Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-13

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Hon. C. II. Wangness and George Fl
Kiland of Sioux Falls graced the inner
sanctum OF THE COURIER Office OF
Monday. They were on their way Il
Yankton to attend u meeting OF the ex'
ecutive meeting of the state republican
central committee. Speaking in re.
gard to Minnehaha county Mr.. Wang
ness said: ITO my mind there is NJ
question but what Minnehaha will ROT
up the usual republican majority this
fall. While the pops, the quasi-pops,
the silver pops, the demo-pops, and the
pop-go.the weasels are making plenty
OF noise, it cuts a very small figure in
sum total. Yes. you can count Mime.
haha safely republican,"
Redfield Observer: A. C. johnson,
Of the Van Dusen Elevator Compare,
vas in the city last week. He esti-
mates the wheat crop of South Dakota
this year at 80, OOO, 600. practically the
same a for last year. Some fields which
we're cropped last year are lying until
ed this year, but the new acreage sown
will make up that left idle. The acre
age last year "a 2,4OO, 600, and will be
slightly above that this year. The yield
last year was nearly IL bushels to the
acre. and it will be fully that this year
..nless very no, weather cuts it within
the next few days. His estimate for
last year was 30. 900, 600, and fer this
year he put it about the same or Slight
ly above it. The indications SO far
have been for a full crop. He estimates
a d. e OF % per cent in the fax
acreage, but puts the combined acreage
of wheat and flax in the state the same
as 1t was last year.
Judge Smith rendered the findings of
facts in the suit Of Hance Murphey and
J. A. Miller VS.. Guy X. Cook, deceased.
which involved 1856 acres OF the Cook
farm near Burbank, and in this county.
the suit WAS begun on the 31>t day Of
July, 1893. by Il potion to the court ask
ing the appointment Of Hance Muir.
phey AS trustee to succeed Z. w. Lard
as assignee and trustee for the creditors
of Putnam & Bender. On the 2Sth day
OF January, 1876, William NJ. Vinson
and Clara b. Vinson, his wife, trans
ferred the land in question to +. w.
Laird, assignee, for the benefit Of the
creditors OF Putnam & Bender. Moth
ing was done with the land, and on
October IA, 1879, the property was sold
for taxes by the county to p. T.. NAV
nard. Maynard, on October l6, 1882,
sold the land to Thomas Armstrong,
and the latter named person disposed
OF it to A. b. Cook on Dec. %, 1888. On
the death Of A. b. Cook, his sole heir,
into possession. After the APP
of Hance Murphey as trustee
Murphy decided the land to j.. A.