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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
IMPORTANT DECISION
SUPREME COURT ovERRuLES
r. r. COMMISSION.
Railroad Companies Cannot be Com.
PEELED 70 Construct Underground
Passages for Stock-Spragu nc Elec.
eric Motor Not am Infringement
Saves Railroads Millions.

DEs MONIES, Iowa: The supreme cour
has held That the railroad companies cam
~ be compelled To construct underground
passages for sock when they hive pro-
vided suitable cause ways, which, though
~tnconvenient because gates have 10 he
opened, still serve all the purposes which
come within the bounds oil ordinary usage.
lie case was brought as a t.st Of the
right OF the railroad commissioned IL
order the construction of these under.
ground passage ways and the supreme
court Is OF the opinion thai the railroad
company which IS a party 10 the action
did lis part in Offering to the plaintiff in
ttse case every advantage which could re-
asonably be asked. The decision as an.
nOunced relieves the railroad companies
Of the expenditure Of millions of dollars,
which would have had to be spent had the
ruling Of the railroad commissioners been
sustained. 1t was estimated by an enyi-
nicer on the Burlington, Cedar kapids and
Northern road, which is The appellant in
The case. that 10 construct these cattlc-
Euils wherever tbs farm rs would indicate
tltey should be placed. in addition to the
lliaintenaIce OF the causeway, would cost
ttfC com pany 81. 500. coo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Daring Jail Delivery.

LOUISVILLE Ky: Another daring Jail
delivery was perpeiratad at the county
jail shortly after 5 o'clock Sunday and
six desperate prisoners made their escape.
The delivery was supposed 10 be a whOle-
sale one, in which every prisoner confined
Oh the third floor was 10 get out, but the
watchfulness of the turkeys prevented
the escape of all but six. All Of the men
were white and were considered desperate
prisoners and who would hesitate at
nothing. They gained their liberty by
scraping the mortar from the bricks in
cell No. 5, letting the bricks fall into the
interior OF the cell, and in this manner
they got u hole large enough for them to
climb through. One at IL time they made
their way out OF the hole and climbed
upon the roof. Tiicn by means of q short
rop they let themselves down into a mar
row alley between the wall of the Jail
yard II an abut,nent OF the new Jail and
escaped. This is the second Jail delivery
in Louisville within the last year, seven
prisoners making their escape OF last
Christina day..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
EiOt Over Politics.

RoxBoRO, N. g.: There has been a seri-
GUS riot in Pier>Ol County. The county
candidates spoke at Wmstead. After
conservative speeches by Il. b. Bone of
Durham and Col. John s. Cunningham OF
Person, s. p. Statterlieid, candidate for
the house. made an incendiary speech TO
the negroes and caused them 10 attack d
white man. and al he defended himself
from the vile epithets they began to strike
him with sticks. A general riot ensued be-
tween several hundred, whites a ID col.
Ored. which composed the crowd. Tbs
entire difficulty was brought on by the in
famed minds OF the negroes, resulting
from the speech of Statterfield. A num-
Der were badly wounded and blood
flowed freely. Several white men were
struck by rocks thrown by negroes, aud
three seriously hurt. Someone fired IA
pistol and the negroes fed. From what can
be learned a great many negroes were in
iura1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

and his two sons. Charles f. Crisp Jr.,
and Fred Crisp were quickly summoned.
When they entered the room Judge Crisp
was still conscious. He gave them the
look of recognition, breathed a few times
and died.
Mr.. Crisp's death, while apparently thus
sudden, was not unexpected by the ply
sicians who have been watching him. He
had been declining for several years. His
last illness, however, was occasi0ned by
an attack of malarial fever, which he
contracted at his home, Americas, a few
weeks ago, but which itself yielded to
treatment when he went to Atlanta. He
was considered convalescent, and only
last Sabbath had ridden ont. But, when
renewed health seemed within view, he
was attacked by congestion of the lungs,
which, added to the weakness Of the
lungs and heart, caused by two previous
attacks of pleuro-pneumonia, resulted in
his death.
Charles Frederick Crisp was born at
Sheffield, England, Jan. %. 1916. He
was brought to the United States when
a year old. and was educated ut public
schools of Savannah and Macon, Ga. He
served in the Confederate army during
the civil war, n at it's close studied
law and was admitted to the bar in 1866.
He practiced at Ellaville, Ga. In 1872
he was appointed solicitor general of thee
Southwestern judicial Circuit of Georgia., !
and in 1877 became judge of the Superior
Court of the same judicial circuit. This
position he retained until elected a repre-
sentative in Congress in 1882. He served
continuously in Congress until the expira-,
ton OF the last term. He had been
Speaker Of the House.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Million Dollar Biaxe.

