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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
A Slick Swin(jle.

The Kansas City Stars Ulysses, Kas.,
special says: The investigation into Of.
fcial acts of the commissioners Of this
county have proceeded far enough to war.
rant their arrest and the arrest of others
implicated in the bounty swindle. To-day
arrests were made Of County Clerk Geo.
W. carp and County Commissioners d. 8.
Sullivan, c. l.. Green and I. NJ. Lenhart,
aud S. D. Barber, O. A. Robinson and
George Douahtery. The clerks
and commissioners are charged
with the illegal issue of county
scrip given as bounty to the latter four
persons mentioned. The bounty was on
the scaIps OF wolves and the alleged ille-
gal issue of scrip amounted in all to $l6,.
ono. In the complaints for and against
the accused, it is alleged that the conspira.
tors would present sack OF scaips to tbs
county commissioners, who would author
ize the issuance Of scrip in payment Of
bounty. The sack would be placed where
another member Of the party could steal
it, who would, in turn, present it again to
the commissioners. In this way the one
sack was presented over and over again,
until bounty had been paid to the amount
OF $4,000 on quarter of q million scslps.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
Bayou sara Under water.

The levee hos given way at the foot OF
Fountain street, Bayou Sara. A general
alarm was sounded and oil the peop.s
turned ont and after hard work closed the
break. Il Was soon found, however, that
the rising river was running over the front
OF the ievee and nothing could be done to
check it. Tremendous confusion eusued.
Every boat and raft was brought into
requisition. Lanterns could be seen every
where and cries aud shouts Of women,
men and children working 10 save their
effects could be heard in every direction.
Not house in town has escaped the inuu-
dation and il hasbsen raining hard. The
loss will be considerable, % food and de-
struction meet one at every point. Two
other crevsssss developed during the day,
aud altogether the prospects for Bayou
Sara are not encouraging for carly relief
from the dood.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
New Orleans Flooded.

A gale has driven the gulf water into
Lake Pontchastrain to such an extent that
the tide water hes covered the shell roads
leading to the Spanish Fort and West End,
and has also submerged the sparsely set :
tied sections of the northeastern suburbs
Of Now Orleans, doing some damage to { g
gardens, etc. The levee gave away just
above the sugar houss OF Hon. r. s. Will
kiuson's Myrtle Grove plantation. In
twenty minutes the bresk was fifty feet
wide and water pouring through in an ire
sistible torrent. The levee at that point is
some thirty miles below the city. The
right bank Was pretty high and much dam.
age will result from the crevasse.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
A Physician I'm Trouble.

The sensation Of the day is the arrest
Dr.. Jacob J. West, leading physician
Of Salt Lake, on the charge of bigamy.
West two weeks ago married Jane Everell.
a daughter Of q leading family, aged 1s.
Saturday wife No. appeared on the scene
and caused the doctors arrest. Wife
No. 2 is temporarily insane over the mat.
ter. Monday in court while the prelim-
mary hearing was In progress wife No.
bobbed mp and tben there Was . scene.
West tried to play the game Of believing
the first wife dea3, out when No. 8 came
into court he said it WAS blackmailing
scheme. Finally be changed his tactics and
tried to work the insane dodge. A brother
Of wife No. 2 tried to shoot him, but was
prevented by bystsudsrs. West 10 IS years
old and came originally from Oregon. He
has lived here about year. He has had q
big practice and was considered an emf
nently respectable citizen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
A southern smash.

