Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-11-30
IN THE WEST.

ST. PAUL special: A few days ago
the State Dairy Commission seized at
Duluth. st. Paul and elsewhere over
$4,000 worth of oleomargarine belong-
ing to the Armour Packing Company
OF Chicago and Kansas City because
the butter was not colorcd pink ac-
cording to Minnesota statutes. The
Armour Company appealed to the Cir
cult Court OF the United States, ask
ing that Dairy Commissioner Ander-
son be restrained from interfering
with the sale of oleomargarine in orig
inal packages in Minnesota. The PEE
tition alleges that the Minnesota law
conflicts with the fifth amendment to
the United States Constitution as well
as recent acts of Congress.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. special: The
last case growing out OF the celebrated
cattlemen's raid against the 'rustiers
of northern Wyoming was disposed ui
in the United States Court During
that trouble George A, Wellman, q
deputy United States Marshal, was
shot from ambush by an unknown
assassin while serving writ of in
junction to restrain number of the
residents of johnson County from
holding an illegal roundup. Frank
Smith and Clayton Cruze We're arrest
ed on the charge of conspiracy to com
init tho murder. The indictment was
quashed because OF the failure OF the
United States to prove the fact thas
conspiracy was formed.
AURORA, Ill.,, special: a case has
been on trial in the Circuit Court in
this county for several days which has
attracted attention from the wheelmei,
all over the country. A man driving q
horse apd man BY, the name of Phil.
lips ON 4 bicycle had P collision. each
cycle was smashed and the wheelman
Illinois League of Wheellnen took hold
of the case and employed able counsel.
claiming tnat they were eoatending for
principle. The wheelmen won tho
case, the Judge deciding that wheel
man must be given half the road.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A meeting
Of the leading manufacturers of red.
wood lumber Ia California 10 being
held In this city, the object being t,
effect an organization to control tho
output Of the redwood mills. They
propose to reduce the annual output OF
the redwood mills to about 2CO,OJO.00o
feet, and by organization effect a gem
eral increase In the price OF redwood
lumber, which is now selling at sl3
per 1909 in the rough and $40 dressed
The lumbermen claim they should re-
oeige $40 In the rough and s25 for
dressed.
QUINCY, ILL.,, special: A fire in
Hannibal, Mo-, destroyed a block OF
the best business buildings in town.
II started from the explosion OF q lamp
In Williams & Sons dry goods store,
and the gale which was blowing car
ried the flames up the street with
amazing rapiditY. When the fire was
gotten under control, both sides OF
Main Street from Iyons to Broadway
were ii ruins, hardly wall being left
standing. All the wires out Of Hanni-
hal are down, but o rough estimate
places the loss at $3.50, 0.O.
CHICAGO speciai: President j. b.
Groenhut 0i the whisky trust Is at the
Grand Pacific. I'VE are running at
full head In All our distilleries, j. ho
said, I'm anticipation OF the increase
n the tAx. AZ not put any faith in
the report thnt tho increase will affect
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