Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-05
OF THE WEEK.

Condensed Items Of Interest
From all Parts OF the
World.
FOND DIT LAC, visa Chinaman
was arrested, charged with enticing
young girls to his place for criminal
purposes.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis.-The where
abouts of n of the most desperate
burglars who ver operated In the city
has been revealed by the sentencing
In Brooklyn, N. Y, Of George w.
LOOMS, who was found guilty ON the
indictment of having burglars tools
in his possession. 1t has just devel-
oped that Loomis was arrested in 1890
under the name of Hopkins, for burg
larry.
OSHKOSH, VISA big deal is going
through between this city and Omro,
is q town of 1900 inhabitants. The
scheme is to build q $4,000 electrical
road. 1t is proposed to run both
freight and passenger business.
Larimore, N. D.-The audience as
sembled at the city hall Thursday
evening were informed that the doctor
having charge Of the Indian Medicine
Company show would not be pres
emit as he was "very busy at the hotel"
Two OF the city doctors were also very
busy at the same time pumping out q
big dose of laudanum, which the show
doctor had taken in a fit of jealousy.
There was a woman in the case. The
home physicians were successful and
the show will go on.
SUPERIOR, Wis.-G. B. Randall, treas
urer of the Odd Fellows lodge, who is
said to be $500 short, is being holly
pursued. He has been traced to Mime
apolis, where he spent two weeks with
q woman and then went to Chicago.
The woman is located, but Randall has
left for Louisville, Ky, where the
police have been ordered to arrest
| him.
FOND DU LAC, Wis.-Samuel B. Amo-
rey, q wealthy banker, died at q social
entertainment in Division street Meth
odist church. He was % old
and a native of New York city, where
his family once owned Central park
site.
SPOKANE, Wash.-Twelve nj q
vigilance committee here made slight
error, lynching the wrong Indian. To-
day the man that should have been
lynched admitted the crime. Many
of the old vigilance committee are
leading citizens.
FORMAN, N. oh. w. Campbell, of
Sioux City, gave lectures here on soil
culture. The attendance was good
and great interest was manifested.
GREENsBuRa Pa.-The stables of the
Hecla Coke company, at Tranger
were destroyed by fire, of incendiary
origion. Thirty mules, five horses,
and q quantity of hay, harness, grain,
ETC., were burned. Loss about $1,000,
partly insured.
Eau CLAlRE.-Of1cials of this city
and Augusta are charged with arrest
ing tramps in order to secure fees.
GLENDIvE, Mont.-The King Bridge
Company, which is constructing the
longest bridge in Montana over the
Yellowstone river here, swung the
draw in the presence of nearly the en-
tire population. The draw span is
1926 feet long. The entire length of
the bridge is LOO feet.
MADISON, Wis.-At a meeting of the
Northwestern Cheesemakers vigor.
GUS resolutions were adopted asking
congress to place restrictions upon
the expectation and manufacturing oil
filled cheese.
EA.puOx,u AZ n nor
ring at an alarming extent, people
dropping of almost daily and quite
suddenly. The disease seems to take
the form Of la grippe at the beginning
invariably resulting in pleurisy OF
pneumonia.
HOPE, N. DC. l.. Allen has sold
the Enderlin Journal to the Independ
emit, has bought the Hope Pioneer, and
is now q Hopeite body and soul.-It Il
said that j. j. Hill will extend thl
Hope branch northwest this summer
to connect with the main line 81
Devils Lake.
MANDAN, N. D. andan busines,
men have organized q union with tn,
following officers: NJ. LANCE. presi
dent; Z. G. Cummings, secretary
Messrs. w. Simpson, A. e. Thornbere
L. N. Cary, ]. A. McDougan and r. N
Tuttle, executive COMMITTEES.
GRAFTON, N. D.-The Enforcement,
League has been after the blind pig
Of this place and its detectives in
formed on Robert Sheppard, who In
; served mi term for violating the law
While the informants swore they hat
received beer at Mr.. Sheppard,s place
II citizens testified that they receivet
!. only malt from the same faucet. H,
was acquitted.
MILES CRY, Mont.-The State Ma
tional bank purchased $1,000 6 Pc
cent city bonds ut par and $25 advance
The city will purchase the electria
light plant and w~aterworks.
HELENA, Mont.-The supreme oour
has passed upon the legality Of capito
: warrants and work on the buildinl
will be commenced.
PEoRIA. The A. p. A convention
continued In session till l In the morn