Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-17

IOrus Octoer Regular supply Vi ~ u tooH
other routes surveyed. Gen. Newton ad-
heres, however, to his previous recommen-
dation Of the Rock Island route, and says
it offers the greatest commercial advantages.
THE Postmaster General has issued an
order prohibiting the delivery Of registered
mail or payment of money orders to Marcus
E. Frazier, operating at Des Moines, Iowa,
as secretary Of the Globe Mutual Life and
Assessment Association.
BUILDING occupied by the Chicago
Cottage Organ Company a. factory and
warehouse, corner Of Randolph and Ann
streets, Chicago, was entirely destroyed by
fire, together with its contents. Loss on
building, $4,000; on stock and machinery,
s50,OO0.
NEWS is received that band of thirty
Apaches attacked party Of travellers fifteen
miles southwest of Nocosari, Sonora. Mex,
killing one Mexican and An American
named zezes. The Indians, who, Il is be-
lieved, belong to Geronimo's band, then
proceeded to William Browns mine, where
McKeiton was killed last September, and
killed Brown and his companion, James
| Moses. The band then started south, and
camped one mile south of San Pedro,
where they stole eighty horses belonging to
settlers, and then went in the direction of
the Sierra Madre Mountains.
WILLIE WINGATE, 12 years old, boy
from Nevada, Iowa, was killed at Ames,
Iowa, while riding on q freight train. He
was trying to climb from the end Of box
car around to the side door, and fell under
the wheels.
ADvIcEs from Sonora, Mexico, state that
United States troops have been forbidden
| to cross the Mexican line until the compli-
cations resulting from Crawford's death are
settled.
JACK GARvEY, a bartender at Miller, d.
kota, was shot by Billy Malkinson, for.
merly Of Dewitt, Iowa. The shooting was
the result of a quarrel over a game Of po-
ker. The murderer is under arrest
THE President has sent to the Senate a
message, inclosing letter from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, submitting a bill to pay
| the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska
$4,000 due them under the treaty with the
United States, in two yearly installments Of
$45, 200, instead of in nine yearly INSTALL
ments of $4,000.
A MAN by the name Of Karrick, at Mid
dleton, ILL.,, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. He was VIC
tim Of opium, and being out Of the drug,
and with no money to purchase it, entered
a hardware store, asked to look at some re-
volvers, filed ono which he selected with
cartridges, placed the pistol to his head,
pulled the trigger and dropped to the doo,
dead. He was % years old and unmarried.
THE Illinois State Executive Board OF
Knights Of Labor has issued an order that
no more assemblies shall be organized in
that State during the next forty days. Sour
reason for issuing this ORDER" said Rober,
Bennett, State Master Workman, sis that
the order is growing too fast, and we are
afraid that people may be induced to join il
without understanding all our objects. W.
want only intelligent men, and we canno,
have any others and succeed in the work
We want to accomplish much outside Of
Chicago. We are building up unusually
intelligent assemblies, and we draw ON
membership from all ranks, farmers, la.
borers, merchants and professional men
During the forty days we will explain thu
objects thoroughly, and will then be read,
for organizing work again."