Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-08-31
IN THE WEST.

Pcoplc WHO WeuG VI ouOQ udlIQle ais.
fifty miles east of Seattle, to see A. G.
Anderson, jr., otherwise known as
Frank Clifford and Prof. Lavonis, make
a parachute jump over the falls, which
are nearly three hundred feet high,
witnessed the sickening sight of the
aeronaut being dashed On the rocks be-
low, nearly lifeless mass. Anderson
was swung out over the center of the
falls, and on reaching the center of the
chasm pulled a rope, allowing the
closed parachute to drop. 1t did not
open until it had fallen 100 feet, and
was only buoyed up for moment when
caught by air currents caused by the
falling mass of water and hurled to the
side of the chasm, where Anderson's
life was beaten out on the rocks. His
body was recovered and brought to this
city.
OMAHA special: Henry A. Perrine
of Buffalo,SN. ", stepfather to Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, is in this city, and
had his attention called to the rumors
about the Presidents health. He says
he is in constant communication with
Mrs. Cleveland, and he is able to state
authoritatively that the President is
in excellent health, barring extreme
exhaustion caused by close application
to public business. He has no ganic
disease, and will, with rest, soon be
in his usual good physical condition.
When asked about Mrs. Cleveland he
hesitated q moment, and then said:
Mrs. Perrine will go East from our
Buffalo home about the middle of next
month to take care Of Mrs. Cleveland.
WICHITA, Kan. special: Returning
boomers passing through here north-
ward bound from Hunnewell, report
fatal conflict on Bluff Creek, in the
Cherokee Strip, between detachment
of United States troops and party of
haymakers. According to the story
twenty cavalrymen ran into the haying
camp about daylight and ordered the
intruders off the land. The haymak-
ers, OF whom there were sixteen in the
party, showed fight and fusilade fol-
lowed, which resulted in the killing of
four of the trespassers and the wound
ing OF one or two soldiers.
ST. LOUIS special: w. A. Lang
worthy Of Yellville, Ark, writes to the
Board of Directors of the Merchants
Exchange OF st. Louis asking consid-
Z
search for buried treasure. He
states in brief that he knows the loca-
tion somewhere on the coast of Florida
of two chests, each containing $1,000
600 in gold, buried in the '4Os by Span
ish pirates. Langworthy asks the
Merchants Exchange to organize a
company with a capital of $4,000 to
search for this gold.
RAwLINs, Wyo., special: One hun
dred prominent stock growers in this
vicinity interviewed, generally agree
that there will be no winter range.
One prominent sheepman who went
over his range south of the Union Pa
cffic. says that there is no winter feed.
which he attributes to the cold wet
spring and hot dry summer. The
spring was 80 cold that grass did not
start early, and when it did it was
burned up by the dry, hot weather.
COUNCIL BLUFFS special: Belle Nc
MILAN was found dead from bullet
wound in o saloon owned by Charles
Jones. At the time of the shooting
only Jones and the Mcmillan woman
were in the place, and suspicious cir.
cumstances surrounding the affair have
led to young Jones' arrest. He will be
held until the coroner can investigate.
Jones says the woman committed sui
eide.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, special: The
rush of homeseekers to the Cherokee
Strip, which is to be opened Sept. l6,
has begun. and hundreds Of men,
women, and children are arriving on
every train, besides those coming by
wagon. One hundred and thirty-eight
prairie schooners arrived in one day
and proceeded toward the strip line,
where they joined the boomers camp.
LEROY, ILL.,, special: A party Of
young people of Lcroy started to drive
in q wagon to Belltiower to attend re-
vival. The wagon was accidentally
driven of a culvert and overturned and
all the occupants were more or less
hurt. Henry Swartz, the driver, was
caught under the wagon and 30 injured
internally that he died. Several 9th
ers were dangerously hurt.
MILWAUKEE special: A mob OF un
employed laborers marched to the City
Hall and called out the Mayor, who
was greeted with cries of bread and
sswOrk." The Mayor advised them to
return home and assured them the city
would soon have money to prosecute
public improvements and give many
men work. The mob dispersed.
LAWRENCE, Kan, special: The
private Water and Light Company
supplying the city having failed to Sc
cure settlement of q dispute with the
city shut OF the supply and the city is