Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-07
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS
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a rcd-headed, left handed pitcher.
The Cherokee creamery has been sold to
| Strawberry Point Investors. They expect to
| open up for business about April ID.
T~rainmaster Harry Keepers, Of WATERFOWL,
| and wife each had So 900 deposited ia the
Commercial National bank at Dubuque.
A. Evans. a colored barber OF Mason City,
left Wednesday night for parts unknown
lie Is wanted there by numerous creditors.
An east-bound Illinois Central freight
train jumped the track near New Hartford
Monday and six loaded cars were thrown into
the ditch.
Ex-Governor Stems, Of Florida, has moved
10 Atlantic and gone into business. This
mrk,s two southern governors who Eave set
tied In Iowa OF late.
The editor OF the Traer Sun has been boy
coited by certain business men Of that town
for havieg a mind Of his own and not being
afraid to express 1t.
The Democratic girls Of lows Falls Lave
been ga .hcrcd into the Frances Folsom Cleve-
land club. II they hal the right to vote
Frances reelection would be secure.
Jessie Deitrick, a girl Of Is, suicidcd Wed
nesday at Marshalltown by shooting herself
through the head in the room OF a young man
Bert Emery, with whom she had become IN
fatuated.
The East pcs Moincs school board ordered
a school bell placed In one OF th,ir buildings
because The people were complaining OF the
need Of a ben ON account Of children being
late for school.
Burlington's water-works are pumping
at out / COG, 600 gallons daily, and the Hawk
eys says a glance at The stun that comes from
the hydraut shows that real estate is very
much unsettled
Boxing is all the rage at Qulmby. The
latest addition to the towns attractive fca
lures Is a pair Of boxing gloves, and sore
heads, battered shoots ana the like are too
numerous to mention.
On Saturday AZ kcokuk Judge Love granted
a continuance until final hearing Of the pre-
liminary injunction restraining the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids and Northern from refus-
ing to receive q cars.
Duck hunters who are camped out along
the Mississippi shore waiting for tie return of
III huNhb Alt HOuib'ih Ai' ~ FApSt
nothing. IL is still too cold and the ducks re.
main in a warmer cline.
The scholars Of the Pella high school struck
one day last week, Sixty Of them marched
out with banners, went up the railroad track
and had fun. They had waited last week rs
a vacation, having enjoyed it the past fifteen
years, but the board of directors were against
them. Later In the evening the parents
struck.
Several months ago one Of the front win
dows in Smiths gun store, la Des Moincs,
was smashed in and a gun stolen. No trace
Of the thief could be found until Wednesday
Of this wecn, IA fellow called at the store and
asked Mr. Smith what the price Of the gun
that was taken from the windaw was, and on
Mr.. smith giving il II at $50, the fellow counted
out the money aud handed it over.
The case OF the death Of Mrs. T.. n Drew al
Fort Dodge has assume a more serious and
complicated aspect than ever. She mother OF
the girl has appeared on the scene and says
that IA travelling man named st,ilinan is the
man referred to as the girls husband, but
that they were never were married AT al and
he is probably mailing himself as scarce
as possible. The real name OF the girl l.
Dexter.
Notwithstanding the injunction from Judge
Brewer of the United States court, the eXcu.
tive council certified their assessments Of III
Pullman compauy's cars, the taxes from tina
source amounting to $1,000. This was cue
to the fact that they hal already made theiI
assessment Of the Pullman ears "cforc The In
junction was sery Il, nothing being left to &c
To certify the amounts TO the county board Of
supervisors.
An infant a day old was left at the door q
the convent in Rochester last Saturday by
man who said he would call in the morning
The child was nearly dead with cold but !
doing well under the care Of the Sisters. NJ
trace Of the parents of the founding ha
been discovered. The newly elected board /
education has organized IA follows; Prcsi
dent, 4. Harrington president pro tenn, T
A. Whiting; clerk, ID. II. Williams. Th'
armature of the electric machine has beer
burned ont again, and will have to be re
; placed by a new one before the lighting cai
be resumed. The Rochester Gas and Fue
company have filed articles Of incorporation
and will begin operation as soon as the fros
leaves the ground this spring.
After discussing the various bills relating
, TO the board Of railroad commissioners, TIT
senate last Saturday substituted the house
bill, making slight amendments therein, ant
passed Il by a vote OF 81 to2. The house viii
r. adily concur In the amendments and the
measure will speedily become a law. 1t pro
yidcs: There shall be chosen at tue mex
general election three persons having quail
Hcatio O. rs Of electors who shall serve as rail
road commissioners one, two and three years
30 he determined Ivy lot. There shall b.
elected each year thereafter one commits
sloner for Il term Of three years. All Va
p ~cancies t. be filled 10y the governor to scrv
, until the succeeding gene al election. Tn
board is now constituted TO hold Office ant
January, 1889. This vote on the Catch bill
,Trred "a a substitute, providing for the M
: continent by the governor and confirmation
. " the senate, was defeated by 33 10 ,. Tn
district plan for five commissioners was los
~ 81 to :. Thus, at last, is settled this con
test for the election Of ~railroal commission