Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-02
THE DAkOTAS.

While Eugene watchet was at work
at Hankinson, N. D., two strangers de-
manded money. Upon his refusal they
gave hin a severe pounding, inficting
several bruises on him before anyone
could get to his assistance. The two
then tried to escape, but were located
and landed in Jail. About midnight
twenty-five men overpowered the night
Waterman and took out the prisoners.
Ropes were placed around their necks.
and after thoroughly frightening them,
the crowd decided to give them a good
whipping. They were stripped and
dashed and brought back 10 Jail. These
men, it is claimed, have committed like
offenses at Lidgerwood and other neigh
boring towns.
At the meeting of the state associa-
ton of Congregational churches held
at Fargo, y. D., active steps were taken
to raise $3.50 900 to secure A $50, 900 en-
dowment promised by d. *. Pearson Of
Chicago, the whole fund to be used as a
permanent endowment of the Congrc-
g~ational college at Fargo. The pastors
of the several churches personally
pledged So 500, the women's societies
promise TO raise an endowment of $l0,-
JUb LOT lHt lduy pIlltipai = mali Nv ao-
ISOLATION voted to raise $50, 900 in this
state alone, and there are assurances
that the remainder Of the endowment
can be secured.
A frightful accident occurred at a
stock ranch north Of Dickinson, n. d.
Mrs. Samuel Bierline went out for a ride
with her two little boys. The horse be-
came fughtened and she was thrown
from the wagon and instantly killed.
The children We're uninjuied. The hired
man saw that the horse was ungovern-
able, and rode swiftly to the rescue, but
arrived too late. The little boys were
left by the dea mother while the rider
went six miles for help. Mr.. Bierline
was in the eastern part OF the state sell
ing horses.
on Hesketh's farm at Rolla, n. D.,
the boiler of Messer d Dumoresq's
threshing rig was blown to pieces, kill
Ing a boy "A years old and Joseph Du-
moresq, badly wounding a man named
Peter Portugee and putting out the eye
OF James Dreever. The boiler
was scattered all over the field,
a piece weighing 1000 pounds
was carried 800 feet into the air and
dropped ten rods away, ~burrowing it
self three feet into the ground. The
boiler was an old one.
An s-year-old sen of City Editor Davis
Of the Grand Forks, n. D., Plaindealer
was accidentally drowned in a cistern.
1t is supposed the child was playing
about the c~istern, lost his balance and
fell in. He could not have been in the
water more than twenty minutes when
the body was recovered, but efforts to
resuscitate him were fruitless.
The Agricultural Insurance company
Of Madison, 5. D.. has been organized,
with DR.. A. T.. Clough of Madison pres
ident; A. II. Wheaton OF ~Brookings. vice
president. and Joseph Frudenfeld OF
Minneapolis, secretary, Its h%eadquar-
ters will be in the South Dakota Bank
building at Madison.
The contract has been let for the con-
struction Of a new Catholic church at
P~lankinton, s. d. The main portion Of
the structure will be 32x60 feet. The
building will be deliberately finished,
and, when completed, will be one Of the
best church ediflces in Aurora county,
South Dakota.
DR.. W. +. Adams, q prominent physi-
clan Of Hot Springs, >. D., died recently
at Henderson, Ky, from the effects OF
a blow upon the head administered by
some unknown person. DR.. Adams was
surgeon of the Burlington road at Hot
Springs. He leaves a widow and eight
children.
Cattlemen on the headwaters of the
Moreau started after a ban of cattle
r~ustlers and, finding three of them. had
a running fight. in which one was killed
and one captured. The man captured
was lynched. The nan lynched was
known as DAILY"