Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-05-22

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tho court Is upon sections 10 9rld 10, 81
tempting to authorize deductions for In
debtedness, and holds that these sections
arc void, but that they simply drop ont
Of the act and do not otherwise affect
the law. The law should be considered
and executed as though these sectt0ns
had never been part Of II. This con-
ctusion renders unnecessary ANY express.
sion Of opinion o. to whether said $50
tiOns authorized deductions for indebt-
edness from personal property generally
or only from crodits. Is.
New A. o. q. ~. O0cers.
The Grand Lodge Of Dakota A. O. q.
w. has concluded its meeting at Aber-
deem. The new officers are: @. n.
w., Karl Gerncr, Iroquois; q. r., j. n.
Chisholm, Hamilton, N. D.; q. O., H. g.
McNutt, Aberdeen; Grand Recorder, J.
d. LAWN, Columbia; Grand Receiver. H.
c. Simons, Columbia; q. e., A. j. Fur
long, Lead City; G.. I. W., Harry 6nider,
Pierre;G G. o. W., w. T. Orcutt, WAhpc-
ton: G. r., E. r. Butterdeld. St. Law
renee. Sioux Falls was selected - the
next place OF meeting over Jamestown
and Huron. The new master workman
appointed the following committees;
Finance, f. w. Raymond, Aberdeen;
c. X. Flint, Jamestown; H. b. Benja-
min, Alexandria. Jurisprudence, +. b.
McD0nough, Brittor; b. H. Vance,
washington; A. v. Hilliard, Hamilton.
All the reports showed tho order to be
in splendid condition. The jurisdic-
tion has 1850 members who carry In
surance Of 5000, 900. jamestown
lodge has l36 members, and leads In
point of membership. Aberdeen comes
second with 1873.
Indisns at the Ysahsss Agency.
Col. E. w. Foster, Indian agent st
Yankton agency, says the Indians under
his Jurisdiction are getting Along nicely.
and that they are building forty new
houses. They are farming more exten-
sively this year than ever before. Sew
eral Of the Indians are running large
herds Of cattle, and the grass h fully
month ahead Of last yeer at this time.
Col. Foster says that th1 old allotment
Of lands to the indiana at this agency
will have 10 be gone over and new
allotment made. This necessarily will
delay the opening up OF the balance Of
the land Of the reservation TO settlement
for some time, - Il will take several
months TO make the new allotment.
bright ss.th Dsketa Prsspeots.
Travelling men state ths4 business
during the past six weeks has been un-
usually active throughout South Dakota,
and that the indications for continu-
ance OF this state Of affairs are acod.
The agent of one of the leading binder
and harvester companies, who have the
largest branch house In the state, says
that he has already received more orders
for binding twine than during the past
two seasons together.
state Brsvisass.
| TEE Yankton woolen mill expects
soon to be In operation.
IT IL said the crop Of wild plums along
| the Bad river will be immense.
Gov. MELLErTE will give silver trnm-
pet to the hose company which makes
the best appearance In the 6reman's
parade ct the Sioux Falls tournaments
State Treasurer Taylor will give another
to the best appearing hook and ladder
company on the same occasion.
d. d. KIRx was arrested at Tripp for
| adultery and taken to Parkston for
trial, stood trial and was sent 10 jail.
The evening after going 70 Jail no broke
out and has not been heard from since.
IT ID claimed In certain portions Of the
| state that there were those 40 entirely
| devoid of pride, honor and decency, that
| they procured free seed and feed when
they were In no more need of II than the
richest farmer In the state.
MRs. H. f. KiMMEL, of Onida, while
returning from Blunt tho other night
| alone In buggy, became lost on the