Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-01
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ALFRED GARTNER, civil engineer Of
Vienna. Austria, and the son of German
baron, and Miss Focilitas Kemph, of the
Royal opera company, OF Vienna, recently
playing in the Metropolitan opera house,
New York, were united in marriage the
other day by Justice Otto. Mr.. Gartner's
family objected to the marriage in the old
country and he followed the girl to
America.
HENRY CECIL RAIKEs, the English
postmaster general, in a speech at Bridge
North expressed the opinion that the gov
eminent should crown its campaign in Ire
land with final blow at the National
League.
! Two prominent citizens Of Logan
county, w. Va, ex-senator J. B. Floyd
and J. A. Sheppard, have presented petit
ton and resolutions from citizens Of Lo-
gan county, the scene Of the Hatfield Nc
Coy war, to the governor. Mr.. Floyd was
among the officers who were fired npon by
Frank Phillips and his Kentucky gang on
the 22d ult., and he gives vefy lively and
interesting description of the fight. He
reports no further trouble, but says I. =
people Of Logan county are very much dis
is practically suspended.
DANIEL SULLIVAN was killed and Ed
ward Marvel and Daniel Cullerty were IA
tally injured by a collision between coal
cars which were being switched in the Del
aware and Lackawanna yards in Jersey
City.
THE Illinois Society of Engineers and
Surveyors have adjourned after three
days session. The meeting next year will
be held in Bloomington. The following
officers were elected: President, G.. G..
Elliott. Gilman; vice president, d. w.
Mead, Rockford; executive secretary, A. N.
Talbot, Champaign; recording secretary.
5. A. Bullard; Sp .ingfiel1' executive board,
G. P. Ella, Bloomington; A. H. Bell,
Bloomington; E. A. Hill, Indianapolis.
A KANSAS CITY special says that local
paper prints for the first time letter from
Senator ingalls, written in March, 1885, to
q friend in Kansas, in which he says the
presidents nominations SO far have sur
prised the democrats as much as the repub-
licans, but generally they have been strong
men. He adds that if Cleveland keeps on
as he has begun, the administration will
grow in popular favor. Though there is
much grumbling at the delay in turning
the rascals out" adds Mr.. ingalls,, IF
Cleveland can stand the racket for the next
twelve months, he will bring the party to
its knees and become strong leader"
EVANGELIST MOODY and his sweet.
voiced singer Sankey will be in Sioux City
February 2l, to hold revival meeting.
The walk-out of brewery employers at
Milwaukee, resulted in less than sixty men
leaving their work At Jung g. Roberts
brewery, where eighty men are employed,
all but seven agreed to forsake the union,
rs demanded by the employers, and remain
at work. The remaining seven were paid
on. At Faulks brewery, which also en-
pioyes about eighty men, eleven decided to
cast their lot with the union. At Best's
brewery few men remained away from
work At the Obermann, Gettiemann,
Miller and the Cream City Brewing COM
panies establishments all the men are at
work. At the Schlitz Brewing company
fourteen men left, and at Blatz between
fourteen and fifteen quit work.
ADAM SEYMOUR, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who has been separated from his wife for
some time, paid her visit lately and gave
her something to drink ont of glass The
woman died the next morning, and Sew
mour was arrested on suspicion of having
poisonek her.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred in New York
recently, destroying upwards of 81, ,OOO, 900
worth of property on Broadway.
JOHN kENMUIR, one of the oldest and
pest known citizens of st. Joseph, Mo-,
~as found on his door step dead. His
wife, who had been awaiting his return,
became anxious and going to the door dis
covered his dead body. He died from
neart disease.