry that the tides and
winds of the Worlds great affairs could
not reach. This is not because of it's
location, not because of its poverty, not
because of its people, not because of any
well defined reason, but simply because
it was SO. But notice the past tense is
used "it was so" not "is So" Custer has
been caught in the swirl and now let us
people of Custer grip tight and push for.
ward and line up with our sister cities
of the Black Hills, eventually becoming
the peer of them all. We have every
natural resource to enable us to do this.
Then let US make this Chautauqua As.
sembly the beginning of great future
of good things for Custer, and the gate.
way to better and bigger town.
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Figuratively speaking Custer is ex.
pected to wash her face and hands
comb her hair, put on her best bib and
tucker mot hobble skirt and get ready y
to receive the Chautauqua. In other
words let us clean up, and fix up to the
best of our ability, not only for the bene
| fit of our visitors but for our own sell
respect as well. And it is none too soon
to start this Carnival of Renovation"
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The Federation wishes to congratulate
most heartily the Town Board and iti
army of volunteer workers, for their re
cent raid on our very-numerous-and
much-in-evidence city dump piles. l
was an excellent job, excellently wei
done, and now that the city fathers have
shown their mettle and their pride it il
hoped the private fathers will do like
wise.
Nv
'Two is quorum more is a crowd
at the Executive Board meetings of th'
Federation. Guess the riddle.