Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-16

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the citizens are now taking down their
fences.
The directory Of Burlington for this year
will contain 1000 names more than last year
directory.a
There is quite a development Of public cen.
timent In favor Of the herd law for Clayton
county,
The Des Moines city council will grant
a new lease Of life to tue street railroad
company.
turning out 200, 900 brick yer day, rived in
Fort Madison.
Two brick business blocks and a new Cath
Ollie church will start the seasons building in
Marshalltown.
The second United Presbyterian church
society at Washington has decided to cree, a
new church.
Half the sum necessary TO secure the
Lutheran college at Dubuque has already
been raised.
The gas well people at Marshalltown are
still putting down casing. The well il now
GOWN i1U Ieet.
The Odd Fellows of Dubuque will decorate
the graves OF deceased members on memorial
day, May 80.
The Lee county normal institute will be
held at Fl. Madison, beginning July 9, and
lasting three weeks.
Prof. Jones, Of Epworth, has decided to re
move to Dubuque for convenience In editing
the Iowa Normal Monthly.
The annual convention Of Iowa sheriTs
will be held at Cedar Rapids Wednesday and
Thursday, June 20 and u.
b. w. Mexican, OF Cedar Falls, has beer
employed as assistant principal Of the Audi.
bon schools for next year.
Twelve applications for state certificates to
practice medicine were examined 10y the state
board of health last Thursday.
Alta wants a larger hotel building, and
some OF the citizens are talking up the matter
Of securing the erection Of one.
The Creston Ice company had a geological
collection which included several elks. They
sold the lot recently to "A circus.
A parent in Creston says that there Is one
- n hH' ih'ioh hiiiB Az a.
ways knows where to find his boy.
AS an evidence Of assured prosperity Fl.
Madison calls attention to the fact that . new
barber stop has been opened there.
The total expense OF the grand jury which
has just adjourned Mt Des Moines was 81 81.
The session lasted thirty eight days.
Some Of the Davenport ministers have de-
cided that they will do more church adyer-
Using in the Sunday morning newspapers.
1t is charged that ex-Superintendent OF
Schools Welch, of Jackson county, permitted
seventy-fve teachers to teach without GER
~tihcates
Mahlon Phillippi was badly hurt at Lyons
by his horse. His arm was bitten through
and broken and his elbow dislocated when
rescued.
Mrs. p. O'Malley, wife Of a wealthy farmer
near Red Oak, suicidcd last week. t,sxuity
caused by grief over the death Of q son led to
the act.
The Cou3cil ftufs yachting club, com
posed Of twcnty-fHur young ladies and gen
tlemen, had their first sail at Lake Manawa
Mrs. Barbara Miller, a Dubuque m 50
years OF age, who was a slave to drink,
drowned herself in a slough at that place
Sunday morning.
The married men Of Story City challenged
the ''cubs'' to play a game OF base ball for a
purse but compromised on a 5cept ball
and q l5cent bat.
An old teachers association Of all who live
in Mitchell county who have ever taught school
is now being held in the chapel room of the
Usage seminary.
They say there is only one regularly or
dained dude in Burlington, and he changes
his raiment three times per diem, on a general
average computation.
An effort is being made to organize a com
pany of forty members all withiu Audubon
county, to attend the n. tional Republican
convention at Chicago.
The board Of supervisors OF Scott county
has reappointed Henry Abel oyerseer Of the
poor for another year and DR.. {. II. Kiana
man county physician.
Four men were arrested at West Grove on
the 20 who are supposed 10 be the burglars
who stole a large amount OF yalusbles al
Glenwood, No, last week.
Sibley revels in the luxury OF finely equip
ped base ball ground. II is inclosed with a
high board fence and possesses a grand stand
Of seating over 5Oj people.
Seining the Turkey river is carried on above
and belo. Eiksder, rs also bass fishing, both
at present unlawful. One man tells OF ang-
ling sixty,Gye black bass in q day at Motor.
Some Of the people of Ashton are organiz-
ing a squirrel hunt 10 take place next Wed
The party killing The least number I
u squirrels pays for the supper for the crowd.