Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-06
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The main street car line IN Fremont IL be-
ing run by one horse.
The Holt County fair association Is only
300 in the hole this year.
The district court now In session ia Custer
county has 900 cases on the docket.
Hastings In the near future viii have a
Catholic convent costing 100000.
The sham battle at Kesrney last Friday
was Witnessed by 10000 people.
The citizens OF Kearney are wrestling with
the new cosrt house question.
1t takes e., 100 3 week 70 run the Union
stock yards la Nebraska City.
Camp Brooke at Kearn~y was visited by
thousands Of people last Sunday.
York will have a 1900 city hall. The qucs-
tIon was decided last Saturday.
In nine months the clerk Of Custer county
has recorded $500 chattel mortgages.
Ulysses claims more handsome houses than
any other town in the state Of equal SIZE.
The western conference Of the NJ. f.. church
Of Nebraska will be held In Ord In 1880.
The Bank of Ashton, in Sherman county
has Incorporated with 10000 capital.
Burglars made All unsuccessful raid on sew
eral business houses In David City Thursday
night.
The Fremont Commercial club Is talking OF
establishing a library and reading room IN
that city.
The Ice house at Brewster has been con
verified into a combined school house church
and dance hall.
The First congregational church at Omaha
was dedicated last Sunday. The building
cos' 10000.
Guide Rock Is again in hard luck. Its brass
band has dissapaed and the Instruments
have been sold.
An effort Is being made to have = perma-
nent hog market at Ponca and q company is
being organized for that purpose.
Tom Shubert, an old resident Of Beatrice,
and an eccentric character, was found dead
In his cabin last Friday night.
The Platte river ls reported 10 be complete
ly dry IN some places In Platte county and
wultitudes OF fish have persisted.
John Twamly one OF Fremont's aldermen
and an enterprising business man, has re-
moved his goods TO Omaha.
The 7 year old boy Of J. Wheeler near Blue
Springs was bitten By a rattlesnske Friday
evening. He IL seriously III.
George Gsntx, a ~tirewater vender a Ne
braska City, WAS fced 800 and costs last
Monday for selling liquors on Sunday.
Fritz Piper, a West Point youth, has be-
come insane from injuries received toy being
thrown from a colt Which he was riding.
A mimic naval battle on Lake Kearney last
Wedne day evening is spoken of as one OF the
grsndest exhibitions ever gwen in the west.
The gasoline stove captured another victim
at Grand Ialand last Saturday. Her name is
Sine Wiabergrieve and she will probably die.
The grocery store Of O. G. Manning at
David City was AIDED 10y burglars last Sun
day night. Nothing was taken except S. In
cash.
Superior wants a mail route from Omaha
over the Northwestern road, which would
shorten the time between the Two cities about
three hours.
President Cha e, of the Omaha Humane
society, 10 waging wsr on the expressmen
who have abused their horses. He has already
sworn out twenty warrants.
Rayley Bros, who have been engaged IN
general merchandise business In Wahoo for
several yearf, were closed up last Thursday
Liabilities, between $1,000 and $4,000; assets,
$1,000.
Prof. Foster, who was hired by the board
OF education to teach the Chadron school and
then notified that his services were not
needed, has secured a Judgment In his favor
Of 5000.
Sebastopol has fallen for the last time In
Omaha aud the Turks and the Arabs viii fold
up their tents and steal silently away TO San
francisco.
L.. {. Good, William Heusley and A. w.
Hamel were bound over to the district court
! at Grand Island last Thursday charged with
hor-e stealing,
Robinson, the Sheldon murderer, who
broke Jail at Valentine last Monday, was
captured Friday three miles east Of johns
town.
Tebanah had u bachelor club Of thirteen
members, but the numher proved s~nlucky.
Nearly all the members have fallen into the
matrimonial trap.
Chas. Mcdonald, a brakeman on the Ere
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley road, was
thrown under the cars at Oak last Saturday.
Ore Of his legs was crusned so that amputa-
tion will be necessary.
Senator J. A. Dllon, Of Tecumseh, was
found In his pasture In an unconscious con
dition one 2ay last week and remained ia
stupor for several days, He " nov On
way 70 recovery, but can give no account
how he ass injured.
A chicken THIEF 10 Weeping Water raidsd
rooss and left q gold watch In compensation
for & spring pullet. The owner Of the roost
I accepted the trsde without a murmur and
EXPRESSED a Willingness to continue the bu,i
hess on the same torMs.
McCook proposes TO cap tho Improvement
record Of tue year with q -four mill. The site
has ecen secured and q bonu. % 81, 90
,lanked down 70 anchor the bargain. The
nill viii be run by experienced men from
Columbus, o., snd will De ready for business
by the irst Of the year.
The county commissioners Of Douglas
! county have decided TO furnish the men con.
fined IN the county jail with a cheap suit OF
| clothes 10 be worn while they are serving
| their sentences. This course is being adopted
I IN as.ts. I'm thu cleanliness "a the jsil The