Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-07-17
EKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY II, 1889


have . champion base ball team, or q
champion anything else, save champion
ladies and gentlemen, equipped with
champion share of culture, mental and
physical, Tor accomplishing some noble
end In life."
Re snt rains, which have been quite
general throughout South Dakota, have
greatly improved the rop outlook. Wheat
and oats, though very short in straw, are
pretty generally fairly we'll filed and will
yield better in quantity and quality than
was expectel. torn was never known to
be SO promising for : crop in this 50 tion.
Rec emily an insuranse agent went to
Howard Halls farm near DeSmet an / in-
surel his crops against hail. Az the agent
was leaving storm came up, an he went
TO the house for shelter. After the storm,
viii prove to be hail, they found that
the grain just insured was rs,inel, and the
agsnt Procse el TO ,just the loss.
Tho bullion product OF the Dea iwocd
TsrH Tor the month of May. 1889. was
e55, los. SO, and Tor the Hsmestske cam.
pany Tor the Same m nth Was 81, ,O98. .O6.
The hnt nAmed Com any dryp - stsnlps
lubiish no rep 1T.
Most Of the nachinsry for ths Minne-
haha canning works se Sioux Falls h .
arrived. The factory will be ready for
work In about twenty days. The compeny
has contracted for 100 acres Of corn, and
will pat up 500, ,00O cans Of il this season.
"A free-for-all 6ght occurred st Mound
City on the night Of tho Fourth. in which
one Burtrand was near;y killed. He was
cut across the breast and stabbed In the
back. The chances for life and death in
his case are about even.
The Lake county commissioners have
expended STA in prizes among the gopher
catching boys. The whole number caught
was Fl .l57. Ere G. Lane took the first
prize Of $40, having Taught 2,494 gophers.
The Indian Office at Washington has
awarded the contract for the construction
of the Indian school buil,ing to be built
at Pierre to C. A. Hubbard. Of Omaha.
The price to be pal Is $2l,64
The Cool Templars have eighty mine
lodges in the South state, thirty-six hav.
ing been organized in the last wear.
Twenty-three surrendered or forfeits
their charters in thst time.
The general store belonging to Geo.
H. Mckay, at Minot, was destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t
Is supposed to be the work OF an incen-
diary.
w. H. Leroy, who lost his balloon at
Sioux Falls on the Fourth, has received
$500 from the committee in charge Of the
celebration as partial Offset for his loss.
The division Of Dakota Sons of Vet
Grams will be organized at Grand Forks
July 23rd. The general commander will
be present to conduct the work.
The central Dakota immigration
bureau has perfected arrangements for Ave
excursions from points in the east to
Aberdeen and central Dakota.
The little SON Of Peter Baris, residing
near Bristol. was dangerously wounded by
the premature discharge Of target gun.
He cannot recover.
The late hot wind visitation covered
central Dakota with his destructive breath.
the mercury standing from 100 to ll0 In
several localities.
Among the decorations on the dsrot
at Huron. is large p, rtrait Of Hon. $. 8,
Cox, bearing the inscription: Welcome to
OAK ~ta's friend
james Csvanaugh, q Sioux Falls DO
liceman, resigned because he was unwill-
ing to arrest saloon men who kept open
after midnight.
Pierre and Bismarck are each talking
Of following the example Of Sioux City
and build pontoon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river.
Fort Meade has been changed, for the
purpose payment only, from the depart.
ment It Dakota to the department OF the
Platte.
The Sou h Dakota Pharmaceutical
association will hold its fourth annual
meeting in Aberdeen August 2Oth and 2lst
= The Fargo Argus places the total vote
OF North Dakota at 40,OO0, and predicts
that it will give 80, 900 republican majority.
The artesian we'll fever has struck
Lennon, and fund ia being raised for the
purpose Of experimenting In this line.
Capt. Bixby, Of Alexandra, who was
recently appointed postofice inspector,
will make his headquarters at Mitchell.
An excursion train will leave Jackson,
Miss, July 18th, bearing the Mississippi
Editorial association to Wateitown.
-Four babies were born in Huron In one
day recently. and yet Sioux Falls thinks
she deserves the temporary capital.
Secretary Noble has decided land
case in which large amount Of yaluabls
Devils Lake property 10 involved.
--Ons Of the half breeds injured in tho
fight at Rolla ON he Fourth died ON the
reservation, and another will die.
Several towns in Brown county are
contemplating putting down artssian wells
Tor the purpose Of irrigation.
1T is estim ted that ths wool crop in
the vicinity Of Raymond will net the
growers over e12,000.
Bids are being received Tor the oon-
struction Of St. Augusta's indian scho 4,
at Rapid City.
"A game Of base hall was played Il
chsHbsrfain bstwesn tvo mines coapossd
wholly of indians.
The pasA-huts jump from height of
s.0oo fest vill - one Of ~ ts@surss q H.
territorial fair.
The old time stsRs coaches will run
between gturgis and the iatsFior Of ~
Black Hills.
- new church 4 hsins built II Spirit
wood, 6tutsman county. II viii ont
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