Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-08
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
THE people Of Potter county are agitat-
ing the question Of holding . county fair
this fall
CARPENTERS and builders are anticipat-
ing plenty Of work in the near future at
Centerville.
ACCORDING to the Jomrnala dead calm
has settled ON the real estate market at
Rapid City.
THE Bon Homme County Fair associa-
tion y preparing for the county fair, to be
held IN September.
DEADwooD claims to pay $4,000 per
month A. wages to employees now erecting
bulldinGs In that city.
UNCLx BILLY GATES, an old resident
of DsAdwood and well known to the old
timers. died last week.
THHVsganixation Of the Redfield Driy-
ing PArk association has been completed
and - Aharter secured.
III 5ndfan creamery has closed for
the Season. Three 81 The merchants are
running butter wagons.
SEVERAL Valley City ladies enjoy the
opportunities afforded by the CHEYENNE
river for bathing purposes.
The new manager Of the Bismark tele-
phone exchange will make extensive i'm
proyements in the system.
DOUBLE high five, substitute for sinch
and the latest game for cigars, is likewise
the latest craze at Deadwood.
THE BARRIERS of Sioux Falls have received
an anonymous circular warning them to
close their shops on Sunday.
HORSE races every Saturday at the fair
grounds at Miller attract large crowd.
and considerable money changes hands.
PLANS for Yankton's sewerage system
will not be completed before November.
The engineer is now at work upon them.
YANKToNs city council has unnani-
mously decided to have street electric
lights placed on masts sfty feet above the
surface.
CARTHAGE insists on having an altesian
we'll, and wants somebody to visit the town
and work up the business while the weather
Is suitable.
THERE are a number of ine driving
horses in Rapid City, and the owners
thereof give them lots Of exercise over the
fine roads now.
A GREAT many Rapid City people may
be addressed ut the Hot Springs lust now.
Ihe sanitarium there is sought for baths.
rest and health.
CAPT. d. S. WHITE, of Flandrau, has
received notice of his appointment as a
members of the South Dakota board Of
for the three year term.
SOME of the people of Deadwood insist
on turning their stock loose every night,
much to the disgust of those who are in
clned to be law-abiding citizens.
MRS. PETERSON. of Prairie Rock
township, Turner county, was nearly killed
by vicious bull q few days since. She
was twice tossed in the air by the iufuriatcd
animal, and is in very critical condition.
The first bounty received in Jerauld
county for the cultivation of trees, came
to l.. G. Wilson last week from the terri
torial treasurer, in the shape OF draft for
$40.
A BARN belonging to Peter Ciope, who
resides short distance north Of Oldham,
was destroyed by fire last week, which was
set by his 5-year-o old boy.
WHAT is bothering the people of Nc
Cook county now is to figure ont what
damage man should have for COW run
ming over his field when his crop was to-
tally destroyed by hail.
A DEADwooD investor in tickets for the
last lottery drawing is confident he paid
Tor winning numbers, but remarks that,
with his usual luck, the tickets miscarried
and never reached him, though list of the
prizes did.
MINoT organized band and hired an
named F. j. Stanley. The
RMsfier now reports his having disappeared.
leaving some pretty large unpaid bills. He
was likely carried away by the music of the
band.
A MAN named Jack Hall, employed in
sawmill at Rapid City, met with an ncci-
dent, the other day, by which he lost one
of his fingers. He was employed about n
shingle saw, when he lost his balance and
fell forward toward the saw, which caught
the finger and completely severed it.
JAMESTOWN is to have a local mer.age-
rie. The start so far obtained is turtle
and a public fountain. When first placed
there lots of the boys swore off They
have now found out it was real turtle.
The 15-year-old son of Ingwald Grove,
a farmer living near Carthage, was helping
10 drive some wild ponies to town. when
they became frightened and turned back.
long picket rope attached to one of the
ponies caught around the boys ankle, and
he was dragged to death.
Mr.. TYLER, Of Bismarck, had the best
average at the Fargo shooting tournament
His score was forty out of possible forty
four birds, and his victory was won over
fifty competitors, among whom were cham
pions from st. Paul, Minneapolis and
other Minnesota cities.
The Yankton Driving club has CON-
pleted arrangements for its 1883 meeting,
which will be held September 7th aud sth,
on the track formerly owned by the South
Dakota FAIR association, north Of Yank-
ton. The track Is &c be put in excellent
condition and accommodation for large
roncourse OF visitors will be provided.
Two or three hundred circulars from an
eastern city notify a. many Yankton peo-
pie that il they will send their photograph
and address, . picture worth $35 will be
This would involve an outlay
of from $1,000 to 3lO,0O0 in Yankton
alone, and it is not to be presumed that the
is made in good faith.
THE existence Of gold in the Black Hills
has for some wars been known In ,rsrv