Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-09
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

long, fully charged and operated by clock
work, was found under the sidewalk in
front of a saloon, "a West Lake street, Chi
cago, by Lieut.. Bowles. The works were
going when the officer discovered it, but he
lifted it very tenderly and took it to the
Central Station. 1t is supposed that the
machine was left there by one of the nu-
merous persons Of alleged Socialstic ten
denotes who for months have made the sa-
loon their headquarters.
THE failure is announced of Turner, Bel
NUT 4 Co., grain dealers, with headquar-
ters at Nashua, Iowa. The liabilities are
estimated at from $4,000 to $1,000 as
sets unknown. They have been running a
large number of elevators, including the
following: At Dubuque, Charles City,
Nashua, Usage, Orchard, Mitchell, Stanger,
Mona, Iowa; and Lysle, Walton, Austin,
Dodge Center, West Concord and Strong
Creek, MINI. 1t is stated the Charles City
Bank loses $4,000 and the Lubius Bank,
Stanger, $500.
A FIRE ut Brimfeld, ILL.,, destroyed a
hardware store, grocery store. bank, church
and postofice. Losses estimated at $780,
600. The fire is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
WORD has been received at Miles City,
Montana, that Scotch Indian named Beat
le,living about ten miles up Tongue River,
was attacked by man named Herclerode,
who Drained him with a ak. Beattle and
the man were harnessing up team when
the alteration arose. Words grew hot and
herder seized an AK and in turn chased his
assailant, overlook him, and dealt him a
fatal blow. Beattle is dying or dead, and
the herder has escaped.
A GENERAL melee occurred at Centralia,
ILL.,, between white and black tramp straw
berry pickers. One of the white men was
shot in the head; another received slash
from knife the entire distance down his
back; negro had his face carved in half
dozen places, and several others received
injuries. Razors, coupling pins, and knives
were freely used. The officers and some Of
the citizens finally quelled the rioters, ana
arrested several of the participants.
JUDGE HOOPER, of Clarendon, Maurice
County, Ark, has been turned over to the
keepers of the Penitentiary at Little Rock
by the Sheriff of Phillips County, in fur
therance of a sentence meted out to him for
having uttered some $1,000 of spurious
county scrip during his term as Judge of
Maurice County last fall The Judge took
change of venue from Maurice to Phillips
County, where the jnry found him guilty,
and be was sentenced to two years in the
County Jail.
AT San Francisco, DR.. j. Milton Brow
ers, convicted of poisoning his wife in or
der to obtain s17, 900 of insurance on her
life, has been sentenced to be hanged.
The jury in the Maxwell murder trial, st.
Louis, returned verdict of murder in the
first degree. When the jury came in Max
well was sitting between his attorneys, and
when the verdict was read his face blanched
and he turned his eyes to the floor. The
jury was then polled, and each juror as
sented to the verdict, after which the Judge
dismissed them. The prisoner was taken
to his cell TO await the result of motion
for new trial, which will be made upon
the grounds OF incompetency of the prose
cutting witnesses and errors of the judge e
instructions to the jury.
FLOODS in New Mexico, caused by heavy
rains, have washed away every bridge on
the Santa Fe Road across the Rio Grande
except at San Juan and Bernallilo. No
trains have attempted to cross the river at
Isleta for eight days, and but two transfers
of passengers and baggage have been made
during that time.
GOLD is reported to have been discov-
cred within mile Of Louisiana, Mo-, on q
tract Of land belonging to Samuel Kirn. A
sample Of the ore was sent to the assay Of
fice at Denver and certificate has been re-
turned showing that it is valued at $8 per
ton gold and 81 silver.
ONE Of the men who recently blew open
the County Treasurer's safe at Penyville,
Mo-, and stole &6, 1000 Of the county funds,
has been arrested in hotel in Grand
Tower, and 1926 found on his person.
He confessed.
THE Executive Board OF the st. Louis
Master Builders Association held q meet
ing and resolved TO return to the ten hour
system On June 80. They state that they
havA Usvnu fhn a;syhf hx,,,r o,s<.,., R.;-
trial and and that they cannot probably
conduct thsir business ON that plan.
WMHlAM JoHKscN, Mats johnson and .
man Aamed Lovett were arrssted d Albion,
ldaho ~ robbine the United 6tates mails.
Ihe teb6esy ~ committed IL April last.
when ~ thieves secured the treasure bog
q 1)ls. Fargo 4 CO., containing el2.5Oo.
xhe o6ns ~ notorious onslaws. Who
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