CHICAGO: The two huge grain elevators
Belonging to the Chicago and Pacific Ele-
vator Company were destroyed by fire
Monday after noon, together with their
contents.
A number of smaller buildings were
burned us we'll, and the total loss will be
81, 600, 1000. The insurance will cover
three-Quarters OF the amount.
1t was a dangerous locality Tor a fire.
Directly to the north is the Armour ele-
vator, the largest in the world, stocked up
to the root with grain. To the northwest
is the immense mating house Of Hall Il
Curtis, while close ut hand lie the docks
OF the Crescent Company with thousands
III tons Of bituminOas coal. The numer-
Gus lumber yards in the vicinity added to
the danger. Thousands OF people gath
cred to witness the spectacle afforded by
over a million bushels Of grain ablaze.
At one stage they saw Il cataract OF turn-
ing wheat falling from a hundred feet III
the air. The blaze started about moo
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Seal Comn,issioner., Rcnort.

WAsHlNGroN: The expert commits.
zion which was appointed by the direction
Of Congress to visit the seal islands and
make scientific inquiry into the condition
of the seal herds OF the north Pacific and
the Behring Sea. has returned to this
country and their report is now nearly
complete. awaiting only some figures
showing the catch OF pelagic sealers this
past season. The United States commits.
sioners were accompanied by q British
commission and pursued their inquiries
in company and frequently compared
notes, but they will make independent
reports to their respective governments
and there can be no joint action. On one
point OF the utmos Importance the United
states and British commissioners appear
to be IN agreement, namely, that without
references to the auses which have
brought seal herds to their present alarm
ingly depleted condition. the further
operations OF pe!arsic sealers will prove
disastrous and threaten the determination
OF the seal herds. This a most important
concession on the part OF the British.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
CHARLES r. CRISP DEAD.
Ex.speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives Passes Away.

Ex.speaker Of the House Of Repre-
s~entatives Passes Away.
Charles r. Crisp, the ex-Speaker OF tho
House Of Representatives, died ut Attain.
Ia, Ca, Friday afternoon. Mr.. Crisp
had been an inmate of the sanitarium Of.
Or. Holmes for several weeks. Ills con
dition had been reported as very low, but.
no fatal conclusions to his illness had,
been expected SO soon. When o rumori
got abroad several days ago that he was.
sinking it was vigorously denied ut the
sanitarium, where it was given out that.
he was getting better. Mr.. Crisp was
the choice of the Democrats of Georgia
to succeed Senator John b. Gordon in the
United States Senate, and would have
been chosen to that position by the Leg
~islature at it's approaching session had he
lived.
MI. Crisp had been suffering from ma.
larial fever. The immediate cause of his
death was heart failure. Mr.. Crisp had
been in intense pain all day. At about q
quarter Of . o'clock Mr.. Crisp was seized
with another attack. The watchers saw
it and Judge Crisp's two daughters, Mrs.,
Fred Davenport and Miss Bertha Crisp,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Nitrc.Giycerine Explosion.

PITTsBURG: Two men were killed and
five injured seriously by an explosion OF
nitro-glycerine Monday morning at the
Acme Dynamite ~Company's works, near
huston, Pa. The dead are:
James I4aBrea, chief mixer.
Joseph Kusea, engineer.
The injured:
James Sing, holder.
Robert Sing, holder.
Two unknown boys.
The injured are all employees and were
at work in another department 800 feet
away from the scene OF the explosion,
which was in the mixing department.
The cause OF the explosion is not known,
but it is supposed that LaBrea and kusea
were tliawing %glycerine.
The building was completely demol-
isl,eu and the bodies Of the two men were
mangled beyond r%ecognition. TIE loss is
$4,000. Windows were shattered and
houses shaken for a distance OF more
thar q mile.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
~NS&ENZS/
or
TW0TD
8P@RT>

