Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-20

Seven births and three deaths were reported
in st. Paul Wednesday.
The new Episcopal church at Albert Lea is
TO be lighted by electricity.
Slayton secured the county seat Of Murray
ounty 10y over 200 majority.
The German Methodists, of Albert Lea,
have begun the erection Of a church.
The Danish citizens, of Minneapolis, dedi-
cated Dane hall on Wednesday.
The Mahws Tobogganing club, of Mime
apolis, is organizing for the season.
Al North Platte, on sunday night, Gideon
Layton suicided with laudanum.
The st. Joe and Grand Island road VIII be
| extended southwark from Hastings.
Papillion claims to have lain out $4,000 in
buildings and improvements this year,
Two incendiary attempts have been made to
burn the residence Of George Graves at Nor
folk.
Another excursion 0 the Pacific coast f. be
ing arranged from ST. Paul and Minncapo-
lis.
The miristerial association Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church meets in Tecumseh on
the 10th.
a large quantity Of spurious silver dollars
have been put in circulation in the southern
part Of the state.
Rev. D.. d.. Reid, pastor OF the Baptist
| church Mt Rochester, has resigned and will
soon remove to Boston.
Bernard Cain, aged ninety years, dropped
dead in one Of the business houses at Austin
Wednesday morning.
A plat of Brown x Mclntirc's rcarrange-
ment Of block /, Rees & Bonds addition, Min
neapolis, was fled Saturday.
Jack Mortland, manager Of the Minneapolis
Trtbune's advertising department, was mar.
ried last week at Kansas City.
Work on the water works system in West
st. Paul has ceased, and the public test Of the
works resulted satisfactorily.
A lot of section hands on the Manitoba road
in Stearns county, whose wages we're reduced,
quietly quit and left the locality.
The wife of Admiral McCauIey is lying very
i'll at st. Paul and the admiral hac been auth
orized TO come there from San Francisco.
The st. Paul Daily Dispatch changed hands
Saturday, Geo. Thompson purchasing the in
terest Of his partner, thus becoming sole pro.
prietor,
The Duke Soap company, Of Minneapolis,
have amended their articles Of incorporation
by increasing the capital stock from $50, 900
to 100000.
Chris. Christopherson, late of Hartland,
died ut the insane asylum at Rochester, where
he had been for about three years, Tuesday, at
the age of forty-eicht years.
Sheriff Gillham, Of Rock county, arrived in
Minneapolis Wednesday, and arrested a
young man named James Murphy on a war
rant charging embezzlement.
Henry Balm, OF Ottawa, was robbed Of
Sl05 while returning home from LeSueur
Wednesday. He was followed 10y four roughs
who knocked him senselcss.
A prairie fire near Fossum destroyed a large
amount Of hay and grain In that vicinity. A
teamster threw a lighted match into the dry
grass from which the fire originated.
The cowboy pianist, the wonder child, and
the farce, Troubles in a Chinese Wash
House, will be presented during the week at
tn est. Pau dime museum.
Wheaton Gazette: A nan named Neu-
mackel living near Herman committed suicide
by blowing his brains out with a shot gun.
Temporary insanity vas given as the cause.
Gov. Hubbard has appointed f. d, Holmes,
OF Steele county, a delegate TO the convention
OF the National Cattle and Horse-Growers' as
ISOLATION, which meets in Chicago on Noyem-
Der 10 and II.
James Rogers, a twelve-year-old son of Mr..
De VIII Rogers, Of High Forest township,
near Hastings, shot himself on Saturday while
fooling around a revolver. The ball entered
but not dangerous.
The twenty ladies, representing nine states
Of the Union, who were entertained during
the w. G. T. L. convention by Mrs. Sarah
Farr, drew up some very graceful acknowl-
edgements, thanking her for her hospitality.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Worlds
Novelty company, Minneapolis, were filed Sat
urday. The capital stock is 100000. The
incorporators are Robert Y. Macarthur, NJ. L
Fornwalt, George G. Gault and j. +. Cush-
man.
At Leighton's aw-mill at North Minneapo-
liza on Wednesday, +. Oliver, an employe was
| caught on a revolving shaft and whipped
around until all the clothing was torn from
his body. Several Of his ribs were fractured
and he sustained internal injuries which may
prove fatal.
The Wisconsin, Minnesota Il Pacific railroad
company intends to appeal from the awards
of the commissioner appointed To appraise
lands condemned for their right OF way into
Mankato city, on the ground that they are
excessive. The total amount is in the neigh
borhood OF ST., 900.
At st. Paul on Saturday articles of incor-
poration were filed Of the Cooperative In
vestment Company OF st. Paul, a real estate
corporation. The capital stock is $4,000,
and the incorPorators are William L. John
stop, j. l. Dobson, Robert Ronecker, Edward
j. Jennings, Edward Randall, George II.
Cole and Charles w. Hernick, al Of that city
Window Citizen: Thursday night the
northern sky was lurid from the prairie fires,
The wind blew a gale and carried the devour-
ing flames with the speed Of a racer. Consid-
cradle hay was burned in Amo, Dale and
Great Bend, north OF town. John Riesdorph
lost forty tons and several other losses In
Amo. John clark lost five stacks, A. s.. Miles