The brake Of an express train on the
Chesapeake l. Ohio railroad became I'm.
manageable and the train ran through the
town OF Stsunton, Va, at the rate Of eighty
miles per hour, tearing away the depot
roof. A Pullman sleeper in which we're
fifteen members Of the "Peafl Of Pekin''
troupe enroute to Baltimore was derailed
and turned over. OF the company,
Miss MYRTLE KNOX
died while being tai On from the car
Mss EDITH MILLER
had leg crushed, aud . number Of others sus.
tafned more or less ssrf Us jnu les.
Miss Knox. the young lady who was
killed Was formerly . Telegraph operator n
Ks0sAs City abd joi6sd fhs company not
very long ago contrary to the wishes Of he,
father.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30

A letter has been received by Gen.
Ruger, of the department of Dakota, in
st. Paul, from Maj. Carroll. of Fort Cus-
ter, Mont, giving the details Of q peculiar
excitement among the Indians OF the
Tongue river agency in Montana. The
Indians have been led to believe that
messiah is soon to appear to them. The
Cheyennes and Arapahoes, of the Indian
territory, ars greatly excited over the same
matter. 1t appears that though these In
dian tribes are fully thousand miles apart
they both have the same belief that .
savior is soon coming to them and that he
will destroy the white people of America.
The shoshone Indians claim to have seen
Christ and that he has promised to roll the
world over on the whites. 1t is believed
the Indians have mixed up the religion Of
the missionaries With the mythology of the
aborigines. MAJ. Carroll has been ordered
to the scene of the excitement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
GIIORT BITS OF NEWS,

ONE of tho New York and Brooklyn
ferry boats will carry 5000 passengers 1T
a trip.
CHINAAEN use the skin taken from the
belly Of the sturgeon by tanning it into
leather for shoes.
WILLIAM NIEMER was killed in Cincin
| natl by Joseph Smith, laundryman, by Z
blow of the latter's fist.
EMIN PAsgA has started into the inte-
rior with five German officers, large body
OF Nubian soldiers and 600 porters.
THERE is one district in South Carolina
where there are over coo registered distil-
lerles, and, it is estimated, twice 40 many
secret stills--"moonshiners."
FIFTY acres OF sugar cane have been
| planted at Whittier, Los Angeles county
Cal. and small plant has been ordered
| TO experiment in starting the new industry
ICELAND fishermen now carry oil regu.
larly a. means of smoothing the waves
| and enabling them 10 continue At work in
weather in which heretofore their boail
could not have lived.
The large nail mills and iron factories
the Waugh Nail company, Of Belleville, Ill.,,
the Valley Steel works OF the Same place,
and the Tudor Iron works. Of East St
Louis-have been consolidated.
I CONSIDERABLE excitement exists
around Lewiston, H., over the work oi
mad dogs. One animal has bitten three
people near Smithfield. The dogs became
mad and bit many cattle. horses and othel
domestic animals.
THE vastness Of the rabbit plague in Aus.
tralia is indicated by the fact that the gov.
ernment Of New South Wales estimate
the expense OF erecting rabbit proof wirs
fencing in the western and central districts
Of the colony at SIS, 5,OC0,000.
THERE is reported to be general feed
famine in Boone and Wyoming counties
West Virginia. 1t is said that cattle an
dying dailv. Yokes OF oxen. worth e7l
to $100, are being sold for go to &26
Corn. which has been selling at fl.l5 and
@l.5O per bushel, cannot be bought at any
price now.
ACCORDING to the British National Sea.
Fisheries Protection associationsea nsher.
les all over the world arc suiferipg from
the reckless destruction OF immature fish
Communications have been sent to al tha
European maritime states, aud to The
United States Of America, suggesting /
friendly conference on the question, under
the auspices OF the society, with view te
united action.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
Asystsrlous Dissass In Indiana.

A special from Muncie, Ind, says:
Yesterday half hundred people in thia
city were suddenly seized with pains aud
severe Sickness Of the stomach, attacks
continuing several hours. A number are
still quite sick, with new cases developing
to-day. Much excitement ut 6rst pre-
vailed, ~ physicians were foiled in deter
mining the cause, some thinking that the
roabls arose from diseased meat while
others pronounced ii Ia mona, the prevail
ing epidemic in Germany and italy. At
the Abbott house twenty.tw boardere,
with the proprietor and wife. are victims.
ali being attacked At the same time. James
Burgess was walking along the road where
he fell, and laid unattended for an hour.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30

J. N. Sigsby and his son, William, have
been arrested at Birmingham, Ala. ON the
charge Of making and passing counterfeit
money. The Sigsbys are the last Of tho
family once famous % the Joe Bsnns6sld
gang Of counterfeiters and outlaws who
operated in Georgia, Tennessee snd Ala
bama. They made and passed thousands
of dollars Of counterfeit money and killed
six detectives who attempted to capture
them at different times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
Cant. Couch Dead.

