Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-07
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The Ideal Actylene Gas company has
closed deal for two lots and will con
struct manufacturing plant at Yank-
ton.
Senator Saltmarsh says the wool
clip is not more than half what it was
last year, though the price, 20 cents q
pound, is the best here for years.
Miss Anna Bagstad, assisted by Miss
Nellie Miner and Miss Alice Woolley,
gave q recital at Fisk assembly hall at
Yankton for the students Of the sum
mer school
A special feature OF the Fourth at
Miller was the laying of the corner
stone of the new Masonic temple.
Grand Master /. w. Goodner Of Pierre
will be In charge.
Kirk w. Wheeler, aged 67 years, and
one OF the foremost attorneys OF the
Northwest, died at Huron, following
an illness of several weeks. He was q
prominent Knight Templar.
Roy Brown, a nephew Of Thomas
Bond, owner OF the famous Sioux stock
farm near WATERFOWL, was found dead
In bed at the Commercial house. He
was young man of u years.
Fl. L. Hubbard shot and killed w. g.
Cakebread on farm west of Huron.
This farm was worked jointly by these
two men and the shooting resulted
from quarrel over a piece OF work.
The next meeting of the South Da.
kota state board of pharmacy for the
transaction of regular business and
the examination Of candidates for reg
istration win be held at Mitchell July
10.
The State. Historical society has re
ceived fifteen volumes of American
state papers and is in the way OF com
pleting the whole list within shori
time. They have also received and
placed in their Photographic collection
u fine photograph of ex-senator Petit
grew.
Considerable Of a twister passed
ever Java and vicinity, doing q grea
deal of damage to buildings of all kinds
besides breaking down number O
windmills. So far as heard from M
lives were lost, but there were man!
narrow escapes. Heavy rain and hal
accompanied the storm.
Robbers entered the dwelling o
David Engbrecht, ST., a farmer livin'
between Marion and Dalton, covered
the inmates of the house with revol
vers and compelled Mr. Engbrecht t
pay them over about $125 which h
had In the house. The thugs wor
masks and were probably local crooks
The dipping of cattle in the vicinit
Of Pierre has created a strong deman
for sulphur, and many barrels of it ar
being called for. B. G. Ash, who ]
constructing dipping tank on hi
ranch on Moreau river for the use 9
himself and others in that section, wi
take out ton, and others will take on
smaller lots.
Lead will celebrate the Fourth &
July with big program. The celebrs
ton will be the largest of any of tn
northern Hills towns. Central City 70
the first time since 1880 will celebrate
Large purses will be offered for col
testg The knights of Pythias ban
has been secured for the Central Git
celebration.
The semi-annual apportionment /
the interest and income fund to th
schools OF the state has been made an
ID said to be the largest distribute
ever made by the state land depar
ment, reaching q total Of $3.50, 627.b
This gave to each child OF school &C
In the state an allotment Of $2.lS
Meade county, having 1877 school chi
dren. receives $s.ss4.
The small boys at Fort fierre an
some of the larger ones have been ha
ing plenty OF amusement the past fe
days In capturing catfish in Bad rive
For some reason. following q rise
that stream. the fish came TO, the su
face In large numbers, and the meths
OF capture was to anchor boat In Il
stream and spear or club the fish wins
they came to the surface. "A lari
number were taken in this way.
The Rosebud opening is cuttil
down the land movement arOuI
Pierre, the number coming in on Il
excursion rates last week not beil
more than half the usual number. Re
estate men, though, are making pre-
arations to look after hundreds
soon ais the drawings on the Roseb1
are completed, as there will be the
sands who will fail to secure anythil
In that section.
During the recent thunder stor
Jake Winegarden was driving to w
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