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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
BAD YEAR FOR WOLVES.
Bounty Claims. This Year Are Far In
Excess of Recent Years.

Bounty Claims. This Year Are Far In
Excess of Recent Years.
The last wolf bounty law which
passed In 1901 provided limitation OF
bounties to $4,000 per year. with set
price for wolf scalps SO long as the
claims did not pass the limitation OF
the total amount which could be paid
out in one year.
With such law instead of the old
wide-open policy, the claims made
upon the state have been light, in no
year reaching the maximum. But this
year conditions viii be different.
Claims are already on file in the once
Of the state auditor to take I'D the
whole of the $4,000 limit, and under
the provisions of that same law which
provides for the bounty the total num-
Der OF claims must be pro-rated and
all paid equal amounts for the claims
presented. AS claims are yet coming
In ct rate OF about $40 a day, and as
there has always been rush Of claims
the last month of the fiscal year, the
indications at present are that the
scaling will be close to so per cent.
A number of claims have been trans
ferred, and in that case If the pur-
chaser paid full value he will find he
10 In a losing investment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
FAcuL TIES CHOSEN.
MeskIng of the South Dakota Board Of
Regents at Aberdeen.

Nesting of the South Dakota Board Of
Regents at Aberdeen.
The South Dakota board OF regents
Of education adjourned after three.
day session. The board was reorgan-
lied and much business transacted.
Ivan w. Goodner OF Pierre was re-
elected president and Irwin ID. AID
rich Of Milbank secretary. The COM
mittees for the various state educa-
tional institutions were named and
comprise the following:
Northern Normal and Industrial
School, Aberdeen Burt and Slocum
State University, Vermillion-Spaf-
ford and Goodnor.
Agricultural College, Bookings
Slocum and Greeley.
School of Mines, Rapid City--Good-
ner and Burt.
Normal at Madison sparord and
Slocnm. N.
Normal at spearhsh Burt and
Goodner.
Normal at Springfield Greeley and
Epafford.
The presidents OF all the institutions
were reelected for the coming year as
follows: Northern normal and in
dustrial school, Aberdeen, Charles r.
Koehler: agricultural college, Or.
James Chalmers; state university, Gar.
rett Droppers Madison normal. Gen.
w. II. H. Beadle: Springfield normal,
]. s. Frazee; Spearfsh normal, F. L
Cook: school Of mines. Robert G. Sla-
gel The faculties were reelected
with scarcely an exception.
During the meeting the contract for
constructing the armory at the state
university at Vermillion was let to e.
r. Neglan of Vermfllion at $24,445; for
the kitchen and laundry at Madison to
Charles Glatz for $S,7124O; for the
boiler house and heating plant at
Rapid City to Symms- Powers company
at$6,210; heating plant at Springfield
TO Archambo Heating and Plumbing
company at $2,271.
The next meeting will be held at Big
Stone Lake on July s. when contracts
viii be let for the heating plants at
Madison and at the state university
armory.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09

There is no question whatever but
that the government win proceed with
the irrigation work near Belle
Fourche. The surveyors in charge Of
the work say that the inlet canal will.
be about six miles long. forty feet wide
on the bottom, sixty feet wide at high
water line, and viii carry water ten
feet deep with capacity of 1885
cubic feet second.
On Dry creek, about half mile
above It's mouth. dam will be built,
forming large reservoir. covering
some 5000 acres when full. the max
imum depth OF the water being 90
feet, capacity 10000 acre feet. or
enough water to cover 75, 900 acres
two feet deep. The diveFting dam at
the head of the inlet canal will be of
masonry or concrete. the surplus flow
from the river to 60 owe rthe dam. The
crossing OF Crow creek will be Of ma
sonry. taking the flow into the canal
when needed and thence into the res
eryoir.
From the reservoir two main dis
tributing canals viii be built. the one
TO the north irrigating lands on the
Indian creek falkland and crossing
Owl, Indian and Horse creeks, with
masonry structures taking in their
food water when they flow. This canal
will be about sixty miles long. The
second canal will run down the west
side of, Owl creek. crossing the river
with dam across the mouth of Stink
Ing Water creek, and watering the
land on the south side of the river in
the vicinity of Butte, Vale and Empire
This canal will be about thirty miles
long.
A reservoir may also be built at the
basin known as Wilson lake, to cover
about $500 acres when full, with q
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
JUDICIAL TICKETS NAMED.

