Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-12
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a.
The State Travelling Mems association will
hold its annual meeting In Des Moines Deem
Der 5.
Keokuk packed 1900 hogs up to November
IS, u falling off II nearly 1909 as compared
with the sam period last year.
Charles Beilby died In Hampton on the cath,
OF cancer Of the tongue, his case being very
similar to that Of Gen. Grants.
Charley Miller, a Bohemian, charged with
burglary and malicious mischief. suicided in
the Bremen county all by hanging.
The tenth annual session OF the Iowa Butter
and Cheese association will meet In Oskaloosa
days.
1t Is now proposed to erect a governors
mar sion' In Des Moines, provided, Of course,
the Legislature appropriates the ''sponds."
w. A. Scott offers TO donate the ground on
condition that the building is completed In
1856.
The dry goods house OF O'Kane e. Carroll,
Of Davenport, was closed on the 81 by L. 3.
- VI AZ hho ~ tnutb'i fGC ou lht
stock to the amount OF 1880. The total la
bilities will foot to about 5000, which is the
amount OF the assets.
W. ID. Persing, OF Des Moines, administra-
tor OF the estate OF Robert and Charles f.
Brown, who died from the fleet Of f. juries re
crived In the C-omwell wreck on the Chicago.
Burlington & Q lincy last February, hss instl-
tuted two suits against the railroad company,
claiming S25, eco damage In each one. The suit
will comc up before the circuit court at Des
Monrs.
The O'Brien county squatters some time ago
sent for the legal opiuion Of Ben Butler as to
their rights IN connection with the overlap
ping railroad lands In that county, ard the
validity Of the railroad companies claims.
Butler writes that the latter have no right TO
the lands, and in cDnst quence the county
clerk Is k pit busy receiving the silver dollars
that roll In to pay for filings. The squatters
are said to be vlry sanguine over the outcome.
The report OF DR.. VI. A. Gilman, sup rim
tendent OF the Iowa hospital for the insane, AT
Mount Pleasant, shows that a larger number OF
patients have been under treatment than dur.
ing any previous period, reaching LIS, exclu-
siye of those discharged and ~readmilted dur
log the term. Ot this total number--of which
6e2 we're mrn ard SIC women-76 were ad-
United and GA CT charged during the term,
leaving Il total number of inmates of 544-22l
men and 253 women.
Denison Il view: The latest news concern
ing the st. Paul and Sioux City railway is that
s section %, Nishnabotny, on Paup's land, from
whence 1t will proceed west to the old de
Il inct) survey, crossing the Northwestern near
the poor farm. Inasmuch as the c.. IL n. w.
ruil say will next spring build from Mapleton
to ODaws, thus shortening the distance from
Sioux City to Chicago twenty FIVE miles, the
Milwaukee aud st. Paul road will undoubtedly
procee with It's extension.
Iowa furnished soldiers during the rebellion
AS follows:
s6l.......... 81 ,9S7 1854. ........... g 025
1862 ............4 s 1854 re-enlisteu. 5 500
| 100 ............0 = . -
lotsl.....'. .....'':.....- ''...''.'o' Oei
Q lota under all cals-4................5' %,
Excess over quota. 10 3IS
Iowa lost during the war from lS6 to 1916,
IL 1863 ~'fficers aud men, from the following
crusrs:
Killed In action. .2,G75
iDed OF wounds. ,2S7
Died OF disease. ......... ..............S q
Drown III
X He'd accidentally. 81
suicide d