Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-06
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identification last night.
Mr.. Parker, an employe in Marin II Co.'s
butter and egg house. fell through the hatch
way this morning and sustained fatal injuries.
DEs MONIES, Oct. 25.-lIabeas corpus cases
in the supreme court involving the constitu-
tionality Of the Sweeney law are continued to
| December. The state was ready, but the
counsel for the corporations said they would
dismiss the cases unless a continuance was
granted.
DEs MONIES, Oct. 25.-Among the cases on
the docket for trial in the federal court to-
| morrow is that of Constable Frank Pierce for
interfering with United States mails. Pierce
recently, in making an effort to subpoena sew
eral postoilice employees in a liquor case, was
ordered from the interior Of the postoficc,
into which he had gone without giving any
reason, and refused to depart until officers
had been called. During his prolonged visit
he gave rise to a disturbance which interfered
with the labors Of those in the postotlice,
thereby laying himself liable to prosecution.
His refusal to leave the building when ordered
~ Wv ~ "a SNiA " INV lA'lH' ~
both Of these he viii be held to answer TO-DAY.
and probably his oyerbearing oficlousness
will bring him reward in accord with his de-
serts. Pierce Is the man who seized beer on
its way TO a prominent lady, and who later
loaded a barkeeper with lead in a scuillc.
CEDAR RAPIDS, oct. 25.-Rev Lewis Brais-
ted, pastor Of Zion church, near Davenport, a
delegate TO the Baptist state convention here,
dropped dead Of heart disease on the cars near
Ely his morning while returning home. His
wife was with him.
Fire this morning burned the building
and general stock Of Tenant x Gore and the
Leader Office at Rockwell City, Calhoun coun-
ty. The former loss was s., 900. The mater
ial Of the Leader was saved.
DCBUQUE, Oct. 26.-The United States SUI
preme court rcmards 10 the Dubuque district
court two injunction eases under the prolibi.
tory law Of 1884: one against a brewer and
the other against a saloon keeper. BY agree
ment of counsel this decides the 80 cases I'M
der the law of 1854 in the state circuit and
United States courts, but the counsel for the
saloon keeper claims the ability TO remove 10
the United States supreme court the l35 cases
under the Clark law yesterday argued before
Judge Couch. On a motion TO remove to the
federal court Judge Couch reserved a decis-
ion until he sees the supreme courts decision.
The supreme court was divided. Judge Ut
expected to grant iniunctions at the term Of
the circuit court TO open next Monday.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. ga dispatch was
received at Dubuque from Washington stat
ing that the United States supreme court had
remanded back to the state courts the liquor
injunction cases transferred from that city 10
the federal courts. This is regarded as a great
victory for the prohibitionists, as the liquor
men have tried wherever they could to have
these cases taken out Of the state courts, on
the ground that the injunction proceeding
was IN conflict with the federal constitution.
The supreme court decides that there is no
conflict and sends the cases back. This will
lead to new activity in enforcing tie law.
lfhesa cases were not entered under tho Clark
law.
DUBUQE. Oct. 27.-Prcsident Stickney has
the survey for the Minnesota and
Northwestern from Dubuque to Frceport.
The line from Freeport to Chicago is under
construction.
Fl. DopGR, Ia, oct. 2S.-William II. -
Wells, aged sevcuty-six, an old resident Of
this city, died this morning
M~AReHALLTowN, Oct. 2S.-A large delega-
ton of the O. t. W. are arriving from Des
Moines, Ottumwa ana other places for the re-
union here tonight. The electric light com
pany announce that it will cut of the city
service Nov. T..
FoRT DODGE, Iowa, oct. 2S.-During the
county fair, Hughes, of Fonda, and Rowley,
of Des Moines, shot for $50 a side and tied.
The tie was shot of at the fair grounds yes.
terday afternoon, Rowley killing forty-seyen
of fifty birds, and Hughes forty-threc out
of fifty. Rowley takes $50 and the gate
money.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Oct. 2S.-Gcneral Passen-
ger Agent flanagan, of the Burlington and
Cedar Rapids road, will be married this eve
ming to Miss Fannie XIII.
%SANBoRN, Ia, Oct. 29.-Mr. J. d. Dunning,
father-in-law Of Representative George w.
Schee, OF this (O'BrienD county, was run ov-
er by his team to-day, which took fright ut a
passing train, and inflicted injuries which
may prove fatal.
Dies MONIES. oct. 29.-The supreme court
took a recess to-day over next week. After
that 1t will be In session through November
for the purpose Of filing opinions in comp)i-
ance with the law prohibiting adjournment
with any business undisposed Of. During the
October session one hundred and forty opin-
ions were fled, and two hundred and seventy
one cases were submitted.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct. CAN extra freight
train on the Iowa Central railroad collided
with a construction train in the |. c. yards
In this city last night at six o'clock. The en-
gineer on the special jumped and was slightly
hurt. The fireman remained on the engine
and was not hurt. The construction train
stood on the main line but was not attached
to an engine.
NARSHALLTowN, Ia, Oct. pa mortgage
fled to-day on the Chicago, IT. Pau! and
City road-"Diagonal'-to r. II.
of London, for twenty thousand dol
per mile, limited to sixteen million dol