Lyman r. Boucher and George n. Mar.
quis Are Choice OF Districts.
I The Republican convention of the
Sixth judicial circuit, held at High.
more, nominated Lyman T. Boucher
of Mcpherson county to succeed Judge
Gaffy. He received the necessary 81
votes to nominate on the seventy-sixth
ballot
He received the votes Of the coun.
ties of Edmunds, Mcpherson. Wal.
worth, Campbell and Stanley and three
votes from Hughes.
George H. Marquis of Deuel. county
was nominated on the sixtieth ballot
for Judge of the Third judicial circuit
at Clark, the vote standing SO for Mar.
quis and AZ for Cheever. Coddington
and Clark counties threw their full
vote TO Marquis.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
LINE SURVEYED

Fcr Railroad From Rapid City 20
Mystic.
The survey has been finished for the
new line of the Black Hills e. wyom.
ing railroad between Rapid City and
Mystic. The new survey was neces-
sary for the reason that w. T. Goad,
the former promoter Of the company,
refused to surrender the first maps
making it necessary to 60 over the
right OF way again. II is now certain
that construction between the two
places will begin very soon. The road
opens Up the new mining district
which has many deposits Of rich gold
ore It isstated that the money has
been raised and is now In the banks
ready for tire road. which viii be near
III forty miies III length.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
c. A. r. ENcAMPMENT.
Elaborate Preparations for the Event
Being Made at Canton.

e. & ~ .
Elaborate Preparations for the Event
Being Made at Canton.
Canton is making elaborate prepare
tions for the annual encampment of
the South Dakota G. A. R., which will
be held at that place on June IS, 20
and 80. Invitations to make address
es have been accepted by the govern
ors of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and
South Dakota, and in addition it is ex
pected that Gen. John G.. Black of I'LL
nois, commander of the National G. A..
R.; Gen. G.. A. Partridge, adjutant
general, and Mrs. John A. Logan will
be present.
Col. Thomas II. Brown of Sioux
Falls is prominently mentioned for de.
partment commander. While resi-
dent of Wisconsin, he enlisted in Com.
pany ! Of the Third infantry of that
state and served throughout the war.
For some time after he was engaged
in the hardware business at Broad.
head, Wis. and for time devoted his
attention to mining in Montana. In
1867 he was married. and in 1872 came
to Sioux Falls, having the distinction
of occupying the first frame dwelling
house in that city. In 1883 he pur.
chased the job printing and bookbind.
ing plant of Sam T. Glover. and on
May /, 1889, sold an interest to Eu-
gene Saenger, since which time the
firm has been Brown & Saenger, one
of the best known in South Dakota
Col. Brown was born in Portabello,
Durham county, England, Aug. IL,
1887, and came to the United States
in 1S4S with his parents.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
IRRIGATION WORK TO GO FORWARD
Arrangements for Pushing Work on Belle Fourcf
Project Are Well Under Way.

maximum depth Of thirty feet and
capacity OF $4,000 acre feet. to water
land along the lower Belle Fourche
river and at the mouth of the Horse
and Willow creeks. This basin will
also be supplied with food waters Of
Indian and Horse Creeks. as well as
the surplus from the main canal.
All lateFals are to be complete and
water delivered to each farm. Each
person owning land will be able to Sc
cure water for 160 acres and no more,
All government land viii probably be
settled in so or 120-acre tracts. and
will be entitled TO water by provisions
OF the law of June II. 1902.
An association must be formed, COM
posed of land owners under the canal,
in order that the secretary of the in
terror may know If they want the wa
ter or not, and that he may know the
number of acres of private land to
provide for before the construction be-
gins. Those not taking water cannot
get It afterwards, as the water rights
are attached to the lands of the own
ers and members of the association,
and remain so, selling with the land
only.
After the system Is ready to deliver
water, the actual cost must be met by
those benefited. The assessments will
be annual and probably divided into
ten payments. thus giving the owners
ten years to pay the cost with no in
terest and no profit to tae government
whatever.
When payments OF major portion
of the lands irrigated under the pro-
ject have been made, the operation
and management may pass to the asso-
citation and be run by the owners. ex-
cept the title to the reservoirs. which
remains in the government till 9TH
erwise provided by congress.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09

