Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-07-21
MATTERS IN rHE WEST.

IHE hrm OF VIM. Hill q Som OF Spring.
vile, Iowa, near Cedar Rapids, one of the
largest creamery firms in Iowa, has failed
for $4,000. The cause was depression in
the market by the introducing OF butterine
and oleomargarine. This failure closes
fifteen creameries in Linn and Jones coun.
ties that last year paid farmers nearly $780,
600. The firm has been seriously embar-
rassed for several months, but delayed the
assignment, hoping for the passage Of the
oleomargarine bill and the revival OF the
butter industry.
NEAR Madisonville, Mo-, at the residence
Of A. B. Seely, the son of a widow by the
name Of Murphy was accidentally shot.
The Murphy boy was coming through the
gate when boy by the name Of John Sayre
took up gun belonging to Mr.. Seely and
pointed it at the lad only to scare him.
when he was told that it was loaded he
misunderstood the remark, and pointing it
at Murphy pulled the trigger, the charge of
shot hitting him in the right shoulder and
breast, causing probably fatal wound.
CHARLES w. McGoyERN, for six years
well-known lawyer and real estate agent
Of Orion, Iowa, has left for parts unknown.
He was thought to be in good circumstances
and recently became surety for his brother
as postmaster in the sum of $2S, 600. He
has left debts aggregating Sls,Oo0, much of
it being in the form of collections made for
clients. McGovern's downfall is believed
to be due TO gambling operations and spec
ulations in Chicago.
THE sash, door and Lind factories of
Patrick Conway, Twenty first and Loomis
streets, and Charles Lange, GIL Loomis
street, burned in Chicago. Conway's fac
tory was entirely destroyed. Loss 100000;
partially insured. Lange's loss is about
$4,000. The mills were surrounded by
Touring mills and other buildings of equally
inflammable character.
A YOUNG man named Frank Bruce, liv-
ing near Glasgow, ILL.,, shot and killed him.
self. He has been demented for several
days. They had man watching him who
went to sleep. Bruce got revolver and
went into back shed, got in q farm wagon
and shot himself, dying in few minutes.
A wHoLEsAIn poisoning Of tea party
took place at the residence OF E. Wiley, in
Charleston, III. Among the refreshments
was liberal supply Of chicken salad, and
nearly all who partook of it were seriously
poisoned. All the doctors of that city have
since been kept busy attending the patients.
At last reports nearly all were out Of dam
ger, and it is hoped that none Of the cases
will terminate fatally.
REV. DIR. O'RE1LLY, Treasurer of the
National League, has cabled $4,000 addi-
tional to the trustees of the Parliamentary
fund in London. This makes 20,0OO, or
100000, remitted by the League within
the last few days.
TIMBER fires have been raging in differ
ent parts Of the mountains in the vicinity
of Boulder, Col. The largest and worst is
between Caribou and Washington noun
tain, where about six square miles of tim
Der has been laid to waste, besides great
number Of shaft houses and cottages. The
fires were started by sparks from passing
locomotive.
DURING heavy storm, about twenty
miles south OF Pena. Iex'' house In
which four women were sleeping was
struck by lightning and all were killed.
A PUMA, which has been infesting the
neighborhood q Pilot Grove, Texas, Tor
several weeks, tore to pieces and devoured
the l-year-old child Of farmer living ON
the bnrne tract. Nothing was left OF the
child Dy the beast out the nesniess bones.
The puma has been seen several times this
summer IN North Texas.
The Constitutional Convention Of Da-
kota met o oioux Fails with over ntty mem-
Ders present. Inc Gay was mosuy spent
IN conference discussing the question Of
submitting 10 the people y the November
election the repeal of the restraining sec
tion OF the Const'tutlon. The prevailing
sentiment appears g be IN favor Of sub
mitttng the question.
Two hundred acres of cranberries In the
vicinity OF Tomah, Wis.,, owned BY J. I.
Case, Of Racine, the 3. Z. Baker estate and
Judge Ryan. have been ruined BY the re-
cent forest nres. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000. i win take eight or ten years for
the vines to grow again.
GEO. CAssELL, cowboy IN the employ
OF 2. .. Newman. was drowned while