Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-02
IN THE W.s..

BISMARCK, N. D., special: Steamboat
traffic on the Missouri River has closed
for the season. The river remained
open this year ten days longer than
usual. The average date of freezing
up for the past ten years has been Nov.
13. The stage of water has been lower
this year than ever before except dur
ing the years of tho great drought, yet
the general freight business has been
larger than tor any OF the four years
past The volume Of water In the Mis-
souri, River is gradually decreasing, and
river men are of the opinion that the
large number OF artesian wells in South
Dakota Is the cause of this. They claim
that the artesian basin OF North and
South Dakota receives Its supply from
the Missouri River, and that the i'm
mense amount Of water used for irriga-
tion In South Dakota and that taken
from the small streams tributary to the
Missouri In Montana for similar pur-
poses, is causing the decrease. Old
river men think that 1t will be but
few years until steam boat traffic on the
Missouri will be something of the past,
unless there is large expenditure on
the part of the government in dredging
the channel and building shutes Out
OF an annual appropriation OF 81, 600. 900
for the improvement Of the Missouri,
the government is expendlng but $780,
600 on this stream above Sioux City.
= CHICAGO special The mounted high
wayman, who hss bean creating trou-
BILE In the northern suburbs OF rnU rfvy.
has transferred the scene Of his opera-
tions to the extreme southwestern
IL 4 - L., Ia sssNk1-
session Of the roads, and poverty smites
everyone who meets him. He even
com peiled . 1O-year-od boy to give up
his small change. Several citizens con-
tributed to his support during the day,
seated William Ryan and Policeman
John Keefe. Ryan gave up all his
change and the policeman said he had
nothing. The highwayman presented
q revolver aud told the policeman to
open his overcoat He did so, display
ing his uniform ''Oh, you are q police
man, are you?" said the highwayman
Just hand over your revolver" And
the officer was forced to comply with
the daring fellows request. so far he
has completely eluded his would-be
captors.
Of highway robberies which have taken
place ut Wenatches. on the line Of the
Great Northern. west OF Spokane, re-
suited In two murders by the robbers.
Joseph Cooper and two friends, while
walking from the depot after dark,
we're commanded to ho.d up their hands
by two men. His friends obeyed. bnt
Cooper coolly asked, what do you
want?' At that instant one Of the rob-
bers fred and Cooper fell shot through
the head and died soon. There IS no
clue 10 the murderers. John Nc igar,
an old, helpless man living short dis
tance from Nenatchee, was also MUIR
dered the same night he lived alone
In . hut, and was supposed to have
considerable money. The people are
becoming alarmed and protective as
ISOLATION, siinisa ar In durpose to the ytg-
lance committee, has been organized.
MILwAUKEs special: Commander-in-
Chief Weissert OF the G. A. r. has been
called upon to settle the Southern race
question In that organization, which
has been causing much trouble In the
paSt few years. A colored post was
formed In Texas and tho State Depart,
ment refused II charter. Commander
Weissert has ordered . charter issued
and declared that unless 1t Is done he
will take steps to force the white vet
eranstO OBEDIENCE or drive them out Of
the Grand Army. Tho Commander says
that he intends to make tour OF tho
southern States and make o searching
inquiry Into the race war. He proposes
to see that the coiored soldiers are rec-
ognized by the state departments and