Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-30
Next Monday is New Year.

The Chronicle wishes all of its read
ers happy ana prosperous New Year,
Hill City Creamery Company are pay.
ing AZ cents for Butterfat in Cream.
Highest price in the market.
Ricedorff handles all kinds of fresh
and salted meats, buys cattle, hogs,
poultry and hides Call at Meat Market.
Mrs. Edward Loranger took her
r,...'l-sr, Mrs. Otto Munson, to Hot
Springs Tuesday evening for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer K. Raver are the
proud parents OF a baby girl, who ar
rived at their home Monday December
25th.
John q. Coonrod and Mabel Stoeker,
both of Hill City, were united in marri-
age last Tuesday by Rev. d. Webster
Davis.
All trains from the east have been
delayed from two 10 six hours dur.
ing the past week owing TO heavy traffic,
cold weather and snow.
car load of Chevrolet automobiles
were received here the forepart Of
this week by Steve Ainsie, who is the
agent here for the Chevrolet cars.
First, biggest and best dance of the
Nav Ypar Moudav
Real winter weather has been in evi.
dence most of the past week, the Their
mometer registering way below zero
every night. Several inches of snow
cover the ground.
Better be Insured, than wish you
were. Farm Insurance speciality Call
or write
c. A. kNEELAND,
Custer, So. Oak.
A money saving proposition to Ford
owners. We keep your car in the best
Of condition for $500 per year. See us
for particulars
n, N, tOW Les ~ sun.
Toney Miller arrived home Saturday
evening from Rochester, Mimi, where
he underwent an operation at the Mayo
Brothers hospital few weeks ago for
stomach trouble. He is getting along
nicely.
Fred Heidepriem, Sr., who took sud
denly i'll Monday night with bladder
trouble, was taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital at Deadwood Thursday. lie was
accompanied by his wife, son Eric, and
DIR. Long.
Mrs. Edward Loranger arrived in the
city from Cedar View, Utah, on Decem-
Der 22nd, being called here by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. Otto Munson. Mrs.
Loranger before her marriage was Miss
Lena Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Nolan and chill
dren. of Buffalo Gap, spent Christmas
here with Mrs. Nolan's parents, Sheriff
and Mrs 5. j. Godsey Mrs. Godsey
and son, Lewis, accompanied them home
in the evening.
Frank Walsh and family came over
from Pass creek Sunday and spent the
day and Christmas here with relatives.
They left for home Tuesday, driving a
new Ford touring car which Frank pur-
chased from L. " Garlock while in the
city.
A delegation of Odd Fellows came
over from Hill City on the evening OF
December 2lst to see the degrees con-
ferred upon several candidates. Two of
the candidates on which the degrees of
Oddfellowship was conferred were from
Hill City.
The dance given at Odd Fellows hall
ON Christmas night by Custer Orchestra
was we'll patronzed. and was all that
could be wished for in both social and
financial way. Those who attended and
took part in the dancing enjoyed pleas
ant time.
We can wish no better thing for all
our readers than that they begin the
new year animated by firm resolve to
turn all its experience iE.o profit for
themselves, mentally, morally. socially
and materially, and then to faithfully
carry out the resolution.
Miss Millie Heidepriem and Miss
Hazel Bailey, who are teaching in the
schools at Rapid City, were arrivals on
the burlington Saturday, coming for the
purpose of spending the Christmas holi.
days with their folks. They will return
to Rapid City next Monday.
Prof. II. N. Steele. principal of the
Custer school, departed on December
22nd for Wyoming to spend Sunday and
Christmas day with his sister. From
there he went to the eastern part of the
state where he is spending the remain
der Of the week with relatives and
friends.
Tommy Christian was an arrival on
the Burlington last evening, coming
from Custer county, where he is inter
ested in mica and other mining propo-
sitions. He will remain in the city un-
I'll after the irst of the year. when he
will return to Custer and arrange for
having work done ON some Of his hold
ines in that county. -Pioneer-Times.
Observe New Year by attending the
Ounce at the hall Monday night