Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-02
DIVA

Tvs Molucs is ercctlnS some most elegan'
residences.
The railway gap between Aapleton ant
Onawa was closed Tuesday.
Til. area of Dueuqb uis within a small frac
ton Of eleven square miles.
Public improvements in Des Moines this
season will foot up 81, 600, 600.
An unknown disease is carrying off q larg
number OF hogs in Carroll county.
The 'Emigrant House, at the transfer al
Council Bluffs was destroyed by fire wednes.
day.
A ~tri-state old soldiers reunion Of Iowa,
Missouri and Illinois, viii he held al Keokuk,
Oct. 13.
A well dressed baby was found on the door.
step OF a house in Second street, Des Moines
Saturday.
The Iowa state veterinary was present at
the pleuro-pneumonia commission In Chicago
on Thursday.
uJanes Tiltor, aged Is, Of Lincoln town
ship, was killed by the cars at Missouri Valley
last Friday.
Gus Nelson, / Swede miner, was killed by
alling slate In tie Reese coal mine on Tues
day morning.
Miss Saddle Hill, a Burlington girl, took the
first prize, &3l, at the state fair, for a thor
oughbred cake.
A forty acre tract will be used by the Chi.
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul road for wards
AT Ottumwa.
ID. \. Richardson, editor of the Davenport
Democrat, has returned home from his TRIP
around the world.
At Des Moines, or Tuesday, Thomas King
ana Jacob tllms were fined 30 each for con.
traveniag the liquor law.
A meeting Of city marshals was held at
CEDAR Rapids last week for the purpose of or
ganizing a state association.
John Crawford, wanted by the police OF
Morehead, MINI, for extensive robbery. was
arrested In Des Moines Saturday night.
Dennis Maher OF Iowa City has becu elect
ed president of the Iowa land league in the
place OF NJ. '. Cannon, recently resigned.
Thomas Nheeloek, an old resident of Bel
mond, committed suicide Sept. 10 by shoot
ing the top OF his head of with 4 Winchester
rifle.
The recently completed school census
OF Sioux City shows an increase of over 800
school children above the number reported
one year ago.
Miss Mary A. Burdock, of DEBORAH. and NJ
Charles T. Bailey OF the Deborah Republican
were married at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, Sept. II.
Thomas Wheelock committed suicide near
Mason City. He had considerable wealth .nd
lived III elegant style. What prompted the
fatal step is unknown.
K. Law, OF keokuk, resigned on Thursday
the position Of general superintendent Of the
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy railroad, to
take effect from LIST October.
Judge Lewis closed the September term Of
the district court last Saturday at Logan, af-
ter a very busy session In which a large
amount Of busiAess was transacted. !
CJamesL |. Quinn, alias james Rees, was ar
rested in Council Bluffs this week by Sheriff
Reel, Of Pottawatamie county, for a murder
committed in New Albany, Ind, nearly six
years ago.
The annual conference of Mcthodists of
northwestern Iowa opened at Webster City on
Ilsubl ~. - IbStCl II III "llNiA-
snce, Fad a large number of visitors are
pre- sent.
Brick making is an active industry at Salix.
Thirty five men are employed, turning out
fire, pressed and sidewalk brick. One million
have been sold so far this season, and two
million made.
In the case Of Henry Ncason at Des
n 49, . r-.I~ & -, 49,, 80. - A.. l..,..
law the jury disagreed, four of them being for
conviction and two for acquittal. This will
necessitate a new trial.
Coal has been found in abundant veins n
Sac county, and only from lS5 to 800 feet be
low the surface. This, it is true, is deep for
prairie veins, but the coal is liable to be bet
ter in quality for that.
a Cedar Rapids printer named Sam Brink
erhoff, drank about 800 grains oflaudnaum. A
prompt emetic and lots OF hard work saved the
mans life. He said 1t was not an attempt at
suicide, but a mistake.
Chester Butler, the little son Of ID. A. But
Ter, Onawa, run a rusty nail into his foot
some time since, and it is proving a very seri-
Gus matter. He has been laid up three
weeks under the doctors care.
The boycotting of the Pocahontas postoflice
has ended. Uncle Sam put his foot do nhard
on six Of the offenders and compelled them to
furnish bonds in the sum Of 81 900 each to APP
pear for trial at the June term Of the federal
court at TT. Dodge.
Mrs. Bruss, of Wellshurg, while attempting
to cross the railroad track at that place re-
Gently, caught her foot in a frog and was
struck by q freight train. Her arm was bro
ken and her head and body was bruised in a
horrible manner. There is but small chance
for her recovery.
A ten-year-old daughter Of Mr.. Pearson, Of
Miles, Jackson county, while playing with her
two younger sisters In the upper department
OF their fathers elevator, was drawn under
the oats and smothereS September IA. The
grain was being run from the upper 10 the
lower department.
John N~atchway, the son Of "A widow living
in Delaware county, found a dynamite cart.
ridge lie ~ employees, used in blasting on
the Dubuque IL Northwestern railroad, and
took it home, put it in an iron box and
touched it of. A piece of the iron struck
him in the breast, killing him instantly.