Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-06
Sioux CITY Fair.

r'fs'i'iA' hiNAt'S ~ 'tE'tNN N''A ''l'''
III z until Thursday, are sparing NJ
pains t. make is ONE Of the graniesl
events in the northwest Besides
the display OF fine stock and the
products of the country, some exeit-
ing entertainment is to be provided
ami among the most exciting vii!
be some races by he Winurhago In
diaGs from across the river. To
give an is!ea of these races bv the
Indians, the Journal Of Friday ot
Inst week gives d' scription of i,
race OF a sln,llar character which
took place some time ago on the
agency:
"AInut TWENTY-FIVE Indians, strip
ped to the brecch clout, started on =
straight mile run, though all but
three or four dropped out before the
finish. Two magn,ticently bni1t fel
lows, with their hands clcuched OF
their brawny breasts, ran elbow to
elbow almost to the finish, when on'
made squirt and ieaped across th'
line first, only to fall; all in heap
where some waiting squaws dashe',
pailtul of water upon him, an'i
then going down upon their knee
began knealing him rs they woult
a lump Of dough, and finally rubbe,.
him dry. The others who ran to
the finish were treated in the same
way. All along the line Of the rae,
stood crowd of Indians, yelling al
the top of their voices, and evident
ly cheering on their RESPECTIVE. favor
tics. The few white men who were
present got almost as much excited
as the Indians, and howled ana
jumped around very much like saw
ages. The Indians are 10th to give
their races, games and dances away
from the reservation, and it has only
been after a good deal of negotiating
and the offer of very liberal purses
that the management of the fair sue
ceeded in getting the Winnbagoe-
to consent to appear at the fair
grounds. They finally agreed t.
come, aud reports from the agency
say that now the matter is decided
upon the Indians are becoming in
terested and excited, will thorough
Iy train and equip themselves for
the event, and will give an exhibi.
ton which will be worth travelling a
lcng distance to see. Those wh'
have never seen anything Of the
kind should not miss the treat"
To show the extreme cheekiness
of Mr., Pettigrew, we give the follow,
ing extract of an interview between
him and a reporter of the Crane
Forks Ptaiade,tler, last week. Fl.
has the bol'lness to say that Union
county is contested:
Reporter--How much strength
has Hughes?
Mr., Pettisrew Hughes has sin.
gle contested delegation from Union
county, that is all.
The Sioux Valley Ners gives The
casualties at the Lincoln county
republican convention as follows:
Louis Johnson, rib broken, G.. l.
Conklin, knee changed up" J. w
Fay Tor. bruised head and injured
about the chest: Sheriff Dickson
back aud hip injured; H. II. De.
Long. clip" over the eye; 1t il
some comfort to know that the Pet
tIgrew men who prpcipiiated th'
row, were about the only ones VIII,
sustained any injury.
The Minneapolis Millers associa
ton has announced it's intention {,
commence with the new crop ant
RICHLY discriminate between liar,
aiiI soft varieties of spring heat
establishing specific grades for bo,i
kinds. paying the highest price 10
hard spring. Although our miller
have on several occasions given on
that such course would be pursll
ed, it has never been carried into eff
feet on account of obstacles arising
but this time they give assurance
that it will be strictly adhered te
In the absence of such discrimina
tiun our lliiilers have seen tarn.ers 9
the northwest gradually drifting int
the raising of soft wheat, and al
ready they feel the effect Of it, an
no alternative is left for them but I
put premium on hard wheat.
EDIrING A NEWSPAPER Judg
Harris of the Missouri Valley Time
says: cit is not reasonable to sur
pose that any living man ever di
exactly fill the position of editor I
the entire satisfaction Of every sui
scriber; nor do we believe the tim
will ever come when the public wi
be satisfied, in every particular wit
any man. Two-thirds of the rea,
ing public, when they read their p
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