Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-28
Dakota NEWS.

UAAUKA N6WOs
ANIL ID now ON the senate calendar
for : bridge ACROSS the Missouri It Forest
City.
The ladies Of the Aberdeen Baptist
church gave . maple sugar sociable" the
other night, while the Methodist ladies en-
tertained with : carpet rag social
An elevator burned at St. Thomas re-
Gently. The building contained about
10000 bushels Of grain valued At SIS, 0Oo,
which was well insured. The fire Was
communicated from a burning residence.
THE Desdwood Pioaeer thinks that one
Of the pledges that should be exacted from
candidates for the territorial Legislature to
be elected next November 10. will you do
all in your power to secure an insane asy-
lum for the Hillsf"
COUNTY TREASURES SHURTs, Of Dead
wood, has RENTED to the territorial treas
urer %, 800 81, being the "a levied for ter
~ritorial general fund. and s levied for the
stock indemnity fund. collected from No
vember ! last to February 6.
County warrants at Deadwood command
80 cents on the dollar.
A MAN named Thomas Houska, q stone
mason, took his own life at Lesterville by
shooting himself with a shotgun. When
found he was in an old stable and life was
quite extinct. He had an insatiate desire
for drink and was just getting over u
drunk, and it is thought in a ft Of disgust
he killed himself.
A YOUNG dude in Lead City, who is
wonderfully cute, in a pleasant, familiar
manner threw a handful Of -four in a young
lady's face. She, with two young lady
friends, prepared for vengeance, and the
chance came lately for retributive justice.
They caught him, downed him, and plas-
tered his face and hands with pot-black.
At the conclusion of the ceremony they
fired him out into the street.
The articles Of incorporation for the
Bismarck and Missouri River railroad are
filed in the Office of the secretary Of the
territory. This road will be constructed
from Sioux City to Coal Harbor, and the
report that contracts for a part Of the
grading have already been awarded is en-
couraging to the Mclean county boomers.
Bismarck will be the terminal for the bill
ing of goods, and will have all terminal
facilities, round houses and machine
shops.
The premiums offered at the territorial
fair September "a amount to sac, 900.
FIRE broke out recently at Roscoe in
the rear of a saloon in the center Of the
principal business block, and before it
could be got under control the whole
block was destroyed. Ten buildings were
consumed, including the Suttler house and
post-oface. Incendiarism 10 supposed to
have been the cause.
JUDGE MACKEY and Mrs. Witherbee
have been heard from. A young lady,
formerly prominent in Bismarck society,
writes that the judge and Mrs. Witherbee
stopped for q time at the same boarding
house at which she had rooms. She in
forms her Bismarck friend that the sensa-
tienal pair quarreled SO much and created
such o disturbance around the boarding
house that the police was called and they
were elected from the premises.
DURING the blizzard which prevailed in
the east Delegate Clifford, Of Dakota, now
in Washington, was in his element. He
took delight in almost Fostering the life
ont Of the New York city members OF con-
gress and those from the New England
states, chatting them about their climate
and insisting hat the storm was simply an
effort on the part of Dakota to get even
with the rest Of the country for neglecting
her claims SO long. Judge Clifford de-
clares that this was but the advance guard
of what Dakota will send in the event Of
the failure of congress to let her into the
union during the present session. He
says that the next storm from Dakota will
be due in New York city on the Fourth Of
July, just before he expects congress to
adjourn, and he promises to freeze every
thing up 80 solid that even the fire cracker
will not burn.
THE Hot Springs Star says. Cattle are
said to be in splendid condition throughout
the entire Hills; the loss of cattle will not
exceed l per cent, while there has been
absolutely no loss among horses and sheep
resulting from lack of feed or severe
weather. When it is known that thousands
of head of cattle and horses have not had a
spear Of hay during the entire winter, and
been without shelter except that afforded
by the valleys and canyons, the mildness
of our climate can be readily imagined"
PARTY in Minnesota has just CON-
menced a suit that will reopen the old
Douglas county bond scandals of 1881 and
1882. One Brown and q syndicate of which
he was a member il not the head,
who were running Douglas county
about that time, foated a lot Of spurious
or fraudulent school bonds that caused q
stink that made many hearts ache, but the
matter was patched up and has not been
heard Of until now for q long time. This
suit may cause trouble to statesmen Of both
parties in Dakota.
THE Blunt Advocate is still advocating
the establishment Of q creamery ut that
place.
The creamery established at Valley
City is nearly completed, and will be ready
for business in a few days.
MISS Cora BELL FELLOWS, who was
to have married the Indian, Chaska, re-
Gently, finally consented TO spostponement
Of the wedding until May "a. This is only
q truce ont of respect to her father and
Rev. Sunderland, OF Washington. Chaska
consented to the p~ostponement, and
seems sure Of his white squaw at the APP