Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-14
personal AND OTHERWISE.

PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
The coming coronation ceremonies .
Moscow will be notable for the numbe,
OF foreign rex on exhibition.
A New Yorker offers s245, 900 year
for the exclusive privilege Of picking
over the collected rubbish Of the city.
St.Louis is humping along after Oma'
ha, Chicago and New York. An ice
trust is blooming at the end Of the
bridge.
With the mercury among the nine
ties for several days last week, Chicago
need not waste words respecting ita
claim % resort of summer.
The forthcoming English blue book
dealing with recenteven in the Trans
vaal will be unique production, mas
much as the cover will harmonic with
the contents.
An extraordinary yield Of peaches il
predicted down east. Hitherto partial
failures and an abundance have been
the rule. 1t is feared the present pre-
diction foreshadows q genuine failure.
Very few OF the enormous number Of
letters which reach Mr.. Gladstone pass
through his own hands. They are open
ed by his secretary, who only lays be-
fore him those which it is absolutely
he should read.
Governor Morton has approved the
act passed by the legislature putting
into effect the provision Of the new con-
stitutfon abolishing contract labor In
all state prisons. After January !, 1897,
convict labor will be limited to the
manufacture Of articles needed by the
inmates of the various state institutions.
Mr.. Dana OF the New York Sun has
started on his annual European trip.
He is now master Of twelve languages,
and generally adds q new one to his col
lection every summer. This being q
campaign year, 1t is conjectured that
the Sun deems thirteen languages nee.
essary to portray artistically the pic.
turesque features Of the coming demo
cratic funeral.
Prof. Roentgen dislikes being lion
lied. He recently intended TO spend 9
few days in Florence, Italy, but hardly
had his arrival become known when 1OC
students came to salute him. He told
them ibluntly they would have done
batter to attend their lectures. Later
on, hearing that other demonstrations
were being planned, he took the first
train and left the city.
Mrs. u. s. Grant, widow OF the gen.
eral, has writtenA letter to Senator
Squire, thanking him for the resolution
which he has introduced In the senate
providing for Grant statue. II have
long looked and hoped for an expres.
sion Of some kind from the govern
ment," says Mrs. Grant, ::''snd think
your thought, II carried out, would b.
q grand fulfillment Of that hope.
thank you, senator"
Much has been written about mans
inhnmanity to woman. The other side
OF the question was aired In > Brooklyn
court recently. And fearful tale o
woe it was. An unfortunate namet
Rylin swore on q stack Of bibles that hi
own and only Amelia, for over q year
exercised herself BY jumping on him
kicking him In the neck and elsewhere
and occasionally varying the monoton!
BY caressing him with poker or shy
| ing stove lids ct his head. As sure .
there's . God in heaven, judge" ex
claimed Rylin, choking with emotion
.sshe will kill me for this" While Mrl
Rylin was forking over Is and costs
Rylin shot out Of court and disappear
ed.