Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-08
northwestern ITEMS.


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ton.
The Catholics at Fairbank will soon build a
1000 parsonage.
The dancing school In iowa City died from
lack Of patronage.
The Creston business college is now ready
to receive students.
A brick yard lie among the contemplated In
dustries at hardwood.
The scarlet fever scourge still inficts some
portions OF Cedar Rapids.
The city council of Gilman has decided to
build a new engine house.
Mad dog scares are still In season. Fort
Dodge had one last Monday.
A package delivery system VIII be estab-
lished In Dubuque next week.
A movement is on foot at Fort Dodge to
organize a permanent glee club.
During the present month there have been
but four deaths at Marshalltown.
The state treasurer has issued a call for
500 0 OF out standing warrants.
Dumbbells and wands have been introduced
nto the public schools at Montezuma.
A party Of Boone hunters at Spirit Lake
killed 40 ducks In two days shooting.
The city council at Des Moines has ordered
the issue Of bonds to fund the city debt.
The festive burglar is getting In his work
at Council Bluffs regardless OF the police.
The city council at Grinnell still continue
10 wrestle with the water works question.
For the first time In many moons the tramp
has become an unfamiliar figure at Carroll.
The Chronicle expects to see three brick
business blocks erected In Odebolt next year.
The railroads OF Webster county paid S90,-
Os1. Il In taxes to the county treasurer this
year.
A number Of Muscatine county farmers
have engaged an expert to dehorn their
cattle.
Rev. Mr.. Garrett of Davenport has declined
the rectorship of the Episcopal church at
Dubuque.
A movement Is on foot to erect a new build
Ing for the Young Mems Library association
at Dubuque.
An Iowa City merchant accuses the medi-
cal students Of killing and dissectiIg his fine
imported dog.
Patsy Marion of Fairbank has been adj
Judged insane and taken to the hospital at
Independence.
Creston wants ~incandescent electric lights
so that she can be like other cities in that
neighborhood.
A Mahaska county farmer named Phillips
lays claim to an ear Of corn measuring l412
inches IL length.
The Fra claims that Ida Grove has not
enough good houses which can be rented to
supply the demand.
Three funeral outfits and carriages for two
weddings were demanded of a llveryman at
Muscatine last Wednesday.
The Marshalltown toboggan slide Is no
longer a double header. The west end has
been torn Town and taken away.
At three different times Saturday evening
the fire department OF Fort Madison was
called out by the spontaneous combustion OF
rags In a closet in the nome of DR.. Wise.
John Schnicker, on employe in the lumber
Yards of Gilbert, Hedge & Co. at Burlington,
fell from o lumber pile twenty-six feet high
last Monday and shattered his left ankle. :
Another change took place recently in the
management OF the Dewitt Democrat. Mr.
Purcell ~rctires and Frank j. DeWarf under
takes the management and editorial work.
While Mrs. Annie Cree Taylor and husband
of Altoona were on their way to an evening
party, some enemy threw sulphuric acid ovel
the lady, completely running a seal skin cloak
Mr.. krohn of Davenport has recently los
three children by diphtheila, and a fourth IL
down with the same disease. Two d The
children were buried In OFT grave last Satur
day.
J. X. Harris and G.. w. Brodd of Monte
zuma INDUCED In a quarrel last Sunday
Brodd pummeled Harris on the head with al
ak, ipnictlng serious wounds. He is undel
arrest.
The formal opening of the new depot a
Dubuque on January ! will be celebrated b,
a grand banquet to be given ny the merchant
to General Manager jeffrey OF the Ilinoi
Central.
The Review says Eldon at present is In
very bad shape in regard to sufficient hote
accommodations. About thirty people Mon
day night were compelled to spend the nigh
in the depot.
The What's il to You society, an associa
ton composed of young ladies at Muscatint
recently gave a guess where" party. Verify
the mysterious hath a charm for the youth
of that city.
Eight small boys at Dubuque formed a pop
corn trust. The corn was popped by means
Of a gasoline burner, which exploded last Sat
urday evening and destroyed the stane and
the trust at one fell swoop.
The necessary preparations are being made
for entertaining the members OF the South
western Horticultural society az Council
Bluffs on the occasion Of their annual meet.
ing, commencing December II and continuing
three days.
The managers Of the opera house at Musca.
tine was considerste enough to warn ladies
Of nervous temperament to remain away from
the performance OF "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde,' which occurred in hat city las. Mon
day evening.
Four hundred dollars has been appropriated
by the Estheryille town council for the pur
chase Of a fire apparatus, consisting Of a fore,
pump on wheels and u hose cart with q rec
Of 30 feet OF hose. This action was taher
after hearing the report Of the committee tina
visited Arizona last week.