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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14
THE COUNTY PRINTING.

The Courier Being the Lowest Bidder
Secures the Work.
After q two weeks session the coun-
ty board of commissioners adjourned on
last Tuesday. The length Of the
session was due to the fact that the
annual settlement of the treasurer had
to be made, as we'll Us other important
matters came up for consideration.
Among the matters of particular in
terest to The COURIER was the matter
Of printing.
The board served notice upon each
one of the printing firms calling for
bids TO furnish printed stationery for
the ensuing year. The Leader, COUR-
TER, H. A. Stroud of this place, the
Alcester Union and the Beresford News
and Republic were each given chance
to bid. Bids were received from
Alcester, Beresford and the COURIER.
The Leader refused to bid for some
reason-prosumably because they can
not do the work, as their outfit consists
Of q very small jobber and an old second
hand Vaughn hand press. Their
whole outfit would not sell for 800 In
cash.
When the bids were opened by the
board it was found that the COURIER
was by Is per cent the lowest and
hence the contract was given to the
COURIER. The following resolutions
we're passed:
Whereas, Bids have been submitted
to the board of county comm issioners
by various parties with view of
furnishing printed stationery supplies
for the county, said bids being made at
the request Of the board OF the county
by notice being served upon each one
Of the printing firms Of the county, and
Whereas, Upon examination we find
the bid Of Buchanan Bros. the most
satisfactory and economical to the
county, therefore be- 1t
Resolved that the bid Of the Blu
chanan Bros. be accepted and 1t 10
further ordered that each Of the county
officials hereafter secure all their
printed stationery Of said irm and that
no bills will be allowed except such as
are purchased OF said firm In accord
ance with said contract entered into
with such 6rm, by the board Of county
commissioners Of Union county and the
auditor IL instructed to approve bond
Of $500 for the fulfillment Of the con-
tract. w. w. MAIN,
Cham.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

Kyle. Now Kyle il the best man they
can send there, in my opinion but that
don't 60 with politicians at all, at all.
They want one of their own stripe. A
fellow who will chase the departments,
a good wire puller, and howler who
will throw his head back SO he will
throw his collar bone out of Joint and
make a speech which will start new
growth OF hair on his diaphram. Kyle
amt that kind of fellow. was down
to the Locke last night and you ought
to have seen our Louie Grill. He was
walking up and down in the partor
with Palmer. They had their arms
locked and the way the Judge was
whispering am sure something awful
will be sprung on the unsuspecting
public. Palmer is the hero of the pops.
His curly locks, his smooth tongue.
his apparent proud and thoughtful
demeanor melts like the snow before q
summer sun when he grasps the horny
hand Of pop. He is full Of subterfuge,
full of fertile schemes, and his very
mid and nod seems to say I-am-the-
man-you-ought-to-select- for-U -S-sena-
tor. And it is not at all likely, just
mark my word. Palmer is going to
come under the wire with his patriotic
smile and winning hand shake in the
hope shat he will catch the plum.
Palmer is not in politics for his hea h,
for patriotism or for fun. Snaps is
what he wants. Soft berths would
suit, but the Two must be combined.
~
BY the way, our Louie Grill is no
SLOUGH. just watch his smoke. He
has bill In the senate-referred TO
the judici0ry committee and he is on
that committee-chsnging the bound
aries Of the first judicial district. Now
Union county is located in the first
judicial district, and the district with
Clay, Yankton, Bon Homme, Hutchin-
son, Turner, Douglas and Charles Mix
is hopelessly republican. Now Louie
don't kick on these grounds. Oh, no.
He Is one of your high-minded re-
formers with whacking big r." He
proposes to have old Union attached
to another district-one not 80 hOpe-'
lessly republican, Of course. Union
ought to be attached, he says, 70
Minnehahs, to Moody, Lake and
Lincoln with McCook to add 1000 -
the populistic majority. Our Louie II
high-minded and delves into the re-
cesses q the financial question - eastly
- Adam did the apples. He = ~
politician, but he % = cute - tleys
make 'em. And II BIZ hill Rooe|
through his hops 4 that y poalipl
Judge viii preside over Uninn ooa,nt II
court. Th4rs - - H. G. 1
! YcU q, 3ul Ia 81.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14
THE COURIER.

