The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-13
IN THE WEST


ing of the local board commission Of
the Insurance Union. which has the
state of Iowa under supervision, union
companies in paying excess commits
sions over union rates it was decided
TO defer the war in rates no longer.
AS a result the union compact mana
gers in Des Moines. Davenport. Sioux
City and Council Bluffs will receive
letters ordering all farm rates oft
throughout the state and reducing the
rate on dwellings, in fire department
towns 10 30 cents for one year or 81
for three years, with an added amount
for exposures, to a uniform rate of 20
cents for one year or three years for
so cents, and with no addition for ex-
posture.
CHICAGO special: c. +. Kimball &
Co., Il. u. Kelly and other brokers
who have been doing n thriving bust
ness in shaving election judges and
clerks warrants have discovered that
they have been defrauded Of Il large
amount of money through bogus war
rants. About 1900 judges and clerks
served at the recent election, |rccciv-
INC warrants from SD - 50. Many
of them cashcd the warrants ut Il dis
count with various brokers. When
the warrants We're presented to the
county comptroller it was found that q
number of bogus one were cashcd.
The amount of the brokers' losses is
not known, but it will probably be
large.
ROCKFORD, H., special: Comman-
Ter in Chief Lawlcr, of the G.. a. X.
mas called q meeting of the executive
committee of the council administra-
ton at Louisville. December IS. to ar
range for the next national encamp-
ment. lawler received Il beautifully
worded reply from Isabella Comptesse
de Paris. on resolutions passed by the
Pittsburg Encampment on the death
of her husband. the Compile de Paris,
who cane here during the war and
fought under the union flag.
CHICAGO special: The National Ar
menian Union will hold u meeting
Sudnay evening to express sympathy
with the %suilerings of the Armenians
under Turkish rule. II. n. Higgin-
botham, President of the Worlds
Fair will preside. Addresses will be
made by Mayor Hopkins and other
prominent citizens, and a memorial
will be sent to Congress. asking that
VIC COuublN lllltIN GIG Ill bclldiI OI UU-
manity to mitigate the suifcrings of
the Armcnians.
DENVER, Col, special: The monthly
reportat the United States mint for No
cember shows a remarkable increase
in the deposits for the corresponding
months last year. Last years receipts
for November were $l1l.Sl4.27, while
those Of last month amounted to SOL
..p- ~ FNI~ ~ - t
attracted the attention of the Treas
ury Department at Washington, and
Director Preston is expected to come
to Colorado next week to look into
the situation.
MINNEAPOLIS special: The body of
Miss Catherine Cling, Il fashionable
dressmaker who had accumulated con-
siderable property, was found in the
middle OF Il country road leading TO
this city. a gambler Of ST. Paul.
whose name the police decline to give,
whom she was in the habit of meeting
10y appointment and driving with. is
suspected Of the crime. 1t is believed
the motive was robbery, as she wa.
known to have had a large sum in
cash.
STREATOR, H., special: The ONLY
ulSIllcLlNc INuoSlun culllcc IN me
lea was dedicated here by Bishop
Nicholas of Sitka, Alaska, assisted by
several other divines. The services
were very impressive, lasting five
hours. The church is built entirely
of the sweet smelling Tchen wood,
which comes from Russia, and from
the remains of the Russian vestibule
in the Manufacturers Building at the
Worlds Fair.
tionol Bank has closed its doors. CASH
Ter Snyder said the liabilities are
$2l2, 600, and the assets $jl2, 600. 1t is
one of the banks which suspended
business in 1893, and reopened Deem
Der last. Being unable to get back
the former business, the directors de-
cided to go into liquidation.