Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-17

ton in Louisiana. The days Of picking
up silver dollars on the streets of Mex
leo is past and at the present day South
Dakota and the northwest present bet
ter opportunities for investment than
can be had in the land of the stilleto.
Here is a good one, which strikes
close to q young fellow who delights to
toy with the festive jackpot: mo
ma'am, said the grocer, making q great
Gathering among his tins, 81 have
c%offeepots and teapots, but there isn't
such a thing rs q jack pot in the store"
I'm so sorry" walled the young wife;
''you see, We haven't been married long,
and my husbands mother has always
cooked for him, and when l heard him
talking in his sleep about a jackpot l
thought I'd get one, for he mentions it
so often he must be Used to it. Could
you tell me what they cook in it?"
Greens, ma'am," said the grocer, and
he sent her to the hardware store in
the next block.
A rather novel trial took place before
Squire Norton in the county capital
building in this city on Saturday. A
large crowd was in attendance and they
were amused and instructed to their
hearts content. The suit was brought
by Flanagan, the barber, against w. f.
Ferguson, the horse trainer. The
charge was malicious SANDER. 1t seems
that Ferguson engaged one nights
rest with Flanagan in his room and
when he arose in the morning he
missed one of the ''dollars of our dadd-
ies". He accused Flanagan of taking it
and in the exercise of his wrath made
an affidavit which he desired to have
published in the local paper. Flanagan
swore out a warrant for his arrest on
the grounds of malicious SANDER.
States Attorney Keller was assisted by
f. C. Ericsson, while H. NJ. Wallace
and A. r. Jameson appeared for the
defense. The witnesses were j. G.
Knapp, Geo. r. Freeman, Jr., Gene
Hammond and Oscar Bland. Squire
Norton found the prisoner guilty and
fined him $40 and cost.
E. c. Ericsson is preparing several
bills which are to be introduced in the
legislature They are exceptionally
good ones, which will no doubt become
laws. Particularly will they be ac-
ceptable for the reason that they are
in the line of retrenchment and re-
form. One of the measures will be for
introducing the same system at the
~penitentiary which exists at the state
hospital with reference to sending
guards after prisoners and allowing
only the actual expenses for the trip.
AS it is now the sheriff brings the pris-
oner and is allowed mileage and per-
diem which frequently amounts to a
larger sum than sound business sense
will Justify. The other bill has refer
ence to the estates of insane persons.
They will be made to pay 81 a week for
the car OF the patient at the hospital,
providing the estate is valued at more
than the exemptions allowed by law.
In case there are no children or wife de-
pendent upon the estate the exemption
will not be permitted to intervene to
prevent the collection of 81 a week. :"
In the makeup OF the various COM
mittees at Pierre, Union county seems
to have Jared very we'll. Senator Sim
clair was given the craftsmanship of
the apportionment committee, one that
promises to be very important, mas
much as there is a likelihood an at
tempt will be made to divide the state
into two congressional districts. He
was also given a membership on the
committee on counties and towns, ag-
ricultural, warehouse and grain, grad
ing and highways and bridges. The
proposed legislation which will come
before these committees will be mat.
tiers OF vital Importance to this county,
more SO than in any similar in 30 CT 40
provided for. In the house Hon. A.
w. johnson was made chairman OF the
committee on agricultural and given a
seat in the committee on county affairs.
Hon. Joel F. Wepber, while given nc
craftsmanship, was placed upon the
most important committees, that OF
ways and means, immigration and mil
itary affairs. All in all we have Jared
splendidly and our representatives will
be able to do excellent work, as their
constituents are fully aware that they
are competent to TO.
The Sioux City Journal gives a col.
umn of an account Of an attempted
kidnapping by w. F. Shannon, who it
will be remembered held a position
with the Elk Point mill, some months
ago. He is head miller At Oakland,
Neb. now, and while in Sioux City on
business in connection with his mill
last Tuesday night, he happened to run
, across his wife, whom he claims ran
away from him q year ago with her
three-year-old boy. The Journal says
Shannon made an attempt to kidnar