Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-05-02

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Ths etAndssd catsls con; sny, whose
mmsass rAnch h located a Anss, nix
miles wsst Of Frsmont. have begun 70
empty their bssn which contains 1900
hsad o. caAtls. They ars shipping from
thirty to forty carr per week to tho Chicago
and Omaha markets. This company hiss
this winter fed 5000 bead, keeping .
half liz heir barn. covering about six acres,
and the other half In outdoor feed yards.
They are probably the largest feeders In
ths world. Having now placed about
l,2OO held OF their barn fed cattle on the
market they are able TO closely approxi-
mate the pfacticahility Of feeding ia barns
and IN the manner they have done. Tha
cattle were brought from the compaav's
western ranses and put into the barn six
months ago. Each steer il given q sepa-
rite stall and il kept Ia II from the day he
arrives from the range until he II. Fat
enough TO ship. These catt.e when put
In the barn average about $50 pounds in
weight. Those nov taken out, which are
about the average for size and condition.
show q gain In these six months Of
more than two pounds per day, which all
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Chicago commission men say this stock l.
among the best fed that has been placed
upon that market this year. which attests
the thorough manner In whish il has been
cared for. The company was satisfied xith
he results, 20 far - good feeding was con-
cernOd. The market %, however, 20 ex-
tSemely low that there will be no profit in
IL this year. The cattle are fed on corn
meal ground by the company's own mill,
which runs night and day, and turns ont
about two Thousand bushels IN twenty
four hours-fhe amount consumed per day
by the 0,OUO cattle. Over three hundred
thousand bushels Of corn has been fed.
The price paid for all Of il has been from
to : cents per bushel more than the rcgula,
market price. The farmers who have sold
TO the company have therefore profifed
about 1900 by reason Of the company be-
ing located there. The company has
heretofore devoted its entire 5000 acres OF
land surrounding its barn and feed yards
exclusively to the production Of hay. but
me present high price Of hay has induced
it to put in this year 1000 acres OF corn.
A Liseeln Giri Attracts Attention.
Very pleasant and hnttering reports come
from tbs college Of music Of Cincinnati,
o., in regard to Miss Zadie Rector, d ,ugh-
ter OF Mr.. H. C.. Rector, who has been
studying in that college since the first Of
last September. She will complete her
year the last Of June, and has made rapid
progress in her study of theory and COM
position. Miss Zadie has deyelored a de-
cidcd talent for composing music. After
she studied at the college several months,
she happened to play some Of the
music which she had composed while
in Lincoln, and il attracted the at
tention Of her Instructor. The lady said
II was very nice, but she did not recognize
IL and asked who was the composer. Miss
Zadie gave the name Of some great master.
he played other compositions Of her own.
~accrediting them to composers of world
wide fame, but the professors were posi-
tive that they were familiar wi h all the
works Of the composers named. and the
young lady finally confessed that she had
written the music. This was reported to
Prof. Glover, the principal Of the college,
who was delighted and immediately insist
ed npon giving Miss Rector extra lessons.
The result has been very creditablc TO the
young lady. With her natural talents and
excellent educa ion, she has the promise of
brilliant success IN future musical under
takings.
Creto Odd Fellows.
The celebration at Crete Of the anniver-
sary Of the establishment Of the Indepen-
dent Order Of Odd Fellows was a grand
success. The city was a led with strangers
constant stream Of people coming and 60
ing to and from the - emily grounds
during the greater portion Of the day. The
city had . holiday appearance, many Of
the stores and dwelling houses throughout
the city being beautifully and tastefnlly
decorated with hags and bunting. There
was between six and sevcn hundred pr
sons in the line of the procession, which
marched through the pr ncipal streets
needed by Prof. Vance's cornet band. BY
order Of Mayor Miller, all of the streets
were thoroughly cleaned. The different
lodges in the county were represented by
over 500 members. On behalf Of the peo-
pie Of Crete and Crete lodge, ex-Gov.
Dawes welcomed the b ethren in a few
well chosen words, after which w. II.
Woodward, Of Lincoln, delivered a brilliant
address, lasting over an hour. In the
evening a grand bali was given at the opera
house, which proved q social and financial
success.
He Gets Five Years.
The celebrated case of the State vs. DR..
J. L. Grandy, Of Richardson county, in
dicted for forgery, has com to an end in
Pawnee county court at Pawnee City,
where IL was taken on n change OF venue.
The jury after being out an hour returned
with q verdict Of guilty, and Judge Oh .p-
man sentenced defendant 10 a term Of Eve
years in the penitentiary, hut granted a
stay of thirty days. This is the second
trial Of the case. The defendant had been
found guilty in the Richardson county
court and sentenced to FIVE years impris-
onment, which was reversed by the SUI
prems court in February and a new trial
granted. DR.. Grandy is an old settler in
Nebraska and has been ore Of the most
prominent men in Richardson county for
years.
F1r0 ~ vaIent' n I.
Valentine was recently the scene Of a
very destructive ~coniagration which burned
out the principal business portion Of the
town. The buildings destroyed were Kirn's