Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-29
Territorial Items.

Indians, who was with Buffalo Bill in Lon
don, is now at the Pine Ridge agency. He
got drunk the other day and behaved like
any undisciplined Indian.
1T is reported by Rev. A. c. Turner, the
Baptist minister at Young, that he has Just
married Miss Carrie Lincoln, of Wabasha,
Mimi, the wife secured for him BY the
Chicago matrimonial bureau, to which he
had applied.
The following is extracted from the an
nual report Of Bishop Walker of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church Of north Dakota:
"The parishes and missions are 43 in num-
Der; baptisms, infants, 13l, adults %; con-
firmations. 81; communicates, 683; mar
riages, II; burials, 33; Sunday school
teachers, 55; Sunday school scholars.
about 369; contributions, ga, ,016.23."
A CASE which has been of great interest
to the whole territory came up and was de-
cided the other day in the supreme court.
1t was to test the local option or prohibi-
ton law passed at the late election, for
which sixty -four out of eighty five counties
voted. After much argument it was fin
ally decided that the local option law must
reign supreme III those sixty-four coun-
ties, and that the liquor traffic must be
abolished in those places, some Of which
depend great deal on the taxes collected
from the liquor sale.
Miss ROSE, daughter Of the Congrega-
tional minister at Pierre, was severely
burned by a gasoline stove, but she will
recover.
THREE families numbering nineteen per-
sons arrived at Gary last week from Illinois
and will permanently settle, having pur-
chased farms and stock.
Ed. LITTLE, prominent man in min
ing circles and one of the first discoverers
of many of the mines in the Black Hills. is
dead.
THE recent official census shows that
Aberdeen has population of 5,04i. The
city has been redistricted into four wards
to conform with the new charter.
QUIET meetings have been held at Gary
to canvass the subject Of north and south
railroad. The one most favorably con-
sidered is the Ortonville and Southern.
ABERDEEN is talking of organizing a
stock dramatic company Of home material
The La Moure Milling company expect
to build the coming season large ware
house in which to store wheat. /.
The creamery established at Valley
City is nearly completed, and will be ready
for business in few days.
A JEWISH merchant Of Gran Forksd has
been married to Larimore maiden under
slightly peculiar circumstances. The
bridal pair, having recently been sojourn-
ing in Chicago, were married in that city
according to the ritual Of their church.
But the Illinois laws rendering marriage
between cousins illegal. the couple were
obliged to 90 into Indiana for the civil cere-
mony.
A STORY issues from Bristol, Day county,
to the effect that the dead body Of Nor
wegian farmer, named Anderson, was
found by county officials in an old granary,
unburied except for some old grain sacks
and blanket. The corpse had been placed
there in sort Of trough by SON and grand
son. They said they were too busy with
their stock, and the ground was frozen toe
hard; for them to bury the dead body then
THUGS and footpads have been plying
their trade at Aberdeen.
THERE has been one death at Taylor,
Morton county, from small-pox and tn
disease has made it's appearance at ons
house in Richardson, Morton county. 81
far there have been no new cases in Man.
dan since the disease first made its appear
ance nearly three weeks aeo.
THE story has just been made public
that family living mot : thousand milsl
from Rsvillo killed and cooked nice 81
dog, and fed il to party Of thrsshSss lAsl
fall - jackrabbit.
CxHrRAL vas visited by Ars vAicl
thrsatsned ths destruction u ~ Wholl
town, bst ~ Anally subdusd, witA oall
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