Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-15

tomorrow afternoon.
A gang Of tramps plundered several bust
mess places in Harris last Wednesday night.
The Woman's Relief corps OF Adrian have
donated $50 for the Soldiers home at Mime
bahs.
Conrad Fornmald, q school teacher, was
drowned near st. Cloud last Wednesday while
skating.
A musical convention will be held in st.
Cloud commencing December B and lasting
five days.
The Lu~mbermen's Exchange hotel, at
Brainerd, was dedicated with a grand ball
last Tuesday evening.
ID. j. Cogan, the eminent Cotholic priest at
Sank Center, is lying at the point OF death
with internal liberation.
District court is In session at st. Cloud
with a large docket and the term viii last I'M
til after the holidays.
The Security bank at Lawrence was bur
glarized last Wednesday night. The only
thing taken was n turkey belonging to the
cashier.
The frebug at White Bear, who has been
idle for .everal weeks, got IN his work early
last " ednesday morning. Threats Of lynch
ing fill the air.
The bank Of Lake Crystal suspended pay
known, but the proprietor says he can pay
dollar for dollar.
Word come from most Of the camps up the
river that the lumbermen are skiddiDg large
quantities Of logs and VIII be ready for the
snow when it comes.
Christian Holbeck, proprietor OF the Farm
trs' hotel at Moorhead, was robbed Of $50
last Sunday morning by three masked men
whom he admitted at an carly hour.
AT saltwater preparations are in progress
for a Christmas cantsta by the children Of
the Ascension church sabbath school, TO be
presented al the opera house on Christmas
eve.
Sarah johnson, a well known nurse al
Win0na, attempted suicide last Wednesday
while In a demeuted condition. She wounded
herself In several places with a razor, bat VIII
probably recover.
Harvey Perry, the Ascending hotel pro.
prietor, Is wanted AZ Kasota by the authOri.
ties. He sold two lots before be left which
belonged to another ana neglected 70 state SO
70 lib purchaser.
AT The last regular business meeting of the
Duluth Turn verein q motion was made and
carried unanimously amid great enthusiasm
prohibiting members from treating or ACCEPT
ing treats at the bar.
Shinney is the popular game at Xumbrota.
| While fnHrfOirr iu tfiE irtiUnFafipn and
healthful game two young men OF that city
came together SO forcihly as to cause %insensi.
bI!ity to both Tor several hours.
Fred Mckee, a farmer living near Alden,
went to Albert Lea last Thursday, filed up
with whisky and then attempted 10 poison
himself with laucanum. A stomach pump
saved his life. He claims that family troubles
Dronoted the act.
A young man named Tonson, -son Of q
farmer residing a few miles east Of st. James,
has been missing since last Saturday night.
He was sent on all erraua TO a neighboring
farm early that evening, the distance being
about one mile and a half, and remained I'M
I'll about 10 o'clock when he started to return
home. That was the last seen Of him and al
though strict search has been made no trace
Of him has been found.
Ole G.. Dahl, a blacksmith, died recently ~
Albert Lea, leaving a family in very destitute
circumstances. Subscriptions were taken for
his wife, one paper being circulated 10y Ole
Jensen, a wheat buyer. He collected $40,
aad taking it to the widow, informed her that
he had Endorsed a note for her deceased hus-
band and would keep the money until his
claim was ~liquidated. The family there
fore taken In charge by the city. Chief Ct
Police Merchant made complaint before
Judge Stacy, and Jensen was arrested and
arraigned for embezzlement. He acknowl-
edged keeping the money, bat in excuse said
the widow consented to it, but she denies
this.
At the request of Gov. McGtlI a list OF
recommendations to be made to the lcgisla-
ture by the state board Of corrections and
charities has been compiled by Secretary
Hart. TIE principal recommendations are
that no board Of trustees Of any state cor
r~ectional or charitable institution shall have
a majority Of It's members resident In the
county where any one institution under their
charge is located; appropriation for the state
board OF corrections and charities shall be
made a permanent appropriation; an advisory
board Of pardons to be established, consisting
Of the attorney general and four members
that an annual appropriation Of S., 800 be
made to the Prisoners Aid society, to be or
gained shortly; that the parole system, with
the sy stem Of grades and marks, be extended
to prisoners serving their frat sentence in
the state prison; the board OF state prison
inspectors be increased to five members and
that the warden be appointed one of the in
s~pectors. The secretary explains that, since
the contract system hld been abolished, and
1t was expected thai the public account eys-
tenn would take its place, 1t would be neces-
sary, IN order 70 insure the success
OF the latter system, that the
office ot The warien should be taken
%eotrciy out Of p%ol..ics ana that the powers
of the warden should be enlarged by bringing
him into direct responsibility with the board
OF inspectors. Recommendation is also made
that a standing annual appropriation be made
for each institution for current expenses as is
now done in the case OF the soldiers home,
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