Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-14

costs the county $3 a day to have each
son, II you object to the assessment,
why you should not register 1t on
either Of those days. The law provides
that the assessment shall be eqnalized
and sent to the state board, after
which Il Is beyond the reach OF our
hands. No refunds will be issued on
the assessments this year unless a
palable error exists, and II you have
any objection, make them on the days
mentioned or forever hold your peace.
BY order of commissioners.
We are pleased to be able to an
nounce that the publisher OF the Inter-
Ocean has made a special offer on the
weekly edition of that paper during
the present political campaign. He
will send the Weekly Inter- Ocean for
six months to any subscriber on receipt
Of 80 cents. This Is a very low price
for one OF the best and ablest repub-
lican newspapers in the country.
Good republicans should try to in-
crease its circulation. Subscriptions
will be received at this price at this
Office from June l to August l. After
that the regular price will be restored.
Judge Smith rendered q decision
last week in the suit OF Mrs. Mary
Rosemore against Minnie and Frank
J. Rath, mother and brother OF Mrs.
Rosemore. The question involved
was the validity OF a contract which
the defendants entered into in which
the Raths relinquished their
rights as heirs to eighty acres Of land
In section 9 in Big Springs township.
The Judge held the contract good. 1t
was q very close question and the re-
suit is a flattering victory for E. G.
Ericsson, attorney for Mrs. Rosemore.
Attorney Fawcett, Of Sioux Falls rep
resented the defendants.
In the history Of the Third regiment,
Wisconsin veteran volunteer infantry,
recently published by Adjutant Edwin
E. Bryant, the law partner Of Senator
of one OF our most respected citizens:
entered the service, March %, 1852, as
second assistant surgeon. He was
promoted assistant surgeon July Is,
1863, and surgeon February 4, 1865,
serving longer than any other medical
officer OF the regiment. He was mus
tered out with it at the end OF the
war. He was a faithful, laborious OF.
ficer, kind and careful OF the sick and
wounded. His present residence is
reported to be Elk Point, s. D."
On Monday Frank J. Ball of Sioux
City was arrested by Mayor Gilmore
In behalf of the Citizens bank,
charged with selling mortgaQeG prop
erty. 1t seems that in 1889 Ball Dor
rowed $50 from the bank and gave as
security a mortgage on a horse and
buggy and several head Of cattle. He
shortly afterward disposed OF the se.
curity and moved from Union county.
He had not been back since until Mon
day, and evidently only came back
then because he imagined that his
crime had been outlawed. Mayor
Gilmore showed his big heart in 60
ing on Balls bond for 5000 after hav-
ing him arrested. His only purpose in
SO doing vas to allow the culprit to
return to his family in Sioux City.
Uncle Sam'l Nixon won in his legal
battle against the fellows who started
a ferry boat in opposition to his own
at Forest City. An item in the Gettys-
burg Herald states: Attorneys r. b.
Fisk and 1. j. Eales have plumbed
their legal caps anew by winning in
the application for a permanent in
junction to succeed the temporary in
junction that stood for a few weeks
against the new ferry boat company
at Forest City which was regarded as
infringing on the franchise of the old
company as granted by Potter county.
The permanent injunction, which was
granted in a hearing before Judge
Campbell sitting at Pierre, will now
stand until the case can have Il thor
ough hearing and decision in the
circuit and perhaps the supreme court.
AGreat deal Of local interest centers
in the outcome OF a decision to be
rendered by Judge Smith in the Neu-
man Hodges case. The case has been
in the judges hands for nine months
and it is understood that the issues in
volved are giving the judge plenty OF
opportunity for careful scrutiny. The
eason why local interest is involved
to an unusual extent is from the fact
that it is the first Of a number Of tax
title cases to reach the Judge for judi
cial determination. The tax title
question is only one OF a number OF
other defenses raised by Mr.. Hodges,
but he relies with considerabl security
upon this one feature of the case. Mr..
Hodge secured his tax title from CIV.
Reggs, a former resident of Elk Point.
The description of the land published
in the tax sale was, it is claimed by
Attorney Keller, who appears for Mrs.
Neuman, defective, insomuch as IL
was not complete. There are many
other points and the decision will have,
no doubt, considerable bearing upon
the many tax title cases now pending.
Don't forget your fire or cyclone in