Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-12

| JOB whitehead, OF ftpestOne, was arrested
or taking stone fro m the Indian reservation.
While hunting coons near Mazeppa George
Sanford fatally hot Orson Bump, an aged cid-
en-.
Wilson & Gillespie will cut this season,
near Sandy Lake, about 5000, 600 feet Of lam.
Der.
Thirty thousand acres OF land have been
old to actual settlers In Plpestone county
his yea.
The auditor Of Waseca county aud the state
uditor are having = lively fight over the text
ook aw.
Mazeppa papers say that village Is cursed
with the worst set of young hoodlums Of any
In the state.
The railroad company has recently sold to
the Iowa Land company S,7S5 acres In Mobiles
county for s53,C97 %.
The new bridge across the Blue Earth river
at Winnebago City will be the best In the
county and cost 81, zoo.
Gil Hanson, Of Fergus Falls, will skid 2,c0O,-
COO feet OF logs for n. r. Clarke In the p.neries
OF Platte river This winter.
Worthington Democrats have begun a fight
locking TO the appointment OF Capt. CT. Shep-
ard as register OF the land Office.
On Sunday the rite OF confirmation was ad-
uninsured ~ Bishop ireland to a class OF l2O
youths Of LIE Sueu- and tue a. ,cent County.
The Pleasant View farm In Pipcstone C un-
ty has recently added - its domains 4S0
acres, making its possessions over 1900
acres.
Judge Bartlett, Of Gleuville, planted twenty
acres OF corn, which yielded eighty bushels to
the acre, and the ears average a pound each in
weight.
The old Bullard mill properly at Frontenac
has been purchased by Messrs. Mallon Il GAY
lord, Of Bslvidere, who Will build d new mill
at ali early day.
The Fergus -four mill is taking in an average
Of from 1000 to 1900 bushels per day, and
from c, 00) to 1900 bushels per day are being
received at the Page mills.
The Transcript and Sun, OF Little Falls, are
preparing u cut on prices in the county print
ing. One paper d PES not propose to let the
olner make anything out Oh IL.
The postmaster at Window draped the post
office cut OF respect for the deceased Vice
President, and some unknown parties during
the night tore Town the same.
The manufacturing establishments at Red
Wing employ IL 0 persons, who receive annu-
al y IS 5000; the gross value OF the manu-
featured products will amount to 5000, 700
this year.
PEELED to dig lbs feet recently, tn find water
in sufficient quantities, although "a twenty-five
foot well gave "a liberal supply within twenty
feet Of the spot.
George Stevenson, q young man living near
| Peli IAN Rapids, forged a note for 1887, aud
sold it to n. NJ. Paugen. He was arrested at
Barne sville Wednesday and committed to the
Otter Tail county jail.
W. d. Washburn Of Minneapolis, says in
refereI &C to the milling business that SO fer
as he could see 1t was so bad that no good
could he said about it. Every mill In Mime
apOlis is shut down at present, and there was
TO telling when they would start again. Ger
tainly not until prices of wheat AMI -four ap
proach somewhat ne rer than they are now.
F.rgus Falls Journal: A large sized hunt
ing party from 81. Paul, on the lookout FOR
deer, is ABOUT TO go iuto camp some tightee,
miles north at OF New York mills. The main
body OF the party comprising such men ne
Albert Sch, fer, p. j. Geisen, Prof. julius
Zihyoui, }. HDlsheimtr etc, ten in all went
up the main tine OF the Northern Pacific last
night, and into camp.
st. Paul Globe: BY reason of the publica-
ton In the Globe of several entries from a
diary in the possession OF Capt. Stees, several
letters relating incidents Of the Indian out
break have been written Capt. Stees. Among
others is the following from a brother Of the
owner OF the diary
AN X MINI, Dec. /, 1855 Capt. G. J.
Stees, esq, Dear Sir: ] saw In the Globe OF the
23d your account OF a d airy In your possession
belonging to ID. c.. Hawkins. Mr.. Hawkins
was my brother. He was not killed by the In
dams, as you supposed, but escaped. He en-
listed at the time Of the Indian outbreak In
Capt. Stroups company for sixty or ninety
days, and while out with him came near b.ing
captured. Ipresume this was the lime he
lost his diary. He afterwards WEI I south with
Judge Jones, OF Minneapolis, and was in the
quartz masters department. He was taken
sick while south and died at Natchez, Miss.
We had his remains brought back TO Mime
apolis and he now lies with my father and
mother in Lakewood. Mrs. G. w. Chowep, of
Minneapolis. and myself are now all that are
left Of our family. i will be very grateful TO
you II you will send IN the diary, and will
prize 1t not only as being my brothers., but on
account Of It's eventiul career.
Truly yours,
3. g. HAWKINS.
At Duluth, a few days ago, A. f.. Pruden,
grain inspector in the Northern Pacific yards.
| WAS examining the cars Of wheat that had AZ
rived the night b,fore from Dakota. Upon
opeI ing the door of car No. 1916, Northern
| Pacific, he was horIiied and almost paraly zed
TO discover the dead body Of a man lying
prone across the center OF the car, with HE
face and head besmeared with clotted blood.
The man was apparently about IS years old, Of
rather heavy build, and about five feet, I ,ur
inches In height. with a small chin beard and