Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23
SUMMARY.

EOnl SMITH, Ark., special. tOOr
powder houses containing 1000 pounds
OF dynamite and 3O1 kegs of powder
belonging to the Speer Hardware Com
pany, located two miles from here on
the Potean River, exploded. A small
cabin near by, the home Of Mrs. Cook,
was blown to splinters. Mrs. Cook and
eternity. The shock was felt at Van
buren,, Alma, Greenwood, Jenny Lind,
Hackett, Kayanaugh and many other
places twenty miles away. In Fort
Smith thousands OF dollars worth of
property was destroyed. Tall build
ings swayed to and fro and the crash
Of falling and cracking glass was like
the discharge of artillery. The opera
house, Boston Store, Arcade, ]. j.
Little. Ayres& Co.. Vaughn Hardware
Store, Pagan Bourland and the West
ern Union Buildings were severely
damaged, while along Sixth Street
and Garrison Avenue is q continuous
story OF wrecks. There Is no explana-
ton for the explosion.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, special: A
triple tragedy was enacted ut Leto-
hatchie, Lowndes County, which will
result in three deaths. Charles San.
derson sold Robert Dickson a dog.
After Dickson had the animal several
days it returned to Sanderson's home.
Dickson went for the dog again and
the two became involved in a quarrel
about the cur. J. A. Sanderson. faith
or OF Charles, also intere sted himself
In the matter. A fight followed, three
pistols were drawn and miscellaneous
firing followed. The elder Sanderson
was killed outright, Charles Sander
son was shot through the bowels and
fatally wounded, and Dickson's left
lung was pierced by q bullet from tho
three were white men and citizens of
good standing.
FRANKFORT, KY, special: Mrs. Mar
tin Nolan, q white lady. was raped by
. negro. Many citizens armed them
selves and kbegan a hunt. Marshall
BOSTON, who taitted with the descrip-
tion given by Mrs. Nolan, was arrested
and identified. He vas drought to
this city under guard. Boston was
taken from the county Jail at midnight
and hung on a high beam OF the iron
bridge which spans the Kentucky
River. after which his body was rid.
died with bullets. To gain admission
to the man several doors leading to the
Jail were battered down. the jailer re-
fusing to give UP the keys. just before
Boston was swung up he confessed to
the awful crime.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma. special: In
the contested lot cast OF ThOrne vs..
Newcomb, from this city, the COM
missioner OF the general.land Office has
just rendered o decision of great inn
pOrtance to all settlers in government
townsites everywhere. 1t is to the
effect that a settler must actually live
upon lots OF conduct active business
thereon In order to acquire title
thereto, and a not live elsewhere
and hold government lots through an
agent or by purchase OF another set
tiers right. This decision will affect
of cases in Oklahoma and
give MANY Thousand dollars OF valuable
property to actual settlers, instead of
TO spectators.
ST. LOUIS special: The United
States Secret Service operatives re-
ceiyed here . box containing 10, 600
due bills, which have been passing as
currency In small towns in Kansas. |
Murphy seized the bills ut
Kan, on the ground that they
were made In imitation OF United
States currency. The bills are as
large as the lUcent currency notes
were in circulation many years
sgo, and were paid by merchants to
for crops and called for the
value in goods sold by the issuing
No arrests we're made, but
business was ordered discontinued.
JAcKsoNvILLE, Fla. special: Two
negroes who assaulted = girl IA years
I'D IN Lafayette County were lynched.
NEWRURG, Va, special. w. q. |
rlaviof N hanged for The murder q