Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-08-19

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TaE folIeuin9 extracts from Bulletin
NJ 10 giye the eonditisn of crops Of
6oAth Dakota fos the week ending
AnRnss Z. - cOmpilSd from reports
sent IN from AuthorlxAi observers In
twenty -nias eouutIes, and issued from
the United states Wssther BureAu "
Hhf0n:
The weather during the week was
gcneraliy vary warm. with much SUI
shine, ai64 only light, local showers
poorly A~jSsfibas0d, eAcept that Sunday
night, 5-xth, heavy rains fell over pOr-
lions Of Clark, CodingtOn, Dcuel aud
Grant COuntieA. whence reports indi-
cato that no rain was accompanied by
heavy hsli and high wind, doing
or less damage 10 ~ crops In It's path.
Else whero rain - needed for all crops
yet 10 mature and gardens. In somo
counties the continued warm weather
to s0me oxtoat By ahrin king the grain
and preventing complete filiinE.
The rye alrt barley harvest Is prac-
completed. oats harvest and
Tar advanced and wheat har-
vest we'll begun.
The lover temperature OF yesterday.
last night ard to day will relieve oil
crops.
lsy tho 18th inst. much Of the wheat
will be IN shock or stack, ss II Is ripen-
ing rapidly. and farmers arc doing all
Ia their power toward harvesting IL ~
- possible.
Reports continue TO indicate that
the small gram will be up 10 and prob.
ably above last years average In quail.
~ and yield. Corn continues 10 d.
wall.
hoy and Girl drowned.
SUNDAY WIS . fatal day along tho
tionx River at Elk Point The iami-
lies OF Martin and Iraaklin Rust went
tho sioux 10 bathe and have dinnor.
Tho party was abont to return ut 3 y.
when the children proposed to
gather some shells. A daughter Of
Fust, IL years of aye. and two Younger
brothers started along the river bank
this purpose. They had just passed
behind = clump Of willows when q
scream Was heard. Martin Rust ran
through thS bushes to the bank, and
the mother arrived ~ the same moment
and was determined TO jump into the
water 70 save her drowning daughter.
The Girls hair was still In sight. and
before assistance arrived she had
drowned, and the body was found
two hours later some eighty rods down
the stream nea the shore In about y
foot Of water.
Further down the river q party VI
boys. mostly the IONS Of farmers. went
bathing and . .i~2-vear-old son OF Fat.
rick Connolly was drowned.
In another locality . party Of younc
were bathing. A young lad Us
the name Of Kropp got beyoni his
depth, and was going down tho third
time when he was rescued BY TIVE
companions.
Young Thompson Is:cased on Hail.
The attorney for Robert Thompson,
In jail at Huron for several weeks as an
accomplice OF his father In the murder
OF Mrs. Blyghten ~ Arlington. on July
:, succeeded 10 procuring his release on
bal. Thompson, ST., who did the cut.
ting. Is still In jail, and has abandoned
nj thought Of committing suicide. Ia
at first tried to,starve himself, but after
. few days concluded hanging would ba
preferable, and therefore called for an
extra supply Of food. lie eat, he Artiiy
and apparently enjoys the reputation
he has made. When released tho boy
expected TO return to Arlington, but
when . gentleman from the vicinity IN
which tho crimo was omsnitted told
him that 1t would be better for him "a
keep away, he went to the country.
and Is now Ut WORK harvesting. Mrs.
Thompson, wife OF the murderer, and
upon whom tho M urderous assault was
first masc, Il slowly ret overing from
the wounds made BY the butcher knife
Ia the hands Of her outraged husband.
sale Of HI I Msuatatn N mes.
HARRIS FRANKLIN succeeded In clos.
Ing mp the sale for the Tornado, Ilar-
mony, Double Standard and Plutus
mining properties 1T the laid Noun.
tain. The purchaser was 3. I. Aller,
ton OF Chicago. and the amount Involved
between 500, 900 and $500, 900. the par
ties Interested refusing 10 give any
closer estimate on the price. This Is
the largest deal evcr made In Bald
mountain property.
These mines extend from Fantail to
Nevada gulch, and are considered
among the most valuable In the Bald
mountain district. On MI OF them large
bodies OF hi h grade ore have been un.
covered. 1t Is sail that the new own
ers intend erecting extensive reduction
works In DeadwOOl to treat the orc
from these mines. Among the lucky
0wners Of tho companies Is Earnest
May Of Lead, WHO represents the con-
troll. Under Tho reports OF sale the
stock jumped several points.
Ia ssttlo !. sohoe. La vi : ass.
Gov. MEIL.ETTE was at Nandreau to
decide q school land Ease which Is be-
ing contested by w. II. Eockstader
and County Commissioner Hcndrickson.
The latter bought y piece Of land near
his farm 1T the last sale OF school lands
In this county. but after the time for
selling mad expired. The county super
visors made tho sale. The Governor
censured him for selling the land at
the time he did. for II seems that he
msde effort to favor tho purchaser.
Both the supervisors and county COM
missioner are Independents. The
governor 10 considering his do
cisiOn with Land Com missioner Ratio.
Ia satisfy . Jaagment.
TRE North American Loan and
Trust Company Of Huron took execu-
tion papers on To-, 900 acres of land be.
longing TO the Colonial and Gnitel
States Mortgage Company oil Hull,
Eng, aud will sell them TO satisfy q
, SIS, 900 Judgment The land Is situ-
ated In Hand. BsAdle. Sphinx. Kings.
bury and Br0okings Counties.
soath lDskota Wheat e.. op.
FiaUKEs on South Dskota.s prospoc-
tive wheat yield give estimates OF So
900 TO 60 OO, 900 bushels OF wheat, be.
sides immense quantities. Of other
grains. An elevator expert places the
yield Of wheat At co. 900. 600 and the
railroads place the estimate At S.. 600.