THE COURIER Ii mailed regularly to
Its subscribers until definite order to
discontinue Is received and al arrears
are paid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

Gents buy your winter underware q
Kallys.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

Call for anything In Bread and Cake
line ct City Bakery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

Buy your hats, caps, gloves and shoes
Of r. Z. Kellv. 1
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14
TWRNTY.THREE YEARS AGO.

Items Takes rrom the Old Courier Of
that Year..lnteresting to Old Timers.
The following items were taken from
the files of the COURIER OF December,
is, 1874. They will be of interest to
some of the old timers hereabouts:
T. Tolofson lost q calf.
Jim Talcott, Judge Blair. Rogers.
Eddy and Jeffries, and some more Of
the boys have discovered new game,
it lie something like "ay-loo." They
each take penny top and ''ante'' one
cent. Then start the tops and the one
that runs the longest takes the whole
pot.
Unlike Hoffman has purchased Mr.
Townsend's farm-consideratio "a 900.
Our friend Chas. Freeman is in town
looking we'll. We are sorry that our
climate does not agree with him. =,
~ is reported that great finds are be-
ing made in the Black Hills. 1t is said
that rich gold can be found anywhere
q man enters spade. The reports are
causing great excitement, coming rs
they do from reliable sources.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

4. 900 acres Of beets.
A number of Elk Point people, like
the prevailing craze Of citizens In other
towns are contemplating removal to
the Black Hills where it IL said that
90 gold pieces are - plentiful in the
streets - the little fakes Of snow In
the late blizzard. The space writer's
Of that country are daily filling the
metropolitan papers with glowing &C.
counts Of discoveries, showing that
rich discoveries are made every day,
and that every foot Of the Black Hills
l. fabously wealthy. They fall to state
that the discovery Of . gold mine In
that oountry u something akin to .
man In this section who suddenly be-
comes into possession Of dour mill
but who has no money with which TO
operate It. The Homestake Mining
company invested $4,000, 900 before
they ever realized dollar, and 90 It 10
with other mines there. Il takes .
mint q money 10 establish : gold mind,
but ones sstablishsd i i : much better
payisg Investment than county
aswspspsr II Elk Point.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-14

Unlike Hoffman has purchased Mr.
Townsend's farm-consideration 1900.
The times., 1897-06-18
The World of Business.
Wall Street Yesterdav.

Wall Street, New York, June 1.-THE
actual conditions in the market at the
present time have become resolved into the
simplest terms OF supply and demand
Sentiment is Overwhelmingly bullish ana
the actua! holders of securities are not
offering them for sale. The prof
speculative element In and out of the
stock exchange has become persuaded that
a reaction is overdue. and for that matter,
according to the pTecedents of the five
past years "a reaction is overdue.
In the meantime, the technical condi-
tions of the dealings in the stock ex-
change are made up. of fairly large
and growing demand for securities on the
one hand, and a diminishing supply on
the other The room traders make con-
tracts to sell and deliver stocks which
they do not bold, and having made them,
they are then themselves forced into the
market as purchasers These dealings in
contracts only explain the sustained
strength OF the market for such outside
interest Us exists is all on the long side
of the account and, in attempting TO
supply the demand and check the advance,
the bears are simply all the time tighten
ing the lines they endeavor to loosen.
As is usually the case in such market
movement, the element of news is missing
What is called news" in the stock mar
ket is the announcement of events or Of
changes in some of the underlying factors
in the situation. There was no news to-
day, and the only additions to the stua-
ton were one more days growth to the
crops, few more pages of the tariff till
disposed of and further reports of iniproy-
ing business in various lines and from
various sections. So long as the news is
confined to such prosaic matters as these,
there seems little probability that tho
market movement viii be permanently in
terrupted.
Yesterdays hesitation in the market
was supplemented this morning by de-
cline III the London market, and by general
selling for foreign account here. In con-
sequence the opening was uncertain and
the bearish room traders were again en-
couraged to play for "a further reaction
1t was soon evident, however, that there
was no pressure of stocks upon the market
and a firm tone developed, which. ut
times, passed at actual buoyancy There
were no important exceptions To this ten
dency. In number Of cases the highest
prices of the year were reached
In respect of activity, Sugar, Chicago
Gas, the Changers, and the Northern
Pacifics were in the lead
The market closed strong and higher
The times., 1897-06-18

