Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-27
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A syndicate to buy wheat has been formed
at Hastings.
John Koop has been appointed postmaster
ct Brainerd.
The 81. Paul Pioneer. Press has two libel
suits on hand.
The st. Croix Bridge company has declared
. semi annual dividend OF 9 per per cent.
The Milwaukee road will build q new depot
at Red Wing this spring.
Mary Anderson, the distinguished actress,
is visiting Minneapolis.
The Knights OF Labor effected a permanent
organization at Anoka Saturday.
Goodhue county will begin the construction
Of a new court house this summer.
A $4,000 water system is to be one OF
Rochester, improvements this season.
The voters OF Red Wing voted In favor OF
building a high school edlice this season.
Traverse county farmers are preparing to
organize an alliance In every town in the
county.
SO far this winter about seventeen million
feet OF lumber has been banked on the Grind
stone river.
DR.. K. g.. King, formerly sheriff OF Winona
county, died IN Florida last week OF neuralgia
OF the heart.
A pink tea and ~pronouncing socisble was
held at the Baptist parsonage In Red Wing on
Tuesday evening.
Over thirty charters have been issued by the
secretary OF the State Farmers alliance In the
past two weeks.
Frank Butt, a st. Paul boy, has been miss
ing for several days and is supposed TO have
been kidnapped.
County Attorney Greerman recovered $500
from the village Of Leroy for Injuries received
from a defective sidewalk.
A post norton on the body OF Andrew Gil
berg, OF Garfield, shows that he died q natural
death. Foul play was suspected.
The 9 'tesian well at Tracy has struck gran.
tie, and although $4,000 has been expended,
further boring will be abandoned.
Tuesday the tow of Lake Shore voted on
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aid Of the Duluth, Huron & Denver railroad.
Seventeen persons were poisoned at Thirteen
Towns, from eating corned beef. Analysis
showed the presence OF arsenic. All will re-
Frank Hickok, a sporting man, deserted bis
wife and went to st. Paul. She followed him
aud caught sight Of him on the street when
she fell dead.
A Danish colony is TO settle in Lincoln coun.
by this spring, and Lake Benton is trying TO sc.
cure the location al that place of a proposed
church and college.
w. IL. Meyer, son Of the late DR.. Meyer, OF
his mothers homs in that city aud committed
He had become insane.
The Fcreus Falls cheese factory project Is
meeting with universal favor among the farm
era. One hundred cows have already been
ard more are forthcoming.
Vandals at 81. Cloud cut the strands OF q
rope, and when the workDen attempt
ed to raise q heavy stone the rope parted, al
the derrlck to fall. Two men narrowly
escaped being killed.
A state teachers institute will be held In
the high school building In Rochester, begin.
ming on Monday, April 5. Every teacher ex-
to teach during the next term is ex-
attend the institute.
The society organized at Luverne TO form @
MN lo1iaet raoStnv vapyn haa laanoR TN
In the bank block, over the Blue
Front, for their library, and will at once Fix up
the rooms for the reception Of guests.
Mrs. M. j. Blaidsdell, OF Pelican Rapids, In
tends to bring suit against Il. G. Tucker, Of
New York city, and A. G.. Kinney, Ct Pelican
on q charge OF libel, they having been
It Is averred, in obtaining pic
lures OF Mrs. Blaisdell representing her as sit
ting upon the New York gentlemsn's knee.
On Saturday Alonz, Newton, An old resi-
dent Of Yucatan, Houston county, took q load
of hogs to Houston, sold them and got on q
drunk, as usual, continuing 1t until Monday
night, when he became crazy, bought and took
aconite and laudanum and wound up on
Rough on Rats. He died Tuesday morning. q
A somewhat sensational case OF poorly
matched love exists near Eagle Lake. Re.
Gently an old gentleman past three score we'd
ded his stepson's divorced wife aged about IS,
and ere the honeymoon was fairly begun she
concluded that her venerable lord Is just a lit
tie too old fogyish for her youthful affections
to twine about, and left him sad and alone.
Alice Bigelow was arrested at Eankato, on
Thursday night, on the charge Of bigamy pre-
ferred by her father, George Frodenburghs.
She was recently married to John Il. Carver,
but left him a few dsys sgo, and It Is claimed
that she has never obtain,d a divorce from her
first husband. She is but 10 years old and
quite good looking. She wa srraigned next
morning. but the examination Was postponed
until Saturday, her bail being fxed at $50.
A sensation IL brewing at Luverne. Some
time ago a young man made his appearance In
that city, and being compsnionable he was
soon on good terms with the young people.
He was liberal In the expenditure OF money
and became a great ~favortte. 1t turned out
that he was a detective, gathering evidence in
a divorce suit, anu il is suii ie has ia as PCS
session some facts damaging to the reputation
Of several prominent business men. The de-
movement Is ~anxioasly awaited.