Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-25
IN THE WEST

Anti-Gambling Association has beer
Incorporated under the laws of Ill
nois. and with headquarters in Chi.
cago. The incorporates are Edward
+. Golf, Rev. VIM. q. Clarke and
Thomas II. McCauley, all of whom
have hitherto taken active parts In
moral reforms. The board Of man.
ayers includes Miss Frances 4. Win.
ard, Miss Ada G. Sweet, w. j. Ona.
han, DIR. Sarah Hackett Stevenson,
Edward f. Goff and others. The or
~ganizatiOn Is the outgrowth of the
anti-gambling crusade in this city and
the purpose is to enlist lecturers and
otherwise excite and crystalize public
sentiment throughout the country
against gambling.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The ter.
rifle storm which has ragged along the
coast has undoubtedly caused wide
spread disaster to shipping Interests.
At least three schooners are known to
be wrecked. Others have not yet
been heard from, and there are grave
fears that the American ship Ivanhoe
was lost with all on board. A South.
ern Pacific raft of TO- 600 spars and
piles. valued at $50, 900, has been tori
to pieces. The Ivanhoe has been out
twenty-ope days from Seattle for this
port and is almost certainly lost. Col.
Fred Grant WAS n Of her passengers,
having embarked for the novelty of a
sea voyage on . sailing vessel. She
carried u crew OF eighteen or twenty
men.
MINNEAPOLIS special: In the dis
trict criminal court the jury in the
ase OF kristian kortgaard, ex-presi-
dent Of the State Bank, indicted on q
charge OF grand larceny in the first
degree for stealing $23, COO, gave q
verdict Of guilty OF the theft OF 3d.
600. Kortgaard, it was alleged, con
verted large sums OF money to his own
use by organizing q number OF ficti-
tious companies, OF which he was
president and general manager. A
motion for q new trial will be made.
The punishment is not less than five
years or more than ten In the state
prison.
PEORIA special; The whisky trust
has reduced prices on alcohol 2 cents
per gallon, an equivalent OF nearly 1
cents per wire gallon. This is re-
garded as the beginning OF a war in
prices between the trust and its com
petitors. The trust is heavily stocked
and it costs 2 cents per gallon per
month to carry goods. The trust an
nounces this reduction is below the
cost Of manufacture under the in
creased tax and is TO hold its trade.
GOLDEN CITY, Mo-, special: John
DalbOw, a young man living six miles
southeast OF here. while squirrel hunt
ing fell ont Of a tree, a distance Of
forty feet. striking on his feet. His
ankles and legs were crushed, the
bones Of his legs being broken and
forced through the softer tissues. He
also received a dislocation OF the right
wrist and q severe wound on the head.
He will probably lose both feet.
BYRON, H., special: Mrs. George
Eddy and Mrs. Painter, while out
driving, We're run down by a train at
q crossing Of the Milwaukee and st.
Paul. Both were instantly killed.
Both were followers OF Schweinfurth,
the Rockford Christ. Mrs. Eddy was
the leader OF the Beekmanite society,
and had been engaged for some years
writing a bible for that faith.
NonFoLK, Neb., special: A tramp
was arrested here charged with an at
tempted assault OF q 5-year-old child.
The prisoner was first put IN the city
Jail, but was removed afterwards to
The county Jail for fear OF lynching, as
there was considerable. talk OF vio-
|ence. From papers found on his per.
ION his name is supposed to be John
Phillips Of Mcrrick County.
OAKLAND, CAL, special: A burglar
the room OF Rev. +. E. Wolf
md wife. returned Alaska mission
aries, and when they awoke attacked
hem with q Ratchet. Both were
mangled and the burglar
escaped. Wolf will die, but his wife
will live.
MINoNk, H., special: In a wreck on
he Illinois Central Railroad at Ruth
and two unknown Austrians met a
death, being crushed be-
'ond recognition. Anothe, was SO
,adly injured that his death is mo-
n~entarily expected.
YOKOHAMA special: Count Ito
president of the Council Of
minister's, made an elaborate speech
n the House Of Peers regarding the
Of the war. He read the CORE
between China and Japan
efore the diplomatic rupture. The
peech made . good impression. The
let was unanimously In favor OF con-
nuing the war, and will grant every
ling that 10 or may be asked for by
le Government. The bill providing
the issrssof y war loan was passed
: unanimous vote.
Va, special: The immi-
alton convention closed after having
resolutions for putting In
Fect = plan by which law, placed
the statute books by the last Leg I
providing for the ORGANIZE
On Of county immigration societies,
uld be carE out. The complete
ccess of tlS1Gl "a is dependent. upon
voeabio Il Hon BY the State lag. ,
lature one yoar hence. IL Il believed
81 iudusncss are suficient - obtain Z
that will be asked.