Capt. Couch, an old pioneer, and widely
known as tho organizer Of the Oklahoma
movement, is dead. His death was the
result Of wound inflicted by j. G. Adams,
with Winchester rife on April 1. When
il became known that Capt. Couch could
not live "a hours, party vas organized to
lynch Adams. United States Marshal
Walker was informed Of this, and boarded
train with the prisoner for Wichita. He
was placed in jail there. Couch was widely
respected.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
ALABAMA TORNADO.
A Clean Sweep Over the Earth for Absue
Seven Miles.


The upper part Of Geneva county Aas
been visited BY destructive tornado.
Houses, barns and fences were torn 10
pieces. Fragments were carried up into.
the clouds aud scattered in all dits sc,ions.
The path OF the lorna % was only I few
hundred yards in width when il first struck
the earth, but it made . clean sweep over
everything for distance Of seven miles.
Then the back mass of storm cloud rose
high above the earth, and With 1
roar louder than the thunder, rushed
on. striking tbs earth again two miles
further OH. When it struck the second
time, the force was greater than at 6rst.
Barns and fe .cas were blown down for
distance OF three miles, and then the force
OF the storm seems to have been spent.
Tho loss oAlife is small because the couu-
try Is thiuly settled and because the roar
Of the storm was heard in plenty of tima
for people TO GET ont Of its track, o.
report plscsS TIE number 81 persons Killed
or fatally injured At nine, and another at
fifteen. No names have yet been OBJ.
tanned. The path Of the tornado was
twenty miles from tie nearest telegraph
Office.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30


The climax of the Green. Barker elope-
ment, which created some excitement in
Bloomington, Ill.,, several months ago, has
boon reached at Chicago. Lester Green
was at one time acting mayor Of Bloom.
inRton. he had family. Mrs. Barker
was the wife of a well.t do engineer who
gave her liberal allowance Of money, out
OF which she managed to save in the course
Of several years about $l,l00. She and
Green became mutually infatuated, and
taking the money hcd together. They
went to Whatcom, Wash, where they in
vested in real estate and made some more
money. Two weeks ago they returned to
Chicago with about 81 200, and according
to Mrs. Barker's story Green took all the
money Saturday and left the woman alone.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
GREEN AND wANAMAKER.
Trouble Between the Westsrn Union and
the GOvernment.

Trouble Between the Westsrn Uaion and
the G0vernmeRt.
The government 10 now indsbted to tie
Western Union Telegraph company for
about ten months servics, for business
amounting to about e9Oo,Oo0 annualiy.
The telegraph company has refused to 90.
cspt the rate fixed BY Postmaster. General
Wanamskss, and the lsttsr hes declined to
make any further modification. Mr.. Wsn-
amaker's rate 10 10 cents for ten words for
. distance Of 300 miles or less. and pro.
portionats increase for greater distances.
The Western Union 10 still CON-
tinuing to take al govsrnmsnt
messages, bat ever since
last June they have refused to receive any
pay on the basis Of the new rates. Il Il
said that the company proposes to iDsti-
tute suit to determine the legal questions
involved. and that II will deny that tha
government hes right to 6x rate which
10 not . just Ismuneration for The services
rendered. and will claim that the rate llxed
b. Postmaster General Wauamaker is ci
this character. The company. il 10 under.
stood, refuse to accept any money for tsle.
graph services until the courts have rem.
dered decision. No suit, however, hal
~ YET been instituted, and goyssnmepl
officials arc wondering whom the telegraph
company proposes 10 take action.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
Indian bureau Report.

