Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-12-26

and Robert Warren, Of the Algona, To-,
Uppr Des Moines. viii start weekly
newspaper At Spearhsh in the near future.
TAXING Of evidence in the Winship.
Walsh contest at Grand Forks for the Tor.
ritorial council Is closed. A volumnious
mass Of evidence will be laid before the
election commission at Bismarck.
Dsaa Carpenter, of the Rapid City
school Of mines. has been elected mem-
ber Of the Colorado scientific society and
proposed for fellowship in the geological
sosiety Of the same state.
Charles Post and Mrs. A. Smith, Of
Canning, were arrested in Aberdeen by the
sheriff Of Hughes county. who took them
70 Pierre. where they will be tried on .
change Of adultery. @
John G. Ashmore, for the past four
years station agent for the Milwaukee road
at Bath, died Of pneumonia. He was 20
years old and had been marr.ed but seven
weeks.
"A. L. Dickinson and Miss Nancy A..
StONohton. both Of Dickinson, were mar
||sfisdssn Dseensber IAth. YhAs. groom
is one Of the owners of the original town
site Of Dickinson.
The annual session of the North Da-
kota Educational association for the year
1885, will be held in Jamestown, com.
mencing Dsce ember ~, at 10 a. III.
--Bismarckers are unhappy because it
is understood by them that Robert ]. In.
gersoll has cancelled his engagement for a
proposed northwestern tour this winter.
Two hundred and fifty invitations
have been issued for grand ball to be
given by the Masonic fraternity at Blunt
on the evening of December ~.
Judge Crofoot has appointed G. X.
Ledewick, Of Aberdeen, clerk Of the
Seventh judicial district and deputy clerk
Of the United States court.
The town site proprietor Of Rowena is
now in the east and will visit some Of the
large cities and try to induce immigration
to that lively new town.
MIR. and Mrs James Johns, Of Bridge.
water, will soon remove TO Minneapolis,
where Mr.. Johns will engage in business
at the corn exchange.
Al tuolI euiHt oiccNcs, Is Auo way tue
local papers all over the territory are re.
ferring to laboring men--aud here 1t is tho
middle of winter.
-Bismarck's electric light wires are be-
ing extended to the capitol, and that struc-
ture viii be illuminated by electricity dur
ing the winter.
The bank of Rugby has been incorpo.
rated with capital stock Of 100000.
F. A. Mears is president and j. w. Cor.
don is cashier.
A. H. Adams, secretary and treasurer
Of the Diamond Point Mining and Milling
company, has skipped with thousands in
his pockets.
The inhabitants of DeSmet are re.
joicing because the rubbish has been
cleared away from the streets of that
town.
The county commissioners OF Brown
county have reduced the salary Of the dis
mum.
A new water supply scheme is being
agitated at Palisades. Water will be
forced all over town from a spring near
by.
A lady Of Burlington, Ward county,
has cured herself Of being round shouldered
by pinning her back hair to her hustle.
Judge Crofoot has called term Of
cour for Brown county for January 8.
Nearly forty cases are on the docket.
There nre about $50 applications for
seats in the first street car that goes over
the newly built track in Deadwood.
--Deadwood Knights of Pythias are
making extensive preparations for their
masquerade ball on December 28.
A. H. Malone and family, who were
among tho pioneer settlers Of Holabird,
have removed to Anderson, Ind,
A few men with capital and nerve are
wanted at Valley Springs to develop the
natural resources of the town.
1t is estimated that tbs Black Hills
country contributed $4,000 to the Louisi-
ana state lottery last month.
The Central City public school has
opened ia new school house and with
new teacher and new books.
Nearly 800 tickets have been sold for
the band benefit ball which occurs at
Brookings New Years eve.
--Wahpeton was visited BY FIRE De.
cember 18th which did $4,000 damage to
two business buildings.
Hon. John II. King, Of Rapid City,
is at Washington in the interest Of the
Sioux reservation bill.
The Deadwood Liederkanz club Is
recent organization composed Of q score
OF German vocalists.
The town Of Menno has taken steps
to incorporate at the January meeting of
the county board.
The elevator at Ashton belonging to
the Empire Elevator company has been de-
stroyed by fire.
The governors guard at Bismarck
have reftted their armory and put in n
gymnasium.
- The Catholic fair at Aberdeen closed
last Saturday night. The receipts we're
over S700.
The Forest City Potter county, Pyeas
has passed into the hands Of Rev. A. s.
ThOrne.
The Free Press Is making an attempt
to reorganize the board Of trade at Pierre.
The SentiHei complains Of an abun-
dance OF petty thieves at Whitewood.
The Farmers institute held Vt Brook.
ings last week is reported success.
East Grand Forks authorities are
making raids ON the demi- monde,
The hotel men Of Minot report busi.
ness steadily ON the increase.
Raymond wants barber.
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4 Story from TIE Rocks.
Geological history brings before US, says
lated to impress our minds with the great
antiquity OF our planet, and with the mar
velous chain Of changes BY which the
present order Of things has been brought
about. We learn from IL that the noun
tains and valleys have not come suddenly