Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-11-25
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DOIN(sS AT THE FAST

THE old naval retiring board has been
dissolved and new one formed, com
posed of Rear Admiral John l.. Worder,
Capt A. V. Weaver medical directors;
Thomas J. Turner VIM. T. Hurd and
Capt Richard w. Meade
HANDBILLs were distributed in front of
the ThaIia Theater, New York, headed
Boycott the Thalia Theater Boycott
Director Amburg" They advised all
workinemen 10 shpn 1be tiaeater and
were distributed in consequence Of Mr..
Amberg keeping in his orchestra against
imported musicians who are not members
of the Musicians Union.
MANToN MARBLE is sengaged in drafting
a clause on the silver question, to be sub
by him, to form part of the Presidential
message.
BURGLARS blew open the safe of r. NJ
Rees Il Son, in Baltimore, and stole Sc
curities and money to the amount of So
500.
WILLIAM HEATH Of William Heath &
Co, New York, was arrested on an order
from G. p. Morosini to recover in suit
| $4,000. Fifty thousand dollars bail was
required, which he could not furnish,
and was taken TO Ludlow street jail
ANNIE LYONS was arrested in Boston
charged with poisoning ten persons in
the family of Charles W. Parker by put.
ting arsenic int he flour barrel when she
was discharged from her position as
cook This was about three weeks ago,
and the family have been suffering ever
since. An analysis showed enough ar
senc remaining in the barrel to kill the
entire family. The girl denies any
knowledge Of the poison.
LUDwELL GUNNELL, colored, Of Mans
field Pa, was arrested on "A charge of
conspiracy to defraud the United States
! by means of selling coupons issued from
the Patent Office. Gunnell was formerly
| employed in that department He was
taken to Washington for trial
| B. b. ABRAHAMs. o ne OF the men 70
whom Senator Malone secured employ
ment as watchman in the Postoffice De
partment, has been removed, and John
Frett, an ex- Union soldier from Mime
sofa, has been appointed in his stead,
! FRED WILKINsTEIN and Emil Gold
I of German operas at Cleveland, Ohio, on
| SUNDAYS, departed the town leaving the
I company pennjless. The pair had 81.
500, and have probably gone back to Ger
many.
FIRE broke out in the dry goods store
of Rappenstock & Jaschows, on Main
! street. Cincinnati. Oh'o o Ii was eXtin-
guished with a loss of $40, 900 One hun.
dred and fifty employees became panic
/ stricken and fled for their lives and sew
| eral tainted
/ FERDINAND WARD is gaining strength
and health in prison. He says he is
treated well and has no complaint To
make.
| AT the Niagara skating rink Belaire,
| Ohio. Kate St John. aged 10 years fell
while skating. and was pronounced dead
/ by physicians. She was removed TO her
/ home and preparat ons for her burial
I begun. Later however. the body showed
signs of life, and though not quite con.
/ sc Gus, the girl it is believed, will re
| cover, Syncope is attributed to tight
| lacing and over eXertlon while skating
! THE weekly bank statement shows
| Reserve increase, $Sa4 600 Banks now
hold $21, 900 600 in excess of legal re
| quirements,
! THE State Auditor of Ohio, Emil Kiese-
weter, charged with shooting with in
! tent to kill W. J. Elliott, at the Nci
House about one week ago. was dis
charged on the preliminary hearing be
fore Mayor Walcott.
AT Atwood, Pa, during the absence OF
her parents, the clothing of Susie Smell
| zer. aged years. caught fire from
! CRATE, and when The mother returned the
! child was dead and burn, TO q crisp.