Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-05-15

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June l, aud the soldiers are already pre-
pairing to leave. Il seems but just that
the million Of fertile acres upon the ex-
treme eastern side Of Dakota should now
be thrown open to settlement. The low.
er point Of this reservation is only four
miles from Watertown.
Dakota IN Brief.
Deal iwood has about 100 Chinese resi-
dents.
Diphtheria has disappeared from
Spencer.
-Wolsey has incorporated. The vote
stood ii TO 8 in favor Of it.
Tho ney city sdirecspry ot Abaraaep
shows population of |, 900. =
The st. Lawrence creamery il now
ready for the seasons business.
Winds have injured the wheat crop
about Fargo about 10 per cent.
Fine specimens OF free burning Ignite
have recently been found near Okobojo.
Capt. Paul Boynton, the swimmer,
will soon give an exhibition in Bismarck.
A postal clerk is promised on the line
from Brookings to Gettysburg after July l.
Ground has been broken ut Sioux
Falls for the Pettigrew $l50,0J0 opera
house.
Warden Kanouse will take charge OF
the penitentiary about the middle of the
month.
WIN. Sells, of Grafton, attempted TO
kill his wife because she refused to live
with him.
A convention of the Y. NJ. G. A. Of
Dakota will be held at Mitchell May 3lst
TO June end.
It. E. Blanchard, Of Mitchell, has been
appointe | to the Office Of public examiner
by Gov. Mellette.
-Britton has frog pond and the pro-
prietors are prepared to furnish to the
trade any amount Of frogs legs.
Hugh Morrison, of Minot, N. D., was
buncoed at Duluth to the tune of $65 by o
stranger who wanted some small bills.
Lee Gay, Chinaman who lives at
Oakes, and who some time since married .
German woman, is the father of twins.
George Weige, rancher near White
wood, has sixty acres in wheat which 10
now 80 high that it completely hides the
soil.
The Day County Farmers alliance
has passed resolution not to buy any
binding twine this season. They will use
headers.
Tho Butte Star claims that Butte
county raises more No. hard wheat than
both the states of Nebraska and Iowa
combined.
The executive committee of the Da-
kota Press ASSOCIATION will meet in Aber-
deem and fix the time and place of the
annual meeting Of the association.
The South Sioux Falls wooden mill
expects to start up about June l. Over
100000 pounds Of the present seasons
clip has already been contracted for.
-Fargo's city council has appropriated
$375 for the purchase of instruments and
uniforms for the local band and $500 for
The support Of the volunteer fire compan-
tes.
1t is claimed that although the past
winter has been mild it has been hard ON
shrubbery, trees being dead this spring
that had grown nicely for four or five
years.
Walter Chapel, who vas working on
the Montana division Of the Northern Pa
ciic railroad at Howard, was run over and
killed in the railroad yards at jamestown
while stealing a ride.
The White Farmers Alliance Elevator
company at their last meeting declared q
dividend Of $40 per $40 share, represent
ing their net profits during the three years
they have been organized.
The work of rebuilding the town Of
Leola, Mcpherson county, destroyed by
prairie fire April 2, is going rapidly for
ward. The railroal company donated
$500 toward rebuilding the church.
Seven srug packages Of gold bullion,
valued at $lG5, 200, were shipped out Of
Deadwcod one day last week. The bullion
represents the output Of the Honest Ike
and associate mines for the last half Of
April.
Richard Fcote, who is travelling
through Dakota with dramatic company
bearing his name, was admitted to the bar
at Ipswich recently. and the following day
successfully defended an attachment suit
brought against his outfit.
The special election in Pierre to vote
$4,000 bonds to build two ward school
houses resulted In the bonds carrying with
little or no opposition. Work will COM
mence on the buildinRs in short time,
as plans are already approved.
Tho fifteenth annual session OF the
Dakota Sunday school association will DO
held at Jamestown, June 4th 9th. 1889.
This will be the last territorial association,
and every effort ID being used to make il
IN occasion Of special interest.
Three brothers named Kalberer, liv-
ing in Emmons county, have recently re-
turned from their old home in Switzer-
land with three young ladies. A triple
wedding occurred at Bismarck and they
left for their homes on the prairie AZ happy
- could be.
"A good sized caravan of disguised
Oklahoma boomers has arrived on the
borders Of the Sioux reservation, ready for
the grand opening. They report large
out In Oklahoma as headed Tor Pierre and
the Sioux reservation.
III. B. Kelley, manager of the Mime
haha Canning company, has so Ear con-
tractsd for 800 acres Of sweet corn, an
will contract for LOO TO $50 acres more.
Sweet corn can be planted ~ late ~ June
70, and mature bef0re frost. Work will
commence ON the building BY the middle
OF the month.
Twelve hours Of steady rain, the
heaviest for years. has visited central Da-