Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-04

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road has just been completed from Turn Val
Icy ~ Ada.
Charles Begun was fined $50 and ordered TO
stand committed for thirty days for selling
liquor without q licor 30 II Duluth.
The January reporl Of Superintendent
Denfeld will show 2,ols pupils enrolled In the
day schools At the beginning Of the year at
Duluth.
A good many wild rumors which have been
ahoat concerning casualties In the late storm
prove upon investigation to be without foun-
dation.
At Thursday evenings prayer meeting, the
First Baptist church at Duluth voted to Ac-
cept the resignation Of their pastor, Rev. B.
r.. Silncson.
There has been q decided awakening on the
subject Of religion among the churches Of
Duluth, and all accounts agree that much
good Is being accomplished.
Duluth has an illustrating company which
expects to begin work in the course OF a week.
1t is its purpose to supply newspapers with
wood cuts to be used In Illustrations.
A postofice inspector has expressed him
self as highly pleased with the management
OF tAe Duluth posto1;ce, and has requested
the proper authority 10 add three more car
ricrs to the service in that city.
The Duluth News Of the 18th says: "Nine
| keepers OF houses Of ill-fsme were Yesterday
fined $65 each. 1t was recognized that he
assessment was SO gentler than usual, and
payments were promptly made"
On being questioned ~ 10 the probable ex.
ent OF improvements In Duluth next wear, a
mechanic said that he himself knew OF plans
already out for the erection OF ninety build.
ings east Of Hartley's new residence on Bench
street.
The cold wave struck Jordan again Satur
day and the thermometer ndicated ffty-sever
degrees below. Many farmers who came to
town today have frozen toes and hands.
The coolest snap OF the season was ex-
perienced at st. Cloud Friday night. The
mercury kept falling until it reached %ffty-fve
noon Sunday it was twenty-five degrees below
zero.
During the absence Of Mrs. Calkins,- at Cur
rie, a thief drove up to her place with a sled
and made away with a half ton of coal which
had just been delivered. The Pioneer thinks
that the individual wants to keep shady for n
while.
A magnificent altar was placed In the Cath
Ollie church at Ellsworth last week. 1t is
twenty feet in height and is said by those who
know to be the finest in the state. 1t was pur-
chased by Mr.. John Butler and placed in the
church in memory Of his mother.
The clothing statesmen OF st. Paul have or
ganized a social and protective organization
known as the Clothing and Furnishing sales
men OF st. Paul. The association will en-
deavor to bring about a movement in favor Of
the early closing Of clothing stores during
dull seasons.
Reuben Johnson, a colored man who Il
wanted in Duiuth on a charge of burglary,
was arrested at st. Paul on Saturday, by De
t~ec.ives Ahern AMI Dan O'Connor, and is now
locked up at the central station. He is sus-
pccted Of breaking into the residence OF
Alderman Bunnell, at Duluth, and making
away with some money and a considerable
amount Of j~cwelry.
Waseca special dispatch: The causes
which led To the resignation Of the entire city
fire department, of Waseca, some DAYS ago
were published in detail in the local papers
on the 18th, ana place certain members Of the
city council in no enviablc light before the
the citizens, who censurc them severely for
conduct which has left the city without fire
nrDfpptiOp plsGs tho ,no tnrity nf fhn ,nftp
ell recede from the position they have taken,
the city will be without fire protection until
after a change takes place in the membership
thereof, which Will probably be at the coming
spring election.
Work began Thursday on the dock TO be
built by the Standard Oil company at Duluth.
Contracts for a large amount Of piling neces-
sary for the dock have been let to Duncan.
Brewer u Co, and they will at once get out
the timbcrs. This dock is 10 be piled in front
and solid filed behind the piling, somewhat
after the manner Of the Omaha railroad
Duluth docks. They have also contracted for
| 100000 feet OF timber and are making ar
rang9ments for large quantities Of Fon du
Lac stone. The intention of the company is
TO allow on slip No. Is nothing not directly
connected with their business, but TO put on
their solid docks large iron tanks capable of
holding oil from "A number Of vessels. These
tanks, or reservoirs, are to built frc-proof and
to be encased in very heavy walls to prevent
all danger from fire outside or from leakage
within. The tanks are to be connected by a
pipe line with the works the company propose
to erect in the west end, where barrelling and
hipping facilities will be provided and, ulti-
matcly, refining works. From here it il pro.
posed to supply the entire northwest and the
Pacific slope. Vessels To transport oil In
tanks are soon to be fitted up by placing in
their holds iron tanks capable ofholding large
quantities OF oil.
A Brainerd special Of the 18th SAYS: An
agent, 81 half-breed, representing certain Chip
pewa reservations and tribes in Wisconsin,
reached here today en- route to I.ecch Lake
and thence to white Earth ia the interest Of
the remonstrance his people are making to n
removal to White Earth. His people are To-
Gated at Odena, Cordery and Bayfield,, Wis.
and are arranging to go TO Washington in a
large body TO personally present their objec-
tons to the carrying out Of the northwestern
Indian commissioners report SO far as it in
cludcs them. They have raised money to pay