The program has been completed for
the sixth annual celebration and picnic
OF the Day County Old Settlers asso.
citation, which will be held In Webster
June 1s. The business meeting for
the election Of ofiacers will be held ct
10 q. m. The principal address will
be made BY Judge ]. III. Mccoy Of
Aberdeen. Music VIII be furnished by
three hands. The sports viii include
foot races. married women's race. mar.
ried mems race. sack race. etc. One
OF the features Of the afternoon VIII
be i bali game between the Webster
team and the Gotham nine Of Minneap
oils.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
MALLERY CHOSEN PRESIDENT.

Next Meeting Of Medical Association
to Pc Heldat Deadwood.
AT the meeting Dc the South Dakota
State Medical association, held it Red
field, Dr. q. ID. Mallery OF Aberdeen
was elected president, DR.. Adelbert ri
Bower Of DeadWood hrst vice presi'
dent and Dr. = 3. Coulter Of De smei
second vice president. Dr. Edwards
Of Bowdle held over as secretary ans
treasurer, having been elected FOL
three years 1t the meeting last year
Next nastlAg VIII ~ at psadwood.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
RUSH or APPLICANTS

For NotariaI Commissions Near the
Rosebud.
The secretary of states ONCE re-
ports q rush Of applications for nota-
rial commissions coming from the
southern part Of the state. especially
from the sections near the Rosebud
country Besides these. applications
are coming In from residents OF other
states, who say in their applications
that they expect to go to the Rosebud
country. The making out Of papers
for settlers in that country will make
work for number Of notaries and
from indications there viii be enough
such oficials. to look after the work
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-09
CONT ANIES ARE NOW ON 4 NEW TACT
Valued Policy to Run the Gauntlet Of the Courts
New Suit Started by Insurance Companies

lie In violation of the right Of contract.
This movement is only part Of the
general attack the insurance compa-
MES are bringing against legislation
of the last session.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Col P. w. Meldrim is in valdosta
on legal business.
Mr.. d. F. Fitzgerald of New York is
at the Screven House.
Mr.. Harry Theus of Estill, S. c., is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. w. A. Wilcox of Newport, Va, is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Bullock of Will
mington are at the De Soto.
Mr.. f. l.. Armstrong of Appleton, S.
c., is stopping at the Pulaski.
Mr.. T.. X. Overstreet OF Sylvania is
stopping at the Screven House.
Mr.. r. N. Norwood Of Bushnell. Fla.
is stopping at the Screven House.
Mr.. ]. p. Dodd and Mr.. f. L. Find
ley OF Charlotte are at the Pulaski.
DR.. and Mrs. II. Gilbert Leigh OF
Petersburg, Va, are at the De Soto.
Mr.. Frank Harrington OF Brockton.
Mass. is stopping at the screven
House.
Mr. A. S. Raunheim Of New York il
IN the city. visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.
]. Garfunkel.
Mr. Lewis Cohen, a prominent young
business man Of Columbus, Ia az the
De Soto for q few days.
Mr.. W. n. Peasants Of New York
vice president and general manager of
the Ocean Steamship Company. is In
the city, registered a. the De Soto.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
A. C. L. CONVENTION
OF SURGEONS TO-DAY
Delegates Are Arriving from Ever,
Point Along the system,

