Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-22
Territorial Items.

The pulse Of Bismarck beats high oves
the prospect Of securing the Illinois
Central.
The brewers at Fargo drive the small
school children home in their beer wagon
in case blizzard is threatened.
POSTMASTER KLAUS, Of Jamestown, IL
said to have once traded business lot,
now worth -, 900, for bottle OF cham
payne.
LOUIS PETERSON, miner in the De-
Smet mine, was instantly killed by being
crushed by large body Of ore.
THE Central City bank. at Central City,
three miles from Deadwood, has closed ita
doors. Lack Of business was the cause.
The assets greatly exceed the liabilities
and no loss will result.
THREE little children Of David Rudolph,
living near Mooihead, had narrow ESCAPE
from being devoured by wolves while 60.
ing home from school the other night.
When a short distance from the school
house five wolves made for them. Ths
children turned and ran for the school
house with the wolves pursuing, barely
reaching shelter.
CD. WARREN, of jamestown, has NJ
ceiyed patent on car-coupler.
NEARLY one-half the town Of Hickson
was destroyed by fire lately.
BARRows, the taxidermist, will return
to Mandan with his stock Of furs, for Soma
time at the Ryan hotel, st. Paul.
THERE is Catholic population in Da-
kota Of $1,000; 100 churches, n schools,
2,0O0 pupils and 10 industrial schools.
sYLvANus WHITNEY, q wealthy and
prominent citizen, dropped dead in the
postoffice at jamestown recently.
THE city council at Aberdeen has adopt
ed system Of sewerage. known as the
pumping system, at cost Of $4,000.
ANEW HAMPsHIRE schoolboy hes writ
ten to Judge Guptill, Of Fargo, for data
concerning Dskota's admission. This IL
a straw indicative of general interest ON
the subject.
CLEAR LAKE people are burning their
insides out with an internal drink called
Wine Of Life" Essence Of Death would
be more appropriate name.
SEVERAL buffalo were seen one day
lately by two farmers near Eldridge. Buffalo
are quite rarity Of recent years.
The citizens Of Sturgis have decided
that the bum element must 20, and the city
authorities have commenced the work Of
getting rid Of that class.
The Journal is new paper at Willow
Lakes. II has FOR motto: 4Tpthfully
tell the printer the news you know, and b
sure to pay him as you CO."
AN effort is being made by the members
Of the Madison, Wis.,, law class Of l8Sl-9,
who now reside in the territory, to hold
reunion at Aberdeen some time in the near
future.
GEORGE c. BuRpIcK, at one time editor
Of the Oldham Topic and employed on dif-
ferent papers in the territory, committed
suicide at Waseca, Mimi, by taking
chloral.
In 1878 there we're but seventy -6vs
Sunday schools in the territory, with 1900
members. Now there are 1000 with :
membership Of 10000. During that time.
Dakota's population increased coo Per
cent, while the Sunday schools increased
1900 per cent.
SAMUEL LYNN, who registered from
Dakota, started out to see Chicago BY gas
light. He fell in with woman named
Belle and one Maggie Waters. One of
them threw her arms around his neck and
held him while the other took his pocket
book, containing $75, and run.
WILLIAM HUFF, the well-known sprin-
ter, has been engaged by the Aberdeen
hook and ladder running team for ono
year.
A RANcHMAN Of Bare Butte recently bad
house warming Of nature he didn't
RELISH He left his ranch to attend ~
dance, and during his absence everything
was destroyed by FIRE. Several hundred
bushels Of corn, 1000 bushels Of oats and
all his farm mschinery xers devouzsd b.
the flames.
AT Crank Forks Henry Liverson, while
attempting to CROSS thsnlilroad bridge, l0ss
his balance and fell sixty feet, hsad Art,
upon some piling below. He may reccses.
DRs. ELLIOTT and welch, Of Abasdesn.
have secured Judgment against Brown
county In the sum az 191 ThA hill II f0n y