Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-01
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ton by drowning himself.
Mrs. George Dillon attempted to commit
suicide In st. Paul Thursday.
The Southern Minnesota Fair association is
TO have Q baby show this wear.
George Stanley, Of Pipe Stone, was sunoca-
ted BY gas while digging . well.
Alexander Ferguson was drowned while
rossing the river ct Pilot Mound.
There have been several Hghts recently be-
tween the fast and slow Of Bismarck.
Hon. j. A. Lovsjoy, Of Albert Lea, Is . can
didste for congress in his district.
The Freedom County Teachers association
viii hold . meeting on Saturday, May l.
Two boys, aged fourteen and fifteen, have
been arrested at Argyle for horse stealing.
Duluth will ask congress to establish a fsh
hatchery at that "city Of the unsalted ses."
The Norwegians of Luverne will celebrate
Norway's independence day, May II, in great
style.
The sportsmen of Winona have arranged for
a shooting tournament May 5, 8, Z, open to the
world.
Fl. g. Finkle, Of Moorhesd, sues the North
ern Pacific railway for $50, 900 rebate on grain
shipments.
A young woman has been arrested at Ho.
kah for killing Der child by throwing 1t into
the vault OF an clubhouse.
In Polk rounty about one third Of the seed
ing has already been done. The acreage will
be larger this year than last.
The house OF Mira. Bennett an the Carroll
house In Grange towns hip, Pipe Stone county,
were destroyed by prairie fires.
Rather than pay q s25 fine for selling liquor
without g license, Andrew Larson, OF Red
Wing, went to all for thirty days.
Justin Ishleman, Of Adrian, was found dead
in his bed one morning last week. Heart dis
ease is supposed to have been the cause.
The board OF education has ordered 1C0
shade trees to be planted on the school grounds
and those trees thSt died to be replaced.
Alfred Guimont's barn In the town OF Day
ton was struck by lightning and destroyed, to-
gether with fourteen head Of cattle, grain,
| etc.
Mrs. L. Scott, formerly matron OF the city
hospital In saltwater, has been appointed ma
iron Of the city and county hospital at 81.
Paul.
The jewelry store Of Henry Higna at lie
Seuer was partially destroyed by fire Monday
evening about 9 o'clock. The loss on stock is
500.
Rochester contributed IS, $50 for the relief
OF the cyclone sufferers at st. Cloud and Sank
/, S7S.S5.
A sturgeon mea. uring five feet and eight
incbes aud weighing ffty-eight pounds, was
caught in the river at Mankato by Abel Hyde,
last Friday.
Albert W.. Cstlin, OF Fergus Falls, was the
successful candidate for the naval cadetship
at the examination held at Fergus Falls en-
Wednesday.
George Smith, of Fergus Falla, was so badly
pounded by hail stones during the storm last
Wednesday that be has been confined to bis
bed ever since.
| A young lady named Garret was burned TO
death near La Grace. Her clothing caught
from a stove and she was unable to extin-
auish the flames.
The poles for the North American Telegraph
line TO Duluth have nearly all been distrlbu.
/ ted, aud It is exrc>ed that the line will be n
working order by May 20.
No preparations have yet been made FOR tho
execution Of Hutchesor, the condemned muir
derer, who IS Under sentence to be hanged at
Crookston on the Both inst.
Henry Kelier's stable, granary and ether
property n,ar Lake B anton was destroyed by
q prairie fire So. by August Huiler. Mr.. KEEL
ler's son was also badly burned.
Ar insane man found near Faribault Tues
day, proved to be an escaped lunstic from the
hospital for the insane at 81. Peter. He made
his escape on April l. His feet have evidently
been badly frozen and are In o terrible condi.
ton.
B.. A. Davenport, of Western, has received
a circular from j. J. Hill, asking how many
half-bred Po.Ied Angus bulls a year Old this
sprlng could De furnished by this ~ne'ghbor-
hood. Two hundred and fifty are wanted by a
party In Montreal.
The Fergus fcur mills grain elevator
slippe ed from It's foundations Tuesday night
and sank four feet, blowing toto The solid
ground at the east and south side. The ele.
vator contains 10000 bushels OF wheat, which
is safe at present.
At noon on Saturday hre was discovered In
Pau Seeger's tow stacks, at Window. Both
were entirely consumed. Loss 81, 800. The
mill and Clark's lumber yard were threatened
but the firemeu saved them from injury. Sew
eral ladies manned the brakes and did good
service.
A sad accident occurred at Lanesboro Sat
u'dsy afternoon. Alex. Ferguson, who wac
returning home to Pilot Mound, was drowned
with his team near the bridge north OF town.
As far AS can be learned bis tesm became un.
IN ~ ageable and jumped from the road. He
leaves = wife aud several children and slarge
circle Of devoted friends TO mourn his loss.
All OF the ministers of Luverne have en-
tered into an agreement not TO allow the
WomeL's Temperance union tho use OF their
respective churches for their regular monthly
Sunday evening meetings, but have rendered
the society the use Of the buildings on week
dsys. TIE ladies, howeycr, have decide TO