Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-13

Rochester for the winter.
Papillion will be penetrated by a railroad
some time in November.
A meteor Of great bailliancy passed over
Fergus Falls last Sunday.
James s. McilsuAin, a noted Anoka hotel
keeper, died Monday night aged 50 years.
A sneak thief got into o. X. Masters Of
Ace, and, after prying open a drawer, got
away with $35.
Mrs. T.. s. Beman, wife of a prominent
merchant at Aberdeen, died Monday Of ty-
phoid fever.
The health officer OF st. Paul reports 1s
deaths In that city during the month of oc'
tober.
The Baptist church at Rochester was reop-
ened on Friday with a musical and literary
programme and supper.
The Swedish mission conference assemblies
in Red Wing on Friday Of this week. The
conference viii be largely attended.
Benedick Kohler, one OF the oldest citizens
of shakopee, died Monday after an illness Of
five days. He leaves a large family.
The st. Paul board Of public works met
Wednesday night and confirmed the assess
ment for grading Francis street from Arcade
TO English.
Burglars entered the residence of q. II.
Mowry at Hastings, ransacked the house, taxi
ing a gold watch and chain and other yalu-
ables.
A son of Lawrence Donnelly, aged six
years, died of diphtheria yesterday, at Hast
ings, and was buried in the st. Boniface GENE
terry.
The thirty third annual meeting OF the Da-
kota County Bible society was held at the
Presbyterian church, Hastings, Sunday even.
ing.
Considerable complaint is being made by
the farmers Of Grand Forks OF the Manitoba
railroads failure to provide enough cars for
the shipment Of wheat.
Another industrial enterprise is about 70 be
established in the north division Of Eau
Claire, In the shape of a cutlery mandatory
TO be operated by water power.
A. Il. Whitney, of Sank Center, paid So
600 for forty acres of land just inside the city
limits Of st. Cloud. This IS the highest price
ever paid for acres in this vicinity.
Mrs. Harrison Gillctt, Of Lake City, died
Monday, aged 81 years. She settled there
with her husband, a prominent business man,
in 1856, and has brought up a large family.
Reports received by the state grain inspect
on show that during October 6,431 ears were
inspected at Duluth against 1850 at Minneap-
oils. In September 9, 935 ears were inspected
at Duluth and 1885 at Minneapolis.
Monday evening being the ffty-ninth birth
day Of John Kuhn, Red Wing, he was pleas
antly surprised by members of German Hose
Company No. 3, and presented with an ele-
CANT hat and a box Of cigars.
The twenty ladies, representing nine states
Of the Union, who were entertained during
the w. C.. T. L. convention by Mrs. Sarah
Farr, drew up some very graceful acknowl-
eigements, thanking her for her hospitality.
The Fergus Falls Journal offered a years
subscription to the man who comes nearest to
guessing on the vote OF Otter Tail county as
cast for McGill and Ames, and on Tuesday IL
published the names of ffty-three guessers,
whose figures run from 1879 plurality for Nc
Gill to 400 for Ames.
The work Of constructing the wing dam in
the Chippewa, above the Milwaukee X ST.
Paul bridge, by the government for the pro
lection to property along the west bank OF
the Chippewa, will be commenced as soon as
the necessary i,apers to the contractors are
made out.
The Beaver Lake Lumber company is re-
ported to have sold all of its wild lands, which
embrace Il 800 acres, to parties who will dis
pose of 1t to actual settlers al low prices, with
a view Of encouraging immigration to that
direction. Outside parties are looking over
the company's mill plant with a view Of max
ing a purchase Of 1t.
Granite Falls journal: The railroad sur
veyors have been busy ever since the fore
part of last week surveying different lines into
and out OF Granite Falls, and a route that
would be practical for the building of theroad
appears to be hard to find. 1t is easy enough
to get into town on the thirty-foot grade by
coming down Palmer creek, but il is another
thing to get out Of the valley without greatly
increasing the grade.
Lamberton Commercial: The workmen en-
gagged in drilling for coal have about reached
the bed, having passed through a stratum of
slate, sandstone and dirt, thickly intermixed
with coal. The coal is of a bright, hard ma
ture, and while not equal to the anthracite Is
superior TO the bituminous or soft coal, and
resembles very much the Indiana block. The
company Is now more enthusiastic than ever,
and propose to rush the work with all posi-
bic speed.
John Cochran, OF Glasgow, aged seventy
years, was found dead in the field on Friday,
with his breast penetrated by the point Of a
sulky pillow which be had been using. A lab
orer saw the horses without a driver, drawing
the plow, and fastening to the scene discov-
cred the body Of Mr.. Cochran situated as
above stated. How the accident occurred
can only be coniectured. He was subject TO
heart disease and may have fallen from the
pillow.
Detectives Quinlan and King arrested Sun
day night at Minneapolis James Hindle, alias
Mcdonald, a notorious counterfeiter and
crook, who has been passing and disposing Of
it in various ways for the past two weeks, in
the city finely counterfeitcd silver dollars.
Some 81 900 Of this stuff WAS found conceal
ed In a cave near Cedar Lake. Hindle con
fessed 10 detectives last night that the stuff is
made by a well organized gang located near