Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-09

surance and loss, as near as can be ascer-
tanned, 10 - follows:
lnssssass s.,1 4ossA sai
Macarthur Bros, drug store. ...... 1000
v. B. Noble, postofiice and land
oHice.... ...............-..-.s l,uU
Those living overhead lost all. They
are as follows:
y g. x.x..n Icss; es:s NJ. u,r. Loss ssS
Prof. cathro. ....... 800 d. Nordin. n........ 100
The following are the single buildings
destroyed:
P. E. sandli. machine depot. :. $500 $4,000
NJ. Q. Tibbitts. land and loan
Hover wiley. butcher shop. l, 90 coo
Free Lance printing ONCE 49,. $40. 500
.: McBrayen, hotel ..:......... 1000 1900
w. b. Pease, vacant store. 800 200
Dougsid HcArthur dwelling. .. - zoo O.
4: Z. Acheson. barber shop. -, .... 200
KIRK White. saloon. ......... 1000 1000
Hendrickson Bjorneby, hard
ware l,5UU 5,5UU
The following were damaged:
Joe Syer. Restaurant. Sl00 Pioneer printing
ONCE 500; NJ. 8. Harmon, bank. 800.
Archie Macarthur, judge of probate, lost
all the books of his Office, and +. Cathro,
superintendent of schools, lost all his
books.
ABLAzE AT GRAND FORKS.
On the evening Of December 20 smoke
was discovered issuing from the rear of
Richmond's furniture depot in the north
end of the Syndicate block, Grand Forks.
An attempt was first made to confne the
fire to the basement where it originated,
but after an hours hard fighting, realizing
the utter impossibility of saving the stock
Of furniture rs the flames burst through
the door, all efforts we're directed towards
keeping the fire from the rest of the block.
The fire corps fought nobly and by IL
o'clock the fire was under control. From
the furniture store the flames ate
their way into the clothing store Of A.
Appel j. Co., and his stock soon became
food for the flames. Supt. Boycraft, Of
the gas works, was the hero of the hour.
With two streams of water playing around
he bravely entered the blazing basement
and turned of the gas, thereby probably
saving terrific explosion. The losses are
summed up as follows:
Ed Richmond, furniture, $4,000; in
sured for $4,000. A. Appel 4 Co., cloth
ing, s2s, 900; insurance. $16. 900. Partial
loss on annex to the Syndicate block,
which cost $4,000, $4,000. Loss to
onces on second noor' sz'oU.
TIE "Ai.hoAD BEATEN.
oaaee Ase0'e "oii'efeu 'ne ceioofr'eo
,,oA'"ein a'ino Tax case oec's'on AZ
'Ame''o"n Ds0esoer 'i' Inc particular
a''' on "a.n "e0'e'onS were ""oe a'e
.a' '"''' u VIC iaAway company against
the treasurer OF Foster and Lawrence
counties, in Dakota, for a perpetual in
junction against the sale of railroad lands
for the taxes of 1887. The cases also de-
eide about thirty other suits of the same
character brought by the Northern Pacific
company restraining the sale of their lands
in both the indemnity belt and the orig
inal land grant. The cases along the line
of the road in Dakota are many and the
amount in value is upwards of $5nO,O
The decision is against the railroad COM
pany and in favor Of the counties. How
ever, il gives the plaintiff ten days to
amend the complaints, but it is probable
the case will 60 to the supreme court ON
the pleadings as they stand. The coun-
ties claim the right to tar the lands in ad-
dition to the pro rata they receive under
the gross earnings law Uf the territory.
WHEN "a WHEAT AssrssARY,r2
IeS'l"ohy was taken MONDAY oe1ore
Judge Reese at jamestown In case OF gen.
eral territorial interest. The statutes
provide that merchants stocks and mer.
chandise are assessable MAY l, while all
other property is assessable April 1. The
The elevator companies of the territory
claiming to be merchants. buyine and
selling Tor profit, have always maintained