Emma Ofat has won up to date $40.
GOO in purses. <
Since Gentry made his record of 9 .O3N
last season he has made a gain of 1870
feet to the mile.
tltzsimmons Is under $1,000 bail in
New York. he having been indicted by the
1rand Jury for arranging to fight to a fn-
ish with Jim Corbett.
Page, the greatest green trotter of the
year. has been ten times first. three times
second and n third in fourteen starts.
dis winnings are $4,975.
How quickly the boomers passed ont
OF fashion. The short skirt and golf
s~tocklngs-and pretty ones they are, too
are now the vogue among the fair sex.
James Michael rode FIVE miles paced.
nylng start, at the Garfield Park cycling
track, Chicago, Saturday. in 900. re-
ducing the American record for the dis.
lance.
Cooper. who is matched for a series Of.
races with Bald for a stake of ST. 900 and
tne championship, won ~forty-one races
TINS season. His total winnings this year
foot up to $500.
van Zant, n of the fastest and best
campaigners Of the year, was worked
some as a yearling, but she was experi-
"enteo on FOR three years before she he
came properly balanced. As a 3-year-old
u ID SAID she would trot a mile in three
minutes. ~
Inc Baltimore baseball team will mn r.
. snort tour of England. Arrangement.
VIII De made for a series of games with
gu tne prominent baseball clubs Of the
BRUSH empire. LANCE and Gleason will
M.n .ne places OF Brodie and Reitz. They
q, De billed in England as the Three
Aames-Champions Of America.
A most remarkable feat was recentlv
performed by an athlete named ,ro,rmv
Durns' OF London. On a wage he was -
1--WE from the top of London bridge and
ILL. ILL run 10 Yarmouth, a distance Of 1cSl
mules, inside twenty-f,ur hours. He made
the live, but was immediately arrested
oy tne police. He was released on ha,l.
and started on his run. He won ~.
Eager BY doing the journey in 2sh. 4on.
burns has saved forty three lives.
Jennings, of Baltimore. lead. the II.
ucnal League in batting, with nm averaga
VI '4OO, closely followed by Keller Rnrk.,
ett and D~elehanty. Zinmer leads Il Gator.
lug, l1ajoie as first baseman. Mcphee q,
secono Daseman, Irwin as third b-asesnan
Doian as short stop, Cooley a. left 1eld.'
-, prone as center fielder, Thompson aaj
tight neIder, and Payne as pitcher.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Battle with Thieves.

CLEvELAND: A pitched battle took
place early Friday morning between a
squad Of railroad detectives and freight
car thieves at Coline, a wood suburb. A
fusillade was exchanged and Michael
Ryan, II OF the thieves, was fatally shot.
lie officers had watched the gang break
open a car ans enter. They then sur.
rounded the car and demanded that the
men inside surrender. This the robbers
refused to do and began shooting, whicl,
was promptly responded to by a volley
iron the officers. The robbers, with the
exception OF Ryan, finally jumped from
the car and ran. 1t is believed, several OF
their u Der were wounded.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST COLLECTED
FROM ALL SOURCES.
Many Worlds Fair Exhibitors Who
arc Entitled to Awards arc Miss.
tng-The List of Persons Named as
Being from This State.
Haven't Received Prizes,

The Treasury Department has received
$40 Columbian Worlds Fair medals and
diplomas, awarded to exhibitors in this
country. which could not be delivered on
account OF defective addresses. Among
this number are the folio wing in South
Dakota:
5. Sandren, Worthington; NJ. Sangre-
Son, Wor'hingion; Mrs A. P. Johns on,
Sioux Falls; J. Way. Sioux Falls; W. 0.
Lewis, Sioux Falls; w. Brigamin, Ellis;
d. Benjamin, Balcs ord; Isaac Ball,
George Basteli, l.. Wilson, j. Burnham,
j.. NJ. Frye and Fred b. Barons, Water
town; w. Anderson and :. Scott, Scot
land; A. Bland, Silver Head; North Star
Mining Company, Ruby Camp; c. Bui-
lock, Bookings; Revert Cowler, Evans;
W. Collar. DeSmet; Il. Hanson, Yankton;
NJ. A. Robinson, George Hurley and j.
NJ. Johnson, Mitchell; William Cook,
Eikton; Z. Hutgen. Tyndall.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
A Successful Sale.

