Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-17
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organized @ brass Dahd.
There are 272 pupils at the deaf and dumb
institute In Council Bluffs.
At the st. James hotel In Davenport FIVE
ferrets are kept TO hunt rats.
A soap bubble party is the latest fad Ia
Des Moines church entertainments.
Efforts are being made TO organize a second
camp OF Modern Woodmen In Lyons.
Arrangements are being made to establish
new athletic park at Fort Dodge.
The 'Crown Studio" proprietors at Clinton
have gone elsewhere, leaving no address.
Fishing by moonlight is a successful pas
time with the sporting men at Des Moines.
The Storm Lake Roller Mil company has
Incorporated with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The chicken thieving INDUSTRY is attaining
large proportions In some parts OF Dubuque.
An Independence man has thrashed Ga ,000
bushels of wheat with his steam thrasber this
year.
Some scoundrcl entered the stable of Frank
Goodale at Atlantic Wednesday evening and
killed a fine mare.
A cornet band is about to be organized at
Jefferson composed OF an equal number OF
ladies and gentlemen.
James O'Mesra, who for seven years has
been an employe In the governors office,
will move to Arizona next week.
The Dubuque Herald says that about nine
tenths Of the dudines Of the city are o
wearing their hair q la Langtry.
Gypsies encamped near Boone last Wednes-
day attempted TO abduct the 10 year old
daughter of one of the citizens Of that town.
The Alton Democratic says that few weeks
have passed without the sensational departure
of some deadbeat, dude or seducer from
Alton.
Dad Glnter, an Iowa City restaurantcur,
found a big lump Of gold in a chicken he was
dressing. Everybody is now killing chickens
here.
A condition under which Dubuque gave
the Chicago, Burlington and Northern certain
rights OF way early In 1856 was that they
should be used within three years. The Chi
caso, Burlington and Northern therefore has
but a few months In which TO avail itself OF
fits rights.
Ada Thompson, a 10 year old girl living In
South Des Moines shot herself through the
heart with a revolver last Sunday evening.
Her parents think that III health prompted
the deed, but II appears that she had quar-
relied with her lover that evening and at part
Ing had told him that he woHld probably
never hear her speak again.
Conductor Maxwell, Of the south-bound
freight on the Burlington, lost the ends of
the first two fingers Of his right hand Satur-
day afternoon by having them caught be-
tween the bumpers while coupling cars at the
Burlington depot al eibley. During sixteen
years Of railroading It was the first scratch
Mr.. Maxwell ever received.
The windmill at AIgona has enjoyed It's
brief summer on a sea Of glory and viii Row
geek s~eclusion in a warehouse or take a mere
retired position In some prosperous barnyafd.
The city doesn't want It. After waiting a
reasonable season to test It's merits, or rather
the merits Of the we'll under it, the council at
II last meeting resolved to discard Il.
Mt. Vernon experienced o big field day
In athletic sports Saturday, Amateur athletes
from neighboring towns were in attendance.
A sensation vas caused there this week by
the announcement that the "Milts" and
s'Stars'' had been made collegiate societies
and that two new gentlemen preparatory So
cieties and two ladies preparatory societies
would be formed.
The jury In the case Of Murray VS.. M. M.
Walker, which has been on trial at Maquo-
keta. brought in a verdict Of 1890 for the
plaintiff. The suit grew out OF the old inter
state fair held In Dubuque In 1884. The fair
was a financial failure, AM some of the
premiums were not paid. Murray brought
up these unpaid claims and brought suit
against the directors individually, in the case
OF Mr.. Walker with the above result.
''I'm in favor Of the brick paving said a
Burlington man the other day, ''because it
saves travel. / used TO be unable TO reach
the other side OF the street except at regular
crossing places. Now ! can cross anywhere
/ want TO. II saves miles of travel In a year
The case f. now up before the railroad COM
mission of Hill Bros, OF Clarion, who ask
that the Chicago and Northwestern road give
them half rates on the transportation OF the
material TO be used in the construction OF a
steam corn shelter at that place. The law
only allows that such rates be given in case
of the starting a new industry.
The proposition to form a base ball league
of a number OF Iowa and Illinois cities, in
GLIDING Keokuk, Burlington, Cedar Rapids,
Davenport, Peoria, Quincy and Springfield,
is meeting with much favor among the al
mirers Of the national game. The cities
named are all able to support a league of TIT
kind, and they viii do 1t handsomely |. III
association is formed and first class materia
for The clubs secured.
The coroner's jury, after examining int
the facts concerning the death OF VIM. X
Darling, who was killed by g Union Pacifi
dummy engine last Saturday night at Coan
Gil Bluffs, returned a verdict censuring th'
engineer for running at a greater rate o
speed than is permitted within the corporate
limits. 1t was proven, however, that the bel
was ringing at the time Of the accident, SUI
all the signals OF the approach of the train
were given.
The Burlington Gazette tells the following
sour justices of the peace have raised a rcye
question IA regard to changes OF venue. Th'
newly appointed justice, Samuel Smith, oc
cupies the same Office With Squire h!la1use