Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-24

The latest sharp practice to secure q
fee was by a well-known and prominent
attorney in Deadwcod who communicated
the information that by reporting to the
clerk Of the court daily their presence
when case on trial had been ad iourned
for certain number of days petit jury
men could collect tn ir per diem during
the time OF adjournment. For this va u
| able information he sought to levy and
collect an assessment of 81 from each
juryman.
H. G. Farmer entered the law office Of
r. G.. Taber, at Grand Forks, and engaged
in discussion with him about some mort
gagged property. Words led to blows, and
Taber inflicted several wounds on Farmers
head with q Ratchet.
The Fill River county commissioners,
in respons~ to the peayer of the necessary
| number of petitioners have ordered an
election to vote upon & question: of the
removal Of the count. aat FROM Hot
Springs to Oelrichs.
The milk icaless seraeen haze
esiss 4 I Ell iestss,. ssliIl tps oils'
ssslsanans u ;ssss:;; z,ssssss
8 cents: retail, sixteen quart tickets for ST:
single quarts. cents; cream, 25 and 80
cents er quart.
The work of moving the Arlington
hotel from Minnewaukon to Brainerd,
Mimi. has been commenced. The build
ing is being taken down by sections and
will be shipped by rail at once to
Brainerd
"A Young man, a Swede, at work on
the Syndicate block in Deadwood, il the
champion hodcarrier of the Hills. He
carries at each load forty bricks, which ag-
grcgate in weight 240 pounds.
Mayor Paulson, of Mayville, Disguised
at the inefficiency of his police force.
raidsd gambling den last Tuesday night
in person, and seized the apparatus, in
Gliding chips and rake of.
A farmer in Barnes county, while
moving, caught askunk on his sickle.
The machine was backed up to get rid of
the obstruction and distance only lent en-
continent 10 the spot.
The placing of the last of the heavy
timbers in the Dcadwood reduction works
building furnished the occasion Of general
rejoicing among those most directly in
terested.
AT a city caucus held in Madison re-
Gently it was decided hereafter to hold
separate ward caucuses for the better ac-
commodation of the increased population.
Anna Burke. of Warner, young lady
about 10 years of age, has lost the use of
her mental faculties, and in all probabili-
ties will be speedily sent to the asylum.
The thrashing engine be.onging to
oleson Peterson at Valley Springs ex-
ploded injuring the engineer. Mr.. Henton,
and n farmer named Matthias Bloom.
1T is semi officially started that the
board of county commissioners of Law
renee county will scale all court eeriifi-
Gates at a rate of 6 per cent.
The commissioners of Lawrence
! county have increased the salary of the
county attorney from Sl.s,o to $2,0 . a
year for the years 1889 aud 1890
/ The inhabitants or Harold were jubi-
liant the other morning because the water
! was flowing from their ariesian wall. The
well is now AS fest deep.
The members of the Baptist church Mt
Aberdeen have concluded not to hold their
fair this year. but will have in the place of
AZ bazaar entertainment.
| &C. II. Cunningham, for long time
clerk ut the Wright house in Huron, has
leased the establishment from its rroLrsn
! tor, NJ. +. Wright.
| ---Isaac Daffer has resigned his offies as
sheriff of Charles Mix county and Dan
Walters has been appointed to fill the
/ vacancy.
1 The Bismarck creamery company has
decidedt to increase the size of its cold stor-
age room aud make other needed improve
ments.
The Continental Hose company at
Fargo celebrated the eighth anniversary Of
its existence October 10 by giving grand
bali.
Complaint is made at Whtewood that
some one, unknown to the dcacons, uses
tobacco while in church and splits on the
| floor.
! Several thousand trees are to be added
to the already we'll started grove in the
penitentiary grounds at Bismarck this fall.
Last week the Tripp Roller Mills COM
! pany started men and teams to work ex-
cayating for the basement of their mill.
The Clifton and Pierre stage line has
/ again changed hands. J. II. Garrett has
I sold the line to f. w. Edscn, OF Pierre.
--Highmore has become possessed Of a
I lot Of fire extingaishers and citizens now
feel safe from attacks by the fire devil.
/ 1t is claimed that a smaller number OF
chattel mortgages have been filed in
| Brookings county this year than last.
| Another session Of district court
is not likely to be held in Deaawood be-
/ fore the 10Th or Goth of November.
The South Dakota Presbyterian synod
will meet next October in the church at
the Sisseton Indian agency.
The Rapid City journal is trying to
| find out what has become OF the Deaiwood
and Rapid City gun clubs.
The northwestern stages transported
sixty-eight people from Whitewood to
/ Deadwood in three days.
Thirteen bricklayers lately arrived at
Aberdeen and will help to push the work
on the new buildings.
The White Lake creamery has closed
for the season, and will re-open about
April | next year.
The atesian we'll drillers at Aberdeen
/ struck good flow Of water at depth Of
$50 feet.
7 Carl Johnson, q 6wede, was adjudged
! insane at Aberdeen. He will be sent to the
/ asylum.
| The race meeting Mt Rapid City was a
great success in everything except finances.
County scrip and warrants at Dead
wood sell for " cents on the dollar.
/ An effort is being made to revive the
local minstrel troupe at Sturgis.
Pointers and carpenters are much
sought after now in Deadwood,
The First National bank Of Il apid City
1 reports surplus Of s50,aV0.
The young ladies OF Beresford have
organized a Y. w. G.. I. II.
~ new bank is among the prospective