Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-27
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KANSAS CITY special: After three
weeks consumed In tho trial and n
days argument the jury in twenty-one
minutes after receiving its instrac-
tions, returned . verdict In the famous
DIR. Fraker insurance case. 1t was in
favor OF the relatives of Fraker, who
. led the tive companies who had pol
icies on the doctors life when he
was drowned. The policies aggre-
gate Si4,655, and the plaintiffs have
been granted Judgment for the full
amount AT Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
July IL, 1893, while on a fishing trip
In the Missouri DR. Fraker slipped
from the bank and was drowned. Not
the least trace Of him could be found
and his complete disappearance being
50 exceptional, several insurance com-
panies refused to pay the policies held
by him. It was asserted that it was a
conspiracy to defraua and that the
doctor swan the river and escaped in
the garb OF q woman. To strengthen
this theory the defense introduced tes-
tilnOny toshow that the doctor changed
his sex evey level years and awaited
such transition to practice the decep-
tiOn. E.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A coal
laden bark, Germania, one OF the eight
sailing vessels which are overdue be-
tween San Francisco and northern
ports has come into port. Capt. Pear
O has seer nothing Of the missing
Golfers M0ntserrat and kewenaw, nor
had he sighted any OF the seven sail
ing vessels which are considerably
overdue between San Francisco and
Oregon, Washington and British Co
lumbia ports. December 8 the bark
was swept by a terrible wind and a
terrible sea, but she sustained no
nor serious damage than the loss
OF several sails.
SPRING GREEN, Wis, special: Nor
ris Ensign, an employee Of the Great
Northern Railroad at Minneapolis,
whose marriage three years ago to
Miss Lilly Roberts, Of this city. caused
80 much comment, they each being
only ID years OF age, took his 2.year-
old son from his mother-in law, Mrs.
T.. b. Roberts, Of Valparaiso, Ind, who
10 visiting here. He secured possess
sion OF the child by pretending to
wish to buy 1t some candy, then drove
to Arena and took Q train for Minne-
apolis. His wife Is attending school
q Valparaiso.
CHICAGO SPECIAL: Lucian Broad.
we'll, q stockholder in the Inter Ocean
Homestead and Loan Association, has
made application for . receiver for the
corporation. The charge made Is that
the affairs OF the concern are in bad
shape, aud that il they are not kept
free from hostile litigation they will
not realize more than 40 per cent. Of
their estimated value. The total face
value OF the assets is placed at $4,000
and the actual value at $6O, 900. The
application was granted and q receiver
was appointed.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The reports
that the steam golfers, Montserrat
and Keweenaw, have been lost at sea,
with all on board, are now considered
almost . certainty. The Montserrat
was from Nanaimo and the keweenaw
from Comox, B. G. Both r seven
days overdue at this port. The Mont
serrat, Capt, Blackburn, carried a
crew Of twenty men, and the Kewee.
nav, Capt. Jenkins, carried q ere OF
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SAN FRANCISCO special: Bishop
Cimyo Adadri, priest Of the Yohoho'
III, the principal temple in Oyoto OF
Nicherin religion in Japan, is here to
propagate Buddhism. He will estab.
iish : temple In this city, with u corps
OF attendant priests. Adadri's mis-
siOnary labors will be general, but he
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TOPEKA. Kan, speclAt: Ex-senator
ingalls,, before leaving for the lst, il
10 just learned. declared he had no ex.
pectancy OF DeinR voted or TOE Sena,
tor IN me Leglsla1ufe 1hls wlntef and
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CHICAGO special; Eugene V. Debs
and his colleagues OF tie A. II. U.
have decided to take the penalty i'm.
posed ~ Judge Woods without appeal.
they reachsd TINS decision without
ne advice Of thelr attorneys. Dsbs
nv = 80 ."o WHY
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wreck involving ! loss OF s5)O. o0n.
Coal Crock IL pouring into it, but
will take several weeks to thoroughly