Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-06
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mining men in the vicinity of
Table Mountain. 30 miles north of
this place, and an exodus Of claim
seekers has commenced for the new
camp.
LIVINGSTONE, MOnt.-The work of
cleaning and repairing Muir tunnel,
located on the Northern Pacific, eight
miles west of this city, is progressing
very slowly, owing to the intense heat
yet in the tunnel. The company has
j large force of men at work at each
end, clearing away the debris and tim
bering as they work in.
OSHKOSH, Wis.-George F. Dickin-
son. secretary Of the real estate board
of the city council, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
EAU CLA1RE.-O6icials of this city
and Augusta are charged with arrest
ing tramps in order to secure fees.
EVANSVILLE, VISA "will case" in
which the 100000 estate of John Aus
tin is ct stake, is now before the cir
Quit court.
LA CRosRE, Wis.-About two miles
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Jeffsrsontown, Grant county, there
resides an old woman who is not
widely known but who has seen what
but few mortals in this world ct pres
ont have ever witnessed. On the Sd
day of next March Mrs. Christina
Kaiser will be 1T years old, having
been born in Gondron, France, March
3, 1889.
Observation-Disclosures were is
sued against the shoe house of Smith
l. Stoughton in favor Of Charles l..
Pfster, of this city, for $4,000, and
the store Is now in the hands of the
sheriff.
BRAZIL, Ind. = James Combs, q
wealthy merchant Of Curbon, this
county, accidently shot himself while
out hunting inflicting injuries which
caused his death.
ST.. Louis, Mo.-The general furnish
ing store Of John Brunner was de-
stroyed by fire; loss, $4,000. Six or
seven colored families on the third
floor, which was used as q tenement,
had narrow escapes.
YOKOHAMA-The trial of Gen. Miura.
formerly Janpanese minister to Corea.
and the others who were charged with
completely in the coup at Seoul last
October which resulted in the murder
of the queen of Corea, has ended. All
of the accused were acquitted.
WAsHINGTON.-The Plat re-organiza-
ton scheme for the Union Pacific was
discussed at q conference of the house
committee on Pacific railroads, repre-
~sentatives OF the reorganization com
mittee and Southern and Central Pa:
cific.
OTTAWA, Ill.-The Marseilles Manu-.
featuring company, the largest agri.
cultural implement manufacturing
concern In Central Illinois, assigned.
Liabilities, $4,000. Assets q quarter
Of 4 million.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis.-The directors Of
the Chicago, Wisconsin and Mime.
sofa Railroad company, at a meeting
in this city 9 few days ago. ordered q
dividend OF $50 per share upon 15,6Ol
shares Of perferred stock of the com
pany, the total dividend amounting to
e468,OO0. The payments, however, arc
to be In Wisconsin Central improve.
ment bonds, at par, but which matur
on May l.
ASHLAND, Wis.-Ashland and Wash.
burn lumber manufacturers, who met
q committee Of lumbermen from Du.
luth, have taken under consideration
the ACCESSIBILITY of cutting down the
output of lumber from the Chequame
gon district this season. Another
meeting has been arranged, when the
amount to be curtailed will be appor.
toned among the several manufactur.
erS.
MADISON, Wis.-United States Mar.
shall Oakley has brought down from
Tomahawk and lodged in Jail Charles
Hobeinder and Harvey Done, arrested
for making and passing counterfeit
money.
MARINETTE, Wis.-W. A. and G. s
Brown, Of this place, have purchased
the Last Chance gold mine in the Grip
pie Creek region. They have discard.
ed the old name and will call it The
Pewabic gold mine.
DECATUR, Neb.-Williams, the mar
accidentally shot by Rose Petite. hi.
sweetheart, Wednesday morniug, died
Miss Petite takes his death very hard
and since the fatal day has been {
constant nurse and watcher by his
bedside. 1t is thought the terrible
blow will turn her mind.
HAvANA.-General Gomez passed
southwest of Bejucal In the province
OF Havana going westward a~pparentl,
to the assistance Of General Maceo Il
the province of Pinar del Rio.
LONDoN.-Sir Joseph Bradley. tn.
we'll known musician, died today y
hemmorrhage Of the brain.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.-The abject miser,
OF the people cannot be- expressed
Thousands are starving, and are with
out fuel, while severe snow storms A.,
raging. The authorities appear Is IS,
poWerless to afford relief.
Observation-Disclosures of the coa
mine. near Taylorstown, which ~,
wrecked, has been compieted and n
was found that the total numb,
killed amounts to iifty-six.,
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