Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-29
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The Farmers institute begins q three days
session Q. Ortonville, May 81.
The Northern Pacific will put In q doe brick
pas senger depot at Saul Rapids.
The Cable mill at Fergus Falls is taking IN
from 700 TO ZOO bushels of wheat daily.
The Sank R,plds people are working hard to
have the second state prison located there.
The Southwestern Minnesota Editorial asso-
ciston will meet at Waseca, June Is and 10.
The dead body Of q man named sitzlof, was
found In the Grow river at Delano IN Wednes-
day.
An unknown man committed suicide near
Hslleck Tuesday, shooting himself through
the head.
NJ. Sebram, late editor Of the Mszepps Tn
bune, died Wednesday Of quick consumption,
aged forty-nine.
Wheat and oats in the vicinity OF the town
OF Ottawa we're badly beaten down by q severe
hsilstoru Monday.
1t is the intention OF Fergus Falls to rip. rap
the sor.h bank Of Lake Alice, to prevent fur
ther washing away.
Michael Bern, a prominent business man Of
shakopee, was married at Salem, H., TO Miss
Florence Schwartz.
The corner stone OF the exposition building
at Minneapolis will be laid with imposing
ceremonies May SO.
A log drive Of 10000, 600 feet OF logs, one Of
the largest nf the season, wa expected TO reach
Little Falls Monday.
Many Sank Rapids property owners are get
ting their Insurance money from the cyclone
insurance companies.
The Sauk Rapids band will soon begin to
toot again. The boys nerves were a little
shaken up by the cyclone.
The st. Peter Breeders association has been
organized for the purpose OF importing = thor
oughbred French coach horse.
The Fergus -four mills have begun to chip
their -four eastward from Duluth. They have
10000 barrels stored at the latter point.
The Otter Tail County alliance now has a
membership OF COO. Hereafter the alliance
proposes to take part in the county politics.
The Winons and 81. Peter Railway company
has shortened the working day, allowing the
men in the shops an hour of Saturday after
moor.
A stock company Is to be organized at Fer
gus Falls for the purpose OF manufacturing
seeders. plows, agr'c lltural implements, black
smiths tools, etc.
In the spring term ofthe district court which
convenes at Mankato next Tuesday, the noted
Harlan cases against Sheriff Monks will come
up for the third trial.
Grace Episcopal church In Sank Rapids,
which was wiped out by the tornado, viii be
rebuilt on another site. The building commit.
tee have IS 0 on hand.
Wednesday evening, while hanging May
baskets with some young companions, Henry,
son OF Joseph Martin OF Osseo, stepped into a
hole and broke his neck.
A base ball club has been organized In Luz
verne, and a challenge has been sent to the
Beaver Creek club for q match game on the
10Th inst, which has been accepted.
Thieves broke iuto the houses OF Thomas
Carlos and John Lortus at Waseca. From Car
los they took q watch valued at $100, and from
Lortus a watch worth $40. They were arrested
IN GAINESVILLE.
JohL McMullen's hardware store at Shake
pee was entered By burglars Saturday night
and revolvers and other articles stolen valued
at $50. Bloslns Il Beiusaps's clothing store
was robbed OF $50 worth OF goods.
A gang entered the store Of Miller Bros, at
Eden Prairie, bound and gagged the proprie-
tor and forced the safe, taking therefrcm som
$500 In cash and valuable papers. No clue to
the robbers, though one tramp is held In the
lookup on suspicion.
Winona Republican: A petition has been
forwarded to Gov. Hubbard TO secure the par
don CT August Stolpa, who was sent to all foI
ninety days for a~ssauliiug his wife. Mrs
Stolpa's aged father is very low and this IS tie
main reason for the r request.
1t ts probable that during the coming season
the Indurated Fibre company which controls
patents for the manufacture OF pals, tubs,
pans, etc, fro wood pulp, will establish a
large factory at Winona. The plant will re-
Quire twenty acres and 100 men will be EN-
ployed.
George Green, about thirty years Of age, q
son Of William Green, OF Clarissa, was taken
to Long Prairie and will probably be sent &c
the state insane asylum. He has been In 9
bad state of mind for several days and carried
q gun and other weapons, threatening 10 xii
people. The cause OF his insanity was family
troubles.
In the district court at Fergus Falls Tues
day the grand jury found an indictment
against Henry Van Aernam and George l.
CoInwel, Of the state Of New York, for OBJ
tanning property under false pretensee. Henry
Van Aerpsm is a prominent citizen OF the
the state of New York, and q few years age
represented his district In congress.
There Is . movement on foot to establish Al
association In Winona to be known as tb,
Winopa Driving Park association. The objec
Is TO procure q permanent race track and
!, grounds In the city, and is intended to be tn
starting point for the holding CT county snt
general fairs ut Wlnons in the near future
Some twenty subs cribers were obtaired Mon
day TO the pre- Jet.
An eleven ) ear old son OF Henry Derki"g,
farmer living q few miles from faribault
while driving home with his father one even
ing met with q sins u ar and most serious acct
dent. The boy while getting out to water III
horses was struck across the face by the tai
CT one OF them. He was brought into tow