Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-21
Dakota Short Notes,

The state legislature contains 4S senators
and s. representatives.
Congressman Knowles has appointed
Editor Jones Of the Lead City Cali as bin
private secretary.
A. H. Belts Of Alexandria has two cu
loads Of cattle at Milbank waiting for,
chance to ship them to market.
Madison will have an increased fire ser.
vice. A new cart with 800 feet of hose hu
been ordered and is expected soon.
A Beadle County farmer while looking
out for his stock fell from his loft injuring
himself severely, breaking two ribs.
Superintendent Dougherty of Lake
County has finished his apportionmcnt Of
state and county school money The
amount was s2,470.56 or 97.S cents per
capita.
People shouldn't forget that to kill, sell,
expose for sale, or have in possession, any
game now is illegal, and the law is such
hat viOlatOrs are at the mercy of any in.
formant.
When we fully understand the value Of
irrigation South Dakota farmers will be the
BEST off of any in the world. Even small
farms we'll irrigated will prove veritable
gold mine.
A Mr.. Robinson of De Smet, while let
ing his horses out into the yard was Sc
'erely kicked as they passed. He was
knocked senseless and suffered fracture
Of one of his ribs.
The retiring Hutchinson County treas
urer had to make his way through the big
storm to Olivet so that the time lock would
not run down and close on him. He en-
joyed himself about as well as could b
expected.
An old Missouri river settler says thatth
Missouri river has risen two feet within
The week as 1t did in 1881, and as all indi.
cations are similar to those of that year, he
thinks it is quite liable that the Hood Of
that year will repeat itself
A number of stolen cattle were recently
sold in Deadwood and Lead. The buyers
finally got suspicious and the two men left
for parts unknown. They secured about
200. The butchers had to settle with the
owner who appeared little later.
It is said the measles in Deadwood are
raging at high degree and threaten to
close the schools. One teacher with an en-.
r0llment of forty two had only seven pres
emit Monday, and another with forty five
the number was reduced to fourteen.
Champeny's creamery at Mitchell has
come to the mark after the kick registered
q short time ago by its patrons and is now
paying cents better for the butter than
formerly. They are well pleased with their
creamery now and think dairying pays
well.
In some family target shooting ct Dead.
wood, the target was pretty we'll shot to
pieces and Henry Behrens, the father,
went to get new one. Unwittingly he
came in line with the target Just q his SOD
who could not see him, pulled the trigger.
The ball struck his forehead glancing
blow rendering him unconscious. He is
rapidly recovering now and no III results
will follow.
Brule County has expended SIS, 565. Is for
artesian wells, not including those put
down by private parties.
The ice on the Missouri River was con-
sidered unsafe last week but it is in good
condition for crossing now.
The dentists want law passed to protect
them from the travelling tooth doctor, whose
chief endorsement is his ''painless opera
tiOn.'
The artesian well in Andes Lake is now
completed at a depth of 725 feet. It is
six-inch pipe and throws 1900 gallons
minute.
The Locke Hotel Company presented
each OF the members Of both houses with
complimentary ticket to the baths, good
Tor the season.
The water from the artesian well at
Frankfort was ''backed up'' by the snow
SO that it nearly flooded the streets. The
snow blockaded the regular channel.
A Sanborn county farmer after getting
transform every time he attempted to thresh,
mas decided to save small setting for July
tnreshing TO insure good crop next
summer.
The Trip artesian well continues to Inn
prove. The pressure Is increasing and the
water Is clear and much softer and better
than formerly. The well is better in every
way than 1t was when first sunk.
Kedfeld has been buying oil Of the Corn
Planters Oil Company of Minneapolis and
are we'll pleased with the quality. It il
cheaper than Standard oil has been and
the people will probably stand by the new
concern.
Daniel Elliott, postmaster at Buffalo Gap,
mas neen arrested at the instance Of hu
bondsmen for embezzlement.