Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-10

ID. Phinney, oi Luverne, was drowned while
playing on the river bank.
A company has been incorporated with a
capital Of $4,000 for the manufacture Of
sewing machines at Faribault.
A fund is being raised at Howard Lake to
build a monument marking the place Of the
place OF the Dustin massacre.
The Catholic societies of Minneapolis have
arranged for laying the corner stone Of the
of the orphan asylum on July 4.
The camp meeting at Red Rock closed on
Monday. 1t was largely attended. Jones
and Small were the greatest attractions.
John McGinty's grocery at Wayerly burned.
Loss, g., 1000: insurance, 81 800. The city hall
and jail were also burned. No insurance.
Miss Annie Sturm, daughter of Mr.. John
Sturrn, OF New Tim, had both Of her legs
broken by jumping from a runaway team.
Fire destroyed Hoben's furniture store, a
feed store, Polsten's store and residence and
several barns at Henning. Total loss, $4,000.
The ladies OF the Chautauqua class go to
Waseca next Monday to graduate the Mime
sofa branch of the New York class meeting
there.
p. J. Schmitz of Heidelberg, has 5000 silk
worms spinning on his farm. He expects to
supply the agricultural department at Wash
ington with all bis surplus eggs.
jacob Corbel, "a worthless fellow Of Mont
gomery, hung his wlIe TO the rafters of his
house on Thursday until she was unconscious,
The brute Of a husband made his escape.
Arrangements have been made for a shoot
inc tournament at the celebration on July 3
by the Owatonna Gun club. Four prizes are
offered: three Of them are open to all contest.
ants and one to the gun club exclusively.
Rev. Alois Plut, pastor Of the st. Marks
Catholic congregation of Shakopee for the
past ten years, preached his farewell sermon
Sunday. At the command Of the bishop he
goes 10 West st. Paul, for the purpose of es.
tablishing a new German congregation.
Eugene Flemming, the i~tinerant umhrclls
repairer who had his legs cut of by a freigh,
which he was attempting to board at Reeds
Landing, Wabasba county, recently, died from
the injuries. His home is supposed to have
been at Toledo, Ohio. He was buried at the
expense Of the county.
Recently about fifty OF the most prominen,
ladies of Austin called upon a young woman
Of that place, who, for a few years past, ha,
caused much disturbance in family circles
there. The object of their v~isit.was TO reeucs,
her to leave the city within twenty-four hours.
Should she not heed the warning trouble will
be very apt to follow
Col. Colville, living about a mile below Red
Wing, was severely gored and bruised in the
legs and breast by his bull Thursday morning.
The colonel being a cripple was unable to get
away from the brute, and was at his mercy
until help arrived from his hired man. He
was attended by DR.. Jaehing, who says that
his injuries are very severe but not fatal.
The young business men of Sank Center
have organized a stock company and on Sat
urday last decided to erect a building, 46x22,
two stories high, at a point on the shore of
Big Sank lake, six miles north Of town. This
building Is for a summer resort. II is beau
tifully located In a maple forest where a large
spring gushes out of the bank, the water OF
which is believed to be medicinal.
AT s O'Clock last evening Roy Buchanan,
twelve years old son of G.. X. Buchanan, OF
Waseca, while playing in the dooryard with q
companion and gun, was accidently shot In
the foot, receiving a severe wound. About
the same hour Guy Everett, aged twelve years,
son of William Everett, was driving the fam.
lily horse to Maple Rock Park and the horse
ran away, throwing him out and bruising hin
severely and entirely destroying the wagon.
A number of Gypsies have been camped
near Winona for several days. They have &
large brown bear, which is supposed to be
trained and does tricks. Sunday a boy Of six
teen named Wallace, who lives back of LAX,
Winona, was quietly s~trolling in the vicinity
OF the camp when the bear, which was loose
sprang upon his back and terribly bit his head
and back. The boy fell, and the bear bit hi:
throat, breast and arm, and almost killed him
before the Gypsies came to the rescue.
Fred Stokes, a middlc-aged man from Mon.
ticcllo, fell Wednesday night from the third
story window of the Minnesota house in st.
Cloud, and received serious injuries. He had
evidently gotten up in his sleep and walked
out Of the window. His money bag, which he
took to bed with him, was found lying on the
window sill. His injuries consist Of a dislo-
cation OF the left hip joint, some body and
head bruises and internal injuries which may
prove serious. His friends have been notified.
The unfortunate man is conscious, but saws
he knows nothing of how the accident oc-
Cured.