Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09

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A rat recently captured ct LeMars meas
ured twenty-five inches from tip OF nose to TIP
Of tail.
Small fruit throughout the state is thought
to have been seriously injured by the recent
frosts.
An old settlers festival is announced to
take place at Macedonia on the 3oth of this
month.
An old settlers festival is announced to
take place at Macedonia on the Both OF the
month.
There ere twelve cases OF bankruptcy pend
ing in the May term Of Polk county district
court.
An old settlers festival is announced to
take place at Macedonia on the S0th of this
month.
Frank f. Palmer, of Grinnell, is the newly
elected principal Of Spirit Lakes public
schools.
The Dubuque boat club is putting up a new
building and has purchased u number OF pa
per shells.
The Odd Fellows Of Dubuque will decorate
the graves of deceased member on memorial
day, May 80.
The odd Fellows OF Dubuque will decorate
the graves OF deceased members on Memorial
day, May 80.
Many complaints are made OF tramp beg
CARS annoying residents Of the outside streets
of Des Moines.
The Cedar Falls district conference will be
held at Waverly, commencing June 4 and
closing June Z.
The recent high water brought more large
fish up the Iowa river than have been there
for a long time.
The OddFellowts of Dubuque will decorate
the graves Of deceased members on memorial
day, May 30.
A deadlock continues in the manchester
school board in regard to the grading Of the
public schools.
The Dyersville Schuetzen Verein will hold
Monday, June 4.
The Sioux City high school alumni has de-
cided to hold the annu. exercises on the
evening Of June 10.
The gas well people at Marshalltown are
having considerable trouble Oh account OF the
blue clay crumbling in.
The Central Iow8 has earned more each
month during 1SSS, SO far, than during any
corresponding month of 1877.
T.. s. Rogers, auditor Of Montgomery
county, has been appointed an aid-de-camp
on the staff Of Gov. Larrabee.
The "fats' and cleans Of Vail are con-
templating q game Of baseball and offer big
money for a courageous umpire.
The young ladies OF Keokuk have flooding
parties, visiting points Of interest, taking q
lunch and a young man along.
The division headquarters Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul have been removed
back to Dubuque from Lacrosse.
Holstein wants a canning factory, a starch
factory, a butter and egg packing house and
a creamery. That is all this time.
The gas well people at Marshalltown are
having considerable treble on account OF the
blue clay crumbling in.
Holstein wants 4 canning factory, a starch
factory, a butter and egg packing house and
a creamery. That Is all this time.
The Fort Dodge butter and tub factory,
owned by Butler Bros, has been destroyed by
fire again for the third or fourth time.
Fred Kramer, OF Sevastopol, reports that
the hail Sunday night destroyed three thou
sand vines in his grape vineyard. He says
hail accumulated in places to the depth OF
six inches.
The occupants Of Bachelors hall at Holstein
are talking seriously OF organizing q bschel-
ors' insurance company. The plan will be for
each member to pay $40 to any member who
shall get married.
Mrs. Mary Barneman, alleged to be us
years old, died at Ames on the Goth. She was
born In Sussex county, Delaware, in the year
1869. She remembered many incidents OF the
revolutionary war.
There IL q visible demand for fax seed at
Ashton and no visible supply on hand. Sew
eral persons who calculated on sowing large
fields are confronted by the necessity Of pay
Ing g. per bushels for seed.
A six year old son of Wiley McFsdden, of
Abba, WAS playing on a pile of railroad ties,
aud when he jumped from the pile one Of the
ties fell and struck him on the ba X Of the
head, causing instant death.
The Osceola county farmers alliance sent
an order for som 800 or $40O worth Of
groceries to a foreign house last week, and
then kicked because a Sibley merchant re-
fused to pay the price demanded for butter
and eggs.
A band Of Indians are giving nightly eAhi-
billions In the court house at Creston, much to
the dissatisfaction OF some OF the taxpayers
and the disgust OF the ofiiccrf. Some joEer
has posted IA card in the court house yard
saying "All business but Indian exhibitions
IL suspended"