Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-05-03
CUSTER CITY. SOUTH DAKOTA. sATURDA,
FEDIRATIoN MOTIFS.
BY MRS, W. II. HANLEY.

~~@y S'SAnks my osuS ~ Cioeki
for the purpose of discussing importan,
matters. Every member is urged to bs
present at this meeting. Don't fail tc
come.
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On Tuesday evening Of last week q
meeting was held at the Gymnasium BY
the Guarantors of the Chautauqua con.
vention and permanent local Chautsu.
qua organization was affected. The fol.
lowing officers were elected and commit
tees appointed:
Presidsnt-Mr. W. F. Hanlsy.
Secretary-Mr. w. A. Nsvin.
Trsasurer-Mr. M. J. Bailey.
Committee on Advsrtising--Mr. Jos.
Kubisr, Mr.. 8. N. Fitch. and Mr.. T. v.
Garlock.
Committee on Selection Of Grounds
Mrs. Katherine Powell, Mr.. Robt. Nc
Adam, Mr.. Percy Helm, Mr.. Chsrles
Perrin and Mr.. E. B. Wilson.
Committee on Sale of Tickets--Mr. T.
W. Delicate, Mr.. NJ. A. Willis, Mr.. VIM.
Loyett, Mr.. F. w. Sellers and Mrs. Chas.
Perrin.
With the establishment Of this local
organization and its efficient working
force the success Of tho Chautauqua
next July, 10 assured.
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The writer certainly appreciates the
kindly encouragement expressed by the
author Of progressive article in last
weeks issue Of the CHRONICLE, and more
especially did she value the cooperative
spirit that spoke in every line. Coop
GRAFTON is what we need and need badly.
There has been too much pulling alone,
Zach man for his own individual inter-
ssts in the past, and nowhere in the his.
tory Of the world has q strong, prosper
Gus town or country ever been built up
by such method. Since the editing of
the Federation Notes the writer has had
a number of out Of town people come to
her expressing their hearty endorse.
msnt Of the work and plans Of the Fed.
eration, their hopes Of its successful full
fillment Of these plans and, best of all,
their earnest desire to cooperate in the
apbuilding Of Custer and its surround
ing territory. In unity there 10 strength
and in boosting there is force and from
the combination of tho two there will
come growth and prosperity.
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Joy be! ! A fine new gravel sidewalk
10 to be placed between the Custer Coun.
~ Bank and Crook street in front of the
property owned by.Mr. John AcFaddsn.
This has besn ono of the muddiest Sec
lions In the whole town and pedestrians
will be delighted at the good news.
Apropos Of the Federation special roll.
;all,"a fine new wood shed and new
'ence have gone up in the rear Of Mr.. A.
]. Jones residence on Harney street
Both the Congregational and Methodist
churches have improved and re-decorat-
ID their properties. Mr.. T. w. Deli
Gates and Mr.. A. X. Cowles' homes are
looking fresh and fine in their new coats
Of paint. Mr.. W. F. Hanley was seen
gazing at ono of his old shacks with a
ook that We hope meant demolition.
Mr.. Bailey is putting on new roof and
IT'LL talking paint. Mr.. Willis has a
picket fence coming" "Good Roads"
talk is beginning and when it comes to
good roads Custer and Custer county
have always been right at the front. All
his and much more. Everybody got
busy and help the town by fixing up
your own property.
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In the article before referred to In last
weeks CHRONICLE, several business en-
tsrprises were mentioned as practical
and feasible for Custer. Among these a
creamery was named which sounds ss-
pecially attractive to the writer. The
country surrounding Custer is ideal for
dairy purposes. Not only is this an in
opinion but the opinion OF
many persons more capable of judging
Why should we not have creamery in
Custer, and use up our own cream and
make our own butter instead of sending
away our cream and shipping in our
butter? The new herd law makes this
project much more essential than il
would have been before tho law went
into operation. The large herds of cat
tie will be done away with and farming
and stockraising along all lines must be-
come intensified. One acre of ground
will have to be made to produce what
two acres formerly did and a small
bunch Of cattle to yield more profits than
the large herd that rosned at large. But
in considering the product q good close
is one of the first essentials.
Custer can scarcely hope to be large
centre but she can fur.
nish q market for some of the home
products with profit to herself and the
producer.
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The Federation wishes to shake hands
with the new Town Board and invites
its cooperation in all efforts toward gen.
eral bettsrment.
Some of the old board sidewalks in the
town are positively dangerous and would
be better torn up than left to cause seri.
Gus injury to someone.
Seed Oats and Seed Potatoes for Sale.
Silver Mine oats, the heaviest in the
country, weigh from So to 90 lbs. pei
bushel, netted 100 bushels to the acre
last year. Early six weeks potatoes,
best all around potatoes in the world,