Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-04-30

Condensed Items Of Interest
From all Parts of the
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the heart by burglars who were ran
soaking the premises.
OBSERVATORY or CALrroRNIA--Swift's
comet IL getting brighter - Il passed
at the right hand side Of the Pleiades
last Monday. il can b. seen with 9
small telescope or field glasses. The
motion Is almost exactly north.
| acknowledgements Morton aligned q
carry bicycles as baggage free Of
charge.
K1NaFIsHER, Ox.-Bill Raidlsy, CON-.
voted of attempting 70 rob Rock
Island mail tan on April 8, 1876, was
sentenced Saturday to ton years Inn
prisonment In tho penitentiary.
LONDON. - The Daily News reports
that 10000 British troops are going to
SOudan in the autumn.
CHICAGO. - The Owen Electric Belt
Company has made an assignment.
Claims aggreyating s15, GOO on alivsrtis.
ing accounts were being pressed by
suits which caused the failure.
FoRMAN, N. D. - Joseph Gettel,
farmer living in highland township,
left his home on Sunday, April u, Tor
FOrmRn on foot and has not been
seen or heard Of by his friends since.
He Is one armed man, about 60 years
old and had considerable money on
his person. Foul play Il feared by
his friends.
OsKOSH, Wis.-The main building of
Schmit Bros trunk factory was do
stroyed by fire last Monday night,
causing loss Of about $4,000. The
building was four stories high and
3OOx50. About 100 employees will b.
thrown out Of work pending rebuild
ing, which will be commenced ct
once.
CHICAGO. - Charles Hosche, manu-
facturer OF picture frames and mould
ings, assigned to Marchall D. WILDER.
Assets, s75, 600; liabilities, $4,000.
PIrrsAURG. Tho strike Of the plast-
erers ct Pittsourg and Allegheny,
which was inaugurated two weeks ago
day, ended In favor OF the strikers.
N1CE.-The dowager empress, Fred
erick, of Germany, has arrived here
for . visit to Queen Victoria, her
mother.
PRINCETON, Ky.-POwell & HOllings- \
worth's tobacco warehouse was burned
to the ground. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, e27 600.
SAN Francisco. The block plague ID
still raging at Hongkong, China.
PARKERsBuRa. w. Elk Gov. Bore
man, the last OF the war governors Of
West VIRGINIA In dead 81
CHICAGO. - Nineteen thousand Of the
$4,000 striking tailers are said to be
on the verge Of starvation.
LoEDoN, ~ During the past week IL
has been possible to obtain money I'D
vances ct rs low rs N per cent. 80
much gold has been rolling into Eng
land during the last few mont hs that
money has become 60 plenty II III
actually drug.
| BUTTE, Mont. The new directory In
dicates . population Of about 90, ZOO.
NoRroRK, Neb.--The third congress
si0naI Republican convention has
pledged its delegates to Mckinley.
WAHPEToN, N. D.-Last evening the
council orgxnized and the officers
qualified. Mayor Reeder III his annual
address, recommended number Of
public improvements during the Oom-l
ing year, and made the following ap.'
| GILES; city attorney, Gustav SCHUYLER;
| waterw0rks, Thos. McCabe; assessor,
=. N. Jureepssn. Aid. McCabe ~
signed to accept the position Of en-
ginser. s
There IL & row On II the
trans-Continental freight association,
and It u announced that IL hAs bean
broken up.
WEsTBRooK, Me. The factories sc
the Westbrook Gingham company wore
shut down. Five hundred employees
are effected.
SAN FRAMoIsoo-The BFitish bark
1 Republic, bound from Nswcaatls, N. s..
W., to San Francisco, b bean ont 81
days and II II fsarsd she Il lost.
/ CoLUHsUs, Oft ID said that The
Isgreement 70 pay the Hooking valley
coal miners Ill cash Il being violontly
Opposed and strike may - ordered.
| CHICAGO John Hronsk, tho anar-
chist who was sentenced - Il years,
imprisonment for m attempt 10 kill
Judge Gerry and Julius s. 0rinsll, ~
been released. s
| New YoRK "A special q ths Herald
from Havana says the trial Of SAneutl-
", the American who w1s charged
with kidnapping Fernande1 % Caekto
has resulted In his aQuittal. d
iCastro. who took the leQd II the prce-