Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-12
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS
IOWA.

running ORDER.
A Knights Of PytLias lodge has been insti-
tuted at Fontanelle.
On the coming Fourth OF July keokuk Will
celebrate her fftieth birthday AS a city.
A miscreant near Abba tried TO shoot the
fireman On an engine and eluded pursuit In
the darkness.
The annual convention Of the Roman Cath
Ollie Mutual Protective society will be held at
Waterloo june 2.
John +. Schumacher, II years OF age, and
for thirty-two years past a resident OF Musca-
tine, died last Sunday.
The Railroad Ticket Agents association
will convene at Wa erloo, May %. A large
attendance T. expected.
Theodore Haynes, living near Red Oak, lost
a>fne barn, some stock and grain by IA lire
Sunday night. Loss, 5000.
Dennis Dugan fell from his engine at Sioux
City, on the incoming Sioux City and Pacific
road, and will probably die.
Scranton Is going into the imported horse
business quite extensively a large new stable
being erected for that purpose.
The prospects all point to a large attend
ance at the state Republican clubs conven-
tion At Des Moines next Tuesday.
The second annual meeting OF the Iowa
Bankers association will be held at Hotel Or.
leans, Spirit Lake, June 20, ~ and %.
Des Moines has altogether thirteen miles OF
paved streets, and over eighteen miles OF
curbing, which have cost nearly 5000 900.
III. AT..,..I o., all aal , -
Herndon, viii go to work at once to develop
the gas fields and other interests of the city.
Des Moines, with its present e2trayagant
council, needs "a vetoeing mayor, and II looks
as though 1t had one, Gays the News OF that
city.
Tama isn't saying much about it but she is
making many substantial improvements this
spring and everything points to an unusually
active season.
There was a vigorous kick when the Wav-
erly Independent discontinued its daily with
out giving the proceedings of the Billings
trial, assadvertised.
Greene has raised 800 of the 800 neces-
sary TO hire three professionals for the sea
son, and will have a winning base ball club,
IL thinks, this season.
Prof. w. r. Perkins, of Iowa City, will at
tend the S00th anniversary Of the university
at Bologna, Italy, as the representative OF the
Iowa state university.
The Talmage coal find has stimulated the
citizens Of Alton to action, and a paper is Ia
circulation soliciting funds to sink a shaft on
the land of Mr.. Bcebe, near the Diagonal's
well.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railroad company write that the corn
palace shall receive space in al the adver.
Using matter hereafter sent out by the com
pany,
The Council Bluffs board OF trade offers 8
cash bonus Of 500, 600 to any Individual, firm
or corporation who will come to that city am
build a first-class fire proof hotel, costing no
less than sl50,0OO.
A little Dubuque girl fell from a fence
Tuesday morning and broke a leg and in tn
afternoon another little girl drank "A quantit,
ated lye, which came near proving
fatal, but she will now recover.
An Ohio gas expert has examined the we'll
al Herdon, and his report gives great joy t.
the people OF that vicinity. He thinks th'
gas Is of very high grade and recommend
the sinking of deeper wells.
The people at What Cheer, Iowa, are study
ing the ~artesian well question. The Goa
mines beneath that town are cutting of tn,
lower ends OF the wells aud the water suppl,
is becoming painfully short.
The members Of the Christian church a
Defiance will build a church there before tn,
year closes. The Argus says that $500 hav,
been raised and the members have the prom
ise OF a subscription Of $500 rs soon as 81 ,00C
arc raised.
The sprlghtly Muscatine News ironically re
marks that tn, only observance Of Arbor DAY
noted i'm Muscatine was at the northwest cor
ncr Of Sycamore and Fifth street, where tive
beautiful shade trees were dug up TO max,
room for Improvements.
A wealthy Dubuquer was reaching for hi
pocketbook the other day intending to {
couple of sleek strangers $4,000 for a golt
brick worth twice that amount, when his wifi,
took a hand In the deal aud stopped it. The
Times says the man is no good If he doesn'
buy that woman the finest silk dress In the
city.
Several weeks ago an Eldora lady potted s
hyacinth, unintentionally placilg ne bull
wrong side up. After a time leaves appeared
but they re-eutered the ground and the PLAN
showed no other signs Of life until a few days
ago, when the dirt commenced a gradual up
heaval and an examination showed fully de-
veloped leaves and blossoms inside the jar,
surrounded on every side by earth.
The regents of the State university at their
late session abolished representative county
scholarships except as to the students now at
tending on county recommendations. The
collegiate fees hereafter to be the same as
heretofore, $25 per year. The first term SO,
second term $40 and third term to all who
have attended two terms g., but for one or
two terms only per year the fee is SO per
term. After the year 1890 thu fee for the de-
gree Of Master OF Arts In course is fixed at
$40.
They are going to shoot the artesisn well
at Wilton. The we'll is now l,ll2k feet deep.
At "A depth OF about $50 feet a fair sized vein
of water was tapped, that now sends a stream
fou rteen feet above the surface and flow at
the rate Of about three gallons per minute.
III. laA... 1900. .flJ .A,.y.X AE.-.-.