Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-25
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Paul promises TO be very active.
A meeting Of the State Eiremea's associa-
ton will be held shortly ut Fergus Falls.
The city council OF st. Paul has limited the
number OF saloons in that city to seven hun
dred.
A yoxng ma. at Window was hit in the eye
by a snow ball and had IT knocked from Its
socket.
The grand jury of Freedom county recon
mended the building of = sixty thousand dol
lar court house.
The Swedish Baptist church At East st.
Cloud is now completed except the furnish
ing.
Sixty car loads Of wheat we're shipped from
Grand Forks to Cro~kstop and Fargo one day
last week.
The foundation block OF the st. Paul Ice
palace was laid Friday. The Ice comes from
Lake Como.
The saltwater city council is considering
the Ontario plan for assessments for local i'm
provements.
The Winona st. Martins German Luther
an church Is completed, and was dedicated
last Sunday.
The citizens of New Tim held n meeting
Monday TO consider means Of securing better
fire protection.
Anoka will be represented at the st. Paul
carnival by a snowshoe club, which is now be-
ne organized.
Louis Fischer, jr, a weil-known young
business man OF st. Paul, committed suicide.
No cause was given.
r. 0. Walders Is being prosecuted at Her
man for advising an employe to vote Illegally
at the late election.
Rich Minneapolis parties are talking OF
erecting a 500 600 hotel on the east side Of
the city next spring.
lie Sueur shipped $4,000 pounds Of pork
last week, making 704, lc6 pounds shipped
since the cold snap set In.
1t is denied that Gov. Hubbard intends to
remove to New York and engage in the grain
business al the close Of his term.
DR.. Henson, Of Chicago, will preach the
dedication sermon at the First Baptist church,
Minneapolis. next Sunday.
In the case OF Gerinania Bank Of st. Paul
VS.. McMilen, OF Owatonns, p verdict was re-
turned In favor OF Mcmillan.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian society at
Mankato netted about $l75 from the fair and
estival held Wednesday evening.
Two blind converts were baptized In Enan-
uel Baptist church, Minneapolis, last Sunday
evening, the sermon being on Blind Bartini-
eus.'
The Houston County Argus wants to know
how it happens that Minnesota -four sells ia
London at $l.90 per hundred and costs at
Houston $2.l0.
The tenth annual session Of the Minnesota
Educational association will be held at st.
Paul Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday, De-
cember %, % and 30.
During the fuel famine in Stevens county
several schools were closed for want OF fuel,
and when fuel did arrive 1t was dealt out by
the quarter Of a cord.
The winona board Of trade is considering
PROPOSITIONS for the establishment of a Irvine
factory, starch factory, furniture factory, and
boatways in that city.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Axel J~orgensen,
at Keystone, was recently burned down, de-
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yate and postoflice records.
The Minneapolis jobbers and millers have
determined To boycott the Minneapolis and
Northwestern railroad, because 1t discrimin-
ates against that city in favor of st. Paul.
+. B. Dibble's $4,000 house at st. Louis
completion. There are nine other fire houses
in course of building on this new town site.
Jackson Republic: A. Gruhlke planted
black walnuts on his farm eighteen years ago
The trees are now about six inches in diam.
eter and have been bearing several years.
=. l.. VranizaR, who removed from Roches-
ter to Mankato last fall, is reported to have
fallen heir to a fortune Of 5000 0 and a share
in an estate In Italy left him by a relative.
At the annual meeting OF the Southern
Minnesota Fair association In Rochester the
old officers were reelected for another year.
Cuyler Adams, of Deerwood, was suspend
ed from the Duluth board Of trade for one
year Tuesday, as a result of a |dishonorable
wheat transaction, in which, 1t is said, he was
interested.
The searching investigation carried on by
the grand jury relative TO the matter Of liquor
selling to mirrors have resulted already In
seven indictments being found against saloon
keepers in Rochester.
Joshua Ashton, one OF the pioneer residents
OF this county, died at his home In Red Wing
Thursday evening. Mr.. Ashton moved TO
Minnesota In 1851 and settled in that city in
1a13 where he has since resided.
A boy named Peter Ulseth, residing near
Fisher, shot a coon, and only wounding 1t he
proceeded to club it with his gun, which went
off and discharged a load into the boys thigh.
His life may be saved, and also his leg.
The tenth annual meeting OF the Viola
Eorse Thief association was held last week in
Rochester. X. q. Richardson was elected
president, w. G.. Bowers secretary, and II.
Bruins treasurer. The society has Sll0 in The
treasury.
Houston Argusdit: The auor has received
directions to list for taxation the lands OF the
Chicago aud st. Paul road in this county and
extend the taxes against them for all the
years since 1878, under a recent decision of
the suprcwe court.
The Calumet hotel at Pipestone burned
early Wednesday morning, The Rev. A. s.
Orcott, pastor of the Baptist church, persisted
in the Games. He leaves a wife and three