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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
He Married q Poor CIri.

he Shoemaker family is one Of the old
est and wealthiest families in the anthra-
cite regions. Their annual income from
coal royalties alone reaches $3.50, 600. One
member Of the family is Mcdonald d.
Shoemaker, whose income il $4,000 a
year. He is about 40 years Of age. Until
very recently II had been understood that
Mcdonald was to wed daughter of ono of
the wealthiest men of WiIkesbnrre. Sud.
denly the young man changed his mind
and declared that he would marry poor
girl, one who could assist him in
case OF adversity. His parents we're
very indignant when they learre
OF McDonald's intentions, and even
went so far as to petition
the court to inquire into the young mans
sanity. He was determined, however, and
one day last week he took train for
Elmira, in company with Annie Lawrence,
employed as o housekeeper. At Elmira
they were married. On Saturday Shoe
maker returned with his bride TO Wilkes
barre, intending to install his wife in his
mothers house. His uncle, John Har-
rover, was in waiting, and as soon as the
bridal couple put in an appearance. Har-
rover threw their baggage into the street,
and when Shoemaker attempted to enter
the house his uncle knocked him down,
blackened his eyes and knocked him into
the gutter. Shoemaker has since had his
uncle arrested. There is great excitement
over the matter in aristocratio circles.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
Minnesota Forest Fires.

The most dangerous fires that have ever
been known are sweeping through Wright
county for miles. In Rockford township,
about two miles southeast of Buffalo, thu
fires have destroyed much properly in cord
wood, fences, hay, meadows. etc. Que
farm. house, barn and other outbuildings
have been consumed thus far, and others
are in great danger. On the west, three
miles away, the flames have burned for a
distance of over five miles end are I'M
checked. At switch two nud one-half
miles from Buffalo over 1850 cords Of
wood were licked up. There are also fires
raging in the woods half mile north, and,
like the others, 10 spreading very rapidly.
Great excitement prevails. aud as black
clouds OF smoke roll up one after another
it makes the scene more terrifying. Nearly
every able bodied man in the village is out
fighting the fire and doing the utmost to
keep it from spreading, but their efforts
avail nothing, as all the sloughs AID
swamps are as dry as powder, and instead
Of furnishing supply Of water only add to
the fury of the flames. The loss SO far is
hard to estimate, but is 10 more than $780,
600. The village of Buffalo is in the great
est danger and requests will be sent to St.
Paul and Minneapolis for engines and
hremen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
Escaped Justice for Many Years.

Seven years ago Omri Thompson and Ovid
White followed jacob johnson home from
the Salem, Ind, fair, killed and robbed
him. Both fed to Mexico, but later re-
turned to Kansas. Thompson was arrested
at Wyandotte, returned to Salem, tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
White, who was apprehsnded in Doniphan
county aud escaped by killing the sheriff,
has been believed dead since. His arrest
at Mineola is now announced. OmTi
Thompson attempted to escape recently.
Tools and money were smuRgled to him in
hollow apples, and saving through two
floors he escaped, but MISSED his friends,
who had change Of clothing for him.
Hiding under barn, dog betrayed him.
A most exciting chase over preciritous
knobs followed. Vo!leys were fred after
him, but he was unhurt and only captured
when falling, after six hours run. nearly
lifeless from exhaustion. Thompson
claims to be innocent and says that
White compelled him to accompan yhim.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
Says a Chicago a,s,.,.en OF tue l.t: !:

Says Chicago uisi a.cn OF TIE lst:
In view of the fact that the working peo-
pie of tie city are turning out very gener-
ally to-day, either to take part or witness
the eight-hour work day parade, it 10 I'M
possible to accurately measure the extent
Of the promised strikes. As, however, the
carpenters have arranged to arbitrate their
differences with the masters; as the stock
yard men last night decided not to make
any united demand, and as
representatives. OF the federation OF
labor have been at work for
the past week, among all classes, endeav-
oring to allay the strike fever, With view
OF concentrating ell their influence in favor
Of the carpenters, It IL probable that the
number involved will be very much smaller
than was anticipated week ago. From
the best information obtainAble at this
hour it seems probable that there will be
Spasmodic strikes hero and thore among
small bodies Of discontented workmen, but
that none Of tho great industries Of the
city will bc brought 10 standstill,
such as had been the case with building
operations, consequent upon the carpen-
ters' strike. Up to noon the talked-of
strike At the stock yards was failure.
There was no concerted action toward
stopping work.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

