Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-23
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'Hf'Ns
Beatrice has caught the Chautauqua craze
and a stock company with $4,000 capital Is
being formed.
The body o: John Eberhard, the young ma
who was drowned at Scribner Friday, was
found Monday.
Lushton is the name Of a village in York
county, and strange 10 say there is not n sa-
Don in the place.
The corner stone CT Ycrk's new high school
building was laid with appropriate ceremonies
last Monday afternoon.
A smooth tongued fellow worked the forged
draft racket on City Treasure Delsman at
Columbus to the tune Of $50.
There are now six towns north Of the city
of kimball, in Cheyenne county, and Kim
ball is the shipping point for five Of them.
The city council Of Wahoo viii issue saloon
licenses and the thirsty viii have a legal OPP
p%ortunity to quench their thirst.
5. b. Lowell, an old resident In the vicinity
of Kearney, has been adjudged insane. He
was brooding over financial troubles.
The Hastings Gazette-Journa has Just ac-
CURED a dress Of new type THAI is in harmony
~ 80 iGA N+'<'sAI Niglt W bihuiN.
The Dawson County Herald, a sterling
Democratic paper, has been enlarged from an
eight column folio to a seven column quarto,
ANA otherwise improved.
William +. Smith, forema2 # the Fremont
Tribune composing room, has invented and
applied for a patent on what he calls his
Wash boiler, clothes draincr ana litter, and
food cooker"
Broken Bow got the fun force of Mondays
storm. Windows were blown in, and houses,
shutters, awnings, wind mills, signs and other
articles scattered in all directions.
+. }. SykOra, editor Of the North Bend Pro
t%ector, went dow to Omaha on Saturla, 10
get a printing press, preparatory to charging
the Protector from a three to a six column
paper.
-Four cases OF harness stealing were re-
ported at Fremont last week. Unless there is
something done for the detection of harness
thieves Fremont people will be compelled to
use oxen.
The Crete Chsutauqua will commence June
2S and continue 20 Monday, July 10. The
programme is an excellent one, and the list
OF speakers embraces several persons Of ma.
tional reputation.
a man who was put of the train at Ere
mont a few days ago has been playing the
people for suckers by pretending insanity. A
stream from a line of hose reyived him and
he left for other parts.
Worthington county will have to prosper as
best it can without a court house for years to
come. The proposition Of Issuing $50. 900
bonds was defeated at d special election last
Saturday.
The sixteen ears Of cattle which Elijah I'll
ley Of Beatrice, shipped to Omaha a few DAYS
ago, brought the highest price ever paid IN
that market. They were sold at - Is, which
was ) cents above any previous price.
I. j. Ward has assumed editorial control Of
tie Red Cloud Helmet, which IS one OF the
best Democratic papers in this congressional
district. SO good a paper ought to have 5ets
ter politics. Mr.. Ward Will not let it dete.
~riorate.
Ella Davis, q young lady Of Polk county,
was engaged TO a young man nemed Oscar
Mustard. He broke the engagement and she
committed suicide. He had so blistered her
heart that she preferred death to living with
out him.
A tramp at Rearncy undertook to steal a
ride on a freight train last Monday. He got
under the car and was getting himself in po-
sition when the train started and his feet
slipped. Both feet were caught in the wheels
and were badly mangled.
A revolution is threatened in Nebraska
City. To restrict the town COW in the pursuit
of liberty and blooming flower beds has stir
red friends aud enemies 10 a fighting pitch.
Meanwhile Glossy enjoys the freedom Of the
open gates and fencelcss yards.
Hon. y. Y. Harlan will deliver the Fourth
OF July address at Milford. He was In great
demand for the occasion, having received
several invitations, but feeling under obliga-
lions TO the people Of Milford, having disap.
pointed them last year, he concluded to Go
the best be could to make 1t right.
officer Scott arrested in Wymore Wednesday
a man supposed to be the person wanted to
answer 10 the charge OF rape recently com
mitted in Dawson county. The description
IL said 10 be nearly suited to the man held,
j nc OllCcI pidCcu MN III JAN AT NSiuOTe, ana
will await news from Dawson county.
About the meancst piece Of petty thieving
which has come TO our knowledge OF late.
says the Fremont Tribune, is the stealing OF
several of The beautiful basket boquets from
the ante-room OF the Congregational church
during the high school exercises on Thursday
evening Of last week.
The village of Pickerell, in Gage county,
been somewhat agitated by the mysterious
departure from that place Of a photographer
by the name OF Latimer. He left last Friday
evening and has not been heard from since.
He was a young man and well respected.
The Fremont Tribune says that the lues.
ton OF moving the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Valley machine shops from Missouri
Valley has been settled in favor Of Fremont,
thus settling the annoying question which
has been Il thorn in the side of Omaha real
dealers for the past five years.
The Ord Democrat chayts this refrain: "A
group of medicine men are in the vicinity
LONG up the humble grangers. They guar
a sure cure for all chronic d~iccascs, and
,a rtigc Wbn cirn .b. po,tro.te tlny ,. -, az;