Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-05-09
HAWKEYE HAPPENINGS.
Johnston and the q. A. R.-Rltten by =
DOg-Public Buildlngs-TO Stop
Selling Liquor.
Newspsprr once DESTROYED,


week by which the Daily Ledder Office and
the office of the Homestead an agricultural
paper published in the same building, were
destroyed. A boy was cleaning the forms
with benzine, some of which was split on
the floor, and he stepped on part of a m atch
which set the inflamable mass on fire. The
flames were quickly carried to the third
floor cutting off the printers and several
girls in the bindery. They escaped by the
roof, two men sliding down telegraph
poles and receiving shock of electricity
en- route which nearly paralyzed them. Mr..
H. J. Philpot, editor of the Leader and q
well-known free trade writer, barely
escaped with his life. He waited q second
to grab roll Of free trade manuscript
which he had been writing ut his desk on
the second floor, and was pursued closely
by the flames, which had cut of escape
from above. The street door being
fastened by some means, he broke open
side door and shot out with the flame six
feet behind him. About fifty people were
in the building, all of whom were saved.
This is the second time the Leader has
been burned out within two years. Every
thing belonging to the Leader Office was
of the weekly. The daily lists were IN the
safe. The postof1ice adjoined the building
and all the mail matter was removed in con-
fusion, but the fire was confined to the
Leader Office. The losses are as follows:
The Leader, $50, 900; the Homestead, S.
900; the building owned by W. H. Weaver,
$6,00D. The insurance is as follows: On
the Leader. Phoenix of Brooklyn, $4,000;
New Hampshire Insurance company, ST.
900; Des Moines, $1,000; Dubuque, 50, 900;
Amazon, 1900; Farmers Insurance COM
pany. $4,000; Peoples, Of New York, $2,-
600; Springfield, $1,000; st. Paul Insurance
company, $4,000. On the building, Lon
don, Lancashire and Globe, %, 200;
Hanover, 81, 1000. The Homestead Print
ing company WAS insured for $1,000.
Johnston and the q. A.R.
The reports published throughout the
state to the effect that Gen. Johnston, an
ex-confederate soldier, had been taken in
as member Of the G.. A. r. has called forth
the following from J. W. Mufny, Of Des
Moines:
"The reports In circulation that General
Johnston has joined q g. A. r. post. are mis-
le.ding 1t is true that he donated elO to tbs
relief fund Of u post and asked to be made .
contributing members In pes Moines and
everywhere, Gen. johnston 10 not . member Of
the q, A, r., and 10 never could b. He can mot
legally be mustered. obligated. enrolled. or re.
ported . member. Amy post which should
admit him would forfeit its charter. The con-
army in the war for the suppression Of the re-
beliion, between April II, 1851, and April Q,
1855, and mo person shall be eligible to men,
the United states Men Who were forced into
the rebel army, who deserted 1t the nrst oppo9.
tunity and enlisted In tho union army and
been. over and over again. refused admittancs
40 Ineligible.
There 10 no such thing ~ honorary msmbsf-
siir up no end Of dust Peapie generally, out
side the order will understand that the g. A.
Il. has actually admitted an ex-confsderate.
and and am a .nn,oas fnat R, sns isSt' Do known -
Com. Croker Post and A. Adj. j.-Gen. Dept. ~
and win ss@iy at1sa help % Organise The X. q. !.
ss1ntaa Q,ass ,s :, Blue sna Gay. cs s9d @
the 9. 4. + must never lo-sf its a.s wv
Torn hy Z De4.
4 very sad affair occurred In Marion
county the other day by which . bright
little 9-year-old girl came near losing her
life. She is a daughter Of A. Goodspeed,
who resides midway between Bussey and
Tracy, two stations on the Des Moines
branch Of the %" The little girl had
been attending school all the past winter,
and the school house Is located mile
from the Goodspeed residence. Failing to
return home at the usual hour in the
evening. the family became alarmed. and
Mrs. Goodspeed started ont in qnest Of
the missing child. The search va. short
one. In crossing field through which
the little girl had always returned home
the mother was Mortified ct the sight Of .
huge dog, which Was crouched down oysr
the child and actually deyouring Il. II ~
with the utmost difAculty that The animal
was driven away fr8m - honid rApait.
When Ms Gpodepfed yeacked her cAild
she was vet alive and Abla 70 teik ~
said that when shA Was aftAnksA bf ~
dog sbe e IA ior help. bat this ss4alsd y
nake the anipAA n mach MaN lsneteMs
that she lay M and Drsyed a 0oa ~
help. Th6 child y hoeyshly nn1Saa1o6
Hef In bge4st y enten a1ar SntiD ~ lun9
y expo6s&, And hotA ~ leN 49, ~
Steal1ly laeesAe1. n T. A