Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-08-07


short time he can come ba X here aud 10
! to work as usual. that is why made
him 60 away SO / could talk with these
people and arrange it," His latest dupe
appears the completest dape Of the all.
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Conn. Of Huron, have gone TO st. Panl to
meet the committee appointed by the
United States senate on irrigation and arid
land, aud invite them to visit Huron nh
examine the great artesian well in opera
ton there, and also meet number pa.lties
| interested in the development OF the sub
terranean water supply. The people Of
south Dakota are becoming leeply inter-
ested III this subject and are doing everys
thing possible to attract national attention
to It, and If possible secure aid from the
general government for the purpose Of ex-
perimenting.
Peculiar Geological Formation.
The Sioux Falls granite formation has
been quite an interesting study to those
who take more than q passing interest iu
geology. The granite, or quartzite as ge-
ologists call this rock. has long occupied
the attention of Mr.. J. II. Drake, president
OF the Drake company, and that gent e.
man some time ago determined to bore in
to the rock and see what there was beneath
| it, or how far down it exten ed. At the
| cepth OF $50 feet the granite gave place to
sandstone, which, with slight variation in
| the texture, extends for about ninety feet.
! At depth Of about $40 feet the drill again
struck granite. Further developments will
be looked for with interest.
Tho "COnvention City"
Huron is pluming itself Us being sthe
Convention City" As it had the prohibi-
tlon convention in March, the alliance
| convention in June, aud il to have the re.
publican state convention in August, the
| eemocratic III September and the Dakota
M. +. conference in October, there is much
to justify its expectation Of having the
legislature in November. The force Of its
easy Of access" argument is supported by
the facts aforementioned.
Slmplif. img tiae Notices.
Acting Commissioner Stone has directed
the leaving out Of final proof notices about
nine lines of matter which has not only
added to the expense OF advertising, but
also has paved the way for trouble to the
settlers. 1t may be a little hard on the
printers. but the settlers will rejoice.
Double Drowning In tho North.
Miss Eva Cashier, 10 years Of age, and
! her brother Joseph, aged .. were drowned
near Falconer postofiice in Mclean unity.
The boy was bathing in small lake
formed by recent rains, which was
nd M inf
wnen his sister rushe frantically into the
water to save him, when both were
| crowded.
Many unique arguments are brought
up by the capital aspirants. Huron boasts
| OF her railroad connections and says
person can go from Huron to seventy
three towns without changing cars, and to
ll7 by changing only once. From Pierre
| TIVE .ty- eight towns can b. reached with
| out change, and eighty eight by changing
once. From Sioux Falls twenty We
can be reached without .hangs and sixty
two by changing once.
Capt. Jeffsrs, ut Sioux Falls, has re-
ceived copy Of q general order. the effect
Of which is to place the entire South Da.
kota militia in the second regiment. I'm
dor this arrangement company D, Of
Aberdeen, will become company l., aud
company Il, Of Yankton, will be compa-
ny NJ. The order takes effect August lst,
1882
| Everywhere throughout North Dakota
great scramble il going ON for hay. The
dry season has made nearly total failure
OF the hay crop ON the prairie, and farmers
having stock are rushing to tine hills TO Sc
cure enough to winter it. Many are going
long distance, an hay will be hay before
next spring.
| An Aberdeen man, says an exchange,
has hit unon . scheme TO make stake iu
the capital contest. It is to 60 to each
town which is a capital aspirant an mako
bet against that town. He will only lose
in one and win in ali the rest, and is, Of
course, bound to come out ahead In the
deal.
--Ramsay county has bit upon novel
way Of assisting the needy farmers, w..ose
crops are a total failure. II is proposed to
issue bonds to the extent Of &2, 90 for
the purpose Of building county ron Is
work to be given to those oaly who are
destitute and deserving.
| DIR. !. G. Evans aud T.. ]. Chalfant,
sharFed with psrformiae an abortion on
Lottis Williams, waiv,d examination a
Aberdeen and were bound over 10 the
grand jury in bonds Of q, 900 each. They
could not get bondsmen aud returned to
jail.
Several Wells county stock owners are
driving their stock west 10 the coteaux
forty or fifty mites, to winter on the cured
hay. One sto man, III addition to pas
turage found . large coal bed at the
surface, which will give plenty Of fuel.
The formers in tho Devils Lake country
are holding meetings to discuss the sitna.
| tion relative to tho faiiuFe at crops Al A
| meeting hold there last week il was voted
to instruct the county board to pr0yi . for
the wants of the pso, 10.
-Pre ident Huptill, Of the territorial
republican league, publishes cal for d
delegate convention TO b. held in Fargo
August 20th, to consider tho question OF
organizing : state league for North Da
kota.
Commissionsr Haeerty: The two
Dakotas could aceommodate the entue
population Of the United ) afes--aQ. 0t, ,aOt,
--snd give them An acrs and : htf d isse
Tor brsathin0 spacs.
| "a barn heiongins 70 Hugh Nahon.
nsar Grand Forks. was struck " hight
ming. Ths batl Ing took Ars I'D was To-
tally deslroysd, t0Rslher with trotting
horse salus II o60O snd ! lot of farm ma
ehinsry.
"A man nasas Elrod entered atoss &
tNsohs Il beoad dayligks, took ~ con.