Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-07
IOWA.

Davenport s102 was raised for the
sufferer.
r. N. Ssydel has been appointed
postmaster ct Ladora, vice James H.
Gray resigned.
Congress has appropriated $4,000
for the Improvement Of the Missouri
river ct Sioux City.
w. E. Crane Of Mason City has just
returned from Q fifteen months trip
around the world.
The peach trees about Keokuk are
In full bloom. Lee county has q peach
crop about once every fovr ears. -
The Northwestern Water and Li9nt
c0mpany's plant at LIE Mars has been
sold to shtisfy claims Of $4,000.
A Franz kiln county paper estimates
that there are $4,000 bushels of corn
In the hands Of farmers in that scoun-
ty.
The Sioux City school board has
ordered all penny In the-s slot machines
removed from the vicinity Of the
school houses.
Mayor Sewers Of Oskaloosa bought
IN OIL violin Of . barber for four dol
lars. He has just refused an offer Of
$3.50 for it. The instrument came
from Germany Ito years ago.
Clinton, IA-Weaver l. Anderson,
carriage manufacturers Of this city,
have assigned for the benefit Of their
creditors. The assets are $4,000; liza
bilities e4,500. They hope to resume.
Cedar Rapids claims to have i'm
provemsnts guaranteed this year to
the extent Of more than Q million dol
lars. Half dozen Of the prominent
enter prises will represent more than
half that sum.
Tho green goods men recently ar
rested In erosion have been taken to
Keokuk for tsial.
The supervisors Of Dubuque county
have bsen charged with granting 70.
bates Of the mulCt tar to liquor deaf
srs. The officers deny the charge.
A postof1ce has has been established
q Sylvia, Linn county. with Daniel
Moore - postmaster.
The Iowa Public Health association
Will hold it, dfth annual gathering at
Davenport May 10 and 70.
It Ii estimated twenty thousand vet
Grams Will b In attendance at the
Cedar Rapids sncampment.
The Salvation Army corps at Fl.
Dodge has gone over in body to
Ballington Booths American volun-
tears. 99-9@7--
Four Sioux City sportsmen recently
bagged 34 mallaTd and canvass back
ducks In three days shoot ct Cady,
Nsb.
Sixty-flve per cent Of the voters 1T
Ida county have signed the saloon
petition and that county pill have So
looms.
It's estimated that Iowa farmers
have 10000, 900 bushels Of corn stored
Ia their cribs, which they are holding
for . riso In the market.
Burlington nimrods are to have 4
blackbird shoot May 10 and 20. Fred
Gilbert, the crack shot from Spirit
Lake, = expected to b present.
Twenty seven Northwestern railway
freight conductors have BEEN cot back
TO brkeing and fifty bTakemon have
been laid Of during the past few days.
Congressman Perkins has announced
that an examination Of candidates for
the eleventh district West Point CO.
dstship will b held ct Cherokee May
20.
Tho new we'll ct Anamosa penitsn.
tiary throws $50 gallons Of water .
minute. The water II cold and very
pure. The we'll cost e6,400 and 10 1000
3oet deep.
Marshalltown, Icwa.-Dr. Trayor, Of
Vinton. hos OeGun action against the
Tmes-Republican, asking $4,000 dam
agee for publication Of q charge Of
abortion against him.
Thsrs h prospscte that the big
Janseville, Wis, shoe factory viii b
moved TO Mason City. It will only 10
capital stock By the citizens Of that
place TO secure It.
Burglars broks into the w. J. Mo-
Lain joWolry house 1t 6iQourney last
Wednesday and secured &000 worth Of
goods.
e. B. Hale Of Oscoola made IN as
alignment ThursdAy for the benefit Of
hts creditors. Liabilities, $4,000.
Reports from various parts Of the
state indicate thAt the acreage Of corn
this pear viii Do tho greatest on re-
[cord.
A Dallas county nursery recently
filed N order for New Zealand and
another for the Canadian government.
Harrison comfy has besn transferred
from the fourth to the fourteenth ju-
dicial district.
Clinton county wants new $4,000
court house and will vote on the quss-
tion at'A special election June 8.
Congressman w. ]. Bryan will dis
cuso tho silver question In Waterloo
some tins during the latter part Of
My or tho drst Of june.
The newly married tramp couple
passed through West Bend recently.
The city council ct Prlmghar has
vot4d That saloons must not exist in
that town,