Register Rowe and Receiver Grayhill Of
the United States land office at Chamber
lain, have returned from the abandoned
Fort Randall military reservation, where
they conducted the sale OF the old garri-
son buildings under instructions from the
Secretary Of the Interior. Between 200
and 300 bidders were present and every
building sold for more than the appraised
valuation. Forty out OF forty five build
ings were sold for cash, and the work OF
tearing down and removing them is now
in progress. Special instructions will
doubtless be received regarding the dis
posal of the buildings remaining unsold.
The sale of these buildings is the closing
event in the history of what was, during
early days, one of the most important and
liveliest OF frontier military posts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
SOUTH DAKOTA APPLES.
A Correspondent Visits the Alder
man Orchard Farm.


man Orchard Farm.
Although a resident of Dakota for some
fifteen years, writes a correspondent from
Hurley, l had Tor the first time Thursday
the pleasure OF visiting the largest Or
cliard in South Dakota, known as the Al
derman Orchard Farm.
The orchard originally consisted OF l3o
acr 3. The trees are in rows ut right angles
with each other at a distance Of ~ lcet
apart. The oldest trees are now fifteen
years Of age. and while the branches 40
not overlap. they nearly cover the gr,,und.
There are many varieties in the orclla'o'
but the paying crop this year has bee',
from the Duchess, the Wealthy ana
Whitney No. 20. The Tetofski also comes
in for some praise. The orchard produced
this year 4 1000 bushels of apples, which
sold at All average Ut over ~ cents a
Gushel. The earliest varieties readily
sold for 81 a bushel.
The cost of the orchard has been a.
most entirely in the purchase price Of the
trees and their planting. No costly ma
cl',nery is required for thel cultivation OF
the crop or the harvesting. The primer
c caterpillar. The pest requires the
constant attention OF one man in the
spring for a month 10 exterminate them.
The ordinary emuisions do not give him
the chOlic or cholera, a step ladder and a
pair Of good buckskin gloves to strip off
The nests or break off the twigs is the
surest remedy devised. 1t took many
Years OF waiting to produce the present
results, but this successful experiment
here on a Dakota prairie proves that olh-
ers with patience and wisdom may pro-
duce similar results, and while we may
not always have our "vines and fig trees
we may have apples in Dakota sufficient
Tor all our needs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Coal Tor the Warships.

WASHINGTON, d. c.: According to the
annual report OF Commodore Chad wick,
c.siet OF naval equipment, the warslips
last year burned liz, 9O3 tons OF coal, cost
ing 500, III .3S, and oil this amount I'll, TAI
tons were purchased abroad. Commodore
Chadwick says that the bureau, in en-
%deavoring to*dtAlze American coal as
much as possible, has made a trial of
placing a cargo OF Pocahontas coal at
Honolulu. This has been done at a rate
which allows it to compete successfully
with coal from Canada or Australia.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

Have an abundance Of good, steanv
light Tor any work you may have ON
hand.
Let the light come to your eves ,ron,
one side Or from above. not from In
front.
20 not work in q poor light, ana
avoid . glaring light, % It NAV ho =.
bad - too little light.
Do not use = Aickerias light for reas.
inS q SEWING; use = lamp with ! larra
burner. ana use good oil. !
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
A Peculiar Case.

Court Commissioned Patterson had a
rather queer case to decide upon at Pierre
recently. A mar was brought in on a
charge Of fencing government land. h
case was brought on account OF ii neigh
lorhood dispute, and the party charged was
dismissed regardless of the fact that he
has government land enclosed. The facts
of the case are that in the early filings in
that section of the country the settlers
selected their land in forty acre tracts,
n man taking but 100 acres. This re-
suited in the leaving of n forty acre
tract OF rough land in the center OF a Sec
ton, and not touching a section line at
any point. The party charged with the
offense had by filings OF his wi and the
purchase OF other tracts, secured a title to
the whole OF the section except this forty
acre tract, and placed a fence upon his
own land completely around the section.
Hehad certainly fenced government land;
and il he had made an attempt to fence
his own cattle out from this tract, he
would have been guilty OF the same o.
tense. The only way he could possibly
AVOID violating the law was TO allow his
own land to lie open and u%nfenced, which
he has not done, and is not likely to do.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Prospects for u Famine.

