Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-18

Sometime ago Sheriff Anderson 60
wind that the fellow who had stolen,
two years ago, horse of Geo. Author
was living near Parker. A dispatch
from Centerville tells the story Of the
fellows arrest in substance as follows:
Charley Hill, charged with having
stolen valuable Hamiltonian stallion
from DR.. Lindahl Of this place, some
three wears ago, has been arrested near
Davis, ten miles north of here. He
was seen here Saturday and recognized
by parties who knew him. Word was
Immediately sent to Sheriff Stout and
warrant issued for his arrest. This
party ia said to have stolen the horse
from the livery stable owned by F. A.
Coffield of this place. The deputy
sheriff was put upon his trail at once
and followed him nearly thirty-6ve
miles west, but there lost the trail. He
was next heard of few days later near
Elkpoint, where the horse died from
the effects Of overdriving, and where
he stole horse from farmer and got
out of the stale. The sheriff Of Union
county and this farmer have been sent
for to identify the man. 1.-THE officials
are unable TO hold the man here, the
sheriff of Union county will take him
home with him.
"Do you know: said Henry Henkin
of the Palace store to the reporter the
other day, that am interested very
much in the discussions going on in
this country with reference 10 the money
question. Russia, where was born
and raised, is the largest country on
the face Of the earth. 1t Is rich, has
100. 900, 600 people, and domain OF land
unexcelled almost in the world for the
variety of its produce, yet it has the
most autocratic and despotic form of
government among the civilized ma
lions. Russia has paper money, and
the people transact all their business
with it. Gold is scarce, and Is q Curl
osity in trade circles. When / was
there did the buying for one OF the
largest firms in Russia. The average
sales amounted to x, 600 rubles-a ru-
BILE is supposed to be worth dollar
but in ali the S75, 900 that was taken In
daily there was not dollar OF gold or
silver. All custom house duties we're
payable in gold, and many timesa year
had to 90 to I4eipsic and other places
to puy goods In paying for them the
manufactures would figure the market
price of the rubles-52c or SAC on the
dollar. In paying the duty at the Gus
tom house you always had to pay q pre-
MUM Of nearly so per cent to get the
gold. For IS in gold 20 would have
pay 50 in paper. The country was on a
laper basis, and in selling goods, the
gold II it came in, as 1t did once in
great while-usually bought twice as
much as the paper. The result was
that it kept all q guessing az to what
price the ruble commanded each morn
| ing. Now often thought was getting
a bargain in buying cloth at certain
figure, only to wake up In the morning
TO find that the ruble was worth q cent
or two more than when paid for the
cloth. The constant auctuatiOn OF Rus
sia's paper money does more damage to
trade than any other factor over there
don't want any more Of that kind 81
money in mine-where you can go Il
sleep with 10000 rubles In your poke,
worth q, 200 and wake up In the morn
ing to find that your sleep has cost yo,
500 and the 10000 rubles are only
worth q, 900. In other words cheal
money is dear at any price,"