Town Topics Financial Bureau says Of
Pacific Mail again that L is one OF the
cheapest stocks on tie list, and that at
these present prices il cannot fail TO re-
turn = very handsome profit on any venture
made on the bull side
The astute gentlemen of this financial
bureau are also bullish of Chicago Gas
and OF Jersey. As to Jersey, they say that
the dividend viii be promptly paid, and
that the statement to he submitted at
the directors meeting will show that the
company is earning its fixed charges and
dividends l feel less confident about
Jersey than the Town Topics people. AS
soon as the market gets out of its bun
rut, in which everything is going up, re-
gaTdless OF reason or anything else ex-
ceDt sentiment, Jersey Central VIII he ono
of the first and quickest on the downward
track.
The times., 1897-06-18

net removable only by vote of the legis-
iaturc. This was accepted by Kalakau,
who afterward, however. tried to regain
his lost power. KalakaU died in January,
1891, and was succeeded by his sister,
Liliuokalani, who from the first was op-
posed to the new constitution.
Soon she began to eyade some of IFS es-
sential provisions. especially by the Ie-
peated appointment of ministries In op-
Position to the vote Of the legislature, and
gave further offense by her alliance with
a lottery project and the opium ln,iTstry
FinalIylt was learned that she intended 10
proclaim new constitution. This caused
her overthrow. A provisional government
was established, which finally led 20 the
present republic.
The times., 1897-06-18
SECRETARY SHERAIAN's REPORT.
Character and Course of the Treaty
Negotiations.

Character and Course OF the Treaty
Negotiations.
Accompan ying the Presidents message
was the following report from Secretary
Sherman:
The President:
The I'm ndersgned, Secretary of State, has
the honor to lay before the President for
submission to the Senate, should it be
deemed for the public interests to DO SO, u
treaty signed In the city of Washington on
the 9Th instant by the undersigned and by
the duly empowered representative Of the
republic of Hawaii, whereby the islands
constituting the said republic and all their
dependencies are fully and absolutely ceded
TO the United States Of America forever.
1t does not seem necessary to the pres
ent purpose OF the undersigned to review
the incident of 1898, when a similar treaty
of cession was signed on February L 4, nd
submitted to the Senate, being subsequently,
withdrawn by the President on the 9th of
March following. The negotiation which
has culminatedin the treaty now submitted
has not been q mere resumption of the ne
go.iation of 1898, but was Initiated and
has been conducted upon independent lines
Then an abrupt revolutionary movement
had BROUGHT about the dethronement OF the
late Queen and set up instead of the hereto
fore titular monarchy provisional govern
Inent for the control and management OF
public affairs and the protection of the
public peace, such government to exist only
untilterms of union with the United States
should have been negotiated and agreed
upon. Thus self-constituted, its promoters
claimed for it only de facto existence
until the purpose Of annexation in which it
took rise should be accomplished.
AS time passed and the plan OF union with
the United States became an uncertain
contingency the organization of the Ha-
waiiGn commonwealth underwent neces-
sary changes, the temporary character
OF It's first government gave place to a
permanent scheme under a constitution
The times., 1897-06-18

The market was unexpectedly strong yes
terday after a few moments at the open
ing. There was q strong opinion about,
yesterday morning and the night before,
that there was to be a reaction. great
many people had this feeling about the
market and Were taking out their profits
The reaction did not come, and it per-
maps shows as much as anything that
there is real strength temper arily in the
upward movement. A large number OF
people all over the country have become
possessed of the i dca that there is to be d
boom, and their concerted action las
started the boom. The temporary feel
ing night before last and yesterday Inorn-
The times., 1897-06-18

st. Paul for the second week in June
showed an increase of earnings of S31,-
eco. This increase is deserving of notice.
IL is an Improvement, actual and coIEpara-
tive, and seems TO indicate that similar
gratifying results may he presented by
other Granger roads when they submit
their statements.
The times., 1897-06-18

The Hawaiian annexation treaty seemed
not TO create any disturbance in the minds
OF SPECTATORS andinvestors, or TO serve In
any way as q bearish factOT Everybody
very nearly S pleased with the treaty and
the danger of troubles with Japan, tireat
Britain or any other power is SO remote
that even the sensitive Wall street pulse
does Lot respond to it.
The times., 1897-06-18
SHERMAN FAvoRs THE TREATY.
The Secretary Denies Report That
He ODposes Annexation.


