Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-11
SOUTHERN SUM MAR

WILEYNlLLE, ". Va, special: The
big gas we'll on Indian Creek, ten
miles from here, IN Tyler County, has
broken loose again, and the roar of
the escaping gas a be heard Il dozen
miles away, while in the neigiiborhood
Of The well the noise is simply deafen-
ing. The we'll belongs to The Victor
Oil Company, and was drilled in the
sand September 8. 1t at once devel-
oped into Il big gasser, and the pres
| sure was sufficient to throw the tools,
weighing 1000 pounds, ont Of the der
rick, wrecking that structure. In
about a week it subsidized. but how has
broken out with tenfo,d power, and
experienced OIL men pronounce il the
biggest gas we'll ever struck ia the
world. Enough gas is being wasted
daily to light and heat a city Of IL, 900
population.
NEW ORLEANS special: Secretary
Hester's monthly cotton exchange
statement shows an increase in the
cotton r brought into sight for the
month OF September in round figures
OF 10000 bales over last year., and
lDa.O c9 bales over year before last,
when the total crops were respectively
1,I50.0uD bales and 200 900 bales.
Compared with the season Of le9i-9.,
when the crop was 9,0t5, 900 bales, the
September movement this year has
fallen short $1,000 bales, and com
pared with lSa0-9l. when the crop was
s.652,0v0 bales, it is I'll coo bales
short.
ST. LOUIS special: AZ IA special
west bound freight train on the
Wabash road was leaving the city it
crashed into and demolished Il ca IF
the Suburban Electric Street Railway
at Union Avenue in the western
suburbs. The car was smashed into
kindling wood. OF the passengers in
the car SIX we're seriously iniired. as
follows: Martin Science, Martin
Winkler, Mary Cravet,, colored; Dora
Rassell, colored: George Woods. con-
duclor; Cha les Thrailkil. motorman.
OF these the two ON AM the motor
man will probably die.
KEY WEST. Fla, special: Every
day fresh information reaches here
from the keys relative tn the loss OF
life in the recent hurricane. Mr..
pinder, who resides ON the East Mat.
acumble Key, reports that the British
bark Brandon Of Quebec, with u cargo
OF timber, was wrecked, and of tn
seventeen On board only three were
saved. The Norwegian ship Theora
was lost off futile Harbor. but all
were saved. 1t is likely that the num-
Der Of lives lost will never be known,
as communication with the keys is
difficult.
HEBARDSvILLE. Ky. special: Two
farmers. Raymond Martin and Rob- 1T
Rye, quarrslied about u woman. Mar
tin got two axes. and. handing ole to
Rye, lie proposed dsel They fought
until Rye ha both arms severed and
fell dead. Martin received h rribie
gashes about tho head and breast aud
is dying.
ATLANTA, Ga, special: 4 passen-
ger train over the Atlanta and West
roint Road ,umbled from II high trss-
tie 6 Osanappa Creek, u few miles
beyond West Point, and several per-
ssns wers badly injured. Two OF the
Injured ar not expected to | We.
HoT SPRINGS. Ark, special The
cyclone which did SO much damage at
Little Rock, passed north of this city.
Reports from that section say that
considerable damage was dore 10 farm
property. No fatalities have been
heard OF.
KEY WEs,r. Fla. special: Over
fifty human bOdies were washed up on
the reefs iaeir .aefc IN the last few
days, Nest of them arr bully decom-
posed.