Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-07
MINNESOTA.

was dedicated on Sunday.
August Butler, a dock-hand at Duluth, was
drowned Monday afternoon.
S. j. johnson, OF Zumbrota, fell from a
wagon and broke his neck.
Farmers alliances have been formed In this
state to the number OF 800.
Simon Sorumgaard committed suicide near
Madclia by hanging himself.
Edwin Nelson, aged fifteen years, was
drowned Monday at Watonwan.
a state bank, with "A capital Of 10000, has
been organized at Beaver Creek.
DSleepy Eye calculates on expanding $4,000
ON internal improvements this year.
The fair of the Mee4er County Agricultural
society will be held September Z 20 10.
Barney Sheridan, 81 Faribaul', lost $3.50 by
the burning of his barn on Wednesday.
A move for a railroad between Owatonna
and Albert Lea receives encouragement.
Thomas Wilkinson's residence near st.
Peter was burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$500.
II. f. kinniston, the Anoka restaurateur,
has left he city leaving debts to the amount
Ct 81 900.
One of the wings OF the Merchants hotel at
Lake City was burned on Friday last. Loss,
about $1,000.
Schneider & Lindberg's hardware store at
Lewiston was robbed OF $3.50 worth of goods
Sunday morning.
Five hundred thousand pounds Of WOO
have been purchased this season by the deal
ers in Mankato.
The Ortonvillc city authorities are utilizing
the many tramps there by making them work
cleaning the streets.
Samuel Kammerer's Touring mill at Foun.
tain City was burned. Loss, $4,000 to $40,
600; insurance, $1,000.
Warner johnson, son Of Goran johnson, Of
Vasa, was severely injured in sliding from q
! stack Of barley, Thursday.
Edward W. MoreheQd, Of st. Faul. and
Miss Lena sayfred, of Winona, were married
in the latter city on tuesday.
Curric is striving for the county seat. The
constitutionality of the county seat act Of
ls>5 is involved in the question.
Simon SoruDgard committed suicide at Lin
den Friday, The reason is said to have been
dependency over bis blindness.
Hon. James G.. Blaine will be invited to at
tend the opening Of the Minneapolis expo.
s%itior, on the 23d of next month.
The total receipts for the year ended June
80, at the st. Vincent customs house, were
1886, 473; value Of exports, 81, 000,00o.
The distri, t fair Of S~tcarns, Benton, Sher-
burne, and Mile Laos counties is to be held
at st. Cloud September Z, 6, Q and 10.
Miss Ida Childs, of Lake Benton, was re-
Gently acquitted Of the charge of setting fire
TO the residence of w. w. Townshend.
The executive committee of the Litchfield
Farmers alliance will meet three weeks from
next Saturday TO draft a ~tolitical platform.
Carl Lepman, a nineteea-year-old lad at
Brandon, placed a shotgun at his mouth and
blew he top Of his head off, ere day recently.
Tn wheat crop In the region Of Lake Ben
ton has been cut and threshed. The farmers
have harvested a better crop than they ex-
pected.
Frank Murray, Of Red Wing, is under $500
bonds TO make his appearance before the cir
cult Judge and answer TO the charge Of steal
ing a harness.
~ a. llN w Eauh iAdltaNs hilpNC nm
was wrecked by the cyclone, is organizing a
company TO rebuild. The capacity will be 300
barrels pei day.
A large number OF Mankato veterans ac-
companied the Grand Army OF the Republic
hegira through that town to the San Fran
cisco convention.
rhe st. Cloud Times says J. j. Hill gave his
,n.rn,ol nbn,ly fo. or ann GO. "a, o,nl,., N-g
@ferers, but requested that no mention shcul,
be made of the fact.
A well-dressed man arrived in GAINESVILLE
Friday morning from the east, having .idden
from Winona on the top Of a sleeper. He
was nearly frozen by the long trip.
The board Of equalization of the Faribault
common council has raised the personal prop
erty assessment of the city 1924, 143 above the
amount given In and returned by the asses.
sor.
Francis Getz, of st. Joseph, attempted to
board a freight train near Avon one day last
week. He fell under the cars and was run
over. He was taken to the hospital at st.
Cloud and had his left leg amputated.
The Prohibitionists of the First congress
sionai district dominated DR.. ID. II. Roberts,
OF Owatonna, for congress. The Prohibition.
lists in the state say they will make a vigorous
canvass and effect a thorough organization.
The commissioners appropriated Sill. 20 as
Clay county's share Of the estimated amount
of the cost IF the survey OF tie Red River
valley on the Minnesota side, as provided for
by the late drainage convention at Crookston.
The Winona county commissioners adopted
resolutions levying a one mill tax FOR public
schools and fiye-tenths of a mill for the sink
ing fund for the new court house. The COM
missioners will be in session all of the week.
The total value OF the lands in Red Wing,
according to the assessed valuation, is 500
3SS; OF the improvements, s159, $50; total
value of real estate, 1880, 3G9. Total value
of personal property, S59l 700. Value OF real
estate and personal property, 81, 96i ,90S.
At Red Wing, on the Goth, a farmers team
ran away, colliding with a buggy, throwing
the occupants of the latter out upon the
ground, and seriously injuring both. c.. A.
Erickson had an arm broken and his head
badly hurt, while A. II. Alien had one of his
ribs broken. One Of the horses was also bad
ly hurt.
Burglars went through Weckworth's board
ing house at Currie on Tuesday night, getting