Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-31
Dakota short Notes.


Dakota Short Notes.
Irene is rapidly improving in business
conditions.
The ice men at Parker are at work filling
their houses.
Brookings will enlarge her electric light
plant next spring.
Mrs. Mons Lewison of Monroe, was
burned quite badly while frying out lard.
Sioux Falls police are making things
lively for the gambling fraternity in that
city.
According to the Dakota Farmer South
Dakota as corn state stands eleventh in
the line.
The best selling cheeses are those which
range between four and ten pounds in
weight.
1t is said Major Picker has the inside
track for the Office of commissioner Of
pensions.
The Masons at Spencer are making ar
engagements to institute Masonic lodge in
the near future.
The Black Hills Salvation Army will
now be managed by Lieut.. Engelke, form
OIIt Va 1AdulSOA.
Advices from the Hills country indicate
losses to the stockmen of some importance
and others liable to follow.
A tax receipt for lot in the village OF
Osceola takes first place as the smallest on
record. 1t was for 3 cents.
Tyndall is broken up over postoffce
controversy. There are several candidates
and each has his particular following.
The only cattle that suffered ON the
southern cattle and these only slightly.
Mr.. John st. John was found in his Office
at Bookings unconscious from stroke of
apoplexy and is still in a precarious state.
The beneficiary of Ole II. Erickson re-
ceived check for 5000 life insurance
through the Aberdeen tent, No. 2, of the
Maccabees.
Mr.. John st. John of Brookings, who
was found unconscious from an apopletic
stroke in his Office, short time ago, has
since died.
The Mystic Legion is trying to organize
lodges in the state through the efforts of
DIR. X. NJ. Dot, who is now at Mitchell for
that purpose.
= Monday morning, Dec. %, Edward Rosa
of Gettysburg, shot and killed young
lady by the name Of Broehl and then
killed himself.
Railroads are not good market for stock.
A train near Hot Springs killed fourteen
head of Horses and the owner received
$l9S, or $l4.8O apiece.
Frank Shaw, register-elect Of Meade
County, and Miss Daisy Hartman were
united in marriage last Thursday at che
home Of the bride in Sturgis.
The Pierce Hotel at Pierre rejoices In
some rather uncommon music for this
region. Mrs. S. &. Humphreys received
two hooking birds from Kansas.
Cholera has cleaned out two thirds of the
herd of Poland china hogs belonging to w.
II. Louks of Trent, leaving him but twenty
five in rather precarious condition.
The 14-year-old blind daughter of Nels
Nelson, prominent farmer living near
Carthage, was found dead in bed Christ.
mas morning. No cause for the death is
given.
Every farmers wife should understand
the value of few hives of bees on tina
farm. 1t will not only furnish a delicacy
but will add its quota Of groceries to the
larder.
Mrs. Casper Egeberg, living near Brook
ings, committed suicide by hanging few
days ago. She was formerly an inmate OF
the Yankton asylum and was supposed to
be cured.
A new creamery has been incorporated
and is located in Fremont Township in
Moody County. The several private diaries
in that section will be greatly benefited by
the new institution.
South Dakota farmers must be tough.
Bookings County man was kicked through
the side of his barn and out into the ward
by vicious horse. He owes his life to the
armful of hay he carried.
The Bryant militia received an evidently
fake telegram last week that war was de-
clared besween Spain and the United States.
But the expected special train did not ar.
rive and the boys feel better.
The Milwaukee road intends to sent,
Frank Banmgartner over their road to give
to the farmers cholera cure which cured
at Dubuque twenty out Of twenty seven
infected hogs within a week.
(. The family Of John Clemens of Gettys-
burg had narrow escape from asphyxia.
ton. Mr.. Clemens being just able to craw,
to the door saved the family from nothino
worse than short sick spell.
J. A. Brown Of the State Juvenile Rand
suggests that concerts be given over the
state to raise money to help the Cubans.
The Mitchell Opera House has been ten
dered for the first-January I.
IA party Of Indiana Dunkards have made
for fifty families to settle IN
and around Bangor In the spring. Thee
have bargained for land enough In oire
zach family rom 100 e $40 acres. Other