Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-03-08

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down out OF City Creek canyon. within
four blocks of the business portion Of
the city, and trotted with a bewildered
air through the streets to the east.
ward. 1t offered to molest no one, and
his right of way was not disputed.
Two hunters a few days ago received
special permission from the city coun
ell to kin lions in City Creek Canyon,
within the city limits. and next day
brought in the carcass OF beast that
measured nine feet in length and
weighed 300 pounds.
CHICAGO special: Four thousand
railroad men who have been working
seven days a week for years will get q
the history of the trunk lines in this
country, an order has been issued by
the Erie Road to hold all common
o'clock Saturday night to IL o'clock
Sunday night every week in the year.
The order will 60 into effect immedi-
ately and nearly all the freight men
handling freight on the New York.
Lake Erie & Western Railroad, the
New York, Pennsylvania a. Ohio, and
the Chicago & Erie Railroads will be
given day off Sunday. Only the nec-
essary crews to handle fast freight and
perishable freight will be kept at
work. The passenger service will also
he cut down SO that the station agents
and telegraph operators may get few
hours extra rest on Sunday. The or
der affects nearly eight thousand men,
half of whom will get a days rest, the
others being compelled to work for two
or three hours on the Sabbath.
CHICAGO special: Tho Board OF
County Commissioners was torn up by
he report Of the committee investi-
eating the charges against the Chi
oago Detention Hospital made by
the Warden of the kankakee Insane
Asylum. The warden charges that
during the past year patients have
been received from Chicago bearing
marks OF gross i'll treatment, which in
the instance of one woman, caused
her ultimate death. 1t is also charged
that female patients were disrobed by
male attendants and bound with straps
when unnecessary. All the charges
date back nearly year. The COM
mittee reported that the charges were
well founded, but that most of the en-
ployes Of the hospital responsible for
abuses were discharged some time ago.
WICHITA special: The Board OF
Trade Of Wichita has taken the initia-
tive after considerable correspondence
in making preparations for q meeting
here at an early day OF the grain deal
ers Of Kansas, Texas and Louisiana,
with view to forming an interstate
association, one Of the principal OBJ
jects of which shall he to find an outlet
for grain either through Galveston,
New Orleans or Mobile. The Boards
OF Trade of these seaports will be
asked to send delegates to the conven-
tiOn, and the Kansas State Millers'
Association will be called to meet here
at the same time SO as to lend its in
influence TO the movement.
MINNEAPOLIS special: The Retail
Lumbermen's Association, which WAS
organized at the annual meeting OF the
Northwestern Lumbermen's Associa-
tiOn last month, will probably COM
mence operations within few days.
There is 500, COO worth OF policies SUBJ
scribed by the menbers OF the associ-
alton. A deposit Of II per cent on the
face OF the policy is made by the men,
bers with the company - guaranty.
PrOportionate assessments will Be
made ON the members when losses
occur.
CHICAGO special; Owing g the fear
that smallpox might spread through
out the states near Illinois, Q meeting
Of representatives Of the Boards Of
Health Of several states was hsld here
to discuss the situation. Al the result
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