Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-05-22
AKoTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY ~, 1889.

AVA "A SAs 1oCOs
county was voted ipon, a. provided by
law, by the residents Of those sections. 4
majority voted agains the proposed an
nexati0n.
The rainfall Of the Huron station Of
the United States signal service from Jan
uary LIST to May 4th was an inch and half
above the normal. The temperature was
5ll degrees in excess Of the normal.
The appointment of Pruitt IS post
master at Gettysburg has been revoked
and his commission withheld. The pres
ent postmaster, Francis, is an old soldier
and will serve indefinitely.
The Building and Loan association Of
Dakota has sent out from its general ONCE
in Aberdeen notice Of the second quarterly
dividend upon its stock at the rate Of n
per cent. per annum.
--Sturgis gets the county seat Of the
new county Of Meade, BY majority Of
about 500. According to agreement she
will build and donate court house cost.
ing $4,000.
The new city directory At Aberdeen
now being compiled will show spopnlA-
.tiAA AaA u " - ~ o1S,
an increase Of nearly 1000 in less than
wo years.
An attractive nce program has been
arranged for the ffth annual territorial
fair, to be held at Aberdeen September
gath to 9th inclusive.
Vacant lands open to settlement in
the territory amount to $4,000, 900 acres,
exclusive of Indian reservation and rail-
roa lands.
Bismarck proposes to outshine every
city in the southern part Of the territory
with the magnitude Of its Fourth of July
celebr ltion.
The Nelson County bank at Lakota
was closed Friday on attachment brought
by the county OF Nelson on a judgment foi
$4,000.
Lake county's commissioners will pay
cash prize to the person bringing in the
largest number Of gopher tails by July l.
Edwin G. Wheeler, formerly drug
gist Of Huron, is now an ordained minister
OF the Baptist denomination in Oregon.
George Meade, OF Sioux City, will
build pontoon bridge at Yankton for q
bonus of 800 per month for ten years.
Mrs. A. M. Bowen. Of Sioux Falls, ID
the owner of fig tree which is bearing
fruit, there being four figs ON the tree.
The Fort Sisseton reservation, which
comprises abount six townships, will be
sold at auction ometime this fall.
AT Rowena recently, in digging we'll,
Inch pin and a portion of a wagon axle
were found at depth Of 30 feet.
Prank Frisby has been reappointed by
Gov Mellette ms a member OF the phar-
macy board Of North Dakota.
A territorial convention Of the Y. N.
c. A. of Dakota will be held at Mitchell
May 81 to June 2 inclusive.
About 1900 car loads of Sioux Falls
granite paving blocks will be shipred to
Omaha for paving purposes.
1T 10 claimed that gold in paying
quantities has been discovered In the vi
oinity of Big Stone lake.
Rev. Charles Mclean, Of Pembina.
was suspended from the ministry for
drinking glass OF Deer.
Judge Moody, Of Deadwood. will as
sist in the grand welcome to Hon. s. 8.
Cox at Huron, July 4th.
The splendid condition Of the crops ID
the subject Of ,omment by nearly all the
papers in Dakota.
A Dakota farmer who held so cars OF
wheat winter, lost $1,000 by the spec
ulation.
The state convention of the Y. II. G.
A. will be held at Mitchell. beginning May
81.
The South Dakota firemens tourna-
ment will be held at Yankton June Is 10
II.
Since the recent rains the outlook for
crops in Sphinx county is very promising.
Bismarck is raising money by sub
scription to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Sol Star was reelected mayor Of
Deadwood for the sixth successive time.
WIN. Tuntstall, of Columbia, has !, ,245
acres Of grain planted this spring.
Omaha capitalists propose to erect 4
SIS, 200 hotel at Yankton.
Mrs. Margaret Mulverhill died at Wa
konda. aged 1OS years.
Work has been commenced on the new
city hall at Watertown.
Fargo still hopes to get the Catholic
see Of North Dakota.
B. F. Ives will build an independent
elevator at Aberdeen.
Jane Goodmanson was killed at Grand
Forks by runaway.
Two cases Of scarlet fever are quaran.
tined ct Aberdeen.
North Dakota has an editor by thl
name Of busted.
Tho bicyclists Of Aberdeen have Or
ganized a club.
-Deadwood has 100 Chinese residents