Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-02-12
NeWsy Briefs.

Newsy Briefs.
In shooting scrape at Pierre COW
puncher named Ballou had his ear shot OF
by tough named Hull. Hull was arrested
aud bound over to the grand jury in the
sum Of $50.
SOME mighty mean thieves broke into
the farmers warehouse at Villas the other
night and stole thirty sacks Of -four and
quantity of other goods that had been do
mated to the drought sufferers.
The reports of the regents Of the uni
versity of South Dakota shows list of
thirty.one professors, instructors and en-
ployes, with an aggregate salary of $27 $3.50.
The estimated expenses for 1890 ls put
at $4O,450.
THE Farmers alliance has removed the
RMalist printing outfit from Aberdeen to
Huron and is putting the material into
place. A stereotyping outfit will be added
to the plant and many other additions
made. E. b. Cummings, Of the Black
Hills, a member OF the lower house of the
state Legislature, is the new editor of the
Rralist, and when his legislative duties
are ended he wi devote his entire time to
editorial work.
l.. j. SHARON, superintendent the
Minnehsha county poor farm, has
skipped and no one seems to
know where he has gone. The
commissioners visited the poor farm and
examined the inmates to find if any of
them knew why Sharon had skipped. Tes-
timony was adduced which indicated that
Sharon had been intimate with several of
the female inmates, and fearing exposure,
he thought it best to make himself scarce.
AS far as money matters were concerned
nothing was known against him.
ABoUNTY of 81 has been placed on wolf
scalps by the county commissioners of
Brule county.
A SECOND unsuccessful attempt has
been made to burn the high school build
ing at Pierre.
WHITE weasel was shot at Minnesota
the other day, the first ever seen in that
part OF the country.
LINCOLN county farmers have subscribed
$4,000 toward starting q paper wholly in
the interests of the alliance.
A POsToFFICE has been established at
Garletscn, Minnehaha county, with An
tbony II. Reddy postmaster.
CHRIS MATHIfsoN, OF Deadwood, has
been appointed deputy United States mar
shall for the Black Hills district.
A cENsUs ia being taken Of the Indians
at the Lower Brufe and Grow Creek agen-
cies by the Indian department.
FIFTY.Two different minerals are found
in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Twenty five Of these are mined.
Ir is estimated that the mining indus
tries of the Black Hills will in time give
employment to 1000, 600 people.
FoURTH-CLAss postmssters appointed:
]. H. Wiswali, Palmer, Dewitt county; T.
s. Macomber, Black Hawk, Meade county.
J. H. G. YOUNG, clerk of the state su.
preme court, has resigned, and I. w. Good
ner has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The houses Of Aberdeen have Just been
numbered in order to be ready for free
mail delivery.
GEORGE BuRNAM, the young man who
got lost on his way from Newcastle to
Deadwood about two weeks ago and was
badly frozen, has had both his legs am
putated.
PIERRE home talent will bring ont an
opera.
WHITEwooD is moving for q system Of
waterworks.
SOUTH DAKOTA has thirty.six assem-
blies Of the Knights Of Labor.
MINER countys board Of commissioners
i, composed entirely of farmers.
JOHN LoSasTAFF, editor Of the Huron
ite, has been confirmed to bo postmaster at
Huron.
Mrs. J. G. WHITE, prominent worker
In the w. @. T. u, died 1t Casselton Mon-
day.
A BLACK Hills base bali league for the
coming season IL being talked mp.
A FARMEas alliance has been orsaaixsd
at Lake Campbell, Brookings county.
TwEsrY-raEERm membsra of the lovsr
house Of tho South Dakota Legislature srs
bald headed.
A PosTorFIcn has bssn establish~d IS
Chataaqua, Day e3anty. With Etta LAWS y
postmistrsss.
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