Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-26
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week III May, 1900
E.. /. Sutfn, late OF Storm Lake, has pur.
chased fifty sections of land In Mississippi,
paying for the same 81, 800. Cheap land.
A2year-oid child Of G. w Rogers, Of OF
tumwa, drank kerosene In mistake for water
last Saturday, and with probable fatal effects.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad
paid j. c Hixsen, OF Msrshalltown, $2,S63 for
four cars OF hogs and one car Of cattle lost In
the Montour accident.
A man near Boone gave his rote for SO
abont a year ago to q travelling insurance
agent for insuring his house. The note
turned up In the bank the other day, but had
been raised to $1,000. and the maker will
probably have to pay 1t.
From the report of Mrs. Maxwell, the state
librarian, 1t appears that the principal libra
ries In the state are the following: Des
Moines, 1907 volumes; Burlington, 11,OW;
Davenport, 10000; Jefferson county library at
Fair field, $500; Keokuk, $500 and that OF the
State Agricultural college at AIMS, $40.
Seager & Martin. clothing dealers of DIS
'hpiotES y AoSb WYNN -
are sl3,S>9s7, OF which 81, 900 is due Clement
Ram & Co. OF Chicago. The assets OF goods
are estimated ut 500 0 and notes and &C.
counts In addition, Before assigning chattel
mortgages to the amount Of $500 were as
signed on the stock.
Tho production OF "The NIX by home
talent which occurred at Dubuque the last
three evenings Of last week was the operate
musical event OF the season. Miss Annie
Becktol, Of Indiana. who Is the pupil OF Prof.
b. 4. Peters, OF Dubuque, and who took the
part of Yum Yum, took the house by storm.
She accepted the position Of leading lady with
the Chicago Opera company, and leaves for
New Orleans in a few days 10 join II.
A tabulated statement OF criminal statistics
from the office of the secretary Of state shows
that during the year there were 1889 criminal
convictions, IS Of whom were sept TO the re-
form school, while 46 were sent 10 the pcni
Tertiary, the sentences nggregating LOCO
years. or the entire number convicted SO
were able to read and write, while the status
Of 30 In this respect is unknown, and 226 who
were destitute OF educational requirements.
At Creston Harry Hopson, - years Of age,
a dose of morphine and died from is
effects. He leaves two children, girls, six
-, d eleven years OF age. He worried In a
livery stable. He had n bid headache and go.
some morphine for another and took soma for
his headache. How much he took IL not
known. The bottle in which be purchased It
held eight ounces, but Il was not found. 1T is
not known whether his death was suic DIAL or
accidental.
Judge g. c. Nourse, OF Des Mg,0es, in a le.-
ter 10 Mr.. p. w, Reeder, OF Cedar 4 .pids,
writes; my opiuion Is that the appointment
OF police in cities aud towns Of the state OF
over 1000 inhabitants should be taken on e
the hands Of elective city cflic rs and pol c.
commits toners and appointed by he governor,
aud those commissioners should control the
matter OF appointing aud securing police off,
GERS. This will do the work. II Is not more
law we want so much as It Is ~ get the off GERS
who will enforce what we have"
At the state dairymen's association, held at
Oskaloosa last week, seventy counties were
represented. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
3 S Schermerhorn WAS chosen president, j.
Sampson, OF Storm Lake, vice president, Col.
Littler secretary and d. IL. Blonde, of Daco-
rah, treasurer. The convention agreed on q
legislative effort calling for a stringent law on
the fraud butter QUESTION with a dairy COM
mission to enforce IL. The discussions COW
cred general dairy topics and were participated
IN by nearly all the leading dairymen in the
convention.
A peculiar case OF burning comes from Ida
county. A mother left her four children In
the mouse alone about two hours. Their ages
were seven, twins five years and a 2yesr-old.
On h r return she missed one Of the twins and
was told by the others that she was up stairs,
was lame, and could not come down. She
went up stairs and found the little girl In bed
with he over portion Of the bcdv and limbs
bur ned almost to a crisp. n 'ther the well
children nor the one burned could be induced
to tell how it happened. A doctor was called,
WHO dressed the wound, and did all that couli
be done to sooth ethe pain, and lessen the sui
fering Of the little one until death came to her
relief.
Des Moine Register: On the Atm inst. James
Yoders, OF Winterset, went to Dts Moines for
the purpose Of drawing his pension. Before
leaving home Mr.. Yoders inf rmed his family
that he would return on the following day,
hut as nothing has been heard OF HIM his
family fear he has been foully dealt with. His
son, Albert Yoders, Is seeking information re-
gardiue his father, but up TO date has discov-
cred no trace of him. The missing man is six
feet one inch in height, weight about $50
pounds, and when last seen wore a long black
overcoat, with pants of a dark material. Mr..
Yoders was formerly deputy marshal OF Win
terset, and holds a commission as a govern
ment detective. He drew a considerable sum
OF money from the United States pension
agent while In Des Moines, and there is fear
that he has been murdered and his body put
out OF the way.
The following list OF inventions OF Iowa
women r. reported In from the New Orleans
exposition. AL have been patented:
Fly screen door attachment by Pnoebe K
Lambourne, West Liberty.
Photograph album, Viola j. Angle. spen'
Ger.
S'ep-ladder, Mary G.. Gatrell, Des Moines.
Baking powder can and measure combined,