The report of the agent Of the Indian
bureau. sent to the reservation of the
southern Utes in southwestern Colorado,
to investigate and report the sentiment Of
the Indians with respect to their proposed
removal 10 Utah, states that they greatly
desire change Of location. They express
both surprise and discomfort at the failure
Of the government to carry out the terms
OF the agreement made with the commits.
sioners appointed to negotiate transfer to
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30

Sarah AltheA Terry made her appearance
tn the Office Of q. G. Sayle, administrator
Of the estate of David 8. Terry, and de-
manded some money. 6ayle said he had
nome on hand belonging to the estate, but
there were Law books that might bs sold.
She then went into the adjoining ofice ef
Caldwell, who 10 tho attorney for the ad-
ministrator, and after wrangling with biin
She wss elected from the Office. She re-
turned and smashed the windows and
made scene. Sayle left his Office and
she followed, threatening to shoot him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30

snsct. Every year, he said, the Rus.
sian government 10 sending people
70 the rsmoteGt parts OF Siberia by
an administrative process, that 10,
without trial. They are not charged with
any crime, but tho govern meat IL satisfied
that their influence is political in the cir.
cles In which they move, and they are OK.
lied to tho Arctic parts Of tho country, or
about 5000 or 5000 miles from st. Peters.
burg, for Ave or ten years. Generally, he
said, wives voluntarily accompany their
husbands into exile, and, by the death OF
the latter, are soon left without means OF
any kind. II there is any reason why come.
thing should not be done to alleviate the
miseries Of these people in Siberia, he
wished to know what il could be. Mr..
kennan read an affecting letter written,
few hours before his exc ution, by
kohan- Bernstein, an exile, to his child,
and he thought that such matters should
bs published in pamphlet form for era.
tuitous distribution. He suggested, also,
that the movement for the relies OF the ex.
lies could be carried forward IN connection
With that OF the pstition, ssying thas the
former would heighten the effect Of tho
latter.
Rev. Dr.. Mcyickar, the chairman Of the
association, stated that the committee at
times was met with the objection that tbs
stories Of Russian cruelty had been denied.
To this Mr.. Herman said be fell back on
thu official Russian documents and if he
could not overthrow any reply Of the Rus
sian authorities to his charges he was will.
ing to sink into obscurity. He was ready,
he said, to 50 before the international
prison congrs IS, which is to meet at St.
Petersburg, and prove his assertions, if
the Russian government would permit
him to call his witnesses. 1t was time
enough, be added, to defend himself when
he was attacked. He believed bis case to
be impregnable.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
STAGE PEOPLE HURT.
A SOUTHERN ACc1DENr IN WHICH ONE
WAS KILLED. a

Chesapeake Ohio Train Rams Through
Its Brskss-Eighty Miles an Hour when
Pullman Leaves the Tracka-Other
Sorts Of News from Other Places,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-30

Tho Worlds Fair.
The president has signed the worlds
fair bill.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
The Minister Thanked Heaven.

IN old sea captain sat in the lobby of the
g. -om house yesterday afternoon. He was
In talkative mood, and related a number
OF funny experiences he had had with minis.
ters There was one in particular which
amused him very much as he recalled it.
"Once, when we left London" he began,
ITO make trip to Baltimore, among the pas
sengers on board was a preacher. We had
hardly got out Of the river before the good
man became awfully sick, and he felt sure
something was wrong with the ship He re-
lated his fears to me, and to allay them /
took him to the fore part of the vessel, where
number of sailors were at work.
do you hear those men swearg asked
eyes he replied. Isn't 1t shockincl
What will become of themp
"'Well, don't know answered, but IL
must be plain they are not worried about the
condition of the Ship The reverend gentle
man saw the point and felt much easier.
The next day terrible storm arose. The
vessel plunged in the trough of the waves.
and the passengers were greatly frightened.
II noticed the preacher going to the same
part OF the ship, and followed him. Sud-
denly he stopped and listened attentively.
Then he exclaimed: Thank heaven, they ara
stu swearing Ineed not add that the boat
didn't 60 down."-Baltimors NewR
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
That Talkative Barber,

