Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-03-14
Dakota NEWS.

death five years ago, and few days age
she gave birth to child which her neigh.
bors allege she killed and secreted in q
barn. The case is being investigated.
A COMPANY will soon be incorporated al
Ashton with capital Of e1OO,OQO to de-
velop the recent find Of gas At that place.
The well continues to flow and 1t IL be-
lieved will furnish sufficient gas to run the
city.
The territorial department of war will
advertise for and purchase all horses for
the use of the department in Dakota and
Minnesota in the respective territory and
state, provided they can be purchased as
cheaply as elsewhere.
A sIx-oARED yawl is to be placed on the
Missouri at Fort Lincoln the coming
season and an ambulance kept on the Bis
marck side Of the river to connect there
with. This will facilitate travel between
the post and Bismarck, reducing the dis
tance to be travelled from twelve to 1--WE
miles.
REDUCTION works will be built in Dead
wood and save profit of $2s per ton on
certain ores that have heretofore been ship
ped to Omaha.
The Springfield Times says there is a
man in that county SO mean that he will
die some morning about II o'clock to save
the price of his dinner.
LAST week in the little town Of La
Moure five babies we're born in one day,
four Of them girls. Dakota will soon have
no use for matrimonial emigration bu-
reaus.
MAJ. KINNEY, the Indian agent, denies
that he misrepresented Dakota's blizzard.
The coroners jury investigating the
death Of Widow Earhart's baby at Church 8
Ferry, returned verdict that the child
came to it's death through the carelessness
of attendants at birth.
PAT TRACY, an Aberdeen drayman, had
narrow escape from being killed while
loading some trunks in freight car near
the end Of switch. An express train
came along, and he only got ont Of his
perilous situation with his team just in
time to avoid being crushed to death.
THE expense of running Olivet county
last year was only $3.50.
FARGO has paid $3s, ,l92.7s in taxes to
the territory the past year.
The creamery building at Jamestown is
completed and the machinery on the way.
WARREN post-office has changed its
name and will hereafter be known as
Talcott.
THREE Raymond protectionists have
issued challenge for debate Of the tariff
question.
The supreme court at its late session at
Bismarck decided that school teacher
wages cannot be attached for debt.
The general merchandise firm Of Rich
ards & Thompson, Of Dickinson, have
made an assignment for the benefit of their
creditors.
The Glenrock Graphic threatens to
suspend unless it is accorded better
patronage.
QUITE a number of saloonists have pur-
chased lots In East Grand Forks since the
supreme court passed upon the legality Of
the local option enactment, and will erect
buildings there in which to open saloons.
A YOUNG ranchman went to Whitewood
recently and getting in state of intoxica-
ton and becoming unduly boisterous was
arrested and locked up over night in box
car, which happened to be standing on the
track. A train came along and hitched on
to the car and gave the prisoner free ride
ont Of the country.
A MAN in Butte county, being anxious
to turn an honest penny as easily rs possi-
bic, invested dollar in strychnine and
put it out to kill wolves. Wolf hides are
in good demand and there is good crop
of them. He was in big luck, as all Of his
bait was taken, but instead of wolves his
neighbors' dogs got it, and now there is
trouble over their demise.
THERE are about 1889 acres Of vacant
land in Cass county.
PRosPEcToRs report rich field of gold
in the Squaw creek country.
BREAD at Pierre is two loayes for five
cents, but beer remains the same old price.
The editor Of the Burlington Reporter
wants to trade 100 acres of land, mud
cabin and two cows for wife.
WHILE sinking well at Broadland the
workmen struck four inch vein of Ignite
at depth Of twelve feet from the surface.
n. G. ORDwAY has asked for the ap-
pointment Of receiver for the Pierre
Journal, the proprietors Of which are al
legged to owe him $13 for rent.
AN Aberdeen hotel has conspicuously
posted in its Office sign which reads as
follows: ANY tenderfoot who calls suet
Of rooms sweet, or spitbox cuspitdor,
or looking glass mirror, cannot stop in
this house aud will find the climit helthicl
further east"
CHARLES SWAN, the Fargo wheat thief.
has recovered his health, and is now be-
hind the bars with his comrades in crime,
A FARGO minister suggests that tax be
levied to temporarily support the saloon
men who find II hardship to close up, o,
fund raised to start them up in elegant
lemonade stands, and that oil prohibition
lists agree to take SO many drinks day.
REAL estate transfers in Grand Fork
the other week footed mp $2l, 700.
JAMESTOWN school children must all bt
vaccinated or bc dismissed from school.
ADAM GE1aER was arrested at Pierre 70,
keeping gambling house.
RUMoRs are afloat that the Leland ho-