Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-12-29
DAKOTA NEWS.

1 6AisS NS~A ~ AVA 80 pASAsy ~ -
per ton.
Fresh eggs at Deadwood are selling at
So cents per dozen.
The public school at Glenullin has
closed for the winter.
A Yankton committee is trying to mr.
range fremen's fair.
Mass meetings are being held by the
churches Of WATERFOWL.
A Chinese blacksmith shop has been
established at Yankton.
| Wolves are attacking farmers in the
vicinity of Bon Homme.
Fifty lone cases were tried at the late
term of court at Wahpeton.
The authorities of Hurley are sitting
down solid ON the gamblers.
A matrimonial dancing club is the
latest social freak at Bismarck.
County officers elected in November
will assume their duties Jan. 3.
"A Presbyterian ehgrch was organised
at Estelline with twelve nembeft. ~
The saloon men of Lincoln County
met in conference ut .Lanox last week.
- The new roller mill at Wentworth will
be in running order in about two weeks.
The longest toboggan slide in the
world is the 2,OO0-fo one at Bismarck.
The home of Mrs. Helmar, near Psr-
ker, was destroyed by fire the other night.
Articles of incorporate for the Hills
boro Driving Park Association have 1een
filed.
The first Roman Catholic Cathedral in
the Territory will probably be built at
Pierre.
The Treasurer of Grand Forks County
must furnish bonds in the sum of $4,000
next year.
The Northern Pacific will reduce its
passenger rate to cents mile after jan
uary l.
The tcboggan slide at Sioux Falls will
have a waiting room attachment at the top
of the hill.
Indians are said to have sold $500
worth of beaver and other furs IN Forest
City recently.
Negotiations are in progress to increase
the capacity Of the pack .ng- house at Sioux
Falls at once.
Eastern parties will build a tow mill at
White Lake If tine citizens will raise them
q small bonus
The Abercrombie elevators have re-
fused to receive moe wheat, as they have
no place to put it. !.
The roller mills at Yankton have
shortened the running hours on account Of
scarcity of wheat.
The Deadwood Pioneer claims that it
takes two bundles and a half of paper to
print its daily edition.
superintendent Graham, of the Da-
kota division of the Northern Pacific, is
| quite i'll at jamestown.
The Philip Best Brewing Company, Of
Milwaukee, will build an ice-house and
store room at White Lake.
The city authorities of Yankton have
notified the public that cattle running 1t
large will be ''held to answer"
1T is ASSERTED that silver from the Iron
Hill mill is of much finer quality and pre-
ferred by jewellers to coin silver.
Hereafter the school report Of Pierre
will contain the names Of the tardy schol-
ars instead of those who are perfect.
Judge Fry has resigned his position as
Assistant Secretary of the Fargo Insur-
ance Company, and will soon sail for Hon.
duras.
Jesse Oakly, 12-year old lad living
near Diana, was thrown from horse last
week and was kicked. His injuries are
serious.
| Rev. A. s. Mcconnell, pastor OF the
Congregational Church at Cresco, To-. has
received call from Deadwood at q salary
Of $500.
| A young man by the name OF Weigel
was sent 10 the Yankton insane asylum last
week by order of the Commissioners Of
Aurora County.
The Williamsport Record is jealous Of
the Steele Ozone because Northern Pacific
coal cars are temptingly sidetracked in
front of its door.
Grain buyers at Sioux Falls got mad
at each Ter the other day and the poor
farmer got 8 cents more bushel for his
wheat than usual.
VA movement ia on foot to erect another
Ygrist mill in New Rockford in the spring.
The mill is to have a running capacity Of
200 barrels per day.
TO run the Grand Forks University the
next two years $61, 500 is asked, Of which
sum $4,000 will be expended to build and
furnish boarding house.
Three weddings in the Russian settle
ment in Hanson County the other day were
followed by festivities lasting forty -eight
hours-a Russian custom.
1t is said the Journal Office 1t Water.
town will soon issue morning daily, which
with other fresh news will contain the A.
sociated Press dispatches.
| "A perfect glut Of ore at the Omaha re-
duction works is reported, and unless the
works are enlarged Black Hills miners will
be compelled to 60 elsewhere for market.
| Faux County will indicate it, appre-
citation of the building Of two great rail-
roads into its boundaries by an immense
banquet, the date Of which will be arranged
hereafter.
Russell n. Bennett Offers to donate
forty acres Of ground at Sioux Falls for q
park it the city will take care Of it. The
property has natural advantages for park
purposes.
Mr.. A. A. Osman, Of Beaver Greek,
was almost asphyxiated BY boal gas from 4
base burner on the night Of the 18th inst.
Mrs. Osman and little cLild were also
badly affected.
| The Spearhsh Register states that the
remains Of Chris. Hanson, who vas lost in
the blizzard Of four weeks ago, were found