A report was wired over the country
yesterday to the effect that Secretary
Sherman had told Niscount De Santo
Thyrso. the Portuguese minister, and a
number of other foreign ministers and
ambassadors that he was opposed TO the
proposed treaty of annexation with Hawaii
When asked about the report Secretary
Sherman last night denied absolutely that
he had made such remarks, AMI said:
"My opinion of the acquisition of ter
ritory by the United States is well known
from speeches that l have made at diff
ferent times opposing it; but in this case,
owing to the controversy that was taking
place between Hawaii and Japan, think
it was highly proper to take the action that
has been taken. AS for the treaty of an
nexation, I am decidedly In favor Of the
treaty, but at present am nclined othnk
that no action on it will be taken for some
dme.'
The times., 1897-06-18

It is now said that Rock Island viii
probably not declare their dividend next
week, although earnings are increasing all
the tine steadily. Ny hest information
is, however, that this viii not prevent a
rise in Rock Island.
The times., 1897-06-18

Most of the news Of the day was in the
main favorable. The crop conditions in the
West continue to be favorable, and there
are further decided signs CT Improvement
in the iron and other industries
The times., 1897-06-18
washington Stock lxcnonre.

The Stock Exchange adjourned almost
Immediately after the regular call upon
the announcement of the death of B. P.
Snyder. former president of the cx-
change.
The times., 1897-06-18

this treaty, which in turn is to become. in
due constitutional course, a supreme law OF
the land, shall not alter or amend xisting
law in this most important regard.
JOHN SHERMAN.
Department of state,
Washington, June 15, 1897.
The times., 1897-06-18

of serious nature were made to restore
Liliuokalani, and the provisional govern
ment has remained In power until the
present time.
The times., 1897-06-18
New York stock Market

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
Bankers and Brokers Members OF the
N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 f street
On. Hioh Low CIos
The times., 1897-06-18
THIS INCLUDES ALL MEDICINES.

DR.. Walker can be consulted FREE at
ms We'll known sanitarium every day from
10 to 8; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Saturday evenings, q TO 8; Sundays,
~ 10 II.
As- 80 Names Published without Conseat-sa
The times., 1897-06-18

ing was not strong enough To tlislodge
these people. The reaction wil come
though, before very long.
The times., 1897-06-18

Chicago, June 17.-Wheat had the bene-
fit sotlay OF steady cables, large clearances
and the revival In d small! way of the
milling and shipping demand. The total
local business. little of il for export,
amounted to 125 GOO bushels. The clear
ances made a total of 5S3 COO bushels
Talk Of a decrease in the visible next
Monday of 2,5OO,0OO bushels, possibly a
little premature, was another help. The
weakness was at the outset feeling left
over from yesterday and due to the July
liquidation. Scalpers Were somewhat too
bearish at the opening
The times., 1897-06-18

Chicago Grain aud Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Bankers and Brokers. Members of the
Y. Y Stock Exchange, 1927 f street
The times., 1897-06-18
$500 A MONTH

charged by DR.. Walker whether Won have
one or more diseases is
The times., 1897-06-18

The President shall appoint five COM
missioners, at least two Of whom shall be
residents of the Hawaiian Islands, who
shall, as soon as reasonable and practicable,
recommend to Congress such legislation for
the territory of Hawaii as they shall deem
necessary or proper.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-13
MONAsTERIEs OF METEoRA.
An Extraordinary Scene on the MacedO-
MAN Frontier.

