Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-14

~ NNyoA eo&08 -, compared Win -
eJont ngA Oate Shas AdvaAced 81
Sonta NAOaA q Eeiats, and 60fu, II
centAl Potatoes AT0 70 CENTS I
busAel highot An fhe west. Bar end
pig Iron Ore up sharply ct St Louis;
md 1isU stock IT KAisaa City. IArd d
fractipnally higher. A conspicuous
decrease III the prices OF staples b ro-
ported In leather and wool, due u
heavy receipts Of the new crop. Cot.
leo 10 on ! cant. At the larger eastern
centers thore has been no Improve.
Inent In general business. Little evil
dcnce Of Improvement Ii reported from
the west. There Is more doing among
3Obbefu In hardware Ut ChicAg0 als
though interior merchants tributary
To that market have not begun to buy
In advance Of actual needs, and, on the
other hand, the spread Of the coal
strike II checking business. Available
wheat, United States and Canada,
afl0at for and In Europe, decreased
moro than O,OOO,OO) bushels last
month, against M average decrease in
the month Of May for Ave proceeding
years Of about 5,OOO, 900 bushels. Brad
streets returns point to an accumular
tion in the United States and Canada
OF 8 5000, 90 bushels Of wheat III JUNE;
only $500, 900 less than june l. q year
ago. EApUrts Of wheat, United States
and Canada, both coasts. for the week
ending June !, equal 2, 742, 600 bushels,
against AGO. 900 bushels . year ago.
LEBANON, Pa special: Ninety-six
red red roses werc on Tuesday laid q,
the altar OF Salem Lutheran Church
with great solemnity. They consti.
tuted the annual rent Of the ground
upon which the a~ncien: edifice stands.
When the church was built, In 1913,
the owner Of the land agreed to be-
stow 1t upon the congregation, naming
rs the yearly rental one red rose. This
quaint agreement has always been
faithfully kept by the congregation,
which more than fulills the compact.
Instead OF n red rose the congrega.
ton on each anniversary places on the
altar Is many roses as the church il
old. Tuesday was the ninety-sixth an
OF Senator Lutz cancelled the annual
rental in the usual unique manner
NEW York special: Although the
heirs Of Jay Gould have oil filed an
davits In the department OF taxes and
assessments declaring that they are nc
longer residents Of this city, and are,
therefore. not liable to be taxed upon
their personality. the tax commission
ers have decided to tax them upon
the original amount fixed upon the
b0Oks-$lO,0 OF, 900 in personal property.
This Is the same amounts upon which
the GOulds we're assessed last year
when the city claimed $lS2, OOO. The
heirs paid under protest, and the mat
ter is still in dispute. The present as
sessment will also be carried out.
WASHINGTON special: The Senate
has passed q bill fixing the salaries oi
railway postal clerks. 1t provides
that they shall be divided into sever
classes. The salaries for each elias.
shall not exceed the following amounts
annually: First class, 980O: second
class, $1,0O0; third class, 81, 200; fourth
class, $500; fifth class, 81, 500: sixth
class, 81, 900; seventh class, d, 800
The Postmaster General is authorized
to fix the salaries in the ditferen,
classes according to the hours of work,
Provision Is also made for detailing
clerks In class I as The chief clerks
divisions.
ENGLEwoOD, N. j., special: The
physician attending ex-Minister VIM.
Walter Phelps says the patient Is not
suffering from Bright's disease, bul
from Intermittent fever, and that he
Is much debilitated: but, having .
strong constitution, has a good chance
Of recovery, barring hemorrhages.