Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09

been reorganized and for the coming zoo
the following are the officials; F, A. sn.T
ford, president; Ed Jordan, vice presidan..
F.. j. Meade, secretary: George A. ps,,;'
grew, treasurer, and G. ID. Sanders. .Iama.
Barron. j. Q. Adams, NJ. A. Cass and 7 =
Peart. executive committee. Over coca
has been subscribed for the purpose =,
making q bid for the national Watar,oa.
meeting next year and the prospects are
fattering to get this great meeting.
The officials of the South Dakota so,.
dier's Home at Hot Springs have received
q great many letters from old soldiers re-
siding in nearly every state in the union
asking il they cannot be admitted to tho
home. They state that they are afflicted
with rheumatism and numerous other ais.
eases and would like to take advantage Of
the medicinal waters of the springs
President Clough says that the home hi
crowded now, having 100 inmates and
those outside have been refused beeanse
there is no Don
Editor Sherrin of the Britton Sentinel, hs.
the broken parts OF his press at the foundrnI
for repairs. lie expects to have ~eyery.I
thing in order for publishing the Sentinel
at his own Office within a few DAYS. OneI
Va NSC AAIfcSACQitS SuSukCU III uSnninlIln0u
the Sentinel Office has been arrested anil
Mr.. Sherrin has no doubt of having theI
others in limbo before the end of the week.
In the proceedings of the KingsburnI
County Commissioners last week a~ppear.l
an item OF expense paid ''liquor for
SQuires, $46." The De Smet Independeut|
explains that Mr.. Squires, who is a county
charge, has the asthma very bad frequently
and q cheerful appetite for good whisky
quite as often.
j. Leslie Thompson, receiver Of thsI
Chamberlain National Bank, has offered
the assets of the bank for sale. The de-
positors in the bank have already received
nearly the whole of the amounts due them.
and it is believed the sale of the remain
ing assets will liquidate the banks entireI
Indebtedness.
The case of Webb Dean, accused Of
grand larceny, was tried the second time
at Howard last week, the jury failing toI
agree at The first trial. A verdict Of guilty |
was rendered and Dean was sentenced to
eighteen months in the Sioux Falls PEN
itentiary.
An interesting decision has been
rendered by the supreme court, IN the case
of SalMer against Lathrop Of Vermillion,
in which it is held that a tax sale showing
two or more lots We're sold together as one
tract and for a single consideration, is
void.
Friends Of the late Hon. VIM. B. Ster.
ling met il Huron a few days ago and Or
ganized the Sterling Memorial Association,
having for its object the publication in
book form of a biography Of the deceased,
together with his speeches, public letter.,
etc.
l.. H. Swartz Of Parkston has been milk
ing thirteen cows for the past seven,
months n during that time he has re-
ceived $26S.S &c, or q little over $36.3 per
month, an average of s. per COW per
IN Onth from the creamery.
Delegates from the Yankton County Bar
Association, chosen to attend the meeting
of the attorneys of the state, held In Sioux
Falls, were Judge Bartlett Trip, Hon. K.
J. Gamble and A. II. Orvis.
Edward Collins and GRAVITY Skillman,
for stealing wheat from a farmer named
John Clifford, were sentenced at Redfeld
to sixteen months each in the state peni-
Tertiary last week.
A young man named Carney Of Yer.
million vas accidentally shot last week by
his brother while loading q shot gun. He
received the full charge In the back OF the
head.
Judge Campbell OF Redfeld. sentences
Henry Y. King, convicted OF the murder
Of Peoria Slim" last summer, to eleven
years in the state p~enitentiary.
Circuit court will recOnvenea at YanktOn
the 9th Of this month when the balance Of
the term calendar will be finished, con-
sisting wholly Of equity cases.
j. H. Dickson's store at Scotland, v -
entered by burglars the other night ans
about $500 worth OF dry goods taken. NO
clue.
Geo. Rud has received the appointment
Of postmaster Ut Arlington and W. ~
Sheets 1t Esmond.
The station of the Great Northern rail-
way vt Missi0n Hill has been abandoneds
and the agent transferred to another So
ton.
Peter Peterson sold his ranch ct hee
Earth to Charles johnson for $7,7W sns
will return to Grand Island, Neb.. 70 r
side.
William Albright OF Mcpherson Counsy
was at work in . well on his farm Wa.
= rope that held him broke and he fell M
the water and was drowned.
In the last election Pratt County, wnle.
ia one Of the un0rganized cow onn!.
west Of Chamberlain, cast only three Sosss
The election expenses were $lS7.S6.
Two Of HOward's early settlers, NAL.
TorwanGer and J. C. johnson. left w.
city with their families for tie klondiass
Mr.. Torwanger will engage in the fsnef,ss
which was bis occupation in Norway, 4.
MI. Johnson expects 70 60 direct 70 "
mines.
The Northwestern Telephone Exchssl
Company has completcd it, line from E
east to vermlllion, and that city NOW
communication with the Twin ClSeeS
telephone. The line 10 In good VOL.
order, and conversation be CARTS
win people in Minneapolis Is well 80
Sioux City.
A FREQ public reading room has beeu@
tabiished ut Huron. A large list OF oL
papers. magazines, ETC., II kept on hle
the entsrDstse 10 being literally Pc
ized. I'M
Carl Mullering, = German farmer w.
in SPHINX Comfy. committed Sulcl0o 5