Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-17
IN The WEST

LEANEN WORTH special. The postal
authorities in this city have uncov
cred a smooth pension fraud. A mid
die aged colored man was receiving u
pension OF $24 a month uuder the name
OF Peter Gillespie, and another pen
sion Of ST. a month under the alias of
John II. Brown. This he has been do
ing for the last three years, without
attracting suspicion. Aletter contain
ing IL pension check to Gillespie vas
delivered to him by a mail carrier at
his home. He called at the postotfice
general delivery for a pension letter
for j. II. Brown. when a new clesk,
who was at the window, would not
give it to him without Identification.
While talking about identification the
mail carrier appeared and told OF Civ
ing him the Gillespie pension letter.
On being questioned by Postmaster
Ritchey he acknowledged getting the
two pensions. and said he was in the
war twice. once under his old masters
and once under his fathers name. He
claimed that he was entitled to two
pensions. Two special pension en-
aminers, stationed here were notified.
EMpoRIA special: Hereafter n
chinch bug station will he maintained
at the state normal school during the
summer for the purpose OF supplying
farmers with inoculated bugs to spread
disease and death when turned loose
in the fields. Prof. Adams OF the nor
nal, a graduate Of the university, will
have charge OF the station, He has
had experience under the direction OF
Chancellor Snow. The county will
pay the expenses Of the local station.
which are expected to be about $500.
The inoculated bugs and instructions
from the university cost nothing. The
| commissioners believe that the result
will be a big saving for Lyon County
farmers.
MILWAUKEE special: \ few days
| ago a draft for $500. issued by the
| Citizens National Rank, OF Appleton,
was presented at the National EX-
| change Bank OF this city, and cashed.
+, 1t had on it a personal endorsement by
Cashier sherman of the Appleton
bank. saying the bearer was entitled
to payment without question. 1t vas
discovered to-day that the draft was
made for SIS originally and had been
| raised to 81. SEQ and Cashier sherman :
endorsement forged. The police are
| Of the opinion that the work was done
by one of the party OF forgers that
have been working in the west.
KANSAS CITY special: Mrs, Mary
+. Lease. the Populist leader, is dan
gerously i'll Of typhoid fever, coupled
with nervous prostration. She is at
the institute for the blind in Kansas
City, Kan, where she went to remain
until the meeting Of the State Board
| of Charities. She was taken ill the
same night and soon became delirious.
The attending physician says her con.
dition is critical, and that at the best
she will not be able to leave the insti-
tute for ten days or two weeks. She is
worried over the danger that threatens
her from cranks and believes she viii
vet be assassinated.
MINNEAPOLIS special: Efforts are
now on foot by leading business men
of Minneapolis and other cities oil
Minnesota. Wisconsin. Iowa and Mon.
tana to organize what shall be known
as the Northwestern Home Trade AS
ISOLATION. Its purpose is to create OF
the part of consumers a preference fol
goods manufactured and sold by north
western merchants. Circulars are now
being SEN to business men at all north
western points asking their attendance
at a convention which will be held il
Minneapolis May % for the organizes
ton OF the association.
S%HEBoYGAls, Wis, special: A grand
parade of the Catholic societies ol
Wisconsin took place here. Nearly
100 Catholic societies were in line,
making such a lengthy parade that il
took an hour for it to pass q point.
The parade ended with q picnic in one
of the large parks OF the city, where
the thirty bands in attendance from
different parts OF the state entertained
the people. In the evening there was
a grand display of fireworks at the
park where the picnic was being held,
CHICAGO special: The officers oi
the Farmers National Congress are In
session here. President b. +. Clayton
of Iowa presiding. The object OF the
meeting is the preparation OF a pre-
gramme for the fourteenth annua
convention OF the organization ii
Parkersburg, w. ", next November
MAsCouTAH, H., special: Angus
tine Klein, 10 years old, has reached
here from Paris, France, having made
the entire journey alone. She speaks
French, but not q word of any Other
language. The trip was made In ter
days and without q miship.
STRONG Cry, Kan, special: The
sheriff with o force of over 500 cap
tured George Rose who killed Ear
Kuhl at HattonwoOd Falls. A mob II
being organized to lynch him, but At
tempts are being msds to dissuadt
them.