Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
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is prevalent at Clifford.

Mortified expended $4,000 in improve
rnents laet year.
No snow has fallen in the neighborhood Of
Hillsboro this winter.
Two saloons In Luverne have suspended on
account of high license.
Hon. ~Ignstius Donnelly ia now on q lectur-
ing tour through the state.
A branch OF the Irish National League has
been organized at Winona.
Electric lights were used at Faribault for
the first time Saturday night.
A movement has been organized at Duluth
agairs. gambling Of every description.
southern Minnesota Fair association
w old a fair at Rochester, Sept. Is to IS.
The family OF e. c. Goodnow. of pestone,
were almost suffocated by coal gas a few
nights 60.
Is Is asserted that there Is not now, nor has
there ever been, q case OF leprosy ia Spring
Grove, Fillmore county.
A child OF Vim. Lewis, at Lewiston, swal-
lowed a screw which lodged In its throat,
causing immediate death.
Two men at a dance at Red Wing engaged
In a fight with knives. One OF the participants
was so badly cut that he will die.
Frank Allstatz's confectionery store at
Breckenridge was broken open Saturday night,
but the burglars occurred no booty.
The election held at Browns Valley last
week has been found TO be illegal, owing to a
change in the law, which was overlooked.
The report that Rev. W. c. Rice OF Zumbrota
has received and declined a call from the Con.
gregational church Of Rochester is a canard.
Jorgen Nyhsns, a man Of bad repute, living
near Boyd, shot a young man named Lee on
Thursday. The people threatened TO lynch
him.
The case of the state against F. f. Elder, OF
Moorhead, for embezzlement was dismissed by
the court, the evid .nce being insufficient to
convict.
Gov. Hubbard has appointed A. X. Burkdoll
Judge OF probate for Pipestone county, to fill
tie vacancy occasioncd by the resignation OF
+. l.. James.
The compilation Of the amount Of freight
received and shipped from Mankato last year
shows 1855 car loads received and 1883 car
loads forwarded.
The coroner's jury IN Todd county found
that Albert Gallus, whose dead body was
found In the road on Tuesday, committed sui
eide, instead of being murdered.
A faith cure is reported to have taken place
at Owatonns, in answer to the prayers OF
Evangelist Brown. Mrs. Cramps is said 10
have been cured Of consumption.
Elmer olson had his hand severely injured,
necessitating amputstion OF several fingers,
by having been caught in the betting Of the
Fergus Falls Water works pump.
The Indians Of Red Wing, st. Paul and
Wipona will hold a war dance at the Casino IN
Red Wing on Monday, January IS. 1t is their
festal day. The gallery will be open TO spec-
| tators.
The city hall at st. Peter was burned on
Thursday afternoon. The hose were frozen
and the engine was disabled so that there was
no possibility If saving anything. The loss is
$1,000.
IA Oi law ~ih VI hAeANNN 80
hsrts, in the town Of RolliugstUne, was crushed
In Friday by the weight OF snow upon 1t, and
several head OF cattle so injured that 1t was
necessary to XII them.
An old man, whose name was not ascer-
tanned, was found dead in bed a. the Farmers
hotel at Anoka on Sunday morning. When he
retired he was intoxl:ated, The coroner de.
cided that no inquest was necessary.
The accidental discharge CT a revolver which
was being used for killing hogs ia Mt. Pleas
ant township, Wabasha county, Sam Kennedy
was severely wounded In the ankle. lie il,
Iy disabled.
Mrs. squires, wife OF Lieut.. Herbert G..
Squires, U. s.. A., died at Yonkers, n. Y, Sat.
nIday night. Lieut.. Squires is a son Of j. 7.
SQuires of Mankato and the deceased was
formerly Miss Pinkey Fargo, daughter OF the
late William G. Fargo, of Buffalo, N. Y.
Two indictments were brought in against
Albert f Woodford at Benton Lake for non
f~essance In Office, and one against Z. w. An
drews, Charles NJ. Morse, p. L. Reynolds and
G.. d. Cole, for conspiracy" In e~ffect!ng the
resignation Of A. E.. Woodford as clerk OF
court.
Louis Rewark, Of Cannon Falls, while re.
turning home, Wednesday evening, was shot
bT Zera Jamsault, his former partner In the
saloon business. Rewark's condition is con
sidered serious. Jamsault was arrested,
There had been for some time bad blood be
tween them.
Mrs. A. Gault of Ottawa has been troubled
for some time with q peculiar and unpleasant
feeling IN the stomach, and a few days ago the
trouble appeared to move up and finally gosir'
10 her throat, which caused her TO cough, and
in doing which she threw up a live snake. l,
measured eleven inches In length.
Ga the morning Of the 10Th inst. the dwell
ling house Of j. w. Hsidwick, In Gilmore
valley, Winons county, was consumed by fire,
together with the furniture. Mr.. Hardwick
FASTENED to the second story, where four OF
his children were sleeping, and barely succeed
ed In getting them and the rest OF the family
out OF the house In their night clothes before
the roof fell In.
The Los Angeles Daily Times Of Jan. s, gives
a long account OF the shooting Of A. Lustheld
by foot-pads, while driving from Los Angeles
to his farm. Three shots took effect. The