Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-25

neck was broken. He has a brother here, hut
his parents are in Germany.
Council BLUFFS, Sept. 17.-At the Knights
of Labor convention last night a resolution
was passed endorsing DR.. %IIatton, the Green
back nominee for congress. 1t :s believed to
be an indication that the Knights cannot be
controlled ty either political party.
A fatal railroad collision occurred yester-
day morning on the Missouri Pacific railroad
near Gilmore, Neb., between two freight trains
which resulted in the instant death of Fire
man Jones and the complete wreck Of both
engines. The trains met on a curve going
twenty-five miles per hour.
CR%EsToN, Ia, Sept. 17.-Chas. Bush, con.
ductor, while attempting to board the caboose
al Woodburn last evening, fell and had his
leg badly broken and his head bruised.
kEoKuK, Ia, Sept. II-Arrangements have
been made for HOLDING q ~tri-state reunion Of
old settlers Of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois here
On the 18th OF October.
CRE.roS, Ia, Sept. 1.-THE house of John
Kraysinger, near Nevin, Adams county, was
struck by lightning yesterday and burned.
The house was covered with lightning rods.
Loss, $1,000; slight insurance.
Howe Whittlesey was thrown from his horse
st the Nevin fair, Wednesday, and had his
nose and jaw broken and his teeth knocked
out.
kEoKUK, Ia, Sept. l5.-Dr. w. A. George,
editor OF the Keokuk Constitution and presi-
dent OF the Keokuk Constitution company
and the Tristate Printing company. was mar
ried yesterday at Hannibal, Mo-, to Miss Lucy
A. Munger, OF that city, Bishop Burgess, OF
Quincy, ILL.,, and Rev. r. c. McIlvain, o0iciat-
ing.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. l6.-A burglar en-
tereG the residence Of Mr.. +. ID. Greet, at
West Side, and went into the room where Mr..
and Mrs. Greet were sleeping After he Lad
gathered his pile Of booty and was starting
away, he awoke Mrs. Greet, who screamed and
aroused Mr.. Greet. The latter started for the
burglar, who snapped a revolver, which missed
fire. Greet then grabbed a sheet and. arrayed
like a ghost, thought To brighten the burglar
of the track. The latter fired again, this time
bullet grazing the check Of Mrs. Greet and
lodging in the door casing. Mr.. Greet then
became tangled up In the bed clothes and fell
over and the burglar escaped through "A win
dow. Citizens are greatly excited, and if the
burglar and would. be murder had been caught
he would have beer lynched.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, Sept. 16.-Last night
while burglars were attempting to effect an
entrance into The Percy house in this city by
cutting a hole through the door, Mr.. Denice,
the proprietor, who was sleeping in the room,
fired two shots through the door at the scoun-
drels, and this morning "A burglar was tracked
several rods by the aid OF the blood from the
wound made by the bullets. No clue.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. 1S.-On Thursday
Charles Ramsey, a muscula: young man of
200 pounds weight, knocked down Mr.. Albert
Barnes, editor OF the Abba Union, and as
saulted him SO severely as to break his nose,
crack his jaw and otherwise disable him.
Ramsey was angry at an article In the paper
referring to his father as a whisky dealer and
took this summary means OF retaliation. Ram
sey, senior, was q member Of the last legisla-
ture As "A greenbacker and 1t WAS understood
that with a brother he had gone into the drug
store business for the purpose suggested by
the Union.