Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-10

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The vote has increased greatly since the
above record was made, and the table rep
resents little else than an indication of
county favorites. Against the 81 900 votes
cast as shown in the table, the question in
1889 will be settled by the vote OF over
$4,000 electors, and the estimate il that
instead Of winning on $4,000 votes, the
town that secures the prize will need in the
neighborhood of 25.00O votes. Should
the contest settle down to two towns, OF
even three, this number might be too few.
ABERDEEN LOSES THE COUNTY SEAT.
Judge Palmer, attorney for Columbia in
the Brown county seat contest, has received
telegram from the clerk Of the United
States supreme court announcing that that
august body has affirmed the decision Of
the Dakota supreme court. This decision
is finnl, and settles the question that the
records Of Brown county must be taken
back from Aberdeen to Columbia. Il has
bsansAslong, stubborn contest.
TUITION.
The Pioneer Press editorial correspond.
ence says: $50 the farmers alliance has
declared for the Sioux Falls constitution.
1t has thousands Of votes. With the re-
publicans virtually united for this instru.
ment, the friends of constitutional prohi-
bition unanimously favoring it, and the
farmers enthusiastic for its readoption,
there 10 not shadow of chance to defeat
it. The voters may doctor it later, but
this year the chief business before them is
to get into the union. In Gov. Mellette' q
address to the g. A. X. at Aberdeen he
emphatically repeated his counsel to his
fellow citizens at Watertown by urging the
old soldiers to vote for the Sioux Falls
constitution. These two speeches will in.
fuence thousands to pursue this course
who might have remained undecided until
the end of the campaign. It makes deal
of difference who gives the keynote of q
campaign and how he gives it. Mellette
has struck it just right.
GOV. MELLETTEs APPoINTEEs.
Governor Mellette has appointed q new
board OF trustees for the school of mines
at Rapid City as follows: Virgil T. Price
and John r. Brennan, Of Pennington
county: s. N. Booth, OF Custer county.
and b. r. Grimshaw and NJ. G. Connors,
OF Lawrence county. He has also ap-
pointed j. G. McManima, of Pierre, terri
torial auditor, and F. H. HaRerty, OF
Aberdeen, commissioner of Immigration.
Also, az trustees of Grand Forks uni.
versity, H. &. Mendenhall and w. N.
Roach, of Grand Forks county, James
1wamley. Of Walsh county, Albert l..
Hanson, Of Trail county, Charles e. Hell
del, of Barnes county.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Eeports Of the damage done by prairie
fires during the terrific wind Of April 2ud
come from widely distributed points
throughout South Dakota. Damage ia not
confined to property alone, but even hu.
man life Was sacrificed to the awful com.
binati0n Of the natural elements. The ex-
tremely dry condition which March left
things in made danger from fire specially
imminent, while the long continued and
ferocious wind drove the flames With ire.
sistable force. It will be weeks ret before
the full summary Of al! the damage wrought
can be fairly estimated.
Miss Annie sweeney, aged about Il
years, was driven by the flames from her
fathers farm house near HiRhmore on
April 2nd. into the burning prairie. whore
she was sunOcated by smoke and burned TO
. crisp. She had been left alone that ilay
by her SaaAer, widower. for whom she
WAS hOusekeeper. and the fire came in his
absence IN Highmore. where he was noti-
fed OF her death and Of the loss OF all the
buildines on his farm. The news was