Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-12-18
\ Debt of Honor.

OeDt oil Honor.
A Columbia special of q recent date
says: IT becomes debt OF honor.
During the entire prosecution OF our
famous county seat contest, the board has
peen repeatedly assured by numerou.
deem, that - srsp laassasnra ann 9so1a egSII Sax
% so,ts ,h.n :, = rs snsss q 4 gsgtain hal
fight is oses " IA sBe sos,s s - - fs;I,s @ ssls sns
Justly lodged on them in the form Of :
Judgment against Brown county. these
same bondshien failei TO put up, and the
commissioners are coolly informed that
the bond they have so safely kept and re-
ileu upon was given for anothe. purpose
ana that thes have no protection in this
case, az the county is responsible. Par
.les lnterested IN the reputation Of Aber.
ueen are making an effort to settle the
matter up without attracting attention, but
'"Aen 70 coa'ecs unoer the Judgment
Dakota Gas Wells.
The Salem gas well has BY no means
given out, but is stronger now than when
first diseotwed. The well has recentlv
Deen visltSd by q practical expert Of
Huron. TAb gentleman has unbonndsd
faith in tM well holding out and milf.
Ma,eiy proving bonanza to its owners
and to sa!e9 While the people fully ap-
pre-. late the tnlue Of the find, it has been
aiihcuit to attangs to utilize the gas this
iali' on account of the ground being
frozen; 'li put nthe early spring the we'll
While boring for water on tbo t.r,, -.
John Schuiit, six miles west OF Marion a. ~
junction, d vein OF natural gas Was
opened and, wien ignited, burned to The
helght OF twenty five feet. The flow was
preceded by low, rumbling noise, Par
Ties nave gon to inspect tue we'll.
Told in Brief
Toll, tho granddaughter of Chief HUMP.
rnief OF the indian police on the reserya.
non, was presAnt at the recent dog feast
~ Fort Pierr4 and was tho belle Of the
war dance. Die wore jacket trimmed
with 100 elk teeth, no two teeth being
then 1rom TIE same animal, and all being
aken from fclks which she herself had
lain. She II described as tall and verv
fot Sioux maiden. and as hsr
Hump, is considered we'll
liked ell the dude bucks on the reservation
re trying to secure her as a wife. Al
resent her smiles are showered ON Young
Ian Make the Fire, but the season Of
ne year ~ th0ught to be the only thing in
rs favor and half dozen dudes With
umner names are lying low and waiting
or spring.
A SON OF ". A. Gilmore. of Winfred.
ode one Of ~ -k..s.--fu1uRn TO sKaIu On.
: .,,as-sxSx strong enough and tie
Bfsa was drowned aud the boy rescued
ith some difficulty.
INDIAN police are securing the country !
the vicinity Of Madison in search Of
'hite Horse, Sioux brave who killed {
lack Bear some months ago, and who re- 9
,ntly escaped from that city.
THE Bank of Roscoe has made an as
gnment to i. L. Hopkins, of the Ex-
lange bank Of Eureka. The liabiles are
laced at about $4,000; the assets at $4O,-
DO.
A PETITION will be forwarded to the :
Dstoffice department at Washington ask =
lg that a daily mail service be established !;
etween Deadwood and Spearfsh.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON has been
1gaged to deliver number of lectures in !
,e principal cities of South Dakota in the !
lterest Of equal suffrage.
A public library on the stock company
Ian is being organized at Pierre.
A COMPANY OF cavalry is to be stationed
Fort Sully.