Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-22

dre runs through the woods with fearful
raptlity. Trims are delayed and crops are
burning up for want of rain. All vegeta-
tioflsat Cheboygan IS perIshins for want Of
rain. For several weeks drouth has pre-
vailed, and in many places young frn;'
trees are dying. The mercury got up to
l07, the hottest ever experienced in North.
ern Michigan.
DUBERs opera house block burned III
Chicago. Geo. NJ. Peck, dry gools and
groceries, sustained loss of 5000. in
surance $4,000. Allen Bros, hats aud
caps, lost 5000, inusrance not given.
The loss on the building is 100000, in
surnnce $4,000. There were other minor
losses.
ATELEGRAM has been received at La
redo, Texas, stating that the famous rebel
chief, FL Coyote, with his leutenants,
Manuel Vela and Pena, aud six followers,
were killed in an engagement with the Ma
| tional troops under Col. Valdez, near Santa
DUaingo ranch, short distance from La
laP255, Mexico.
A RECENT wind-s storm did considerable
| damage in North Belleville, Ill. The nail
mill had two of its tall smoke stacks blown
down, a two story brick carpenter shop had
the roof and upper story blown off, and
considerable damage was done ut the smelt-
ing works. two miles north of the city, and
at Braun's brick works, near the water
works. A number of chimneys of pri-
waite residences were blown down and shade
| trees broken off. No lives were lost.
The people living in the vicinity of Sa-
dorus, ILL.,, have been terribly agitated for
several days past by the repeated appear
ance of ghost. Whence it came and
! whittier it goeth no man seems to know, but
its presence is attested by the Mortified con-
ditien of those who have seen it. Reports
vary as to its character, but it is probably
an outgrowth of the Wildman wife murder
A MINIATURE cyclone struck the village
of Montezuma, ILL.,, blowing roofs from sew
| eral buildings, but otherwise doing no dam
age. A coach on passenger train on the
Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Rail-
way was lifted from the track, but was not
overturned, and the passengers were not
injured any further than to receive a lively
| shaking up.
Mr.. WILBUR WORKMAN, well-to- do
young man, living eight miles north of
shelbyville, ILL.,, eloped with Miss Lizzie,
the charming daughter of w. H. jackson,
one of the wealtbiest farmers in the county.
The old gentleman long since prohibited
Workman visiting the house. A few even
ings ago a young man of the neighborhood
took Miss Lizzie riding, and when safely
away from the fathers watchful eye, Wort
man appeared and took the young lady to
| Shelbyville, where they were married hy
Rev. J. l.. Doutht. The old gentleman s
blessing is yet to be obtained.
The kingman National Bank of King
man, Kansas, and the First National Bank
of Albert Lee, Mimi, have been authorized
to commence business with capital of
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively.
The attorney for +. J. Nolan, Frank
Young, Oscar HARM and Frederick Humid
house, Knights of Labor recently acquitted
at st. Louis of the charge of conspiracy
against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
to file damage suits aggregating $4,000 in
all, against the company for malicious pros
ecutlon