Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-11-14

THE TERRITORY.


Fires AGAIM vIs1r 11M
VICINITY or LA 0RACR.
Serious Consequences ~ n Oh Dlask
Hills Feud--J Judge Trtpp HssAses ~ -
portant Decision- -saloonksepsrs Wanesd
for Contempt Of Court Nsws = GsnssaL
DEvoURRD BIZ PRArRIn II1ns.
Prairie fire has again visited ths
farmers near In Grace. A special Of the
Sd inst. says: Prairie fire has again NJ
tied this section, this time coming from
the northwest on the same side Of Spring
river that La Grace Is located. PARTIES
coming into town about o'clock this an
ernoon reported a FIRE 70 b Aftsen os
twenty miles distant. About 8 o'clock ~
fire had reached the hills Just back Of ~
town, and was coming with fearful rapidt-
ty. Citizens were soon ont bAckArin0.
1t had only been completed whom III great
body OF flames, driven BY hard wind
reached the outskirts Of ths town. ~
parts Of the toxn g nalg ~
three or four miles several parties lost heY
and grain. John H. johnson. : German,
lost all his hay and grain. but managed 70
save his horses.
BLACK HILLS FKUD.
Word was brought to Rapid City ons
night last week from parties from Hill
City that thirty cows belonging to ranch
man named Martin, living In Palmsrs
Gulch, had been poisoned and that IN had
died. The perpetrator Of the dastardly
crime is unknown. This oct II anc&her
event in the history Of the old feud that
has existed for many years among the roe-
idents of the vicinity. Last summer the
harvesting machinery belonging to Martin
was broken up by unknown parties. Mon
day night one Of the Martin faction was
held up on the road by one Of the Othsf
crowd with q six-shooter, but was mot
harmed. Some serious trouble u Antici-
pated before matters are finally settled.
usURy KNOCKED OUT.
A ruling of Judge Tripp 1t wessingtOn
Springs completely knocks the usuzy busi.
ness in Dakota. A man had been sued on
a note, but proved that he had received
only $500 where he was compelled to give
note for $3.50, bearing interest at II per
cent per anuum. The Judge instructed the
jury to give the money loaner only $50,
chattel loaners are trembling.
WANTED FOR CONTEMPT.
The sheriff is looking for John Ds1a,
James Ringros and Daniel Schilton, -
loonkeepers, who are ordered to appear
before Judge Crofoot and show cause why
they should not be punished for contempt
in violating the order Of injunction issusd
by Judge Spencer some months ago
restraining them from selling liquor.
A citizen Of Brookings created Sen
sation recently by appearing ON tho strsst
disguised as lank, cadaverous- looking old
man, with white hair and q bristling mus.
tache seven inches long. An attempt was
made to arrest him, under the impression
that he WAS an insane person, but he myn-
teriously disappeared. and many still won.
der what became of the @old man.
The Indian school ct Pierre will scoa
become a fixed fact. The government haa
already made an appropriation Of eas,oee
to begin the buildings, and It il thoa6Al
that 500, 900 will be set aside Tor the sann1
purpose in the near future. The plan =
to establish at Pierre an industrial school
for the entire Sioux nation.
--A burglar entered the residence of H.
NJ. Redfeld, near hardwood, : fsv
nights ago. Mr.. Redfeld uss absent, bsi
Mrs. Redfeld boldly struck light and
was about to battle with the intruder w11u
the hired man came into the room -
aided her to capture him. He was handed
over to the officers.
Phillip Noel, an old man living feu
miles north of Olivet, met with very
serious accident last Wednesday afternoon.
He was Just starting out for Menno with /
load of lumber when his horses started
and the old gentleman fell on the wagon
and was run over, breaking one Of his lag1
in two places.
The Rapid City Republican says: III
volume Of money in circulation throughoui
the hills is larger, business is healthia
bank statements are more satisfactory, And
there is less pinching and turning end
contriying to make 81 do the work 0f ~
than for many day.
Preparations for the accommodatigs
of the legislative crowd next winter ~ =.
ready being made in the boarding -houno(
and by house owners in Bismarck. IN
session will be one Of great interest and I
large number OF visitors will Be prseant.
A report few evenings aeo - Lsnasl
that q professional burglar had besn N
OF q freight train at that station ctea1s
great CONSERVATION and caused seyefa