Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-02-09
EBRASKA

All ice carnival.
The Gazette says there is but one vacant
house In Wayne.
Land seekers are beginning to put In ap-
pearance in Brown county.
There are now thirteen inmates In the
Dodge county poor house.
The Creighton guards at Omaha have risen
to the dignity Of club rooms.
Cappell has been designated as the tempo
rary county seat OF Deuel. county.
Prof. Ward Of Ponca has just accepted q
position at the Fremont normal.
The people OF Madison have voted to bond
the town for a system OF water works.
The Plum Creek Bicycle club has arranged
for u series OF races to take place this week.
The Gosper county seat war has been de-
clared of and the Offices will be removed to
Elwood.
John n. Edwards, president Of the bank Of
Seward county, died at Seward last Saturday
morning.
1t is estimated that the running expenses
OF Keith county during this year will amount
to 81, 800.
| j. s.. RAIN, a travelling man from Clinton,
10 was found dead In his room at the Grand
morning.
1t is said that 1884 500 will be needed to
keep the educational department OF Omaha
running for 1889.
Prof. Edwards has resigned the position Of
principal Of the Benkleman schools on ac-
count OF his health.
The number Of wolves n Nance county s
said to be Increasing every year and there g
talk of raising the bounty on scalps.
AN enterprisipg capitalist has declared his
intention 10 establish a packing house In
Rushvillc next season, SO the Sun says.
The meat inspector at Lincoln says that
not q carload Of Kansas City beef has been
sold in that city since his last monthly report.
The Grand Island Gun club has been crgan-
ized with fifteen charter members and as many
more In prospect. The first local tournament
VIII occur today.
The opening Of the new Presbyterian church
at Hastings will be celebrated by q lecture by
Rev. w. j. Harsha, OF Omaha, on Leisure
Days ia Italy," January %.
Leroy NCuISBOE suCcccucu III ODlhlllD Z
considerable money by false pretenses from
the merchants at Concord and then silently
Withdrew to more congenial chimes.
An exciting time is expected at the ap'
preaching city election In Ponca. The issue
will be license or no license, and the voters
are pretty evenly divided in their opinions.
The Message announces its intent II tc
howl until the members Of the Clea atel
Cemetery association get a move On EN-
selves and secure a site Tor a burying gr aud
Alfred Holdcnberger, Of Greeley Center
forged the name OF his employer, G.. II
Marsh, to checks for various amounts ant
succeeded in squeezing 800 out of the mer
chants of that town and fed, closely pursued
by the marshal.
The mayor of South Omaha has ordered
everybody In that burg to put a number 81
his house before January Is or take the conse
quences. This move is made in order tina
the people may enjoy the benefits Of a ire'
delivery system.
; +. II. Ayrcs OF Ponca is talking seriously
t building q motor line from Dakota City Il
= Homer for carrying freight anu passengers
He IS OF the opinion that 1t would be q pay
3 ING enterprise, ana estimates the cost ST frcn
$4,000 to SO, 600.
Gust Drager, the Norfolk young mar VIII.
IAN away to keep from marrying Emma
Buckle, has been captured He was founC
by constable concealed In the garnet OF hi
t brotherinlaw's house seven miles from ia.
j city. lie was brought before a justice, agail
5 agreed to marry Mss Buckle and gave q not,
for $3.50 for the support Of her unborn child
John McConnlt, superintendent Of tn.
Atchison and Nebraska division of the Bur
? lington and Missouri river, died AT his resi-
9 dcnce in Lincoln on the 2Sth inst. He was
prominent man IL railway circles and an tx
emplary citizen.
] j. T. Dalton, the steam fitting contrscto
OF the government building at Nebraska
City, who, It was reported had fed from tn
place, has returned. He had just left III
t city for a few days on business, and it I
stated that his creditors were too previous il
: serving their Attachments.
Armour < Cudahy, the Chicago packin,
a.. house princes, have established a market 70
! their supplies at Hastings, and the local dea
ers will be required to buy their dressed
meats or have them for a competitor.
number have complied, but there is much
complaint from there and from the stool
dealers because 1t gives the Chicago firm
monopoly Of the stock market.
A man named Bailey went to Elwood tn
Goth inst. and tried to get possession of
span OF bronchos on which he claimed to hav,
a mortgage. IT seems as though he couldn'
get legal possession of the goods and during
the absence OF the liveryman, who had charge
OF the ponies, he saddled one Of them and
started of. The broncbo was obstinate and
bucked and a constable put In an appearance
and arrested Bailey, who was afterward tried
ard fined 80 &c.
One of the bright girl pupils of the Indian
school at Genoa contributes the following or
! iginal poem TO tie school paper, the "pipe OF
Peace" IL Is entitled The Indian Giri's
{Lament."
Oh. why am ] always so wicked!
| really would Ike to know;
I'm bothered, Tcrplfxed and worried,
And know not which way to go.