Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-07-25

ri6ed and ! number Or railroad taeteol
stolsn. Tho robbers made vain attsnnp(
" open To- depot safe.
DIsxAHCK win soon hays I nsw a,Ooe.
pound are ben.
EraHrExN boardss fed regularly thsss
times per day Il Tie Dcadwosd jail.
A IAnox area 81 sunken fofsse - -
Gently bssn discovered in Devils lake.
THxRx afs MD u - over 100 Gases ~
piled p against Tho salesa nsn y siou1
Falls.
TEE Fland4u farmers alliance = trying
70 organize ! warehouses elevator Coz
pany.
YAKx1Ox brewers are chipping large
quantities Of bsss 70 Is~a and Dakota
towns.
MATERNAL Il arriving fof ~ round
house 70 b. built 1t Yankton by shs MI
wsa1ss company.
THH people of Lead City ar ANXIOUS for
some measUss 70 ~ taken TO prohibit swine
frcm roaming ~ street.
OLDHAM expects - 49, qpits : spos
on the horizon wheu she Rets ~ alIianco
elevator and e2.Oo0 school hOasa.
! - ] rs IN saans y I.sanox ~ 81
l1GexVSk ~ 7Ulslllul tlI1u|
nor MuMefs, ~ score stood 81 to d
favor Of the Mu6sfs.
THE Grand Forks 1odss q knights Of
Pythias ID perfccting arrangements 70 re-
ceive visiting brethren from Winnipeg, who
are expected there in August.
A STAGE driver At Rapid City has re-
vealed the secret Of successfully driving
six horses. He keeps hat full Of stones
on the seat TO throw at the lesders.
The political campaign Of 1883 will have
one effect on society in the Black Hills,
even il the people can't vote. II will In
,troduce the fashion Of wearing high hats.
BTuRGrs CrrY has finally made arrange
ments for a street car lire. A great deal
of traffic is carried on between the city and
Fort Meade and the enterprise viii nm
doubtedly be success.
A PRISONER confined in the Hot Springs
Jail Is suffering from general debility.
He complains Of the sanitary condition Of
the Jail, and says that he must have moro
fresh air or he will turn up bis toes.
A LARGELY attended camp meeting Is in
progress at Lake Byron. Rev. H. Brad
ford, presiding elder for the Huron district,
is In charge. He is assisted BY number
Of Methodist ministers of the district.
RAPID Crrr people fnd II difficult to
get quorum out TO transact the business
Of various meetings called. People don't
like to attend meetings indoors these even
ings. Outdoor assemblages are all right.
A LITTLE boy nearly 2 years old, belong
ing to 8. N. johnson, while In the photo
graph gallery of Halter h BENJAMIN, at
Huron, got hold of bottle containing cy-
anide of potassium and drank small
quantity Of il. Death resulted In a few
minutes.
An incendiary attempt was made : .
other morning TO burn tho building occu-
pied by Baldwin's restaurant at Aberdeen,
but the fire was checked after several hum
bred dollars damage had been done. A
fire trap was set in an outbuilding contain
ing barrel partially filled with gasoline.
The gasoline exploded, and the shed vas
soon enyelopel in flames. II was confined
to this building, however, by the efhcient
work Of the fire boys. This IL the third ~
tempt to burn buildings in that city in -
many months.
y IEss. HAsToN. Of Niles City, -. r.,
and ]. H. Jones, OF Huron. started ~.
Gently for the Indian reservation across
from Chamberlain. They have contract
with the government to supply tho Indians
on the reservations in Dakota end Mons
tana with 5000, 600 pounds Of bsef cattle.
The first delivery will be made in the near
future and be continued at the rate OF $50
head per week to each agency until the 18th
of Octo. or, when herd OF 5000 will b.
delivered to each. The latter viii be he
winter supply. This Is one of the largest
contracts that has been awarded TO . sim
gle company to be filled in so short time.
Mr.. Haston Is interested in cattle ranches
in Montana and will experience no DIM
Guilty in this contract.
NICHOLAS SELL, Of Everest, Erncst
Ksllermar and Lewis Helm, Of CasssIton,
and John O'Neil, OF Buffalo, the saloon
keepers arrested last week for contempt of
court in violating Judge McConnell's In
junction order. we're arraigned for trial IN
the district court at Fargo and fined each
$200 and costs. In delivering the ssn-
tence, Judge Mcconnell stated he had
made . mistake In imposing Anc Of @lO0
in the Caledonia cases last week, inasmuch
% the minimum hne 6xed by Law in such
cases was $9OO. They. however, wsre mot
such cases NJ these. He denied the insin-
uation that he had adjourned the june
term OF court for the reason that be did mot
care ~ try other Cass county liquof casea
until after election. The June term bed
bcsn adjourned because Of the gr6at prce-
sure Of work. Many ladies, members d
the w. G. I. o., were present during ~
trial, and when the Judge declared thAt In
local option Law vas good lay: that h
would vote for il IL he were here, md thnt
As far - his power extepdsd, II shOuld y
enforced. he was loudly applssdsd.
THK administration In Dakote I'm b
called upon very soon 70 explain ! raaatsl
that il fast getting TO BE- notorious + \
not known whAthsr The exscutise = ~
treasurer is 70 blame. bra more than likel,
the combination IL working Il Tor III thsz,
| Is in It. The matter referred 10 b ~ fail,
ure Of the territorial treasurer 70 gemit n
county treasurers the railroad and telegraph
tax. These taxes were paid ~ TIE railto4dl
| last Rebrnarr, and the areaAnfers u sounl
twenty counties In Daketa report that nonl
Of this money has been Eecsised ~ tAen
| II ID asserted By pAIties supposed % hnay
| thnt fhe territorial treasursr hne loehoa
this money to hank Il 81. PAIL, ~ I
blu6hng those 20 whOm \ Ghcald have -
paid until 10 can get fnir interose - ~
Investment. n looks badly, and 10y D