Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-07-31
IN THE WEST.


but the mountain town OF Genoa, New.
A cloud bursted near where the big
snow slide occurred year ago. In a
few moments big flood OF water came
down three separate canyons, sweeping
everything before it. From Genoa cam
yon the water rushed down in single
column twenty-five feet high. The
water made clean sweep from tho
snow slide canyon, leaving the rocks
bare, and dashed over the base of the
mountain. Rocks and debris covered
much Of the finest meadow and grain
land and a great deal OF damage is also
entailed by the loss Of crops.
The bureau Of American republics is
Informed that an association called the
American Colored Mems Mexican Col
lish colony of negro farmers, coming
chiefly from Mississippi and Tennessee,
In the state OF Sonora, Mex, and 1t has
arranged for the purchase Of tract of
100, 900 acres about twenty miles south
of Yuma, Ariz.. on the Southern Pacific
railroad, at a place where the remains
of the Elardo colony, founded by Mr..
Andrade, of San Francisco. still re-
mains.
NORTHWESTERN and central Iowa
were visited by another rain and wind
storm only second to the one of month
ago. The water at Cherokee was within
q short distance Of its former mark and
piles of lumber, gathered for rebuilding
the losses OF the previous storm, were
swept away long distances and scat
tered. In some places the electrical
display was imposing. The cat crop in
central Iowa is generally total loss
At Orange City, Jacob Van Veldhuizen
was killed by lightning.
THE SIS round trip from Cincinnati to
Niagara Falls, with a stop over at De-
troit in time for the Grand Army of the
Republic parade, is causing a general
decentralization of railroad rates. The
Chicago & Alton, with the Ohio & Mis-
sissippl, will on July 81 issue a S17
round trip rate from Kansas City to
Cincinnati. The Vandalia and the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will meet
that rate and the Big Four will OF neces-
sity follow.
The Hall-Fitzsimmons fight was not
permitted to come off as advertised at
st. Paul. The churches and many citi-
zens, headed by Archbishop Ireland,
made such vigorous protest that Gov.
Merriam issued proclamation COM
manding the officers to enforce the law.
The sheriff of the county was threat
ened with dismissal If he permitted the
fight to occur, and the state militia was
put in charge of the club house.
Ir is stated at the internal revenue
Office at Chicago that the whisky trust
has decided to concentrate all the whisky
manufacturing at Peoria by a sale from
time to time Of the outside houses. The
object OF the concentration is economy
In operation and reduction in working
force.
FRANK LINDENsTEIN, of Kansas City
broke the worlds high diving record
made a few days ago by Joseph Leuven-
mark by diving from a platform eighty
five feet high into q lake at Washington
park, in that city. Leuvcnmark dove
from platform eighty feet high.
The S. A. kean bank failure was
finally taken out of court at Chicago for
settlement. The basis is IS cents on the
dollar. The claims against the bank
aggregate $524,s57 and there are 1,O31
creditors. Settlement is effected by the
aid of kean's friends.
LoRlNs b. LOOMS, at one time men,
ber Of large land claim firm In Chicago,
has been captured in Washington City
after . chase of 10000 miles for embez-
sling $4,000 of the firms money some
months ago.
JAMES FINLEY, post trader at the
Pine Ridge agency. has been dismissed
by the government for immortality.
CLARENCE THREE STARS, Sioux In
dian, has been appointed trader at the
Pine Ridge agency, $. ID.