Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-29
discovered it an hour afterward everything
in the domicile was flooded.

discovered it an hour afterward everything
| in the domicile was flooded.
JoHN BBowN, Santes Indian. who WAS
arrested some weeks ago in Charles Mix
county for bigamv, and has been in con.
nnement IN Yanktcn since his preliminary
examination, has furnished bonds and Is
now at large. His trial will occur ut the
November term Of the United States
count.
The electric light Of Fargo, owned by
the National Gaslight and Fuel company,
OF Chicago, has failed to illuminate. The
plant has not been self-supportmg for
pend more money and DIR. Teet, the super-
intendent, rendered his resignation. The
are Hight il no more in Fargo
THE latest industry started in Canton
is the man buying old rubbers, Wood
sheds, back yards and sometimes
closets have been searched By ambitious
boys Who arc working for revenue only.
Many . fond and indulxent parent has
missed new pair Of rubbers and wrcnched
the. .saQfy from his hair with trunk strur
thits nv spent 70 the rubber man.
The officers are on the lookout FOR 4
young man named William Emmett, who
was recently in the employ of j. T. Stearns.
of Yankton county. Emmett left unccre
monlously for other regions, and il has
since been discovered that lie took with
him Il valuable watch. $32 in cash and a
coat and vest belonging to Mr.. Stearns.
Emmet Is young man of quiet DISPOSE
tion. and does not appear to be as bad as
this exploit proves him.
DIR. j. W. C. WHITE, the postmaster at
Carbonate. Wyo., who was arrested over
month ago charged with embezzling post.
Office funds to the amount of 5000, was
arraigned recently in the United States
court i'll session at Deadwood, aud pleaded
guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to
five years in the territorial penitentiary
and fine Of $500. DIR. White i. an old
man and has hitherto borne a spotless
reputation. Much sympathy is expressed
for him.
DIR. GoUDY and John E. Sullivan, of
Grand Forks, while driving homeward
from q veterinary visit ia q sick horse in
the neighborAood encountered footpad a
few miles from town. The fellow erasped
the reins and demanded cash. DIR. Cloudy
replied with q well directed shot from his
six shooter, The fellow uttered shrek,
and in the darkness was lost. A few such
doses will help abate the tramp nuisance
SO common IN our midst ut present.
THE Ne,rs says that All soon as a sira-
able location can be secured a building
will be erected IN Aberdeen that will be
equal to any in the territory, With a
frontage Of seventy five feet and three
stories high it will have an appearance at
once artistic and massive. The entire
structure will be heated by steam, lighted
by gas, furnished with an elevator and
have all the modern improvements and
eanyeniences. Already the first floor has
been rented. The second and third floors
will contain Office rooms.
THERE was great commotion at the
Pine Ridge agency the other morni
when IT was learned that large band Of
Sioux had gone to Cheyenne county, on
the Tongue river, in defiance of the objec-
tions of Agent Gallagher. They claim to
be going to the sun dance, but ii il feared
that they have more serious intentions.
They have often threatened to Join the
Cheyennes and murder the unprotected
whites along the Tongue and Powder
rivers. Colonel Dudley, at Fort Custer,
has been ordered TO send ont troops to in
teroept them, and two companies Of the
First cavalry have started In pursuit. II
Is believed that a bloody battle will be
fought before the Sioux are taken back to
their reservation.
The event Of the North Dakota fair in
will be participated in by the Grand Army
of the Republic and the territorial militia.
The battle will be fought on September 22
and the audience on that day will in all
probability be larger than on any other day
OF the fair. This contest will not only be
entertaining but will serve as an educator
for the militiamen by giving them exper-
fence in the movements on the field.
As the fare for the militia will be but
cent per mile there will be no excuse for
the absence of the organized companies,
and it has been suggested as no encamp-
mcnt will be held this year, that Col.
Bentley call regimental encampment.
What the merit of the suggestion may be
is not known, but is hoped that the at
tendance will be large. The fair promises
to he the greatest success in the history of
territorial fairs, and the Missouri slope
should be well represented.
HE HSFcsblleut IetuIIlS Vi HI tne COuu-
ties are in for this year. the equalization
made and the levy placed at mills on the
dollar. The grand total is $161, 42O, ,974 81.
The number of acres of land assessed is
23. .S32.Sl6. The total in the territory is
9G, ,000, 900. Some wild hand vet to be sub
dued. The valuation Is $3l ,s75, ,72a Yha
town lots are valued at $26, l25. .555, There
is some City in Dakota more than one
fourth Qf the value of the country. Value
of property invested in merchandise il
$6,57l ,007. Amount of capital invesA,d
in manufactures, $S93, $50. Number of
horses is 26S,Ai0; valuation. $12,12a,3 ,346.
Mules and asses. 16,057; valuation, $S22,-
772. Cattle, 597, ,S0S; valuation, 1884,
54S. Sheep, l52, 1886; valuation, $2O7. .79l.
Swine, III ,028; valuation, $446.S1l. Value
Of carriage, $2.25O, 964. Moneys and
credits, $2,227, lis. Value OF house fur
niture, $3S6,636 Value of stocks and
shares, $2.s37 $3.50. Value qf all other
property, $7,037,9l5.
Nit. J. J. LAMB, Of Stewartsdaie, EN-
mons county, has made discovery which
will prove of great interest to scientists
and curiosity seekers throughout the coun-
try. In digging well On his farm he
found the petrlfied remains Of huge ami
NAL at depth Of thirty y-six feet. IN at
temptine to unearth the petriHcation he
broke it into several pieces. but fitting to-
gether the fragments Of the tusk il was
found to measure thirteen feet and seven
inches. Judging from the immense size
Of the tusk and fore arm the animal mnst
have been thirty five feet in length-,much
larger than the petrifed mastodon now in
the museum at St. Petersburg, Russia,
which was found near the mouth Of the
Lima river in SIBERIA several years ago.
What Mr.. Lamb will do with this valuable
relic Of the past is not known, but il
should command q good price from tho
museums, private Of public. or from scien-
fists who are making collections these
rare curiosities. It should not be left ON
q farm, but should be placed in some pub-
lie place where It will serve in assisting Ia
educate the coming 0enerntionS IN th0