Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-27

Rainy weather seriously interfered with the
pleasures OF the fair AZ Waseca.
+. p. Lowater, a pioneer resident OF Red
Wing, died last Sunday morning aged 20
years.
Fay jerks, y 6 year Old lai, fel into a els
tern in Lake City last Friday morning and
was drowned.
The jewclry store Of J. J. Hoffman at st.
James was robbed Of $400 worth Of goods las;
"Wednesday night.
The city council at Braiuerd has purchas-
ed Mr.. Kindred's Electric Light and Power
company interests.
The ''Presbytery Of Duluth is now q zeal
ity. 1t takes IN northern Wisconsin aad
northwestern Minnesota.
Nrs. Cody Of Preston, aged 52 years, fell
iuto n cellar last Tuesday evening and frac
t4red her right leg.
Yh Austin Canning and Preserving com
pany IS putting up immense quantities OF
pumpk!a ANA squash al present.
Capt. u. I, Davis, Que of the pioneer resi-
dents 81 Goodhue county, died at his home III
Cannon Falls Saturday. aged 20 years.
The postohice block at Winona was lie
stroycd By Ore last Saturday night. The az
gregate loss was S54,7-0; Insurance, $31 800.
A fair for the benefit % the new Catholic
church at pipestona will be held at opera han
one week, commencing Monday, October -.
County Auditor Z. II. Druse was severely
and perhaps fatally Injured by being thrown
from lis carriage at Red Wing last Satur
day.
\ large number Of people from the vicinity
OF Sank Center left for Portland, Ore, last
Monday morning and viii start a colony near
there.
The bcrers for natural gas a. MinGeopa
have struck Il vein OF salt water In addition
70 the fresh water that has been flowing Tor
some tune.
The editor OF the Worthiugton Advance
makes q standing Joke Of the fact that when
ever he leaves town there Is = burglary or an
outbreak OF some kind.
Mss Emma Nelson, daughter Of John Mel
son, superintendent OF the Red Wing gas
works, and Peter Thompson, were married at
Red Wing last Wednesday evening.
T. a. !Iildrath, for several years the secre-
targ Of the Y. VI. c.. a. at Wiuona, has been
appointed general statc secretary OF the Y. NJ.
c. A. for Minnefota, the a9l ointment 10 take
effect November /.
{. L. Shannon, Of Duluth, thumped TIE
editor % the Tribune Of that city last satu--
day because Of q statement in tie paper tha.
&c mad patrOniEed a aliLd pig.
A Thirteen ciub il the style under which
Some society leaders at Hrainerd have organ
Ted, cSsting defiance al the old tradition
concerning the %uuiucIy number.
Mrs. Ssilie Dickinson, agel G3 years, died
Friday night at her daughters residence in
Grand Meadow. She has been a reaident of
Frand Meadow county Tor the past t,euty-
tHree years.
a new WHOLESALE enterprise, named the
manufacturers and jobbers' exchange OF
Duluth, has lately been established in that
city. Its object is to supply the trade wirh
al lines OF merchandise at wholeealc cost.
f. J.. Ames, Inventor Of the famous Austin
corn huskirg machine, viii turn out 201
machines for use this fall, Continued *
pctimeuts confirm the most ssuguine noprs
OF the inventor. Nearly 1000 have been
ordered.
a young scandinavian named Mcdonald
had the muscles Of his right arm lacer&ted
by the accidental discharge Of his Gun while
getting out Of & boa. at Spring LAKE, near
Hastings, Monday.
Wheeler Bigarel, a former Of Otter Tall
county, was brought TO Brownie Valley last
Monday IN charge Of the sheriff and a~rralqn-
ed on a charge OF oflGring counterfeit money
for sale. He pleaded not guilty and the ease
was continued.
The switchmeu employed IN the Northern
Pacific road at Brainerd have struck for 1T
Paul wages. There is q difference Of %
cents a day aud 80 cents per night between
the wages paid In st. Paul and Bra!nerG, with
the hours of labor about the same.
A terrible tragedy WIS enacted az Moor
hea3 Thursday night In which one man was
killed and another fatally wounded. The
police had been on the track Of a man who
was suspected Of robbing the Manitoba house
at Fargo Wednesday. He was traced to that
city, ana found at a dance. The oaiccr from
Fargo called to his assistance Officer Pete
| AOuIl, hul lucy went up 10 ~ NbIl 10 arrest
the suspect. They net him ON the stairs,
ard be immediAsly pulled e revolver ana
forced The officers to retreat TO the sidewalk,
when Pete Poull attempted 10 arrest him.
The man, who 10 known by name "a Murphy,
shot at him sending q bullet through the
| officers heart, killing him instantly. Officer
Thompson started after the murderer aud
was shot at twice. He opened sre en- Murphy.
and q well directed bullet struck him in the
neck, laying him out. Al present he Is alivs
but there are no hopes OF his recovery. Of
deer Poull was a married man, SO years Old
An AuoLa special Of the lTth says: The
little town Of ~Champtin, Hennepin county,
just across the Mississippi river from here,
IL In a 1utter Of excitement ever the arrest
this morning Of David Murphy. who has been
terrorizing that neighborhood for the past
week. he is supposed to be after the heart
Of his niece, Maggie Acksrson, and 10 bound
to have it, even II he has to cut It out. Mag
gle Ia employed by JEFF Hildreth, proprietor
OF the street railway, and she is rot at all
| reciprocal in this affection displayed by her
| uncle David, and has In some way raised his
ire 90 that he will be satisfied with nothing
short OF blood. He has broken into Hildreth's