Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-17

at Red Wing.
The dwelling house Of Thomas Cummings,
near Jordan, burned.
The work of rebuilding the Touring mill at
Shakopee has begun.
Nancy Fulton, Of Mabel, shufied OF by tax
ing 70 cup Of cold pizen."
A number Of capitalists OF 81. Cloud have
organized an Elevator company.
Capt. John II. Mal.en. of Wabasha, has his
eye on MILO Whites seat In Congress-.
At the state teachers institute held at Aus
tin lsst week 2O8 teachers were enrolled.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. H. Purdy, of Red Wing,
have just celebrated their golden wedding an.
niyersary. %
Fred Drivelo, of Round Prairie, went TO bed
ten days ago, since which time he has refused
TO speak or eat.
James McCauley, one OF Minnesota's pio-
died Tuesday evening.
Theodore Hertz, of st. Johns, near Belle
Pla,ne, was arrested charged with killing John
Meyer about a week ago.
An attempt was made by robbers to burn
the dwelling OF William Hildebrsnd, OF Fari-
bault, IN Thursday evening.
The warehouse occupied by Strong & Miller,
at Glencoe, was burned Monday night. Loss
on grain, $4,000; on building, $4,000.
The board Of trade OF Red Wing have dem
onstrated that the sand around the city Is ex-
cellent material for making glass bottles.
The Swede who was burned to death In the
hotel fire at Carver is said to be Andrew An
derson, who formerly lived at Bloomington.
A special session Of the commissioners will
meet at Window on May 10 to consider the
question OF placing railroad lands on the tax
list.
Richard Lynch, whom Officer Lockerby, OF
Mortified, arrested In Minneapolis for selling
mortgaged property, was let of at Mortified
on settlement Of his bill.
Cole Geary killed Patrick Marion, at st.
Paul, on Sunday night about 0 o'clock. They
had quarreied over q game Of cards and had
been drinking. Both resided at st. Paul and
were neighbors.
As q train was passing Ramsey Saturday
night q stranger ran In front Of the engine,
placed his head on the track and was decspi-
tated. A ticket from Madison, D.. T., to
DEBORAH, Ia, and $1S in money was found on
his person.
At z o'clock Thursday morning Herman
Bachman was found in his room at st. Paul
with q bullet through his head. BY his side
was O 22-caliber revolver. He was taken to
the hospital for treatment. The wound is not
necessarily fatal.
A little daughter Of Charles johnson, al
saltwater, was quite seriously burned Tuesday
afternoon. While playing around q bonfire
her dress caught fire. Her mother came to
her assistance and extinguished the flames,
thus preventing serious results.
Wabasha has q lad that will grace a gallows
II he does not reform. He was mildly punish
ed by his teacher for misconduct and attempt
ed to leave school without permission. When
stopped he drew a revolver but was soon
brouth t to a conception Of his place as a pupil.
The Women's Christian Temperance union
at Grand Meadow, organized last week, gave
their frs. met ting Saturday night In the M. Z.
church. The house was crowded. The exer-
cises were highly interesting and satisfactory
TO all, and did much credit to Mrs. Il. B. Shell.
don, the president.
The state lunacy commission have been
visiting the insane asylums and made their
reporv. In the insane asylum at Rochester
there are 607 patients, OF whom 303 are fe-
males. at the st. Peter institution there are
SOP males and 800 females, making the total
number Of insane 1915.
d. T. Dolan, CT ST. Paul, has sued William
Twombly for damages. The case is q novel
one. Dolan charges that while lie was IN
Twombly's saloon, the latter caused certain
unknown parties to assail him and that by
resson OF such assault he suffered great bodily
harm. He wants 5000 as q balm for his
wounds.
Manager West, of the st. Cloud water power
company, having reported to the council the
completion Of one-hslf Of the dam across the
Mississippi river, with the head gates and
canal, the last Of the first issue Of $4,000 In
city bonds has been turned over to the com.
pany. The second $50, 900 In bonds will be IS
sued at once, and It is understood have already
been spoken for at q handsome premium.
The committee for the examination OF can
didates for the Naval academy at Annapolis,
from the Fifth congressional district. will hold
a competitive examination at the office OF g.
T. Cowing, In Fergus Falls, April 20. Letters
OF inquiry may be addressed to either member
OF the committee: Senator STEVENSON, Crock.
ston, supt G. r. Cowing, Fergus Falls; Pres
ident ]. J. Gray, 81. Cloud.
Saturday evening, about Q O'Clock at Alex
andna, q man enter ID the store OF j. G. Eick-
mann OF that village, drew q revolver and de-
manded his money. Elckmann declined to
deliver, and hurled Q weight at The would-be
robber aud at the same time lodged behind
the counter, whereupon his aseailsnt fred,
shooting E.ckmann In the back, innicting q
serious and 1t IL feared q fatal wound. The
wouid-pe murieIo. escaped. Three hunirsd
dollars reward Is offered for his arrest. The
robber was q tall, dark complexioned man.
about twenty-five years old, with mustache,
and wore dark clothes.
At the Hastings Democratic caucus Satur-
day evening the following ticket was tut In
nomination: For mayor, Theodore Woodland;
city justice, Dan UBren; city clerk, Mike