Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-01
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Nebraska.
1t is claimed that by the new system of
doing the state printing over s37, 900 has
been saved 10 the state during the past two
years.
7. r. Evans, a prominent real estate
man, is missing from Norden, and numer.
Gus creditors are anxious about his where
atouts.
The house md contents Of Andrew An
derson, near Oakland, was destroyed by
fire Saturday, the family barely escaping
with their lives.
Charles Is. BALDWIN, an old citizen of
David City, was found dead In his bed
Monday morning. He had been troubled
with asthma.
A proposition will tie submitted 10 the
voters of Loup City April 4, to vote $4,000
bonds to aid in the construction of "a ten
mile water power canal.
A ghost at Davey scares the citizens of
that burg out of their wits by running
ghostly hour OF midn ght.
While playing witt, IA revolver on Mon
day the l4-year-o old son of James Combs,
living neare Ruio. shot himself clear
through the head, dying almost Instantly.
Between 1900 ami 10000 bushels of corn
is dumped on the ground near one of the
Ulysses elevators and is being loaded into
cars for shipment as fast as possible.
Cohu C. Sullivan died Tuesday at the
Norfolk insane asylum. Mr.. Sullivan was
an old army telegraph operator and served
with credit under Grant, Sherman and
others.
The gold excitement in Keya Paha
county still continues, and prospectors are
h~ustIing around looking for the precious
metal with the thermometer 20 degrees be-
low zero.
Tie st. Joe and Grand Island train
jumped the track at Grand Island Friday
and ran over 3UO yards on the ties before
the brakes could tie put on. The damage
was slight.
Tie large barn Of J. Thompson, FIVE
miles north of Grand Island. was burned
Thursday night. A number of horses and
cattle perished in the flames. LOSS, s., 900;
insurance, 81, 800.
The county Judge of Furnas county was
Obliged to recall a marriage license which
he recently issued because the would be
husband had not been divorced six months,
as required by law.
south Dakota.
Contract has been let for the putting
down of an a~rtcsian well at ~Iroquois and
work will soon bc commenced.
Edward Flynn, hardware dealer at Gus
ter City and Hill City, has failed. His liza
lilitiaa ax,aal I{s auoays Ia, cue fna
The early closing movement has been
abandoned in Sioux Falls, some of the mer-
chants failing to keep the agreement,
Mrs. Mary McCabe, a pioneer Of Ysnk-
ton county, died at her home in Walsh
town Tuesday at the age of Sc years.
Joseph Stransky, the Brule county man
who struck oil the other day while boring
for water, has been offered 5000 for his
well.
The new hotel being erected I'm Hot
Springs will be completed by the first of
June and will be the largest hotel in the
state.
County commissioners of Fall River
county have decided to grant license to
the saloonk .epers, the license to expire
July l..
Hand county citizens have decided to ex-
pertinent in irrigation next season and will
sink several artesians wells for that pur-
pose.
State Auditor Taylor says that there are
from 5000 TO 5000 insurance agents in
South Dakota doing business for 40 com
panies.
Til Spearish board Of trade has s'got a
move on ITSELF and will offer substantial
indu sements to the first railroad building
into that city.
Thirty-two citizens of Madison have APP
piled for n charter for a knights of Pythias
lodge. The lodge will be instituted some
time next month.
Henry Landgrabe died in the hospital at
Bismarck from wounds inflicted by the &C
cidental discharge of a shotgun while hunt
ing one day last week.
Custer county Is excited over a sugges-
tion TO divide the county ON a north and
south line. The Custer City Chronicle Is
In favor OF the move.
The citizens of Potter county will petition
congress for an superintendent to be used
in ascertaining how far west the artesisn
basin extends in South Dakota.
Minnesota.
Herbert voos, Of st. Paul, concealed
seven dozen raw oysters inside Of thirty
minutes and won n bet Of $50.
Assistant Dairy COMMISSIONS Law renee
conhscated 2,5-0 pounds Of cleo margarine
In the northern part Of the state the past
week.
A fire at Aitkin Thursday night de.
stroyed four Of the principal business
buildings In the town. Loss, s22, 100; in
s~urance, 81, 900.
IL is alleged TINT paapers are being ship
ped into the northwest over the Canadian
Pacific railway from Norw AZ, and that a
number OF cases OF leprosy have lately de-
veioped among them In Kittson county.
Michael Schieber, the Bavarian murderer,
recently arrested In Minneapolis, has been
sent back 70 Bavaria, Germany. The
crime charged aQainat Schieb er IA the mnr.