Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-06
SOUTHERN.


Moulton, Lawrence County, Miss Jane
Caldwell, the 17-year-old daughter of a
wealthy planter, cut her throat with an
old knife. She had an appointment to at
tend dance with James jennings. Jen-
nings failed to come for her and she went
to the dance with her brother, only to find
Jennings there with another girl. When
she upbraided him for his faithlessness
Jennings laughed in her face On return
iny home she retired to her room, heart
broken, and when found a short time af-
terward was dying with the bloQdy knife
in her hand.
PINEvILLE, KY, special: A battle oc-
CURED on Straight Creek, fifteen miles
from here, in which John Helton was
killed and James Belcher and Charles
johnson was badly wounded. There
were on the other side three men and a
woman who could handle a rifle with
the best of men. The Helton crowd was
surrounded and fired upon from ambush.
They returned the fire and think some Of
their enemies were wounded and carried
to the mountains. The battle grew out of
series of lawsuits.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, special: Burg
lars entered the bank at Anderson, Nom
roe County, blew open the safe and carried
of S. ,000-practically all it contained, as
most of the funds was deposited at Rom
ceveral, thirty miles distant, the bank
having no vault. The robbers escaped,
leaving no clue. The postoffice and a
hardware store was robbed and another
stores cash drawer was looted. The bur.
glars secured about 500. 1t is thought to
be the work of an organized gang
HENDERSON, KY, special: John Swana.
son, cOlored, was killed while attempting
to break Jail. A conspiracy to escape had
been found to exist among several of the
prisoners, which when they attempted to
accomplish II, resulted In the death of the
leader. Swanagan was powerful fei Ow,
and before he was subdued he whipped
Jailer Kohl, Deputy Jsiler Whitehead and
three negro TRUSTEES. The cor0nees's Jury
returned verdict generating the TALLER
and his assistants.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, special: Deputy
Sherifs Ed Edwards and Willis Baxter
we're sent out on the line of the Little
rock and Monroe Railroad near Mon. oe,
La, to apprehend man named Hugh
Abrams who had been IN the habit OF
shooting into passenger trains on the out
skirts Of the city. They met in the dark
and mistook each other for the culprit and
opened fire. Edwards dropped dead in his
tracks and Baxter received a fatal wound.
VANCEBURG, KY, special: Major Will
lam Hardiman, one OF the oldest and
wealthiest men of Lewis County, was
found dead ON the road leading to this
place, with three rifle balls in his body.
points to another wealthy resi-
dent Of the county as his assassin, as the
men had been deadly enemies for years,
and the man under suspicion had openly
years ago that some day he would
kill Major Hardiman.
PARKERsvILLE, w. Va, special: Da-
vid Weaver Of Cairo, Richie County, ON
whose land big No- barrel day well
was struck, died of heart disease resulting
from excitement over his stroke of good
f0rtuue. He had been, in poor circum-
stances oil his life and the prospects OF
sudden wealth was too much for him.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, special:
The Oklahoma National Bank went into
insolvency and transferred all
its business to the First National Bank.
This bank failed IN 1893, passing into the
hands Of receiver and finally reopening.
but the institution could not regain its lost
prestige.
HENNEssEY, Oklahoma. special: Tho
irst rain here since October has begin
'alling. It is too late to help wheat, but
will be valuable to other crops.