Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-02
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

Grand Rapids, Mich, broke through to the
into the mill race. Between $4,000 and Co.
600 bushels of wheat and about thirty tons
of bran in the three top stories, and milling
machinery of the most improved and costly
styles all plunged into the basement. Parts
of the west and east walls are broken
through, leaving only the outside standing.
The total damage is estimated at from $780,
900 to 100000. The mills We're insured
for $4,000, but the insurance is worthless,
rs it only covers damage by fire.
CECIL MARRIAGE and his cousin, young
lady, were drowned in Skunk River, near
Oskaloosa, Iowa. The young lady was
bathing. and getting beyond her depth
called for help. Her cousin, in attempting
to save her, was drowned with her.
BUFFALO paper says letter has been
received in that city from Buffalo woman
now in Paris, and who has personally seen
Miss Folsom, the young lady whose name
has been mentioned as that of the intended
wife of President Cleveland, reports that
the mortified girl positively declares that she
is not going to marry Cleveland.
THE Hubbard House, Sioux City, Iowa.
was badly damaged by fire. The drug store
of s. H. Moore, upon the ground floor, was
totally destroyed, and adjoining stores more
or less injured by water and smoke. Total
loss, $4,000; fully insured.
THE Des Moines Leader newspaper
office was eutted by fire. The Leader
loses the job Office, presses, type, and
bindery, valued at 500, 200; insured for $l2,-
600. The Western Lithographing Com
pany loses $4,000; insured for $1,000.
Linn & Welch, Directory Publishers, lose
everything; no insurance. The State
Printing Office narrowly escaped destruc-
ton. The fire originated by one of the en-
ployes dropping lighted paper under the
press where lot of rubbish lay.
THE Secretary of War has appointed J.
c. Robb, of Sioux City, Iowa, to the Post
leadership at Fort Sully, vice Townsend,
lately removed.
j. b. NoRTHRUP, young business man
at Rockford, H., has been arrested for
arson. He left his store at o'clock one
evening, saying he was going into the coun-
try. At o'clock the following morning his
store was discovered ON fire. The flames
were extinguished with the help of the
police. An examination of the premises
showed matches, paper, and oil scattered
over the floor of the store. The police
officer started to notify Northrup of the fire,
and arrested him about mile from town.
He was just walking back after having SCI
fire to the store, as is charged. He was
jailed.
FIRE started in the hoisting works OF
the Grand Central Mine. Tombstone, Ari-
zona. 1t destroyed all the hosting and
pumping machinery and entered quite O
distance into the shaft of the mine. The
loss is $3.50, 900; insurance, $65,O0O.
THE three thousand packing house en-
plcyes Of Sidney A. Kent, of Chicago, who
inaugurnted the eight hour movement al
the Union Stock Yards, held consultation
with MIR. Kent, and the latter agreed Ia
continue the eighth hour plan until Oct. /.
The other packing house employees had all
announced an intention to return to ten
hours on June /.
SHERIFF BANKS, of Story County, Iowa,
shot James Guthrie while taking him to the
Penitentiary at Anamosa. Guthrie had
been sentenced to eighteen months for bur-
glary and tried to escape. He was hit in
the back and will probably die.
AT San Antonia, Tex, John LimburRei
and John Frye, actuated by revenge, set fire
to butcher shop on East Commerce street.
Timely discovery of the flames prevented a
conaagration IN thickly settled neighbor-
hood. Limburger and Frye both escaped,
but were subsequently arrested and are in
Jail, with certainty of going up for a term
of years for arson, the evidence against them
being positive.
The village Of Runkles, Wis, on the
valley division Of the st. Paul Road, was
totally destroyed by fire. Many settlers
barely escaped with their lives. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
=. p. WENPLE, Superintendent Of the
Chicago Washer Company at Greatville,
Arizona, was killed by Indians while on his
way from neighboring ranch to Great
vile.
The stage running from Melrose to
Glendale, Montana, was held up BY road
agents, about nine miles from the former
town. The driver, George Ferguson, was
shot and killed. There were two men, two
ladies, and little girl in the stage at the
time Of the attack. As the stage was pass-
ing between To blum and the creek man
stepped ont ND Rred At the driver with 4
shotgun. ~ fsil forward over ths dish
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