Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-24
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SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, special: Nos.
!, 2 and 4 Of the Spring Valley Coal
Company Mines in this city are on fire
at the bottom and the company asked
the miners to allow men to go to work
to extinguisn the flames. BY q close.
vote it was decided not to allow q man
down the shaft. Vice President MUIR
ray OF the State Miners Organization
advised q reconsideration OF the vote.
but the miners adjourned without re-
consideration and the French an
archists set up a shout Of Let tn EN-
burn" Tear them down." etc. The
company Is determined TO have the
fire eXtinguished If they have to inn
port men. In the event that they do,
there is likely to be trouble. The
English speaking miners are all in
favor Of putting out the fire and TWEEN
ty men started to do SO. but 200 ltal-
ians and Frenchmen drove them of.
DENVER special: A new postotice
has been added to the official record.
For twelve years no postal official had
been near it. Recently an unusual
quantity Of mail was stamped Ehren-
berg. Arizona, and an inspector was
ordered to find the Office. He sue
ceeded after travelling a week by boat
through the Colorado Canon. Jesus
Daniel the postmaster, contemptuous-
~ kicked overa barrel when Inspector
Williams called and several hundred
packages were displayed. Many we're
registered and contained valuables
that had reposed intact from two to
seven years. When Daniel wanted
stamps he went down to Yuma and
bought them like any ordinary citi.
zen.
MINIATURES special: The biggest
land deal ever made in Taylor and
Price Counties was closed in Mil.
waukee before Frederick Abbott, the
Wisconsin Central Commissioner. and
Howard Morris. one of tho Wisconsin
Central receivers. 1t involves the
sale OF . 1000 acres OF helmlock landa
by the Wisconsin Central Railroad t.
j. j.. Kennedy of Rib Lake, a large
lumberman in that part Of the state,
and to Fayette Shaw, the sole leather
tanner OF Medrord. The average price
paid is about SIS an acre. The whole
deal aggregated $3.50, 900.
MILwAuKEE special: The Rev. O.
h. Thayer, pastor OF the Delaware and
AytpNW0 i tOSDy CIl0I SIuICuCS, iC
signed his charge at the meeting OF
Thayer owned q building which he
rented for a saloon. He pleaded ig-
OF the intention Of the tenagt
the congregation n majority were in
we're some votes against Mr. Thayer,
hrxynx,nv o,a ho pnStrno1
SAN FRANCISCO special: Among
the arrivals from Alaska was Mr..
Sylvester, proprietor OF the Alaska
Herald, at Sitka, and the Journal at
Juneau. MIR. Sylvester says the far
northwestern part Of the continent
seems to be the only section not affect
ed by the hard times, There is, in
fact, unusual prosperity there, as he
says. Already over zoo mlne have
passed in via juneau for the gold
mines up the Yukon.
CHICAGO special: A shortage of
vaccine virus Is threatened, and local
health authorities are alarmed at the
outlook. This city is using from 5000
to 100, 900 vaccine points q day. and
this, with the heavy demand for them
all owe the country, has caused the
draining OF the market. One OF the
largest manufactures in the country
recently burned, largely decreasing
the output.
STOCKTON, Cal, special: Two
masked me made an attempt to hold
up Murphy's stage and one was in
stantly killed by Messenger Hendricks
who was on the seat The second rob-
Der returned the fire and seriously
wounded Miss Ella Bray and T. 4.
Hume, passenger. A posse has started
after the surviving highwayman.
CHICAGO special: The South Park
Commissioners have decided to turn
Midway Plaisance into . canal 100 feet
wide, with walks and lawns upon each
side. The Illinois Central Road dc.
clares that it will V allow the ca
nal to pass under its tracks and q le.
gal battle is probable.
SAN FRANCISCO special. The steam
ship Gallo arrived from Hong Kong
and Y0kahama. A great Are broke
ont 81 Schuch-Eng on April 1 Ia the
Annui province. Fully LOO houses
wAte bnrned. ITh0usaae m people are
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