Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-17

crop; the borrower paying peS cent. Inc
tersst on notes payable on the first Of De-
cember next.
Hon. r. H. Hagerty, commissions Of
immigration, announces that the oface
will be removed from Bismarck to AbeI-
deem about April 20th. At present his clsn-
cal force 10 at work On their blanks for as
SCISSORS statistic. Az soon ~ this work 10
done the Office can be moved.
Some Of the postmasters Of North
Dakota are said to be following Bill Nye's
hint and are ording their spring clothes Of
Wanamaker. Agencies for this gentle
mans clothing store are Increasing, and Il
is no joke to say they are doing consider
able business.
-. A. Picker, Of Faulkton, has been
appointed land inspector at $4,000 per
year in place Of Bowers, resigned. He
has gone to Oklahoma to represent Secre-
tary Noble in the establishment Of the
land ofiice and to assist in carrying out
the Law. Il
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herd Of cattle. As many .of them as can
be found will be delivered at the close Of
the spring roundup and the remainder o.
soon thereafter as found.
--"Sioux Falls constitution clubs, hav.
ing for their object the discussion OF the
constitution and omnibus bill, are being
organized throughout the territory, not
only in each county but in every town
ship.
A narrow gauge railroad is to be built
this season between Sturgis and Dead
wood. Doadwood has been in the woods
two long, and all the South Dakota sisters
rejoice at her prospects Of speedily getting
out.
Farmers should not forget that IL they
plant Ave acres to trees on any particular
forty, they will enjoy exemption from tax
alton to the tune Of 81 900, and it will last
ten years. The trees cannot be more than
twelve feet apart each way.
The gross earnings la~ Is proving .
great success as far as the collection Of
revenue Is concerned. The Northern Pa
ciic Railroad company recently paid into
the territorial treasury over $50, 900 in
bunch.
ALI bids on the Hand county court
house we're rejected at the recent meeting
of the board Of supervisors. Modified
plans will be found in the auditors Office
after the 18th inst.
The first presidential postohices that
become vacant by expiration Of terms are
Bismarck Office, January Goth. 1880, and
the Larimore Office the same day.
The trial Of John Flaherty for the
killing Of Hattie Wilson at Huron last Au-
gust, has been begun in the district court,
Judge Spencer presiding.
Twenty Ave original entries were
made in the Rapid City land oftice on the
3D., and it waa the busiest day the office
has had in three years.
Under the new law a tax OF 81 il i'm.
posed on each and every dog in the terri.
tory. Il 10 calculated that there are fully
$4,000 dogs in Dakota.
The treasurer of Lawrence county
during the quarter ended March 81 re.
deemed warrants to the amount Of e39..
59l.83.
r. --over e96o, 900 was paid into the tar-
ritorial treasury at Bismarck In q single
recent week, mostly railroad tax money.
The flomsstaks property in the Hills
has paid $50, 1000 in dividends this year,
and to date Of 34,358,75
The Sully county farmers alliance has
resolved to use no binding twine at the
present exorbitant price.
u. E. Mcdowell, Of Highmors, has
been appointed register Of the land Office
at Huron.
Fargo cast 524 votes at tho city elss.
ton, Grand Forks $50, Bismarck 53S.
-stutsman county sold her per cent
funding bonds at s per cent. premium.
Tho Dakota collegiate oratorical CON-
test will occur at Sioux Falls May Sd.
Alexander Cameron has been sp-
pointed postmaster at Madison.
There Is much activity now in pro.
tecting against prairie fires.