Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22

The ten-year-old son OF Mr.. Corbet
OF Brainard, was run over by . switch
engine and his legs cut OF from the
effects Of which he died.
Fsribsult-A company was incor-
porated here for the purpose Of put
tang in y creamery establishment here,
with q capital Of $4,000.
Windom.-The steam threshinR ont.
Mt OF Andrew Johnson's was burned
yesterday. Besides the threshing rig
several stacks Of grain ri burned.
Duluth.-rhe place OF Wenqenstein
Il Baltic, Duluth architects. for the
new court house at Itasca county, have
been accepted. The building will cost
$4,000.
Windom-Dsvid VOLTS threshing
outfit burned last night, making the
second threshing outfit to burn yester-
The fire seems to be of an. in
cendiary origin.
Graceville is to have q mill for the
manufacture Of fax straw into up
holstery tow. $1,000 having been
raised for the purpose by the Grace
vile Industrial Union.
Montevideo.-The Office of train dis
patcher of the Hastings 4 Dakota
division of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway, which was removed
from here last fall, has been returned.
Hallock.-A severe thunder storm
passed over this place. A heavy wind
prevailed and the lumber sheds of the
Mechan Lumber Company were blown
down. Considerably damage to crops
is reported.
Hinckley.-The Swedish Evangelical
church was dedicated here.
Fifteen prominent ministers from
different parts of the state assisted
DIR. e. Norelius, president of confer
ence, in the ceremony.
Melrose-Th day set for the removal
Of the Great Northern division
St. Cloud to Melrose is Sept l. The
railway company is putting in q %
stall round house and the yards will
contain about 80 miles of track.
Albert Leaf. T. Torgerson, of st.
Iowa, q lather in the new
opera house building here, fell from
the scaffolding on the third floor to
The second floor receiving internal
injuries, dying shortly afterwards.
Stillwater-J.E E. Meyers, a fiashily
young man, who came here
recently to the clerkship in Murray &
dry good store, was arrested on q
of having stolen a diamond,
and vas taken to Sioux City for q
hearing.
Winona.-Col. McFadden, first SERGE
ant of the Winona guards, has been
presented by the government with q
years service medal, which Is of
bronze and states that he has served
faithfully in the service for the past
years.
Winona.-A man by the name of
Anton Collar has been passing pen
MES, nickled, at various saloons in
the Fourth ward for dimes, and has
succeeded in swindling a good many
people by SO doing. All attempts to
find him have been fruitless.
st. Paul.-The North American Tele-
graph Company have concluded ar
rangements whereby they will handle
all the commercial business heretofore
taken care of by the 500 lines at the
Twin Cities will have the use of their
wires which now extend over 1900
Duluth.-The West Duluth blast
which has been idle for two
"a ,rc will x~oHnhlu cko rrAhr ~ ln-c nc
Robert Kelly, of West Superior, has
received an offer for the entire product
of the plant for a year at q remunera-
tive fgues. He is in the east
completing the organization of a com
pany to lease it.
Minneapolis.-At a meeting of the
directory OF the Soldiers Home the
old officers we're reelected. The home
has on hand q $4,000 relief fund and
$4,000 as q support fund. The execu-
tive committee was instructed to re-
.uce the salaries of certain officials.
After the formailities of business the
board dined in state.
Faribault-Arrangements are COM
with G. E. and George N.
Lyman, of Minneapolis, whereby q
for the manufacture Of tow
from fax straw will be erected here.
Harvest is now completed, stacking
is about all done and threshing is
begun. The yield is fully up to
expectations. The population as far
as can be learned of the city Of Fari-
bault as will be shown by the recent
census, is $1,000.
Stillwater.-A sensational double
occurred here several days
ago and through the efforts to hush it
up has just been. made public. Mrs.
John Dietzen, the young and hand
some wife of a well-know barber, left
home with John Pointers, another
barber employed il the same. At the
same time Mr.. Dietzen's 14-year-old
who was here from Hastings on
visit, left with Frank Eager, q hack
and there is no clue to the
present location Of the guilty parties.
Starch Factory in Operation.
Tho Annko starch faofOr.v Hall Rr0c