Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-31

The total bonded Indebtedness Of Duluth is
$ia6,G50. The assessed valuation OF real aud
personal estate Is Sl3, 93l 800.
Albert Blanche Shot ID. W. Debill at -.
Cloud Saturday rs the result OF quarrel
about a COW. Blanche is In custody and De
bill is dead.
Charles Lloyd, a lunatic who resided near
Sank Center, ended his earthly career sunday
by taking his own life. A shotgun did the
deadly work.
VIM. McManus, a former penitentiary bird,
got into an alteration With a farmer for
whom he was working, near Worthington,
Thursday, and beat the farmer and wife both
nearly to death.
John Quincy Adams Thomas, a blacksmith
residing at Wacouta, was committed to the
insane asylum at Rochester Monday. after
examination before the probate court. His
insanity was the result Of injuries sustained
by being kicked IN the head by a horse about
q year ago.
A fire at Albert Lea Monday night DESTROYED
several bulldirgs, among whish was the baA
cry Of II. f Brushoa, in WHICH It is thought
the fire originated. The baker aud his VIE
lived II the second story of the building an
tar'.v escaped with their lives IN their n.c
c'2thlng'
deputy SEeriu brlr""Ton, OF Detroit az
Vested !. W. Fitc@cf at Biimarck Thursday,
but owing 70 Negligence the prisoner escaped.
tTlchc1 was wahud Tor scuucirg Bliss Mar
geret Mccarthy under promise OF marriayr.
thought tNc Urls friends will maxi, an
oHoit 10 FrcaiIUIc hln ana Iyrch Ia" Is
threatened.
"A 'rightiul accident occurred at ArOha
wednesday morning At ) O'Clock To Frank
hAhdolph' drlVer on the ire engine, IN re
spouse TO an alarm. As he lett the engine
mouse the steamer slipped on the ice, s"aled
heavily, and a. he jumped his feet caught IN
the lines which were fastened 10 the sest, aud
he was thrown under the pondcrous wheels,
which crushed his head out OF all scWbiadce
to humanity, killing Linn instantly. Coroner
Sherman thought it unnecessary 10 bold RI
inquest. Randolph was forts-one, anG leaves
"A wife ana two step-children. The funeral
was held Friday afternoon, At = O'Clock, un-
der the auspices Of the reladdies and Grand
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Rev. sheldon Jackson, IF Sitka, Alaska,
"Ao WAS reported to have been drowned In
the Skirna river, Alaska, In February, was in
Rochester a few days ago looking after his
business Interests. He has not been near
Alaska since December. The Rev. Sheldon
referred to was an English missionary who
bad been laooring among the Alaska Indians.
aka - tlrloy .,,.pipy a., ,,;,r,ti,, u.,.
served on the county treasurer Of Morrison
county, restraining him from issuing war.
rants in payment OF bonds voted the Little
Falls Water Power company Las, July to aid
In the construction Of a dam, which l. now
well nigh completed, and by its construction
we are given water power unsurpassed in the
state. Just what the result will DC IS unccr-
tain.
At . large meeting Of the representative
citizens, combined with the Chamber Of Com.
merce, OF CroOkston, held Wednesday even
lnS, slarch Ia, the following resolution was
passed: We recommend such an amendment;
~ would tonhne liotment to Indians on the
Red Lake reservation 10 agricultural lands as
far AS practicable. Resolved, further, tina,
''t"'o' wa piotuiE WIS pas
sage OF the bill with the above amendment, II
possible.
Some startling Developments are being
brought out by the coroner's Jury in the case
OF AlSs oimson OF Moortead, which con
hTn the suspicion that An abortion had been
performed. The post mortem examination OF
the re;nalns concluded Saturday evening
proved beyond 81 doubt she had been in a
delicate condition., ana during the week gave
premature oIrth 70 a child, which caused her
death. The jury was in session all day. The
evidence given tends TO inplicate several
prominent parties OF the medical fraternity Of
Moorhead ana Fargo.
Hon. Henry Kinds and wife, Of Shakopct.
have returned from their journey 10 the
prominent points III Alaska and the Pacific
s'ateT' lar. linus study OF the geological
formation OF TIC northern mountains aud
glaciers has strengthened him IN his opinion
'hat Inc age OF our planet is nearer five mil,
non uah hVe thousand years. His observa-
IONS ana descriptions OK the difficulties over
come ~ modcrh sciences III building the
present system OF railroads over the Rocky