Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-17
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- "ieoouii 'ahey oocicty Reporter is a
new publication.
Enterprising citizens are building a cream
cry at Inwood.
The Ciarinda Inssnc asylum will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Carroll and Denison will shortly be con-
nected by telephone.
A pest-house is being erected near the new
hospital at Keokuk.
A new brick school house will shortly be
erected at Sigourney.
A cigar-box factory has recently been es-
tablisbed at Dubuque.
Scarlet fever has broken out at Ashton In a
very malignant form.
The trustees Of the Dubuque Baptist church
paid of a 1900 debt Sunday.
Hon. David Bunker, one OF the earliest set
tiers died at Kolona Tuesday.
The law suppressing the sale of obscene
literature went into effect July 4.
John PfefIerley, a respected citizen of Boy
den, died recently Of heart disease.
Defiance farmers are erecting an elevator
with a capacity Of eight thousand bushels.
A Davenport glucose company recently de-
clared Il semi-annual dividend OF u per cent.
Under the prohibition era the city expenses
OF Atlanta have been reduced from ST., 900 to
$500.
Some sneak-thief recently relieved Rev.
L%indquist, OF Red Oak, of a valuable gold
watch.
Six prominent Pocahontas citizens have
been put under bonds for boycotting the post.
master.
A young man named Beach, of Hartly, was
drowned while bathing in West Okoboii lake
yesterday.
Bonds to the amount of s., 800 have been
issued by the city council at Lyons to pay of
the city debt.
Wright county citizens who settled there
before 1870 are taking steps to form an old
settlers club.
The Floral association at Des Moines has
decided to hold a floral show during the latter
part OF this month,
There are good prospects for a medical col
lege being located at Colfax in time for the
next school year.
a man named Gonglisse fell from the ILL.,
nois Central train at Ackley Sunday and was
instantly killed.
The farm buildings Of William Rose, at
Breda, were damaged by fire to the amount of
5000 one day last week.
Schaller business men have formed q syndi.
cate with a capital OF s25, 600 for the purpose
Of erecting a large hotel.
The farmers near Holstein have organized a
stock company for the purpose of handling
grain, seed, live stock, etc.
A small fire occurred at Monona, Clayton
county, last Monday in a drug store, caused
by the explosion Of a frecracker.
Lake City has a tweed day. a day on
which the people turn out en- masse and cut
weeds on the streets Of The town.
An effort is being made to secure General
Logan at the reunion Of the First iowa cav
airy, to be held at Cedar Rapids in September.
A scheme to establish a Tri-State Fair as
ISOLATION is on foot and being pushed by
leading citizens Of Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri,.
The Dubuque authorities have decided to
macadamize the streets Of the city. They
have procured a steam road-roller at a cost of
$1,000.
A full kit OF burglars tools and a number
of dynamite cartridges and a large coil of fuse
was captured by the Muscatine police re-
Gently.
Thirteen head of imported Wclch cattle,
valued at 5000, were received at the Sykes
farm, near hardwood, Lyon county, one day
last week.
A stock company is being formed by the
business men Of Schaller for the purpose of
erecting a large brick hotel, three stories high,
at a cost of $4,000.
B~urlington's city debt amounts TO about
$3.50, 600, mostly due for aid to railroads and
the accumulated compound interest during
their contest in court.
The state boord II health has just published
in pamphlet form the health laws Of the state,
comprising all the laws passed at the late SEES
sion which bear in any way on The health Of
the people.
The internal revenue collector at Daven-
port did an increased business the past fiscal
year, notwithstanding prohibition. Receipts
amounted TO 1921 ,405, an increase Of $780,
600 over last year.
The trainpen on the whole lows division of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy have re-
ccived more pay for the month Of June, on
account Of overtime, than they have for any
other month for the past two years.
A man who prctends to be taking orders for
fruit trees has been swindling the farmers of
Buena Vista county. One farmer who signed
an order for less than a dollars worth of trees
found himself called upon to pay a note of
,35.
A serious alteration occurred atiWinter-
set Sunday night between two young men at
that place and emp Dyes OF Wallacc's circus.
The city marshal attempted to arrest the dis
orderly parties and was shot by one of the
showmen. The wound is dangerous.
Six prominent citizens OF Pecahontas are
under $1,000 bonds each on a charge Of con-
spiracy. They do not like the new postmaster,
and put up a job to boycott the postotiice and
get their mail elsewhere. AS those men do
about all the business In the village, the with
drawal OF their patronage from the Office
would leave awful slim picking.
The drought has occasioned an epidemic of
sickness at Marshalltown, but in 5000 In
stances where prescriptions were carefully
compounded" a pint flask Of whisky effected
a cure. Ottumwa has not yet hooked on to
this method Of irrigation, and the conse-