Clothes may not make the man, bu,
they have everything to do with his
general appearance. Enter a barber
shop any day when the chairs are full,
scan the heads of the customers as they
lay back in the chairs, with the towel
and buster close up to their chins, form
your idea OF the appearance of the man
when he shall have stepped out on the
floor, and in nineteen cases out OF
twenty you will be surprised. In the
first place all idea of his size is hidden
under the buster. In recognizing a
friend you do so as much by his Size
and manner as you do his features
You readil y recognize an acquaintance
from rear view as he walks on ahead
OF you. In the barber shop you will
see man with massive No. 8 head
and when he steps down you are. as
much shocked to find that it is PLACED
on 5 foot 6 inch body as to learn that
the boyish 81 head in the next chair is
on top of 6 foot body. You will see
a noble, high browed head that you
are sure must belong to some distin
guished lawyer, and you are knocked
out when policeman or the engineer
from next door in his blue flannel
shirt energies from under the covers
Another thing that amuses me is the
failure of friends to recognize each
other while in the barber chairs, and
that happens twenty times day, the
recognition only following when one
or the other comes off the chair.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
Not Worth Taking.

The August sun had gone down in blaze
OF golden glory. The restless katydid war
bled its pensive lay from its retreat among
the honeysuckles, the Lake Michigan zephyr
stirred the leaves of the consumptive shade
trees, and the giddy cockroach meandered
merrily about the premises. young man
and young woman sat in the arbor and
fought mosquitoes.
'Angie," he said, and his voice had the
passionate information of st. Louis drum
mer trying to sell bill of goods to Texas
merchant, sam too lateT'
"You are, Mr.. Hankinson / have prom
ised to marry MIR. Chugg."
''Then why, Miss Millsap," he demanded.
ibid you not answer the letter wrote to YOU
last month"; 1t would have saved me trim
over the North Side cabler' he added bit,
terly.
Il did not get your letter, Mr. Hankinson. ~
did not get it? Hal Then it was taken
by that letter thief, Oberkampl see it all.
If you had got that letter you might never
have accepted the chucklehead whom YOU
have promised to marry"
Mr.. Hankinson," said the young lady,
freezingly, "in that letter did you make me
an offer OF your hand and hearth"
~ did, Miss Millsap"
"Then the letter thief never took it. There
was nothing in it worth taking, Mr.. Hankin-
son"
The lake breeze sobbed mournfully and
then stopped, the katydid let go for a mo-
nent to take fresh hold, and nothing was
heard except the savage crunching of gravel
under the young mans heels as he walked
away with his hat pulled down over his eyes.
Chicago Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-18
The Fair Sex in France.

Place aux danes. The fair sex OF
all classes of society are just now dis
tinguishing themselves in the French
capital. What with lady doctors.
lady artists, lady politicians, and lady
agitators of all colors, they are max
ing remarkable progress. Should they
continue to advance at the present
rate, their male rivals will have to
look to their laurels The Parisienne
is evidently determined to show that
she is fit and able to become a public
character Too long has she been kept
in the background to tend the chill
dren and mend the stockings. The
time hasarrived to prove to the world,
and particularly to their masculine
tyrants, that women are really superi
or beings, and capable of taking care
Of themselves in the struggle for life
They have not yet obtained the rigl;
of political voting, and consequent,
cannot be deputies, but they look for
ward to that victory at an early pc
riod, and say they will not be Statistic
until they get it. They hold that. b.
ing forced to pay taxes, they are eli
titled to have voice in the affairs
the nation. In any case, they con
tend, with some reason, that thing.
could not possibly be worse than the,
are, and in all probability would b.
infinitely better. Globe.