Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-12-05

CappA Sioux. l.690: Upper Yanktonnais
Sioux, -: mixed hoods Of above bands.
Fort BerihoM Ageney--Arlckaree. 50i:
Gros ventrc. 5O2; Mandan. ss6. Total,
Pine Ridge Ascncy--oaalal:a sionx.
z;549; mixed hoods. sos: cheycnnes. 557.
Rose Bud Agency--Brulc sioux. No. l. B
lob; Binle Sioux. No. 2 I.li7; Loater
Sioux. LOO: mixed Sioux. 473: Northern
Sioux. $40: Two Kettle 81 ux, Yf2; WahZah-
zah Sioux. 177l. Total. 1904.
Black HiIis People Are Happy.
A greater feeling Of confidence prevails
In the Hills than ever before as to the flu
turs It this country. Republicans and
democrats alike are jabilant over the pros
poets for Dakota. The result Of the re-
cent election. making statehood and the
opening Of the reservations certainty.
eliminated in call for mass meeting in
Dendwood to take action toward Fastening
the work Of congress in admitting Dakota.
The Duly Pioneer, a republican paper of
DeAdwood, has also come out in strong
editorial favoring admission under the
Sioux Falls constitution. This paper has
heretofore maintained silence on the sub
ject. The Black Hills can be said to be
well nigh unanimous ON the subject OF adj
mission under the Sioux Falls constitu-
ton. The provision In the Plat bill, now
before congress. providing for resubmit-
ting the prohibition and minority repre-
sentatfon question, as we'll as the entire
constitution, goes far 10 make this feeling
unanimous.
bon H1mMe County Bonds Must be- Paid.
The case Of Brown vs.. the county Of
Bon Homme has just been tried in the dis
trict court, sitting in Yankton. and the
result was that the jury returned a verdict
in favor Of the plaintiff for the full amount
claimed, about 500. without leaving
their sents. This case originated during
the days when Charley Mccoy was run
ming the affairs OF Bon Homme. The
present commissioners claim that the
bonds were issued frandulently bv Mccoy
and others, aud IT was on this ground that
they went to trial. The plaintiff showed by
competent evidence that the commission
ers had tacitly acknowledged the validity
ut the bonds BY paying the interest on
them for three years, and it WAS princi-
pally this fact that led the j~ry TO return n
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff.
DssAclne the Custer Monument.
Among the souvenirs Of his western trip
Mr.. nackecliffe, Of the Century Publish
ing company, has a piece Of stone from the
Custer monument. He says that this is
one Of the fragments OF stone which have
been knocked from the monument by curl
osity seekers or malicious destroyers. II
is . fact tknt the Indians who have ridden
by the monument for years have made a
practice OF shooting at 1t, each ball dong
its share towarl defacinR what should be
sacredly guarded By the government. So
far had this work OF destruction been car
riei1 that il has been found necessary 10 re-
cut the names ON the monument. The
monument should be guarded.
Pierre Banks Consolidate.
II has been given out that a controlling
interest in the First National bank o.
Pierre, with its cashiersh hip. has been
turned over TO the Pierre Savings bank, the
latter buying majority Of the stock. W.
Il. Nixon, cashier Of the First National,
wishes to give his time to the Security,
Mortgage and Investment company, in
which he is interested, aud hence the
change. The present officers Of the saw
ings bank will probably take charge and
the two will be consolidated, Ex- Gov.
OrdwAy 10 now = director in the First Ma.
tional.
Heft for Parts UnkMOwA.
A sensation has been created at Huron
By The announcement that H, A. Gregory
had skipped the country aud was short
nearly 81, 900 ia his accounts a. treasurer
of the Fairfield township school fund. 1t
Is said that he put mortgages ON ninety
head Of stock and other property, aggre.
eating 1900, hut little Of the property is
visible (sNgory's family have no idea of
his whereabouts. Interested parties are
attaching pro. erty aud will work up the
case. Gregory had the confidence and was
regarded as an especially good citizen.
TilrteeM Trunps At Whist.
Local whist players will be interested to
know that the thirteens of the trumps
were recently dealt in hand at Aberdeen,
and that. too, under circumstances that
quite forbade trickery. According to Pole,
the recognized authority. the odds against
fnch Mn occurrence are as l51 ZOO. 0O0, zoe
to one.
NEBRASKA.
49,
Sensational Hank Failure.
The failure Of r. A. Scoville aud G.. A.
Crofts, president and cashier, respectively.
Of the State Bank Of Valparaiso, has
proved to be more than failure. II ap-
pears to be the most gigantic swindle and
defaication ever known in Saunders
county. It develops that Scoyille has al.
tered many Of the notes payable to the
bank, making the amounts much more
than they originally were, aud then de-
posting these notes with other banks as
collateral, Tor currency, which he got.
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