CARNATIONS OF labor, he 10 one Of the most
prominent fgures in the American book o.
current biography. Largely under bis
control are 100000 Of workers.
For the main part his ut
terances and actions in the great
struggle now going on for shorter hours,
have been temperate and judicious. 1t has
been his constant advice that other trades
do not engage in sympathetic strikes at
this time, but wait for the result Of the
carpenters strike.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
so.absrdsd With IEsfssa Esss

Tsxarkana, Ark, he's bssn treated 70 .
rottsn-egg sensation. The clerks in The
various stores recently asked the enployers
to close at o'clock p. n. ON and after
May l. The request was complied with By
all merchants except e. Ellie. An hour
after all the other stores closed number Of
indignant clerks appeared opposite Elle's
store and vigorously bembssdsd II with
very ancient eggs. The odor emitted was
fearful. Public feeling y With The sgg
throVers,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
VOIUMEXK ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY soUTI
CONTRACT LABOR.
Many Complaint Of the Lax EnSofoenso61
Of the Immigration Laws. 4.

Many Complaints Of the La1 EnSofoelnooG
Of the Immigration Laws.
Word has been received that Sscss4okI8
Window, II not exactly alarmed, ID ceesSl
tainiy agitated over the importation e
contract labor immigrants. There IA
scarcely labor organization In the countt1s
which has not complained that the admin
istration is altogether too loose in The
methods BY which the importation Of tor
eign contract labor has been controlled Ass
New York city. In the complaints whiolks
the secretary has received there 10
nothing particular said OF the board
OF state immigration, neither 80
there any comments rejecting on Collectot5
Erhart or Colonel Weber, the present boss
of the business. The complaints are bass6
chiefly on the statement that there are mot
enough representatives Of the federal 3D.
mintstration to prevent the influx of con.;
tract labosers. Thus II comes abous shat|
there Is desk full of complaints fren
plasteyers. stone1 mnaiciAna.
ID t6ct, Sll TIC principal labor nnious IL The
country, that shiploAds OF foreign compsti.
tors are turned loose upon the country
every month. These labor unions have
made it question Of politics with the ad-
ministration. They protest that there
must be enough men appointed to protect
their interests, or they will make il warm
for the administration. Secretary VIM
dom has issued orders that the utmost
vigilance must be exercised in scanning
the cargoes OF steerage passen-
gers who arrive at the port Of New York
every day in tho week. From this source
the federal official who does not attend to
this matter strictly will have hot time
with the secretary. Mr.. Window himself
is expected almost any Gay to give his
personal supervision to carrying out these
instructions. From all that can be
learned President Harrison is alarmed al
the free importatlon of contract labor.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
Afraid OF the CI,eyennes.

Troops A and B, under command Of
Capt. Wells, have arrived at Oelrichs from
Fort Meade, and gone into camp, having
bssn sent thsTe for the purpose Of inter-
csptins the Pine Ridge Cheyenne Indians
who, it il claimed, are becoming uneasy
and threaten to leave the reserva-
tion without leave and strike out for
Montana on visit to the nortsrn Chey.
ennss. It 10 the intention Of the govern
ment to prevent this. and with such an idea
in view troops are being sent 70 di6erent
points around aud adjacent to tho rsser-
walton. Settlers have NO fears Of any hos.
tile demonstration on the part Of the ma
tion's wards. and look upon the presence
Of troops here with not little merriment.
II IL quite likely the soldiers will remain
during Nay and June.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
4 Curieus Phenslnens.a.

A curious phsnonsnon, which assists
the electric car very materially in the ~
cent sof heavy grades, il alluded to by
Joseph Wstxlsr in his article ON The
Elecsris Railway" in the April 6cribmer.
The phenomenon, which vas especially
noted by Leo Daft II 16U2, II that whom
the current pAsses from The caS.wheel y the
sistance eo aiding between them, The y.
spit 81 which u that slipping II to laTRs
extent pesvsntsd and heavier grades cas
ba aAtempted
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
satisfled In Milwaukee,.