LONDON: The wheat market and the
pros pects Of a famine in India still at
much attention here and elsewhere, al
though SOME of the most influential news
papers do not share in the feeling OF
alarm which prevails III some quarters.
The Bombay Gazette, of September 10,
said: The prospects are as bad as pos
sible, both for grain and cotton. In
Southern India the outlook is more hope
full. The supply Of fodder is ample, and
IL the worst comes there is no fear OF a
recurrence of the horrors of 1876, owing
10 improved rail way communications.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
LonR.Lochren Case Dis missed.

WAsH1NGroN: The Long-Lochren pen
sion case has been dismissed by the
United States supreme court on the
ground Of abatement by reaso of the re-
tirement Of Judge Lochren from the Office
OF commissioner Of pensions. The case
was brought by Judge Long Of the Mich
igan supreme court. The Judge drew Il
pension Of ST. month which Judge Loch-
ran reduced to $50. This led to stubborn
litigation, t~urning.on the question whether
a pension Is a vested right.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Dividends for NationaI Banks.

WASHINGTON The Comptroller Of the
Curreacy has declared dividends in favor
81 the creditors Ut iusOlvent national
banks rs follows: Ten per cent, the
National Bank oi Jefferson, Tex; 10 per
cent, the Ninth National Bank 0t Dallas.
Texas; 10 per cent, the Baker City
olial Bank Of Baker City, Oregon; 20
Fer cent, tile First National Bank Of
lsedtielu. S. D..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
A Good Artesian well.

What is probably the best SIX inch arte-
sian well in the state has been struck at
Crow Creek Indian Agency. 1t is 782 feet
deep and the water flows to a height OF
considerably more than five feet above
the top Of the pipe. 1t is very securely
constructed, being cased to a depth OF 1870
feet with 8-inch pipe. So we'll are the
joints OF pipe connected that not a drop
Of water escapes on the outside OF the
pipe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Cooper Breaks a Record.

MEMPHIS. Tenn: The Memphis coli.
bicycle races are on. The track
bids fair 10 be one OF the fastest in the
country, as Tom Cooper smashed a worlds
record Friday night. The Detroit boy
went against the worlds unpaced quar-
ter-miie record and succeeded in lowering
il by one fifth of a second. His time was
70 2-5 seconds, the previous record being
25 3-5 seconds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Will Go on the Ticket.

Judge Gaffey has refused to grant al
Injunction to.prevent the auditor of Hyde
County from placing the name of II. C..
Shober on the ticket of that county as an
independent candidate for county auditor.
Shober attempted to secure the nominal
ton on the Republican ticket but was de-
feated by j. c. Stoner and nov comes u
as an independent.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29

The executive committee OF the South
Dakota Sheep Breeders Association has
decided to hold the next meeting of the
association at Pierre. The meeting will
be held some time next June and will be
a great benefit to the sheep breeders in
that portion Of the state.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
Aberdeen Church News.

DR.. N. A. Swickard, late a professor in
Black Hills College and one OF the most
eminent young pulpit orators of the
state, has been assigned to the M. E.
Church at Aberdeen tor the ensuing year.
The Christian Church people Of Aber-
deem have extended Il call TO the Rev. w.
P. Shambert of Cartilage, ILL.,, and it is
considered likely he will accept. The
Presby terians have commenced the erec-
ton Of a $50 0 edifice which they propose
to complete this fall.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-29
German Royal Wedding.

BERLIN: Prince Augusta, heir aprar-
ent 10 the duchey OF Oldenburg, was mar
ried at Schwerein on Saturday 10 the
Duchess Elizabeth, sister of the Grand
Duke Frederick Francis OF Oldenburg-
Schwerein. Prince Augustus former
wife, Francis Elizabeth Of Prussia, died
in August. 1897. Emperor William,
Prince Henry OF Prussia, the Grand Duke
Vladimir OF Russia, and others were pres.
ent at the wedding.