Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-01

An excursion for the Pacific coast started
from Austin Tuesday.
Diphtheria, in & malignant folm, has made
its appearance at Brainerd.
A charity ball al Winona FRIDAY night is re-
ported as a brilliant success.
Ihe water works at st. Peter have been
completed and have received the official test.
IL is expected that the electric light plant
at Bra,nerd will be In operation In about three
weeks.
Three murderers will be tried at the No
veinber term Of the district court In Otter
Tail county.
Burglars entered the store Of J. R1ppe at
Rush City early last Wednesday morning and
secured 800 In cash.
The Austin high school has received oflioia
notice that ii has been advanced to The list of
second grade state high schools.
The Star urges the business men OF Pipe
stone to revive the chamber Of and
hold weekly meetings during the winter.
DR.. George +. Countryman and Miss Kate
H.. Van Auken, both Of Hastings, were mar
lied IN that city last Wednesday evening.
a proposition has been made Austin citi
zens looking 10 the establishment Of a Irvine
factory to be in operation by next summer.
Mrs. q. Woodwork was thrown from a
buggy In Rochester last Tuesday afternoon
and sustained serious, # no. fatal, Injuries.
A fifteen year franchise has been granted
to Pierce Bros. OF Hudson, Wis. to put in and
operate q e!Stem OF electric lights at Austin.
Lee I. Meacharn, editor Of the Plainview
News, and Miss latz nm were married last
Wednesday at the residence Of the brides
parents IN piainyiew.
IT IL estimated that the county tax fund OF
Goodhne county will be short about $500
this year on account Of the state law forbid
ding the ltgy:nG OF a tax higher than , mills.
The pastors Of the Worthington churches
have agreed 10 unite together in q series of
gospel meetings. 1t is expected that a popu-
lar evangelist will come TO assist In the
services.
Gov. Neon has appointed Hon. F. W.
Hoy. OF Red Wing a member Of the board of
managers OF the state reform school TO fiji the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF d. W.
lngersoll.
Fred Mohl and Miss Anna Paulson, both Of
Adrian. were married early Monday morning
at the residence Of Hon. A. NJ Becker. The
contracting parties are among Adrian's most
prominent society people.
Isaac Barstow, a prominent farmer OF
Grow, four miles north OF Anoka, was burned
out OF h1use and home Saturday night. He,
with three small children, was sleeping in the
house and had q narrow escape from Il horri-
bic death.
A II year Old girl, the daughter Of Mrs.
Bowers Of Bass lake, on her unexpected return
from schr,t found her mother and a paramour
locked in a room. The girl occurred an AK
and pounded down the door and now the
whole neighborhood is scandalized.
A SweOe farmer named Ludwig Mogrin
fell from q straw stack OF his farm near Min
neisks Tuesday night and broke his neck.
He had just finished stacking and was a.
tempting TO get on a ladder when he fell. He
was GO years old and leaves n family OF six
children.
The wife OF William Kruger, a carpenter
living at Wells, committed suicide Wednes
day last by taking a dose Of Rough on
Rats" She had been married only a year
and had an infant child. Temporary derange-
mcnt, caused by her sickness, Is supposed 20
have been the Cause.
Michael ~ileenap, an Irish farmer of Hutch
inson, left that vicinity for Minneapolis Octo-
bcI 10, and has not been heard OF since. He
said he would 90 to Duluth and Superior, be-
ing interested IN some lots in the latter city,
Ut the authorities of those places can find no
trace OF him. lie had $40 in cash on his per
son. He has a wife and nine children, who
await In terrisle suspense news of his where
abouts.
Some illustrious fire bug has been trying to
create for himself a reputation at st. Peter.
On Monday evening, as the rooms OF the G..
A. college were being examined, 1t WAS dis
covered that In one Of the empty basement
rooms a map had been placed In a small pine
cupboard and had been on fire, but had gone
out FOR lack Of air. 1t seems that the scheme
had been repeated on Tuesday night anG that
the closet had been filed with straw, which
was burned and the wood charred, but the
scheme failed as before. That somebody Is
attempting incendiarism is evident, and the
closest watch Is kept to detect the evil doer.
a resident OF st. Paul having been drawn
TO serve on the jury presented himself to the
judge last Monday shortly before court
opened and begged to be excused on the
ground that his half would probably
be confined some time during that day. Fear.
Ing a serious illness he desired to be ut home
or "a he put ito stay about the house"
The considerable judge granted him a leave of
absence for two days and then instead Of ap- |
pearing In person he sent a messenger with a
docto.'s certificate, which read 'Mr. Brown
Is In confinement and Is now In my charge.
DR.. Greene The doctor was evidently mis- |
taken as to the gender Of his patient, and the
judge thought the juror excusable as it was
one Of In ,se cases when the mamma was do
ing well and the papa would probably pull
through.
Erick p. Miokleby is again before the 81.
Paul courts with a suit against the 81. Paul.
Minneapolis and Omaha road for $4,000
damsges, and a special claim OF SEQ for per
sonal injuries sustained on one CT the com
pary's trains-tbe case having been dismissed
by the supreme court last term. The 2Sth OF
September, 1857. the plaintiff went down IN