Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-26

A camp Of Sons OF Veterans has been or
ganized at Austin.
Duluth is q distributing point for Montana
ores billed to foreign smelters.
Eastern wheat buyers are gathering Ia Dn-
luth, asking for wheat to export.
Winona is already making preparations for
q grand Fourth Of July celebration.
County conventions have absorbed the en-
tire interest Of voters for the past few weeks
! =. Mcmahon and Pete Lemelle were drown
ed near Tower last Saturday by their boat
capsizing.
Work will be commenced in a few days on
a second state prison at st. Cloud.
There was HI annual meeting Of Minnesota
railway station agents at Winona last Wednes-
day.
More building activity is being developed in
Rochester this spring than for several years
past.
The bodies OF Mcmahon and Lemall, who
were drowned some time since at To0gr, were
found Tuesday.
The town Of Currie will vote for or against
bonds for the Northwestern Railway ccm
pany, June |.
The spiritual manifestation in Minneapolis
have called ont sermons against spiritualism
10y the local clergy.
The Baptist mission church ut Lake
McKusick. near saltwater, Has burned sun
day afternoon.
Mtnnesota division Sons OF Veterans hold
their annual encampment III Minneapolis,
June II and -.
With 800 politicians in st. Paal this week
enterprisiug real estate men ought - be able
to do sorne fruitful hustling.'
The board Of trade committee al Winona
has taken charge of the Fourth Of July ccle-
bration and will raise $500.
Rev. DR.. Dana, after faithfully serving tho
Plymouth Congregational church at st. Paul
for ten years, has form ally rendered his Iesig-
nation.
Barney Needham Is under arrest at Pipe
stone for the alleged seduction OF Mary Jane
Stokes, who is now a mother at the aye OF
seventeen.
Herb Schaffer, a clerk in the clothing store
of Henry Jacobs, at Austin, was Shot Tues
day morning by burglars who attempted to
TOD the store.
The present term or the district court now
in session at Albert Lea has not a criminal
case to try ard but thirty-two cases on the
civil calendar.
The st. Paul council has passed an ordin-
ance making a nuisance Of the emission Of
ufacturing purposes.
The city clerk at Red Wing has received
twenty applications for saloon licenses thus
far for the year commencing june /. This is
eight less than last year.
Barbara Luther. a dressmakcr at Ninneap-
oils, has sued a George C.. Campbell, lum-
herman, for breach Of promise. Campbell
claims that she did the proposing.
Edward Foye, n FrenchInan, was arrested
at Red Lake Falls last Saturday charged
with seduction. Tho complaint was made by
Mary Laconlecler, a lG-year-old-girl.
The mayor of st. Paul has been Instructed
to allow the police to destroy the nests Of En-
glieh sparrows in The parks. 1t il feared that
the birds will gain a footholi in the city.
The new Congregational church at Fergus
Falls was dedicated Sunday, Rev. J. II. Nor
ley preaching the dedication sermon. TIE
church cost $4,000, and was dedicated free of
debt.
The police OF Braincrd rescued from i'm
pending ruin in a house Of ill-fame a l6-yesr-
old country lass. She had been lured there.
10y a railroad man, but was rescued before any
harm was done.
The Omaha depot at st. Peter was kroken
into Saturday by burglars, who carried oil a
lot Of plumber in the way of tickets. The
burglary occurred while the station agent,
John Badgley, was away at dinner.
The sanitary conference Of the boards Of
health of southern Minnesota will be held at
Rochester May 20, 80 and 81. Instructions
will be given as to the care OF contagious
diseases, and town boards OF health will be
generally represented.
A dam Is being constructed across Fall
river in front of the Hotel Minnekahta at Hot
Springs. It will be ten feet high and form a
lake or pond sufficiently large for boating
purposes, adding much to the enjoyment Of
the guests and the beauty OF the surrounding
landscape.
OThe action Of President Smith, OF East st.
Cloud, in stopping the religious exercises on
the streets Of that village is calling down the
wrath Of respectable citizens o. the place.
All the camp equipment and office furniture
OF the Duluth, Huron and Denver railroad
has been sold at auction under .heriG's execu-
ton 10 satisfy the claim OF How Bros. for
hardware sold the company on credit.
The first tiaal proof of the forty-rnile indem-
nifty lilaits Of the Northern Pacific railroad
was taken before J. II. Bradford, clerk Of the
district court NJ Park Rapids, Tuesday, James
c.. Wilcox being claimant. 1t was contested
by j. b, C..ebcer and j.. w. Jay.
Tho namc Of Alexander Ramsey was men
toned ~ the Ramsey county Republican
county convention ss d probable candidate
for president. Ia addition to his strength in
Minnesota and the western states Mr.. Ramsey
possesses much strength in many OF the New
England states.
Judge John q. Farmer, # Spring Valley,
has been discussed in several quarters as an
available candidate for congress, but 1t may
now be understood that such a proposition is
out Of the question. He stated 10 a friend