In Milwanke the demand Of the union
carpenters for the adoption ofan eight
hour day was not coupled With demand
for incre ased wages, and as the men are
willing to accept eight hours pay for eight
hours work, the movement has met with
no strong opposition on tbs part Of thsir
employers, although the Contracting Car
penters' association declined as body to
formally declare III favor OF eight hours,
many individual members Of the associs-
tion have announced that they will con-
form 10 the wishes Of the mon. The indi-
cations are that II any striking is done 1t
it will be in cases where individual con-
tractors insist ON retaining the ten hour
syslem.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
mated at 5000, went on ctrike this morn.
ing for . nine-hour day and 80 cents 20
hour
Death Of the Great chief Crowfoo,.


Crowfoot the great chief Of the Black
feet. died on the Goth Of Inflammation Of the
lungs, after few days illness. Iu his
will he named Three Bulls as his sue
cessor. Crowfoot, or Sapomaxiho, was
one OF the leading characters in tie Cam
adian Northwest. Tho history of this
region for the past half century has been
larely determined by him. His in
huence over the Indians was supreme.
He was the closest embodiment pos.
sible OF the mythical noble red
man. Dauntless in battle, imbued with
oil the instincts Of the Indian, he At the
same time possessed many traits Of char
acter which commanded the admiration Of
oil whom he was brought in contact. In
early pioneer days he was the arbitrator
between the Indian and the white man.
His diplomacy extracted the Canadian
Pacific Railroad company from . serious
- - II
ever the friend OF the missionary. His re-
fusal to join the rs bells in the last north.
west rebellion prevented what would 9th.
erwise have been long and bloody con-
fict.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
Twelve Were Dro,yns4l.

The steam gin end saw mill Of Charles
Lswrsncs, situatsd in Spsrkey county.
three miles from Rolling Fork. Mss, was
burned Saturday night. The loss is
small. Fifty or sixty Of Mr.. Law.
rence's tenants were quartered In the mill.
aud in their efforts 70 sscsps from the
doses seven we're drowned. They bad
taken refuge there from the overflow. and
il 10 stated that their cafslsssness caused
the hre. The report that several lives
had heen lost in the Lobdeli disaster has
besn confirmed. A family named Watson,
numbering Ave persons, was drowned.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
rras 1890 ! n1ps 81 -.

vears. She u native o4 lreoan4 -
same 70 Amesiea = 1854. ~ ~ toenl
lvics married and = ~ uee1s& y -
phildssn, three boys anA ssysa oi1lG, -
Df whom axs living. HE = erandnee
of ecsty peeple, srsa4 Rfaa4neeoee
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mother for twsnty.Avs ysssss - -
pnioyed Rood hseltA Moe& q ~ M -
hes been abls 70 wAlk upto tAfss vse&6
Aeo. She could thrsod : needIe ~ 81
sass q The ags of 100, ord - sgssls = Sa
still good and health fais, With ~ peoepese n
Of ssashing The - Of 196 q 1S0s
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~ill b ~ Arst II ~ vsstern pafs %
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"a With young GsFmAa carp.
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ssn portion Of Go1th Dakota.
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snns rivers. and thas ~ evnsfs WI -
dssvor % collect vhaf ths antMaA -
worth tron ~ govssnnsas. d.
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ganissd IN Windsor tOwnship, bsoolnN
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

