Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02

has been q favorable one for M0nkRtO.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The court has appointed Hon. p. G.
OF Volga, referee In tho cleo
ton contest case OF Smith vs.. Elliott,
and testimony is being taken at Clark.
Sheep men of Brown county are con-
siderably alarmed over the appearance
of scab among many of the f1ocks.
j. Dingman, principal of public
schools and justice Of the peace ut Free
man, has disappeared. It is supposed
there is q young lady in the case. He
leaves wife, who was q Russian girl,
whom he married two years ago, while
on drunden spree.
The new Faulkton -four mill is run.
ming day and night and cannot supply
the demand for -four.
Fauikton aldermen are considering
the question of passing license or
dinance for the sale of liquor.
Frederick is to have q new creamery,
and preparations are being made to
have it open for business early in the
season.
The Alliance Record is the name Of
q new paper recently established at
Sioux Falls, as q successor to the
Farmers Alliance Monthly heretofore
published in Parker.
NJ Brann &C.,, proprietors of the
Mellette creamery, valued at S5.UO,
have failed. They gave preferred credi-
tors chattle mortgages for 5000, who
took possession.
Yankton wants the u. s. court and
representative Gamble has introduced
q bill to fix it.
DR.. L. Milliron, Of Chamberlain has
dropped out of sight. Hard times and
bad debts were the cause.
Thos. Duran, the murderer Of City
Marshal Roose, of 1yndall, has been
found guilty and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Robbers secured $3.50 worth of shoes
and other goods from A. E. Cables
store at Hudson this week.
Another rich strike has been made
at Terry's Peak, at an elevation OF
1000 feet, the highest point at which
ore has been found in the Black Hills.
A genuine case of leprosy has been
discovered in the family Of Olaf Nor
dahl, near Mound City, q son aged Is
years.
Real estate men Of Milbank have
formed an abstract company with q
capital Of $4,000 to do the entire ab-
stracting of the county.
The Milbank creamery is dispos-
ing OF all its product at % cents per
pound.
The ladies' aid society of the congre-
annual fair which Melted 316O.
A large number Of the residents of
Bon Homme county are moving to
their claims on the Yankton reserva-
ton, which they fled on last spring.
Much choice land there still remains
open to settlers.
The state teachers association in
session at Aberdeen last week was
largely attended, over $50 being en-
rolled. More interest was manifested
than at any previous session, and it Is
considered that much good resulted
from the meeting.
Secretary Bushnell, of the South
Dakota Dairyman's association has
nearly completed the program for the
annual meeting, which willsbe held in
Huron, Jan. u to q.
Stockmen give good reports Of the
present condition Of stock on the
ranges.
In Hanson county the treasurer has
collected 300 Of the $4,000 loaned
to the farmers last spring to purchase
seed grain.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled with the secretary of state by the
Arm Of Jewett Bros. & Jewett. whole
sale grocers, with headquarters at
Sioux Falls. Capital stock $780, 200.
Fire ct Eureka destroyed the board
ct trade building together with Metzc-
hriCh Il Marks law Office. The Ger
man bank and the entire block mar
rowly escaped destruction.
Closed Undsr Foreclosure.
The mill and electric light plant ct
Bsresford also the mill ct Waconda,
under tho management OF the North
ern Waterwork and Power company,
has been closed under e25, 900 mortgage
lforeclosurs.
10 Iocate the 1sase Tair.
The state board Of agriculturs meets
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