An Extraordinary Scene the Macedo-
MAN Frontier.
Between the curve of the Macedo-
MAN frontier of the mountains of Khas-
STA and the open town of Kalabaka,
which terminates the long western
plain of Thessaly, lie the monasteries
of Meteora. A casual glance gives the
idea of the whole space being occupied
by lines of bare hills, but on nearer
inspection curious amphitheater is
found, carved out among the noun
talns, and this is occupied by most
extraordinary collection of rocks, on
or the turban OH Turkish tombstone,
the aerial monasteries of Meteora. In
one place huge monolith is found lit
orally crowned with buildings, as in the
case of the monastery of All Saints,
popularity known as Haglos Barlaam; in
another group of jagged rocks will
have one point capped by monastery,
as is seen in st. Nicholas. The most
striking feature about these monaster-
les is the method by which they are
reached, either by loose ladders hanging
outside the perpendicular rocks or by
being wound up by means of windlass
i'll a net at the end of rope.
From its beautiful position, its size
and the fair preservation of its build
lngs the monastery of Haglos Barlaam
is very good specimen of these fifteenth
century mOnasteries, but what makes
this one of especial interest is that
the rope is said to be the longest used
for the purpose-340 feet. The ladders
to this monastery are not SO difficult
to climb as some, but inasmuch as they
pull out every time you grip them and
oscillate frightfully it is pleasanter to
risk the net.
The monastery of Haglos Nikolaos
appeared to be in a totally dilapidated
condition and entirely deserted when
we visited Meteora, while the ladders,
which rise from neighboring peak and
hang from the bare rock, are impractical
BILE All these monasteries are under
the archimandrite, a man of command
ing presence and sanity oountenanoe.
The village of Kastraki is damned i'll
between the outer rocks of this curious
amphitheater, and in the slit of this
rocky wall at the back of the village
stands most peculiar hourglass look
ing monolith The rocks on either side
are perforated with strange holes,
which in the fourteenth century were
inhabited by the monks of St. Anthony.
London Illustrated News.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-13
WHEELMEN MUST DlSMOUNT
Damages Not Allowed For One Who Did
Not and Was Killed.

Damages Not Allowed For One Who Did
Not and Was Killed.
A man Oh bicycle came to rail
road crossing where there were four
tracks A freight train was passing
and he could not cross He did not dis
mount, but rode round in circle sew
eral times. AS the las car passed he
started across and was killed by a train
moving i'll the opposite direction, but
which he could not see while riding
round.
A suit was brought for damages, and
the supreme court of Georgia has just
delivered its decision denying the right
of the heirs to damages. Justice Miller,
delivering the opinion, said that the de-
ceased should have dismounted and
taken reasonable precautions himself
Circling round and round did not con-
stitute a legal stop. according to the
court.
Considering the case of dismount-
ing and the control Of the rider over
his instrument, bicycler must, under
all ordinary circumstances, be treated
as subject to the same rules as pedes-
trian. He must dismount or at least
bring his wheel to such stop as will
enable him to look up and down the
track and listen in the manner required
of a pedestrian. ''-Atlanta Constitu-
ton
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-13
Dynamite Thawed Too Fast.

At Germantown, seven miles from
Duluth, recently Frank Lucek, farm
er living there, was thawing some dy-
mantle to be used in clearing land Of
stumps. He was heating it over fire,
when it exploded, tearing the house al
most to pieces and killing Lucek and two
young sons. Another boy was blown
through a window, Mrs Lucek was in
jured and what remained Of the house
caught fire and was destroyed. The
mother and son were brought to Duluth
and are in the hospital here. The boy
NAV die, but the mother will recover.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-06-13
Pacific Mail Steamship Romance !.
CoRsETr AND o'RoURKE.
1t Was Not a Fight, but There Were Some
SYmDtona.

1t Was Not Fight, but There Were Some
Symptoms.
A difference that might have resulted
in scrapping encounter between Jim
Corbett and Eugene O'Rourke started
shortly after A O'Clock Oh a recent morn
ing in Martins oyster house, Broadway,
near Fortieth street, New York.
"Pompadour jim" entered the res
taurant accompanied by Arthur Moore,
"Honest" John Kelly, Eugene
O'Rourke, Billy Brady and number
of other sports who have been associated
with the Californian during the past
two years, and the entire party drank
foaming beakers of seductive fizz The
conversation naturally turned to the
veriscope reproductions Of the battle at
Carson City, and the sporting men
around the table expressed their opin-
ions of the fight as projected Oh canvas.
O'Rourke's remarks were offensive to
the ex-champion, and the former finally
arose from the table, saying:
Jim, I'll kill You, anyhow. "
"No, you won't You don't mean
that, said the pugiist as he jumped to
his feet and clasped ORourke around
the body.
Friends separated the would be fight
ers, and after harmony had been restored
and healths pledged again Corbett and
O'Rourke left the place aim in arm,
vowing eternal friendship.