Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-04-11
DAKOTA NEWS.

DAkOTA NEWS.
The contrast for sewerage 1t Aberdeen
has been let.
| a c,rload Of hour vas shipped from
Mand,n to the New York blizzard sulfer-
ers.
A couple e'oped from near Lake Byron
a few days since
A Wonan's Relief corps has been or.
| ganized at Aberdeen.
The postoffice e. Eostia. sphinx county.
has been discontinued
! About Ave inches OF snow fell a Aper.
deem the other evening
| The Farmers al!isncs, Of Harold will
! establish cheese factory.
Good farm hands are reported scarce
in varions parts Of DnkotA
"A chicken pie social was advertised to
occur at White Lake lately.
Since the snloons have closed At Aber-
deem pop is in great demand.
A new post Office has Eeen established
at Alelia, With Albert Martin postmaster.
Tho Congregational church At Glen
Ellen burned the other morning. Loys,
81. 500; inanred for 81 900.
--Castlewood merchants are Discussing
the advisability Of doing strictly cash
business. No money, no goods.
Judge Mcconnell sentenced Thomas
Facy, OF Pembina, to prison at hard labor
for life for the murder Of his son.
The Manitoba road has made applica-
tion for 5000 Of Commissioners McClure's
new book, THE Resources Of Dakota"
The Record says Sturgis is going in
for gypsum. A citizen Of that town is 10
erect mill, and will manufacture stucco,
plaster, etc.
Martin Ricca, the italian miner who
was so seriously injured by fall in the
Highland mine recently, died at the hos
pital in Lead City.
"A new bath house addition to the
Minnekahtr hotel, at Hot Springs. aud a
number of cottages, will probably be built
during the summer.
George Willard, Of Lead City, has in
vented a sign which. standing in three diff.
ferent positions in front Of it, relds in
three different ways.
Grows have wintered in Mercer county.
Old timers say that they never saw a crow
that had the courage to winter in Dakota
until the present season.
East Pierre is booming since the news
favorable to the opening Of the Sioux res
ervation has been received. Two hundred
lots were sold in one day.
1t is said Inc people Of Bradley have
organized company to build cheese fac
tory, and that 81 500 has been subscribed
for it by the farmers in that vicinity.
1t is said that arrangements are being
made for the holding of a kermis in Bis
marck with all the metropolitan frilIs and
social hifalutiir ihereunto belonging.
Col. H. Ray Meyers and H. J. Rice
are out as candidates for mayor at Huron.
Rice is the present incumbent, and has
been twice elected his own successor.
The governor Of Dakota win probably
designate April Is for that part Of the ter
ritory south Of latitude Al, and May for
the northern part, as days to be observed
as Arbor day.
The Valley City saloon keepers issued
card saying that they were going TO quit
the business. and then proceeded to or
gnnize club rooms that answer the Same
purpose ~ saloons.
Judge Roberts, IN the Henderson will
case at Fargo, set aside the will and de-
cided TINT the minor heir, Miss Clara Hen
derson. should come in for her share Of
the property under the law.
AT Fargo motion was denied for q
new trial in the case Of Herman Bass, who
sued the Northern Pacific for damages for
personal injuries. A verdict was found
for the defendant at the last term.
The manager Of the we'll known Sykes
farm in Wells county recommends that
gophers be caught and inoculated with the
mango, which he believes would be uni
versally destructive to the little pests.
Some frolicsome young BismaTckers
enveloped themselves in sheets and occu-
pied an old log house of that city and laid
in wait for belated travellers, who now
firmly believe the old house is haunted.
Stutsman county farmers have formed
an association, at jamestown, for the pur-
chase and importation Of blooded horses.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed,
and the capital stock is placed 1t $4,000.
The young ladies of Grafton attempted
to organize a leap year club, but could not
agree in making up their list Of available
young men. and so adjourned sine die az
ter adopting the motto, We will all fish
for ourselves.
ID. NJ. Butt OF Britton, recently visited
twin brother, at Blunt. Rev. j. s. Butt. Both
gentlemen are Presbyterian clergymen. So
closely do they resemble each other that
many amusing incidents have already oc-
Cured since the arrival OF Butt No. z.
AT Aberdeen the naughty boys soine- |
times catch dog, attire him in white
blanket inscribed prohibition, and then
send him flying in the direction OF Bis
marck while tin can attached 10 his tail |
furnishes inspiration for his high speed.
"A letter from Carbonate says: 1T IL
awful quiet here. We do not even have I
scrap on payday. Gus. +. knocked on |
Dave Us hat with SNOWFALL, old man W.
won about $l,O75 playing stud, and r. lost |
a cigar shaking dice. Lots Of money up |
here
The death Of Hon. George W. Cass, Of
New York, will BE- regretted BY many resi-
dents Of eastern Dakota. The general had |
large interests in the Red river valley and |
il was for him Cass county was named BY
Hon. Judson LaMoure, then in the lecis-
lotupo