Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-08-18
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

REV. DIR. O'REILLY, Treasurer of the
National League, has called G3,0 adei-
tional to the trustees Of the Parliamentary
fund in London. This makes $4,000, or
500, 1000, RENTED 10y HE League within
the last few days.
TERRIBLE forest fires are raging along
the line of the Detroit, Macllina and Mar
quette railroad between ST. Ignace and
Marquette, Mich. At Newberry 10000
cords of wood belonging to the Vulcan
Furnace company were burned, AMI the
furnace will probably be shut down i'll con-
sequence. Everything is very dry and the
fire runs through the woods with fearful
rapidly. Trains are delayed and crops are
burning up for want of rain. All vegeta-
ton at Cheboygan Is perlshing for want OF
rain. For several weeks a tronth has pre-
vailed, and in many places Young fruit
trees are dying. The myrcury got up 10
107, the hottest ever experienced in North
ei1l Michigan.
The boiler of thrashng engine ex-
plodod ON the Foster farm near Jefferson,
Wis.,, killing five persons instantly. An
thony Klein, the engineer, and his son;
Joseph Lester and his 1O-year old 10y;
Joseph Hass, another of Testers sons,
aged years, and man named Fischer
were fatally scalded. Several others were
injured
THE remains of the woman found on the
prairie northwest of Chicago, ILL.,, with two
bullet wounds in her body. have been iden-
titled as those Of Mrs. Struble, who lived
on Center street. During the forenoon the
body of man named c. E. Carksley was
taken to the moreue, he having killed him
! selk in Lincoln Park. The body Of the
latter was identified 10y his aged mother,
who also identified the remains of Mrs.
Struble, and she stated that her son had
| been on intimate terms with the Strnbel
woman for some time and is supposed te
have been her murderer.
A DISPATCH from New Laredo, Mexico,
says the report sent out from there several
| days ago stating that 400 fresh Mexican
| troops had arrived there, and that an artl-
lery company had planted guns so as to
| bear on Fort Mcintosh, on the Texas silt
of the river, are false. The dispatch states
| that no troops have arrived there within 4
month"; that there are only 200 soldiers
| there, and that there has not been "A cannon
| of any description in New Laredo in three
| years.
| SELLS BIOS. circus exhibited at Edna
| No., and an immense crowd was in attend
| ance at the afternoon performance, which
had just begun, when tremendous wind
vas from the poles. The whole fell TO the
| ground, burying great numbers OF men
women and children beneath the canvas
| creating panic, which resulted in a num-
Der of persons beng injured. Steve Stout
| of Novelty, had three ribs roken. James
| With,ow, of Edna, was badly cut in til,
| head. Two ladies'. names unknown, had
their legs broken. Several others Were
bruised and traml'l d npou, but they were
carried away before the extent or nature Of
| their injuries were asceitained.
The Executive Committee of the Knights
Of Labor, who for the past forty-five days
| have been confined in the county Jail a
| Parsons, Kan, for non-payment of fine.
imposed for conspiracy against the Mis-.
| souri, Pacific Railway Company, were re-
leased by the County Commissioners. The
| knights OF Labor were given to understand
that if they would pay the costs of the sui
| the committee would be released and tht
| fines held against them to secure theil
| further good behavior. A train from thu
south, arriving here at 3 o'clock, brought
them to this town. They were met at The
depot by 400 people, principally knights Of
Labor and their families, and escorted Il
knights Of Labor Hall. Circulars are nov
being distributed calling for grand recep-
ton and picnic, to be held in this city il
| honor Of their release from imprisonment
Four convicts made an attempt to es-
cape from the State Penitentiary at Ana
mosa. Iowa. Paddy Ryan, in for six years
was shot through the left shoulder and
down through the heart, dying instantly
! Mitchell, the man who murdered Thun or
The railroad rsiige near Cedar Rapids