Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-28
IN THE WEST.

DENVER. Col, special: Six hundred
delegates. representing nearly every
municipality in the State, attended the
Business Mems convention in this city.
Gov. Waite, who was present by invi-
tation. promised to give careful consld-
Grafton to any reasons the convention
might advance against the calling OF
the Legislature in special session.
Resolutions We're adopted denying that
there existed any sufficient reason for
calling an extra session of the Legisla-
ture and declaring that such course
would do the State more harm than
coed. The resolutions alsp recited
that Colorado has almost recovered
from the panic caused by the demone-
ti2ation of silver. its other resources,
such as gold. coal and agriculture, de-
voioping wonderfully.
DENVER. Colo, special: The sensa-
ton of the day in railroad circles is the
statement that the Gulf receivership is
in danger bf being terminated at any
tirG. The powerful hands at work in
an effort to REQ ganize the entire Union
Pacific system are making desperate
effort to secure the Gulf Line, without
which the attempt to reorganize will
fail. j. w. Jennings. u personal rep
resentative of Gen. G.. NJ. Dodge. agent
of the bondholders, has been in Denver
several days making secret investi-
cation of the system, with view to
the foreclosure of the Gulf bonds. a
foreclosure Of this kind would mean
the Gulf would go into the hands of an
independent receiver and then be se-
cured by the Union Pacific receivers.
DULUTH special: A trust mortgage
for $40, 0,000.0O0 covering all the property
of the Lake Shore consolidated iron
mines to the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company of New York has been put on
file in Duluth. The deed creates a
trust committee, consisting of J. W.
Murray, of New YORK: f. L. Gates. OF
New York. and Lon Merritt, of Duluth,
to protect the rights of all the various
interests affected by the instrument.
The trust deed given is to secure the
payment of SlO.000.G00 OF 8 per cert.
bonds which have been issued and
which are to provide capital for the
purchase of new properties and the
operation and development of those
already held by the Rockefeller con-
solidation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, special: Investi-
CATION into the failure of the Western
Trust and Savings Association showed
that the debit slip containing the only
evidence of the indebtedness of John
Reed to the bank, of 10000, was de-
stroyed the day after the suspension.
Reed testified that he had taken out of
the bank bank papers representing
real estate, which. when the bank was
organized. had been turned in As
S27 200 of the capital stock of S50.0)o.
and substituted property in ka.sas
City. Kan. scarcely worth the incum-
brance. The deeds to the property
were recorded after the banks doors
closed.
VANDALIA, ILL.,, special: Six families
of Minnonites arrived at st. Elmo, in
this county. and proceeded to their
fans in Selfton Township, which they
purchased recently. About month
ago Representatives of large number
of Mennonites spent u week in this
county negotiating fer good farming
lands. They finally decided to locate
in Sefton Township, and purchased
farms sufficient for sixty or seventy
families. who will move here within
the next thirty days. These new
comers are frcm Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
TOPEKA special: In accordance
with the new law in this state to pre-
vent the corrupt use OF money, the
officers of the Republican and Peoples
parties have filed statements with the
Secretary of State covering the re-
ceipts and expenses of the last cam
paign. The Peoples party received
$35 and incurred expenditures amount
ing to SIG. The Republican commit
tee received 81, ,:3,32, all Of which was
expended for clerk hire, postage,
printing and incidental expenses.
OMAHA SPECIAL: The Burlington
has begun reinstating the men dis
charged during the summer on account
of hard times. During the summer the
road made heavy reductions in the
forces, but no salaries were reduced.
Business is rapidly picking up on oil
the railroads and in = few months they
expect to be doing big business. The
Union Pacific shops at Cheyenne and
Laramie are running full force, and
the Omaha shops are working nearly q
full complement OF men.
CHICAGO special: G. d. Peacock &
Co. IS jewefry store Is short tray Of
diamonds, which are said to have been
stolen. When asked to put q value on
the missing diamonds Peacock would
only say it may be $500 or 1t may he
$4,000.
CHICAGO special: A burglar who
entered the residence Of Alfred Lviey
was shotby the latter ana died at the
hospital.