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

he city, In Eau Claire, was cleared out again
early last Monday morning, By direction of
District Attorney Cooley. Ten women and
six men beside Hamilton were arrested. The
The place is within the limits OF Altoona City.
Influential citizens % Eau Claire are aiding
the district attorney In his efforts to wipe out
the dens. The Barker den, east OF the city,
was to have been raided also, but has been
cleaned out by the food. 1t is Diet rmined
that both Barker aud Hamilton shall be
driven from the country.
Sons OF Veterans, Granite Falls camp No.
AZ, OF Montevideo, was mustered In the after
noon Of April 80 oy +. II. Milham, colonc
commanding the Minnesota division. The
following are the officers elected: Captain,
{. :. Hardy; first lieut. .nant, A. Il. Hotch-
kiss; second lieutenant, NJ. Fairbanks; first
sergeant, A. NJ. Bennett; quartermastcr SER
geant, j. {. }. Johnson; camp council, {. a.
B,nuett, q. Il Foss, y. johnson; sergeant OF
the quart, L. w. Dodge; color sergeant, b.
Wilson; camp guard, William Cook. Non
day evening Montevideo camp No. 80 was
mustered by Col. L. II. Siilharn, assisted by
Capt. Hardy and members OF camp "a; also,
Capt. Lathrop and staff from Appleton camp.
The camp starts out with favorable auspices.
The following ARE the officers elect: Captain,
j. Il. Batterton; first lieutenant, Charles Dur
ridge; second lieutenant, Henry Chaplin;
chaplain, Rev. {. w. Lawson; first
sergeant, &. II. Turner; quartermas-
ter sergeant, T.. II. Bradley; ser
geant of the guard, VIII Ehlers; principal
musician, Ed kitchell; corporal of the guard,
X. Brainerd; camp guard, Myron White;
picket guard, G. Garrettson. George Il.
Thomas post, q. A. r., was out in a body.
Among the visitors present was G.. Powers,
commander OF the q. A.. K. post at Granite
Falls. The amp is composed OF some Of The
leading citizens Of Montevideo, and is des-
tined to be one Of the leading camps in the
order.
Samuel Rcems, Of Frankfort, this state, IS
undoubtedly the oldest man in Minnesota,
having been born March II, l7SS. Of German
ancestry, in Lebanon, Pa. His father, George
Recms, died at the age Of 9S, while his mother
lived TO the exceptional age Of l02. His
father fought the British under George Wash
ington and the Indians under old Anthony
Wayne, while his wife worked his farm, hold
ing the pillow with her own hands. When
Samuel was about twenty-three years Old ne
married Nancy Dossy. and has raised a family
of eleven children, seven boys and four girls,
only two Of whom are dead. Catherine vas
the eldest, then came Virginia (leccased)
Samuel (dcceased), George, Mary, James
John, William, Stockton, Joseph and Sarah
Elizabeth Twins. The children are all mar
RED except John. Sarah lives at Seattle, w.
! r.; George is in Alaska; stockton lives AT
Princeton; Mary married Albert Lewis,
; OF st. Paul; James lives at Milbank, Oak.
William at %Champlin, and Joseph lives on tx
I old homestead with his father, n the fowl OF
: Frankfort, Wright county, one mile west OF
! the village Of Dayton. The old gentleman
moved from the place of his birth TO Fayctte-
{ vile, West Virginia, where be learned the
{ carpenters trade, and was keeper 0! the jail
> in that place for some time. He owned a fam
ana also worked that. Came 10 Minnesota n
"a and took up a homestead in Wright coun
! Is, eight miles north Of Anoka, where he still
+ resides. III the severe winter of II and y,
| they had the house, furniture and provision,
burned, which was a hard trial, coming as il
II did a night in midwintcr; but they soon hat
i another roof over their heads, and, with a pic
neer's indomitable zeal, in a short time no ef
u fects Of the fire were OBSERVABLE. He secured
Z, that crossed the river above st. Anthony
\ falls. In politics he was Democratic, buI
y never believed in slavery. in his habits hc is
II very temperate. Has always used tobacco
very moderately. Never had a bad lit of sick.
ness. While working at mis- trade seycra.
. years ago be fell from a scatfold and injured
[ bis back, which has always troubled him
somewhat, tut he is a hale, hearty old gentle
man, takes his three square meals a day, ant
u is highly respected and loved 10y his family
ii and a large circle Of acquaintance. It would
l naturally be supposed, that living SO far frou
{ a settlement in the early times he would hav,
been troubled witt the Indians, but for soml
{ reason or other the never occurred. They
asked his permission to make sugar In his
c sugar bush, ana he gave his consent on condi
ton that they would not cut down any young
timber. All went well for a time, but he soon
discovered they were not keeping their agree
men, SO ne took club and drove them out OF
8 his land and forbid their working there,
: They seemed to fear him, but being Chippe.
$ was, were always friendly. His son Joseph
has had an unusual and painful experience,
| which il worthy OF note. The 21th day Of last
c August he was holding a silver dollar in bis
! mouth and throwing his head back suddenly
! IL a hearty laugh at a companions witty re-
4 mark, the dollar dropped down his throat and
out Of reach. 1t panied considerably when
t passing into his stomach, and for two months
; he was treated by DR.. Klivington, &c Mime
apo.is, with decided success. For the first
month after swallowing the money. he suf-
; fcred intense agony, and grew thin as a rail
lambs blood was the only nourishment he
could take into his stomach. His health is
much improved anu is rapidly gaining In
weight. The doctor says he thinks he will
never be troubled with il any more. The
: physicians at first said there was no help
for him and that It, would have TO
be cut out, or else kill him, viii h
Of coarse rather depressed his mind. They
looked up the records and proved that he
holds the championship for swallowing the