Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-07-16

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| being less than On Yaars =. 80 oy p
what think vnn ~ tbs ,,,h;,o nu' y
have had for four ,oarsp :. Tn.u III.
strange 10 ono pn.,y.r, ~ g.. HNs
and when T cali ~ m;na ~ ;n'
stances that caused Il onI, ,.o.'a.-
that | am alive to-Javn 0e
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ance save far b,s vb;,o ha;.
his rivht inder l;rra, - .h,,..,n .u s". vii
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sra ,uas ,a,.~ri, .l "1,
conrtrv s,st;on 81 oh Ionthmos..r.' :. : '; nn;i-
road T hod l;,,Ia N IL ,ha ,i;s,,a,..na,
cont and rec.iyad No, o,.ar.e.;,,,. ,,r,,
tb,n two da,, .,5 ,hasa oo,,t,aa ~
most to ro;Iro.a m,.t,ors r. an.ti,
mo IN Iaavo ~ a ,,t,ica az ,v;,l 7 hoJ a.
t,ched . l,rro III, 49,, :" ,hn sn,,rdar
If INV ;nstr,in,ent =, coriI banr 49,,
call 10 from .nv n,rt NJ III. y;i,,nc
Wben Tho south hound ,ro;,, orr;vaJ ~
noon on. S,,n,,au Lnrr;a'i,.. a,"a aa,,,,,, ~
nina,eJ win ,,,n .onir'.,,,r 80 inan.
inc that hc had rn,h;nr ~ sond nra
-''c- 49, >N~ ~ SO"N PAS-
noon ne no otbsr tr,;n wos duo un,;,
, n,ciocL Ioc!.;,n tbo d,,r ,.an,
away LEAVING tbn Train s,and;,g Of tha
denot hot loxos doto;ninr ~ ,onra,.
thar usu,I Incl;l ia no, ro Hn.
vnpd rho, ~ nv ;,str,,,,o,. ,,.;,.
;ng IN a t;ela ,nor Iv 80 r,i,nas, |. tasa
h.7,g.n,o Tfrnnuon;t,,, l,f, ,ho ~; r. ~ 80 fe,.
bonrs hnt .i,yors la2t v;,hiu ha.,;nr ~.
J;s,an,o ~ ,ic on,s S.mnan, nohI;.
n,o, u'o - J;s.;nn,,;ah .Mo p w, % anu sonai s ,,,s
Ao w. u'' oi'' q ny o,'iA 'e' q, nun
a!ea Ieet away. somehow i had mis-
gvihgs on thls occasion. had an IN
dchnapie dread OF some Impending
lrouo!e. was SO Ill at ease tiat TOOK
httie interest Ia the game. kept my
ears open, expecting, for some reason
l VIII no, attempt 10 eXplain, TO be
caiied 10 the o1nce. Before had been
absent ten minutes, and while the train
SIN stooa ae the depot, heard my Ia
miliar call repeated IN what seemed to
me unusually rapid succession. In
stead OF waking leisnreiy to tie office,
as was my wont, l ran 10 the once AS
1ast as l could, ana heard rs entered:
'Hoid NO. at your station until
speclai gong north passes.
'inVoinntariiy glanced out OF the
window ana saw The tram l was or
dered 10 mont disappearing around
curve u snort distance away was
not told at what time the special left
the station south. which was only ten
mics away ana saw Ia my mnd's
eye the TWO trans rapidly approaching
eaeh oti'ef. iai. Aiy followed by crash.
screams o. pam. anu hyins debris.
n,r nEna.aeniy FememDerca, WnNo deaT!ng
No. 4 had to Sion AZ Il Wood vard two
miles down the road TO take ON fuel.
That would be matter Of five minntes
and if means of convoyauce we're at
hand might oycrtakc it and avert a
disaster. NV first thought was n hand
car. nv second a horse. hut | did NOT
know il the first was al the station or
the second was to be had in the village.
out of the office / stumbled
over my bicycle. Without a moments
thought showed IL ou: of the door be-
fore me and was on II in less time than
it takes to count ten. In my odd mo-
ments had practiced and had become
quite an expert bicyclist. The country
road paralle,ca the railroad for several
miles and the former was down Grade
The entire distance. put my whole
strength into the effort of propelline
,he machine, and had the satisfaction
If attaining a speed had never accom-
,,ishcd before. NV hat blew off and
nv coat was dotlcd through fear that