Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-27
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FogT DODGE, Ia, Nov. 16.-Matt Carpen-
while attempting to couple up a train at Min
burn Saturday night. He was not connected
with the road, and seems to have volunteered
his services with very serious effects.
OTTUMwA, Ia, Nov. 16.-Austin Reynolds,
aged 80, was found dead in bed this morning.
Cloths saturated with chloroform were found
on his face. He had the toothache, and his
death is supposed to be accidental.
CREsToN, Ia, Nov. 16.-Thc first snow Of
the season is now in progress. 1t began at Q
O'Clock and came from the north. The ground
is now covered with snow. The snowfall is
accompanied by a brisk wind.
CREsToN, Ia, Nov. l7.-Passeuger train
No. 4 collidcd with the rear of a freight train
AT fientou's, rottawattanic county, yesterday
afternoon, wrecking the caboose. Two freight
cars took fire and were consumed. No in
juries.
CLINTON, Nov. lit rained all last night.
To-day it is colder. Electric light will be
turned on at Lyons tonight for city illumina
tion.
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Fairall, the district Judge elect, is in a serious
condition from a broken leg, occasioned by his
stepping into an area-way on his way home
early in the morning.
CREsToN, To-, Nov. 1.-THE weather has
moderated and the snow is thawing. The
railroads are open and all trains are on time.
The c., b. ~ @. was the first road to open and
get trains into Council Bluffs after the biz.
zard.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia, Nov. 1S.-A frightful
accident occurred Tuesday morning on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road, four
teen miles from this city, at the little
station Of Henton -- an accident with
details which may have all the hor.
ror of the Rio wreck in Wiscon-
sin. Passenger train No. ( left the transfer
Tuesday morning with two baggage ears,
four passenger coaches and two sleepers. 4
heavy snow storm was prevailing and the
snow was driving, drifting and w~hirling in
binding eddies-a typical blizzard. Nea
~llenton, a small station this side of Pacific
Junction, the eastward bound passenger train
crashed into a wild freight train westward
bound. Both trains were running at less
than ordinary speed on account Of the storm
but the force with which they collided was
terrific. Both engines were crushed into
masses Of shapeless iron, freight ears
baggage and mail coaches were piled upon
one another on both sides OF the tracks in
masses Of splintered timbers, bent rods
and broken iron. Singular To say all re-
ports received here are that no one was
killed or seriously injured, though many
were severely bruised and shaken up. The
wreckage took fire and considerable property
was destroyed, among other destruction
being that of adjacent telegraph poles, upo1
which were strung the only means of direct
communication News Of the wreck WAS
at once sent here and to Creston
and wrecking and relief trains were dispatch.
ed to the scene. People from the neighbor-
hood turned out and rendered all possible as
istance and shelter from the storm, until
asst evening, when a train was sent up from
the other end and the passengers were for
warded to their destinations.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Nov. lS.-At mid
night the new Woodruff palace car, valued at
$4,000, burned on the Central Iowa train,
Illinois division. There were no fatalities.
The Central Iowa road is blockaded above
Hampton to-day. The Chicago IL North
western was blockaded at the western end all
day yesterday, but is open to-day.
NARsHALLrowS, Nov. 1s.-Albert G.. S.
Click, cashier of the First National bank. and
Nellie, daughter of Councilman Abbott, were
married last night.
MARsHALLTowS, Ia, Nov. 19.-The new
courthouse of Marshall county, the finest in
Iowa, was inaugurated this afternoon. Judge
z. {. Henderson delivered the Grafton. A
ball in the building tonight will complete the
celebration.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Nov. 19.-Gus Solener, SUI.
fering from rheumatism, suicided this morn
ing with poison. He belonged TO the nobility
OF Holland and was supported by remitanccs
from there.
DUBUQUA, Ia, Nov. 19.-Congressman Hen
derson gives a reception tonight.
Internal Revenue Collector Webster
searched but failed to find limitations OF but
ter in this market.
The Governors Guards have formed a cadet
corps.
DUBUQUE. Ia, Nov. 19.-The Saengcrfest of
the northwest, appointed TO be held at Du-
buque next summer, is abandoned because
prohibition would prevent the proposed picnic
to raise money for the payment Of expenses.
DIAMOND Joe Reynolds will not begin build
ing the $500, 600 steel steamer here until the
fall Of 1887.
DIES MONIES, NOV. o. Samuel Vancleve,
formerly city assessor, died tins morning,
aged s~iyty-iwo years.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Nov. 0.-Burglars en-
tered the store OF c. r. Nash, al Nugent's
Grove, last night, blew open a cafe and took
$50 Ia money and a lot Of clothing. They cut
the telephone wires to prevent communication
with this city. There is no clew.