Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-10

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The second morning after they went into
camp they found that their traps had been
visited and game taken out. The next
night Tom remained out to watch for the
thieves. In the middle Of the night his
brother was awakened by several shots.
and spraug out Of bed IN his cabin TO see
Tom fall across tho doorway, n corpse.
Fifteen Indians came up aud opened fire.
on tho survivor. Will inns protected him
self as we'll as he could and opened TIRE on
the Indians with two heavy ,ecolvers. and.
according to the dispatch, managed to kill
eleven OF the indians when the other four
fed. Williams, although severely wound
ed, managed to bury his brother. and drift
ed dowA the river IN boat to Fort Stew
ensOn.
BRIoHT OUTLOOK.
The Aberdeen Republican of April lst
says: "To-dAy Is tho first day Of spring,
and Il il . sps,nR day il al that the " ri
implies. Our farmers have their wheat
lands in splendid order. Thousands Of
acres will be seeded this week in Brown
county aud central Dakota. Never in tho
history Of this section Of the territory have
the farmers Of this section had their ground
in such splendid order for the seel
or as many acres ready Tor the spring SOW
ing, and never were they more encouraged
or have they felt more like making extra
exertiOns for the coming seasons crop.
The high prices received for last years
crop and magnificent winter they have been
favored with places them in better shape
and more able TO make renewed efforts tnaR
ever before, and they will do II. For CEN
trail naLnfo tho RnnnL1:<O,s 1olinVns With
good grounds for SO doing. th,.t this will
be her most prosperous year.
BINDING TwINE EsTIxATE.
If one allows two pounds 10 tbs acre
and twelve acres in days work an the
twine trust raises the price Of twine to Is
cents q pound, then the cost Of tieing up
the days work will be %. Az three men
can bind twelve acies day after a binder,
the farmer will be iu a position 10 offer ~
per day to men to bind without any special
loss. While it Is true that most would
find II more convenient and cheaper to
bind with twine at Is cents, yet this il
about the limit. Any higher price will
make It cheaper to bind by hand. Many
will bind by hand rather than pay 25cents.
DIDN'T SWALLOW THE NEEDLE.
Thomas Mckinney. . farmer living near
Brookings, butchered hog recently, and
when they cooked the tongue and under
took to cut it the knife struck some hard
substance, which on investigation proved
to he large sized needle which was firmly
EMBEDDED lengthwise OF the tongue.
ANEW ASYLUM BOARD FOR YANKr ron.
Gov. Mellette has appointed a new board
Of trustees for the Yankton insane hospi-
tai as follows: Zins Richey and w. b.
Valentine, of Yankton; George Snow, Of
Springfield; James Talcott. of Elk Point;
Rev. o. H. Dahk Of Sioux Falls. Gen.
Gale denies the report that he will fight
the qualification or administration Of the
new board.
- About six inches Of snow fell ct La
kota on the End. Farmers claim il Is Just
what Is needed, as the ground is too dry
70 ssed, though considerable seeding had
already been done. Other sections Of Da-
kota received from two to six inches Of
snow. also.
The county commissioners Of Brown
county have appropriated $4,000 toward
defraying the expenses Of the territorial
fair TO be held at Aberdeen the coming fall,
and 81, 100 for special premiums to Brown
county farmers.
Ramsey county commissioners refused
to bond the county under the seed lien
act passed by the last legislature for the
purpose Of supplying needy farmers with
seed grain. there being no occasion for
such a measure.
Destructive prairie fires have besn
reported from many points in South Ds-
kots during the past fortnight. The lack
Of spring rains up to April LIST hes rom
dered the Are danger very much greater
than usual.
Tho first biennial report Of the terri
torial board Of education 10 q voluminous
work Of 324 closely printed pages. The
volume also includes the nineteenth annual
report Of the territorial superintendent.
-E. 8. Tyler, public examiner, has ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Mellette and
recommended hi: deputy. ". Hayden. for
the place. Hayden IL said to be very
competent man.
Tho North Dakota fair at Grand Forks
will begin on Tuesday, Sept. l7th. The
racing premiums have been doubled, and
In several other classes increased 50 per
cent.
---Shang." noted gambler who made
fortune In the Black Hills. died recently
at Spokane Falls. His real name was Ed.
ward Stanton Currans.
Judge Moody is one Of the largest
farmers In the Black Hills. He vss
brought MP on . farm and has ever since
carried ON farm. :
Work mas begun ON the motor line
connecting Sioux Falls and South Sioux
Falls. The line 10 sxpectsdto be In opera
''on ~ 'ane 40.
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