Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-07-21
NEBRASKA.

Ashland, was drowned Monday evening while
bathing.
Bernard Krug was found dead In his corn
field, near Tobias, last Saturday, and Is
thought te have been murdered by his wife.
The United States land Office at Neigh is
at present taking in an average Of $4,000 per
day interest money on Winnebago Indian
lands.
a little child Of Amos Orr, six miles north
OF Humboldt, had II leg cut of Monday after
noon by a harvesting machine. 1t viii prob
ABLY die.
An informal reception was rendered the
Iowa Press association excursionists vester-
day by the press OF Omaha, as they passed
, through that city.
Grace Ferguson, a Plattsmouth young lady,
can now wear one size smaller shoes. She
has bad one Of her toes cut off to get I'd Of n
troublesome corn.
A boy named Ads Beebe, II years OLD,
walked out Of a second story window at Ere
mont last Saturday evening while asleep, and
falling fifteen feet to the ground broke both
his wrists.
All the effects Of tho Niobrara land office
reached O'Neill last week and a rousiug re-
ception with a brass band greeted their com
ing. The office does not open for business
until the 18th.
The Fremont city council has passed an
ordinance prohibiting the pasting Of signs
and handbills on telephone poles. The coun-
ell believes the proper place for advertising
Is In the newspapers.
Says the Lincoln Journal Had TIE mail
service been in the same condition in ancient
days that 1t is now Paul's epistles to Titus
and others would never have been received in
time for publication in the bible
Judge Mecham, OF Cambridge, who has
bate with Elder Mills the other night and was
so badly vanquished that he acknowledged
defeat and declared his belief in the bible.
1t is more than probable that Ice cream
will not be- such a ~favorite dish in Boone county
this summer since thirteen persons were poi
soned a few days ago. The young men OF
Albion always have tried 10 avoid the saloons
when out walking with their best girl, and
the latter can now be thankful for their
thoughtfulness.
w. NJ. Evarts, a stoncmason in Broken Bow,
took an early evening snooze on the roof OF
his porch Wednesday, and tumblcd to the
| ground, a distance of twelve feet. The con-
cussion woke him up, besides breaking his
collar bone and left arm and Featuring hi.
skull. His injuries are likely to prove fatal
Miss Martha Kelly, aged 100 years and 6
months, died at Omaha Friday evening. The
Republican adds the further information that
she died of old age. OF course no one ex
pccted that cholera infantum was the cause;
bat according 10 the scicntists she would
probably have lived longer If she had not re
NAMED single.
One Of the instrumental artists In one Of
Kesrney's fashionable choirs stopped short In
the trills Of a flute obligato last Sunday, grab
bed bis hat and rushed for home. The ser
vices did not proceed until the announcement
was made that the ilutist had been presented
by his wife with a promising young calliope-
a great big hoy. His name is Bcecher.
builIR Llt eLOil III ihSI NIcIUuN evening", NJ
Coleridge, while Henry Loraug and family
were sitting in the house, the lightning struck
it. and following down the side Of the build
ing tore of the weather boarding on the out
side and entered the inside OF the wall, tear
ing of the lath and plaster. Mr.. Lorang was
sitting near the wall and received the stroke
in the right shoulder, the current passing of
through his rig ht hand and right foot, mang-
ling the members terribly.
The Lincoln Journal complains that a
queer system of bookkeeping is allowed at
the city jail. Thus a coio!ed woman, Lizzie
Cross, who was found guilty recently OF using
uEchastc language, and fined SS.25, was al
lowed To go out with al officer TO secure part
of the money. After making a payment Of
81 she was given her liberty on condition that
she would return within two weeks and pay
the balance.
A burglar.made a call on the Loucks fam
lily In Central City one night last week. Mrs.
l.. was alone when the guest entered and
grabbed a revolver TO greet him. He lodged
behind a curtain and the lady failed TO find a
hole in the floor to drop through. She braced
up, however, and blazed away. The shots
covered the entire range Of the room and dur
ing the bombardment the burglar walked
away uninjured. He took a pony belonging
to a uei9hbor TO expedite his light.
4 Scotia young man who drives a milk cart
bought his wedding clothes the other day,
and to keep them from the dust placed them
in an empty milk can. When he started on
his rounds the next morning he forgot all
about the wedding garments and filed the
can with milk. When the tactical fluid was
dumped at the creamery and Was found to
contain considerable solids in the way OF
broadcloth the rage OF the young man knew
no bounds. He sold the milk for cheese,
however, and has invested the returns in an
other suit Of clothes, which he will wear on
the auspic!ous occasion IL he don't forget the
date.
In April, 1856, the principal OF the Waco
school, Frank BiGwell, eloped with a young
Lady scholar, Miss Mamie Wellington, a
charming miss Of 10 summers. Bidwell left
a wife and child, as well as several creditors,
behind. The chief Of police Of Denver was
telegraphed 10 arrest and return the couple
II they went there. The case was placed in