Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-09-20
SUMMARY.

ENID, Oklahoma, special: The first
anniversary OF the opening of the
Cherokee strip was celebrated. The
feature Of the occasion was an exact
representation of the original rae for
the townsite, the prize to the winner
being d lot valued at 81. 600. Fifteen
thousand people participated in the
race, but the real contest was between
1000 horsemen. including Indians and
COW boys. It was the most wonderful
race with systematic entries on record.
The prize lot was reached simultan-
eousiy by u Cheyenne Indian and q
Kansas cowboy named Parker. These
two will ride the same horses again
for the purpose OF deciding the race
and, as the distance is four miles, it
promises to be very exciting. The In
dians and cowboys have taken sides
and, as they are traditional enemies,
trouble Is feared in case any dispute
arises.
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, special: Ono
Of the persons Of prominence to be
left in u bad fix by the decision Of the
Supreme Court anHulling SO many d.
vorces is William A. Depew OF Boston.
Mass, u cousin Of Chauncey Nj. De-
pew. Mr.. Depow came here last win
ter, and, after q three months stay,
secured q divorce from Rosella.S. De-
pew on account OF incompatibility of
temper. With him came Mrs. Mary
E. Jordan OF Boston, who, on the same
day Of Nh. Depew's divorce, procuret
one from Charles H. Jordan OF Boston.
The day following the two left for
Kansas City, where they were mar
ried, and then went to Europe on a
wedding tour. Both are wealthy and
prominent society people of Boston,
and are now left In q peculiar predica-
ment.
PERRY, Oklahoma, special: Bill
Dalton is not dead, il the statement Of
Bill Doolon, at present boss bandit OF
the famous gang. is to be relied on.
Mr.. DoOlan claims that he has been
the executive head OF the Dalton or
ganization for the last year, and as
serted that Bill Dalton has merely
withdrawn. temporarily from public
life, and has left Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory for q co%ngenial
cline. Dalton Is now living o quiet
and ~peaceable life, and his reputed
deathswas u ruse to throw the officers
OIL their guard until he could get
away. Doolan also said the reports
that Dalton is dying from a wound re-
ceived while rObbing q Missouri bank
is false, as Dalton has not been hit
with q bullet for fully a year.
THOMAsvILL4E, Ca, special: There
was q peculiarly brutal rape ana muir.
der about six miles from here. A u
year-old white girl, the daughter OF
Martin Butler, had gone to the spring
to get waite ), and not returning her
mother started in search and found
that she had been assaulted and her
throat cut. The girl was not dead and
lisped out tho rame OF her assailant.
who was Dave GoOseby, = negro living
In the neighbUrhood. The little sui.
ferer bled to death. Sheriff Doss cap
tured the man and eluded the lynch
ers, and says that he has Gooseby in q
safe place and that no will be pro-
duced for trial at the proper time.
PERRY, OklOhama, special: A tor.
nsdo passed through Jennings aud
Mining and blew fifty houses to atoms
A young lady and two children were
killed and several people injured.
Several houses caught fire at Mining
and conflagration followed. The
town OF Mining 70 forty miles from the
nearest railroad and Particular OF the
tornado and fro cannot DO learned.
PHOENIX, Arizona, special: The
murder Of Horace .Peilley. nsar Reno
Mountain, was found to b the work Of
the famous Apache renegade, The
Kid. Sheriff Hard ID on his trail With
: strong posse Of cowboys and ranch
men.
~. Lou1s, 10, special: Prfvats il.
formation from Rome ID that ~ Mgr.
Eeatolllis made . cardinal Mgr. Tom
- Secretary OF Htata atRoma, will
ESpocaed him = AmsrioA.