Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

cellars IN fines.
William Farrell, for number of years
tho Chicago and Northwestern at
~. has departed for New York.
= stheye he will sail for Liverpool,
- ~ his old home in ireland for
a several weeks. He expects to re-
te Huron ia the early spring with
PA parties from his former home
; Nin sestlc on land near wolsey.
- incident Of the opening Of the
il ar line in Deadvood tho Ptoses,
KS: tUf ~tne@ parpUss -Ur rssuius ~.
fact on record. Alderman Mcdonald will
have the pleasure in years to come of re-
tsrring to the fact that he dropped the first
nickel for ride on what promises to he a
great convenience to the city,"
Bismarck Tribune: The Mandan and
Black Hills road is one of the schemes for
thedevelopment of the country which is
ALREADY an assured reality. The road will
be- constructed next year and the great
mining center of southwestern Dakota will
be given communication with the outside
world.
michael Donar, a young brakeman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, was
crushed beneath the wheels Of an engine ut
Grand Forks. He had made an attempt to
step on the brake beam of the engine, but
failtd to get firm footing. His remain s
vert taken to his former home i'll Mnne-
sota--~ ~ :.
The Deadwood Central Railroad COM
pany has filed articles of incorporation.
Its capital stock is s., 900. 900 divided into
shales of 81 900 each. OF these 1896 are
in me name OF J. X. p. Miller.
The secret societies of DeSmet will
have the finest hall in that part of Da-
kota when it is furnished. The Relief
corps will furnish an organ and other So
cietes a carpet.
4Chas. W. Poets has resigned his po-
sitisn as deputy postmaster at Aberdeen to
accept a position as railway mail clerk on
the Manitoba between Benson, Mimi, and
Huron.
From letters received at Bismarck it is
reasonable to expect that a greater number
Of Dakota legislators will this winter be
accompanied by their wives than ever b.
fore.
in special train to Washington to witness
the Inauguration of President Harrison,
arrangements having already been effected.
The Rural Voice says: 'sSome of our
citizens in Memo are assuming somewhat
tony airs and putting telephones from
their business houses to their residences"
The Press says that there is now an
for Bookings to draw the
next annual encampment of the Central
Dakota Veteran association To that place.
According to the Citizen it is consid-
cred poor days business when not more
than from three to five carloads of hogs
and cattle are marketed in Scotland.
The Elkton village board has EN-
ployed an attorney to put the ordinances
into legal shape, and has ordered them to
be published in pamphlet form.
The Dakota Chief is the name Of q
weekly newspaper Just published at Gam
Wiley. Buffalo county. Morton Alexan-
der is the editor.
The Milwaukee depot at Villas and two
cars of coal standing on Il sidetrack were
consumed by fire last night. Loss. 81 .0tt,.
Mrs. John d. Fargo, of Groton, died
last week At the age of 81 wears. She was
one of the early settlers of Brown county.
Over fory-five conversions have been
made at a revival in the NJ. Z. church at
Scotland during the past week.
The young ladies of Bismarck who
are compelled to be on the streets after
dark are annoyed by Washers.
The Fargo board Of trade will make
strong pull for the location of the territor-
ial fair in Fargo in 1889.
The Congregational society at Leb-
anon dedicated its new church building
Sunday, December 30.
"A petition is beng circulated in Lead
City asking for the appointment of David
Morgan as fire warden.
Commissioner Of Immigration Nc
Clure will return with his Office to Bis
marck in a few days.
Nineteen thousand shares in the va
rious stocks changed hands at Lead City
one day last week.
Orient has just passed through series
Of revivals at which twenty five conversions
were made.
The Bachelors club at Bismarck talks
Of giving rooster banquet in the near
future.
The street railway system is completed
in Deadwood aud cars are making regular
trips.
The Blunt dancing school has been
organized with a membership Of forty six.
Tho Chief wonders il Iroquois will DO
able to secure Touring mill in 1889.
The subject of a mammoth hotel is
being discussed again in Deadwood.
The town trustees Of Beresford have
abandoned the town scales.
Over 100 straw-burning stoves are in
use in Kingsbury county.
The ice harvest at Aberdeen will begin
shortly after the holidays.
There are eight persons in the Brown
county Jail awaiting trial.
Base ball is still the sport among the
school boys It Blunt.
"A blacksmith shop is one Of the urgent
needs at Gam Valley.
"A Methodist church has been organ
lied ct Terraville.
War is being waged on the saloons at
Highmore.
Monn0 yearns for a first-clsss hotel.
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An Odd study in Figures.
Buffalo Erpress. Here is more curl
Ous study IN figures than the one you
printed on Thurday, said the expert ne