Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-17
Official Piums.
The president made the following a,

OnicIal Piums.
The president made the following ap-
pointments on the 18th:
Lyman E. Knapp, Of Vermont. to be governor
James p Luce Of Dakota, register Of the land
Office at Rapid City. s. u.
Spencer Hartwig Of Covington Ky, special
agent to make the allotment Of lands in sever
atty to the Indians under the provisions Of the
act OF congress- approved February 6, 1887.
John Yost, of Illinois, and John s. Stidger, Of
Nebraeks, have been appointed special agents
OF the land Office.
Martin Baily, Of Illinois, has been appointed
law clerk In the pension Office.
J. B. Burke, chief Of the issue and gazette di.
vision Of the patent Office has been removed
and ]. w. Bobson, formerly chief Of that divis-
ton has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
The president on the 18th made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Thomas B. Coulter, Of Ohio, to be auditor Of
the treasury for the postoffice department.
district Of Alaska.
James E. Stuart, of Chicago, has been
appointed postoffice inspector with head
quarters at Chicago.
George NJ. Christian has been appointed
assistant superintendent of the railway
mail service and designated for duty in the
ofice OF the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral.
The secretary OF the interior has ac-
cepted the resignation of George A. How
ard, chief clerk of that department, who
will be succeeded by I. NJ. Dawson, chief
of the division of patents and miscellane-
Gus interior department. Thomas H.
Nusick, Of Missouri, has been appointed
to the Office vacated by Dawson.
In the department Of agriculture these
appointments were made: Watson Pix
roll, Pikrell. Neb., agent Of the bureau Of
animal industry; Chas. F. Curtis. Iowa,
field, H., state agent for Illinois.
The MN was Not brought Rack,
A special to the Detroit Journal from
81. Ignace, Mich, says: Molles Bros.
mill plant 10 safe in Canadian waters. By
the time the pursuers had overtaken the
way through the ice into Canadian
waters and there defied the American au
thorities. Seeing the helplessness OF their
situation, the pursuers turned back. The
barges and tugs are now behind the island
in safe position, and will remain there
until the ics goes out so that they can pro-
ceed to their destination.
A Substitute for Twine.
Parties at Quincy, ILL.,, who have been
experimenting several days using wire in
stead Of twins for binding with harvester
claim that their device is perfectly suc-
cessful. Fit proves true It will render
the farmers independent Of the twine trust.
The scheme consists in substitution of
wire and twister in place Of tvine and q
knottsr used on the binder. Farmers can
therefore use either wire or twine, % the
change can be made in . moments time.
Chaos's Successor.
In the joint assembly Of the Rhode Is
land Legislature on the 10th four ballots
were taken for United States senator to
succeed Chace, resigned. The fourth re-
suited in the choice Of Nathan F. Dixon,
Of Westerly, he receiving 81 out Of 90
votes cast.
Coatsst Ovse Hssnlt's WIN.
A warm contest will b wagsd over the
eS0o, 900 estate Of Thomas ]. Monroe, the
Harlem Hermit who lived IN ssclusion
IN New York many years. Mr.. Monroe
vas originally Jscobs. His father made
fortune II ths clothing business, which
~ iahaEited BY three sons. Ths Non-
soos Asquired their psesant nAD1 n ~
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