" XYB "a
NYrrHrnrsTA .asA
NO OMOLN On.
SEN AI(1k RN DEAD.l
hS eAUs1 " - =. D 49,. -
M,s Last Appearaaes n the ssnaae - ths
Day ssndsrs aad Fowsr Wsfs ssassa-
Ihe FansraA ssrvsoes--C efess = sssE
~ " nsspsos'
Senator James b. Beck. OF KentuOky.
dropped dssd In the Baltimore Z Potomas
station at o'clock on the afternoon of he
3rd. He had lust arrived from New York,
accompanied by his dsuehAsY, Mn. Good
loe, the wife Of Major Goodlos cf The
United States marine corps. He not On
che train With the rest Of tie passengers
and walked with his dauahtet Me entire
length OF the platform and through ths
gate leading to the station proper. He
seemed to walk with effort and 10 breathe
with labor. but these synutons vero ths
usual acconpaniments az exnstioa Vith
hasn - snona na1lha - "a
into TIC 1sasScn yISs r. SateS ~ ~ IN .
tor stopped and were ioined by his privAts
secretary, who had brought . carriage
to take them home. A few words
had been exchanged with regard to the care
Of the baggage, when the senator suddenly
turned pale aud with the remark, Il fssl
dizzy" fell into the arms Of his compan.
ions. They could mot support his weight
and he dropped to the door, whore hs
swooned away. Willing hands were mum.
erous and the limp and hslplsss body war
borne into the ONCE .the stationmastsr,
about twenty feet away. When the physi,
to do except examine the body and deter.
mine the cause Of his death. A superficial
examination only was possible at the time,
but was sufhcient to satisfy the physictans
heart.
Aae nows was soeRssPneu W su0 CsPi-
tOl and subsequently spread to all sections
Of the city. Representatives BreckinridRe,
Carnth. STONE ana others of the Kantncky
s.-s.,s.... s.,.....;s. ....,..a !. sh.
oonk1oss.onal uele leSas'ou iops.0" :" sns
staeion at once ana arranged tor the 70
moval Of the remains to suitable place.
Senator Beck has not been r. rular in
~. .tt.,a.,o. 80, ~ sa..;on. ~ ~.
A'' "".oo - ~po. s1o ). -.
,. ou. low ZINES uuIlns M: 00ns.ss' -..s -.
OanARAI
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

A party Of hunters from White Right, in
Graysou county. and ssvot. Tex, whils 10
Indian territory wsrs cut on By rising
wataf and compelled to take to the trees.
whsrs thsy have bssn for two days. 4
rslisf party has left Bingham with ropes
and boata. hut - the Red rivss = full ot
drift and The current very rapid Y y dosbt-
ful 4 tney can hslp The hantsss. xAe
ohancee - that The party will perish.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07
SHORT BITS OF NEWS.

The American warships Chicago. York.
town, Boston and Atlanta have sailed from
Malta for Algiers.
Ir is stated that an effort win be made
to dispose Of all the Canadian cotton mills
10 an English syndicate, to be capitalized
for about $10.000,000.
Gov. BEAVER, Of Pennsylvanis, has
issued . proclamation for . spscisl election
to be held May 40, for . SUCCESSOR to the
late Samuel j. Randall In the third oon-
gressional district.
Mrs. CALVIN MYERS was arrested At
Covington, KY, charged by Edward Hath.
away with the embezzlsment Of a, 100 Of
his money. She claims to b the heiress
OF Peter Goelet, Of Nsw York.
SEVERAL Chinamsn who attempted to
get into the United States from MEXICO be-
came lost on the desert in Lower California
and had terrible experience. One Of
them died from thirst and exposure.
RIcE's pearl Of Pskin" company has
been obliged to close the season on sccount
Of the accident on the Chesapeake. Miss
Berthe Fisch 10 partially paralyxed. and
Louise Harrison 10 threatened with brain
fever.
ACCORDING 70 the British National Sea.
Fisheries Protection association SEA fisher
ies all over the world are suffering from
the reckless destruction Of immature ash.
Communications have been sent to Ill the
European maritime states, and TO the
United States Of America, suegesting >
friendly conference On the question, undeT
the auspices Of the society With . view -
united acsion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

A Detroit dispatch says:
Fully 2,O00 easpentsrs are out in this oity
to-day. The strike il expectsd to b short
lived, as the principal contractors are con-
cstling the mems demands and Il is thought
work will be pretty generally resumed To-
morrow. No other trade except the car
renters have BEEN afecoed By the move.
ment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-07

Prices reasonable. Give us call II you want
anything In the line Of fresh and picked
meats OF all kinds.
ELK POINT, DAKOTA.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-04-19
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

