Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-29
NEsRAsKA's HEALTHY CROPS.
Annual Meeting ot the state Hoard oi
Agriculture.

| Annual Me~ting ot the state ssoard oi
Agriculture.
Ar the annual meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture held ut Lincoln
| the following officers were elected:
President, the Hon. John Jensen. Gem
eva: Nice-Prcsidents. l.. A. Kent, Min
den, and Il. n. Grinneil; Treasurer, Il.
Mcintyre, Seward; Secretary, Il. W.
Fmrnas, Brownsville. The Secretary's
report showed the receipts Of the last
year 10 be $3s, 3.6.st; paid for premi-
ums. Sl5,t.a. II: for other expenses,
sci, ,33s.5d. The Secretary spoke 0f the
excellent crops Of this year, referred 10
the fair and exposition Of last year ~
being better than it's predecessors,
spoke OF the speed ring being short and
not up TO the standard, and urged In.
creased purses.
The sugar beet question, the intro
dnctioh OF American corn In foreign
countries. irrigation, and other inter-
esting matters received attention at the
hands OF the Secretary. Treasurer Nc.
Intyre's repor, showed that the total re-
ceipts for 1891 were $5i, ,73l.5l. with dis
bnrsempnts Of sac. 4at;. g.. leaving bal
ance on hand Of $l5.a34. 50.
Mr.. AND MRs. JSo. WiNS, ut South
Omaha. are rejoicing that their only
child, who was given up as dying with
membran0us Group, Is now out OF dan
ger. The entire throat was ciogged
with the deadly membrane, aud the
parents were informed that death was
only matter OF q few hours. They
begged the physicians TO use whatever
msthnls thAy could TO sAye- -tls chtld's
ftfo. no matter what risks were rum
The physicians therefore resorted 10 the
heroic method Of cutting the child's
throat. The incisi0n proved successful
and silver tube was inserted through
brane was removed.
VIII Make sssnding TwIas.
A COMPANY has been organized with
headquarters ut Bancroft for the p,ir-
pose OF engaging I'm the manufacture OF
binder twfne. !. l.. kril Ia Secretary
of the company, which has . capital
stock OF $40. 600. The new company IL
. Nebraska enterprise, the stock holders
all being members OF the Farmers ALI
ance IN Hurt, Washington aud Dodge
Counties. They claim that by raising
the raw material and then turning It
into the manufactured ayticle them
selves they will secure oil the benefits.
KILLED ON the Aisssuri PaciiiS.
FRANK ScHMELI, who resides near
Talmage. was killed near Union. The
train had just left Union when he con-
clnded that II was too warm In the car.
He went out on the platform and hang
ing to the hand rails leaned out beyond
tho cars. While In this position the
train dashed into ,she bridge over the
Weeping Water. One Of the bridge
tim bers struck him and knocked him
OF. killing him instantly.
PAraessd ~ tssv. Thsysr.
.IoHS SHArFER, who several yeal ago
murdered William Smith, q constable.
in cold blood. and was arrested. cosl-
victed aud sentenced to be hanged. but
on second trial got OF with ten years In
the penitemtiary, has returned to HIS
home IT Minden, having been pxfdOned
by Gov. Thayer. This was the FIRST In
timation any ono had that pardon was
being sought.
Frozen to psath IN Rasl.
A FEw nights since John Mace 'frozs
10 death while In bed. The dcceasai
was living with Ills son, Adam Mace.
about ten miles northeast or McCOOl
junction. Mr.. Mace. before retiring,
complained ol the grip. A physician
calling the next morning said that death,
WAS caused By frcez!sg.
ssnsIAese an New EAptsal.
4. THOMPSON ea,nc 10 Norfolk from
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