Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-01
DAKOTA NEWS.

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II. LEwRLLEN. Of Matthews, reports
the loss Of over 100 head of stock in his
locality.
| E. A. McNAIR. near De Smet, lost
twenty -seven head Of cattle during the
storm.
WILLIAM WrNsoR, of Kingsbury
county, lost twenty head Of cattle during
the late storm.
/ KINGsBuRY COUNTY came through the
storm with the loss of but two citizens SO
far rs heard from.
The blockade of freight trains has
caused scarcity Of parlor matches and
keg beer at Aberdeen.
PENALTY and interest attaches to taxes
on the first Monday in February. Bear
this in mind and save costs.
The artesian we'll at Aberdeen is in bet
ter condition than ever before, the pres
sure registering over 200 pounds.
ADAM GERNER, father of the operator
at Iroquois, was lost in the storm and per-
ished. His body was not found for several
days.
MRS. DEvINE, living four miles south Of
1roquois, attempted to get to her sisters in
the storm, and failing to find the house,
perished.
TEH great unanimity with which Dakota
papers declare that it was lonesome for one
week subsequent to the storm leaves no
doubt of the fact.
A GASOLINE famine is what is botherine
| Huronites.
IRooUoIs was six days without a train
during and after the storm.
FEARS are entertained for the safety Of
the quail recently planted" in the Black
Hills.
THIRTY-THREE sacks of mail were re-
ceived at the Huron Office at the opening
of the blockade.
THE Northern Pacific ce-houses are be-
ing filled with 3O-inch ice from the Mis-
souri at Bismarck.
THERE is said to be a Aow Of natural
| gas in an artesian we'll on the Manitoba
railroad in north Dakota.
A PARTY from Wisconsin has made ar
rangements to establish foundry and
machine shop in Huron early in the
| spring.
BISMARCK is all torn up over a highly
| sensational slander and horsewhipping
affair. Some very respectable parties are
involved.
The 4-year-old son Of Thomas Evans,
living twelve miles southeast Of Ipswich.
was run over by team hauling large
water tank filed with water. He was SER
iously injured.
THE postofaces at Ellisville and Moline
have been discontinued, the mail from the
former now coming to Seneca, and the
latter to Bnrkmore.
FROM 1000 to ], 200 land patents are at
the land Office in Huron, and Register Nc
Farland would be glad to deliver them to
the parties for whom they are intended.
IT is now thought that the danger of a
water famine in the Black Hills is past.
A PROMINENT citizen of Aberdeen said:
Il have lived in Dakota and Minnesota
thirty three years and never saw or heard
OF such storm. 1t was phenomenal, and
such one may not occur again in hun
dred years."
CHARLEY MARSHALL says that his
brick yards at Whitewood are capable of
turning out from 10000 to 10000 brick
per day.
The 18th was the first day since October
l, 1883, that mail was neither received at
nor dispatched from Clifton except
| Sundays.
The normal school building at Spear
fish is now receiving the finishing touches.
The recent addition, which has been made
at cost Of $2l, 400, gives the building a
neat and shapely appearance.
SEVERAL boxes and barrels of clothing,
gathered by the ladies Of the Presbyterian
church and their friends, were left at the
depot at Huron the other morning, to be
sent to destitute parties west.
The receipts Of the charity ball at
Huron will be several hundred dollars, and
, it will be judiciously distributed. The
| committee will see that not dollar goes
where it is not needed, or will not be ap-
preciated.
DAKOTA taxes become due March /, a
| matter which it would be we'll to note.
CLARK county voted, few days ago,
almost unanimously in favor of issuing
bonds to the amount of $4,000 for the
purpose Of erecting court house.
THE Dakota papers are predicting their
annual boom. Dakota can be showed in,
but even blizzard can't crush its buoysnt
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