A movement is on foot to organize a
Stock Exchange In Salt Lake.
John E. Walls, aged II, left Oakland
Apr to walk across the continent,
aud push Il cart along.
Charles Bond, for beating a Mrs
Sweet at Fresno, has been given $40
days in Jail.
Mrs. Mary Bryant died at San Jose
Sunday evening at the advanced age
of SO years.
leaning between Truckee and ST.
ezra Valley is now done in the night,
as the crust is then sufficiently hard
10 hold up the load
George Watt, of Lander county, in
forms the Reveile that he ost by asst
Winters snow fully $4,000 in cattle,
sheep and horses.
Journal, Theodore Winters has
struck water at his ranch in the ar
tesian we'll he has been sinking at a
depth of l22 feet, flowing 7a gallons a
minute.
Several dams on the Humboldt river
have been washed out In some in
stances the water has cut new chan
mel, leaving the dam high and dry.
This is the case at Dumphy's big dam
near Argcnta.
Lyon County Times Mason Val-
lev ranchers are now busy building
leyees to keep the water out of their
bitches while last year they were law
ing because there was not enough
water in their bitches.
President Huntington says he will
allow no politics in the management
of the Southern Pacific Company
henceforth if he can prevent it. 1t is
to be hoped the new President will
carry out the rentiments expressed.
The Southern Pacific Company has
given special rate of So per 100
pounds on compressed wool from Reno
to Philadelphia and Boston. Utah
pays 50 10, Idaho and Oregon So 25.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-04-19

Ex-Governor Kinkead, who has
lately visited Candelaria, informs the
Carson Tribune that an English com.
pany, with the celebrated Colonel
Sutherland in the lead, has purchased
the Holmes and other mines, and
determined on thoroughly developing
what pay lodges exist in that district.
A perfect rush is being made to the
hitherto neglected region, and building
lots which could have been secured =
month ago for $40 sell rapidly for 5000
and up to $500. Stores are rapidly
going up, as we'll as saloons and gam
bling houses, which is always con-
sidered sign of success in a mining
camp.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-04-19
Cure for Pneumonia

A medical journal gives the follow
ing remedy for pneumonia. Chop
some onions fine and heat In large
spider. add rye meal and vinegar to
make a thick paste, and simmer for
five or ten minutes. Stir 1t thorough
ly, put il In a cotton bag large enough
to cover the lungs, and apply TO the
chest as hot as The patient can bear;
when this gets cold, apply another;
thus continue, and in few hours the
patient will be out OF danger.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-04-19

The Chico Chronicle Record urges
the planting near Chico of large
nfange grove by an association of the
business men of that city.
Eggs are selling for 30 cents per
dozen in Sierra Valley ani for is cents
IN The lower emil of ifnuey Lake Valley.
The Greenvile Bulletin saws that
four young men of that town mean
toengage in making maple sugar from
trees growing 10 the vicinity.
Pho Pico, the last Mexican Governor
of California, now nearly 90 years of
age, Is pauper aud has been notified
to leave his old homestead. Nothing
remains of the great wealth this old
man once possessed.
Belle Michaels, a girl IA years of
age, shielded by swallowing poison at
Lynn, Utah, last Saturday. The cause
nf the act is unknown. The girl not
withstanding her extreme youth WAS
as well developed as woman of 90
The real estate boom at Boise City,
Idaho, is very active, over 100000
worth Of property having changed
hands there last week. The boom
seems to strike everywhere except in
Nevada -Elko Free Press.
A reduction in the rate Of reducing
rebelious ores at Salt Lake City leaves
"a net profit margin of $50 per ton for
the shipper on ore assaying $50 per
ton. The Revllle says there are tons
of ore in the Austin mines that can be
shipped profltably at the reduced rates.
Bert Geiger, committed suicide at
Wadsworth last Monday with pistol
bullet. He was a native of Virginia
City and son of DIR. Geiger, after
whom the Geiger grade was named.
No cause is assigned for the rash act.
The Advocate says VIM. Mcclellan
returned to Susanville from his trip to
Virginia City last Thursday. He
disposed of all his apples at 81 rs a
box, and contracted to furnish his
entire crop this season at 81 box at
the orchard. He expects to have from
5000 to 1000 boxes.