Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-10
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS
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held at Mason City April ~.
The German singing society OF Dcnison gave
a successful social last week.
About $500 worth Of liquors were seized al
the Lauer brewery at Clinton.
The G.. A. X. post at Wapello have purchas-
ed a hall and the lot 1t stands on.
The Presbyterian church at West Liberty
was burned Monday. Loss total.
They are getting ready TO work
or Keokuk's $3.50, 900 government building.
The Congregational church Of Ottumwa
is being torn down. 1t was built forty years
ago.
The Independent Order OF Red Men will
bold their grand council IN Audubon in
July.
The EstheryiIle Indicator says dead prairie
chickens are found in the stubble fields
there.
Warren county has sent In q big petit
zion to the legislature calling for reduced
rates.
Constables raidcd all the saloons Of gluten
berg Saturday and carted away every drop OF
liquor.
The Usage w. G.. T. L. are preparing a box
Of clothing to be sent to Benedict Retreat
al Dccoran.
John Mcfarland, deaf and dumb, was run
over by the ears and killed at Davenport
Wednesday.
The railroad and spectators lands in Audi
bon counts are going into the hands Of the
farmers rapidly.
The State Board OF Health has been notified
that Iowa river is too well stocked with dead
fish TO be wholesome.
The Good Templar lodge at Marble Rock
are making preparations 10 present the drama
"Adrlft' in the near future.
The state board Of examiners has awarded
Prof. ". W. Jameson, city superintendent o.
schools OF Keokuk, q life diploma.
Mrs. Whitney, OF Cedar Rapids, died In
.qualor on. Monday, a large sum OF money
vas found concealed on her person.
Articles of incorporation have been filed Of
the Red Oak Importing and Live Stock asso
citation, with II ca pital stock of $4,000.
The Sac Sun has opened It's columns to the
unmarried OF both sexes, intiying them to eX
plain the cause OF their state of single bless
ydness.n
A heated journal set fire TO Stuart 4 SON:
r~levator in Audubon, but the flames were hap
ply ~eXtinguishcd before much damage hac
Jccn done.
The grand jury now In session ut Sidney
found no bin against Charles Thicssen, the
farmer who killed II thief who was stealing
ais hogs on tie night Of January 2oth last.
A little boy and girl at Carroll were PLAYING
with a revolver Tuesday, when it was acct
ientally discharged, the ball striking the lit
lie girl in the face, producing 4 bad wound.
4 young couple boarded the train at Cob
umbus junction Saturday morning and wcr,
married on the platform by a justice while tn
train was running To the next station.
DR.. Cory, Of Toledo. died Wednesday, tn,
Nth. His wife, who was i'll, requested tina.
the funeral be postponed until shc was dead
and on saturday they were both buried.
4 lady giving her name as NJ. Palmer an,
claiming to be from Council Bluffs was in &c
lar Fails the other day soliciting aid for tn,
nebraska blizzard sufferers. The citizens Of
mat town did not respond, and since it ha,
been found that she was an imposter.
Lii Brown, OF Fort Dodge, engaged q.
brakeman on the {. Il y. W. Ry., Sunda,
morning started for his first trip west. on q
freight. While on a high furniture car hc
was Knocked of the train by the narrow
gauge trcstle crossing. He died from his in.
iuries.
The oil recently discovered at Charles City
IL thought to be petroleum. It comes 90 tho
surface Of the water in bubbles as large as q
hazlenut, is OF a dark brown color and almos,
as thick as tar. A bubble was placed on 8
piece OF steel and "A fire set to it. 1t burned
readily, leaving only a black SCOT.
just for the fun Of the thing a man in Du.
buque the other day saturated his pants with
kerosene and then touched himself of with a
match. A few minutes later he was outside
the house rolling in a snowbank to put out
the flames. Friends rescued him, cut oil his
trousers and saved him from a fiery grave.
The Atlantic prospcctors have drilled down
To a depth Of 600 feet. The work is going
slowly at presenter account Of a vein of water
and sand which is pretty difIl ,ult to handle.
At a depth Of AGO feet water was struck which
raised within a foot Of the top Of the ground
AMI some di&Culty was had to get the casing
below the water, but after that was done the
irill was sent Town 100 feet in one day.
DR.. Hale, dean Of the Davenport Cathedral
has received for the cathedral altar, from
~prcbendary Baker, the head Of the celebrated
Merchant Tai!ors' school in London, a com
olete set Of altar linen, cxquidtly emhroidcr-
ed, and the gift Of the pref I'D, his wife ami
mother, in memory Of a plea ant meeting with
he dean at Drouthcim, tie farthe,t town at
he north OF Norway, during his last visit
t9road.
Akner Atherton, a well 10. do and highly
respected farmer, about, Cd years Of age, liy-
M ia New sharon, was found dead in the
table back Of his house Tuesday afternoon.
He had lain but a short time when founG. He
was lying behind the horses feet when picked
W and IL was at first thought they had killed
him, but as no marks of violence were found
The supposition is that he died OF heart disease
II which he has suffered for sometime past.
Vim. j. Clark, a commission merchant AZ
Council Bluffs, has been Indicated for bigamy.
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