Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-09
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damaged $500 by water.
MusCATINE, Ia, Sept. 21.-Extensive prep
a~rations are being made for the reunion Of
the Thirty-tifth Iowa regiment here on We'd
nesday, the Goth. A big crowd is expected.
DUBUQuE, Ia, Sept. 27.-One Of the public
schools has closed on account Of diphtheria.
President Stickney says the Minnesota and
Northwestern road will be in operation to
Dubuque by November Is.
DEs MONIES, Sept. 2S.-Auditor Brown will
this week publish a letter f~avoring Major An
derson for congress.
DuDUQuE, Ia, Sept. 27-The Sunday night
freight train, pulling out at Spencer, Iowa,
on the Dakota division OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul, broke and three cars
ran back, colliding with a passenger train
destined for Dubuque. The caboose and two
freight cars were smashed and one passenger
thrown through the coach window down an
embankmcnt. He was hurt internally. The
the engine.
kEoKUK, Ia, Sept. 3Z-Bishop Cosgrove
Of Davenport, confirmed IA class Of l21 at st.
Peters Catholic church, fifty at st. Mary's
and forty at st. Francis de Sales yesterday.
Henry Ward, who was injured by runaway
horses Friday, died of internal injuries last
night.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Sept. 2S.-Otis Jones, who
was found guilty of forgery in the United
States court In June and who has been a fugi-
tive from justice since Postmaster Page re-
signed a year or more ago, returned to the
city to-day and gave himself up to the author
tiles. He gave bail in the sum of 81 600. He
was a clerk in the postollice when the forgery
was committed.
DEs MONIES, Sept. 2S.-Goirg to a fire this
morning on the East side, the chemical en-
CINE upset. Taylor Brewer, the driver, was
dashed against "a curbstone and badly hurl.
He will recover.
AMEs, To-, Sept. 2~9.-Lightning last night
struck the barn belonging to Samuel A. Croy,
"A farmer living southwest Of here, and burned
she building with its contents. Loss $4,000.
Dies MONIES, Sept. 29.-J. s. Clarkson's
residence took fire in the basement this after
noon. The fire is now under control. Dam
age slight.
OTTUMwA, Sept. 29.-Schiek's saw mill
burned this morning at ) o'clock. Loss, s.,
900; no insurance.
A heavy white frost fell this morning but
did no damage.
Iowa CITY, Sept. 29.-The medical depart
ment Of the State university opened to-day
with 100 students, the largest class in the his
tory Of the school. There is a great increase
in all the other departments Of the university.
MUscATISE, Ia, Sept. 29.-Thc announce.
mcnt Of prizes won at the Jacksonville inter
state drill, Sept. Z to II was made last night.
The Muscatine Rifles took the first prize i'm
the maiden contest and the second in the in
ter state contest, getting $1,000 in all. The
first prize in the inter state contest was taken
10y the Branch Guards, ST. Louis.
CREsToN, Ia, Sept. 29.-This is the second
day of the shooting tournament of the Chi
cage, Burlington and Quincy Gun club. There
is a fair attendance of sportsmen from abroad,
The shooting is good and great interest is
taken in the sport. The weather is fine. The
tournament closes tomorrow
MAEsHALLTowN, Iowa, Sept. 3O.-The
board Of trustees of the Iowa Soldiers nome
to-day awarded the contract for building to
Theodore Peterson, of Humboldt Park, H.,
for S63, 40 complete. Work viii be begun at
once. The foundation will be completed bv
December %, 1856, and the building will be
completed by September 20, 1857.
DEs MONIES, Sept. 30.-The postofice at
Fillmore, Dubuque county, together with a
store, saloon, and the dwelling Of Postmaster
Gordon, was burned last night. All the mail
was destroyed. The property was partly in
sured.
CLINTON, Ia, Sept. 30.-The Northwestern
railroad passenger and freight depot at Co
manche, six miles west OF here, burned this
morning. 1t was ignitcd by an engine spark.
A strong wind was blowing. Everything was
consumed. NJ. II. Spooner, agent, and family,
who were living in the building, narrowly es-
capped. Loss, $1,000 or $4,000; partially in
sured.
CREsroN, Ia, Oct. 1.-The first slight freeze
occurred last night, but little damage was
done.
DUBUQUB, Ia, Oct. 1.-Young Thomas
Burns had one foot and both hands cut of in
Robinson's saw mill this morning.
OSAwA, Iowa, Oct. "A good audience
greeted the Hon. Cato Sells at the court house
last evening, Notwithstanding the town was
billed for the "Aaron Bell Ringers" who had
a fair house. Mr.. Sells speech was listened
to with marked attention which fully showed
the sympathy of his audience to be in harmo-
ny with him. His statement Of the state
debt was clear, and his reply to Governor Lar
rabee, Secretary OF State Jackson and the
Sioux City Journal showed clearly that the
republican par are on the defensive aud can
not refute the figures made by themselves in
their extravaganza. He showed the uncon-
stitutional and partisan spirit OF the gerry
Wandering scheme and his reviews OF regis
tration law were so forcible that all could see
the hidden hand designed to disfranchise the
foreigner rather than to aid In purifying the
ballot box. Monona county will do her duty
on Nov. ..
DuBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 2.-Thc rails spread
under the G. NJ. & st. 2. freight train this
morning, throwing the caboosc and three cars
OF merchandise down an embankment. The
brakcman's ankle was sprained.