Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08

rect from Normandy.
Prairie chickens arc unusually plenty In the
southern part of the state.
A Scandinavian Good Templsr lodge has
been organized at Msnksto.
The Milwaukee depot at Cannon Falls was
burglarzed Tuesday night.
There IL q systematic effort near Rochester
10 stop illegal mode s Of fishing.
Otter Tail coucty's silk banner prize foI
best grain exhibit last year has been for
warded.
The American Express company has been
forwarding all packages to the cyclone sui
ferers free.
Bishop Whipple states that Grace Episcopal
church, which was destroyed by the cyclone,
will be rebuilt.
On May 18th, the candidates for the cadet
ship of the Third congressional district will be
examined ut Shakopee.
Kramer Bros nour mill at Preston, with S0Cs
bushels Of wheat, Was burned Wednesday
night. Lose, s25,0OO.
Two street railway companies have been or
gsnized at saltwater, each asking for the
franchise on the same line.
Four hundred men are now at work in Aus.
tin county grading and bridging on the new
Hayfeld and Dubuque cut-cf-
w. r. Gejdes, formerly assistant editor Of
the Msnkato Press, has purchased a half IN
terest In the Register Of that city.
otto Banker, Of Blskely, received $40 for
eight welt scalps taken in one day, and 1t was
not a good day for wolf scAlps either.
George Hemingway Of Owatonns awoke on
the morning of the 26th to find his wife dead
beside him. Heart disease was the cause.
The Farmers and Merchants bank at Per-
ham went into liquidation on Tuesday. De-
positors were paid 100 cents on the dollar.
Col. Abner Tbbitts, president of the FL
Paso, st. Louis and Chicago railroad, died OF
heart disease on a railway train in Mexico.
For trying TO swindle the st. Paul National
Bank out Of 90, 500 by a forged draft, Charles
Marsten was taken into custody by the sheriff.
Mr.. NJ. B. Cooley, Of Viols, a few days since
lost his stable and team Of work horses by the
accidental spreading Of a fire set in the grass
near by.
David Skelley, q young Canadian, was
struck by an incoming train or the Omaha
road, at Minneapolis, Saturday evening, and
instantly killed.
Henry Relfgren, a st. Peter ~saloopkeeler,
was found dead In his bed Saturday morning.
He had been q resident Of Minnesota tor
twenty-rine years.
A portion Of the dam at Milacs has been
washed out. The lumber company will be
compelled to shut down, as the dam cannot be
repaired this season.
John Daft living near Brainerd had bis
brother in-lsw arrested for criminslly assault
ing his daughter, Raymond denies and &C
cuses the girls beau.
The Minneapolis Gun club Will have q tour
nam mt from May 26-2S inclusive. II is ex-
pected that a large crowd Of sportsmen and
others viii be present.
A man named named Lars John johnson
was killed at Stockholm Wednesday on the
Chicago, Burlington and Northwestern rail
road by dump cars running over him.
While playing with 8 revolver Willie Wager
of Northheld was shot by his young compan'
ion, named Fillmore, In the shoulder, inflct
Ing a serious and possibly q fatal wound.
A son Of Mr.. Borlandi of Graham Lake,
while blowing, was thrown down and struck
by the point of the pillow. When found hi:
lungs and in.estines were proluding from the
wound.
John Holtgreen, q saltwater prisoner, hsc
confessed TO having robbed the safe Of the
county treasurer at Wilmar Of $1,000. BE
was sentenced to q term Of seven years In the
pe~nitentiary.
Sheriff Bogart, of Winona, received q dis
! patch from Lakota notifying him that Peter
Swinston, 9 morse thief, was captured at thai
place. He was taken TO Fillmore county where
he was lcdgedin jail.
Burglars blew open the outer doors OF the
safe In the depot of the Chicago and North
western Railroad company at Zambrota Wed
nesday night, but broke their drill on the 10
hNA AoOt oAa " ~ Az I'LL ~ 80 hlS
first safe burglary ever attempted there.
The Northwestern Lumber com pany started
up its main mill at Porterv,lle Thursday, IN
which a band saw was set up during the win
ter. This ls the first machine O. the kind thai
has been introduced In this section, and its
workin are being watched with the closes.
interest.
Jack Hartman, of Rid Cloud, about two
years ago received An injury on the head from
ump!ng from the platform OF o moving train.
Since then he has been In bad health, and his
mind has been affected. Saturday he started
for the Republican river with the purpose OF
drowning himself. He was only restrained by
the use OF considerable force.
George z. Rolf and Daniel Darling, Of Aus
tin, are under arrest, charged with arson and
perjury. Rolls building was burned In Aug
ust, 1874, after having been insured for 90,
800. Rolf kept Q liquor store and had re-
moved q large part of the stock. Darling wal
his salesman, but AZ there was not s~uticien,
evidence against him he was discharged. The
insurance company contested the payment oil
the policy.
Asm.l!-sizsd Ere put = sudden end 20 .hs
gay festivities that were going on In the r!nk
at Mapkato Tuesday night. The annual bal
Of the locomotive fremen progressed very
nicely until an alarm Of fire q, East Brainerd,
where many Of the freuen Lived, was received,
and then 6 general stampede for the scene o.