delegates Are Arriving from Every
Point Along the System.
Surgeons from every state invaded
by the Atlantic Coast Line Railway
are arriving to attend their conven-
ton of to-day and tomorrow. Dr.
I. S. Clay is in charge of the local
arrangements for the entertainment
of the visitors.
Alderman F. M. Oliver will welcome
the surgeons to the city when the con-
vention is called to order at noon by
DR.. G. G. Thomas of Wilmington,
chief surgeon of the Atlantic Coast
Line The sessions will continue over
tomorrow, concluding with a smoker
at night in honor of the visiting doc
tors by the Georgia Medical Society
The list of papers to be read are
wide in the number of matters to be
discussed. These papers have been
in careful preparation and will be in
struetive. All local physicians are
cordially invited to be present at all
the meetings.
Beside the delivering of treatises
the delegates will effect an organiza-
ton taking in the entire Atlantic Coast
Line system. This will be the first
session held by the amalgamated So
cieties, until last year in existence
north and south of Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
SHOT DANGEROUSLY
NEAR TO LADIES.
W. j. Britt VIII Answer to Charge
in Police Court.

in Police Court.
w. ]. Britt, who conducts a saloon
at York and Price streets, will be ar
raigned in Police Court this morning
on a charge of being drunk and dis
orderly and firing his pistol on the
street, but there is also serious COM
plant against the man by several res
business for the reckless manner in
which he is alleged to have discharged
his pistol Saturday night.
According to Britt's statement of the
occurrence Saturday night. some me-
gro in his place struck a woman in
the mouth. and he started around the
end of the counter to the rear of his
place of business. where the trouble
occurred. Just as he got to the end
of the counter a negro came out or
the rear room and made a swipe at
him with a dagger of more or less
length. Britt says he Immediately
pulled his pistol and fired twice at
the man, but did not try to hit him.
Statements made to the police diff
fer widely from this. An eyewitness
stated that two ladies, Mrs. j. ]. Nc
Grath and Mrs. A. Paul, were passing
near the scene of the disturbance at
the time and that Britt rushed out
on the street and commenced firing
at the fleeing negro, coming within an
inch of shooting one of the ladies.
Relatives of the ladies were highly
incensed at the reckless manner in
which the man had endangered the
lives of those on the street at the time.
which was in the early evening.
One resident in the neighborhood
called at police headquarters yester-
day afternoon to make general COM
plant against the place conducted bv
Britt as being disorderly. He said that
ladies' who had occasion to pass that
corner at night were afraid to go by
without an escort.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
T0ASTS FOR MEDICAL
SOCIETY BANQUET
Georgia Medical Society to Celebrate
Centennial Anniversary.

Centennial Anniversary.
Members of the Georgia Medical
Society will attend the annual ban
quet of the association which will be
held at the De Soto Hotel tonight
This banquet will celebrated the CEN
tennial anniversary of the society and
will be one of the most elaborate
functions of the kind it has ever CIV
en-. DR.. H. H. Martin will be toast
master, and will address the society.
The toast list is not limited to MEM
bers of the medical profession. Fol-
lowing is the complete toast list:
THE Centennial of the Georgia
Medical Society," Dr. E. r. Corson
1.-THE Medical Profession" DIR. w. p.
Nicholson.
THE Doctor" Mr. W. G. Charlton.
1.-THE Railway Surgeon" DR.. R. P.
Izler.
1.-The Army Surgeon" Dr. Reuben
Miller.
The Marine Hospital Surgeon" DIR.
W. B. Richardson.
1.-THE State" Col ]. H. Estill.
1.-The City" Judge George T. Cam.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
HAD MONEY AND
NUMBER OF RELATIVES.
Several Claimants for Body of Man
Who Died Suddenly.

Several Claimants for Body of Man
who Died Suddenly.
Ed. Spivey. a colored baker, who
came to Savannah Saturday from
Jacksonville. was found dead in his
room yesterday afternoon shortly after
o'clock
Spivey came here to take
position in one of the bakeries.
He brought his trunk. $50 in money and
several bottles OF medicine. He went
to No. 707 East Broad street, engaged
a room. complaining that he did not
feel well.
on returning home from church yes
terday afternoon the woman who runs
the lodging house found Spivey dead
in bed. She al once reported the mat
ter to the police. and Mounted Patrol
man Eivers was sent to investigate.
on arriving at the house the officer
found a score of persons who claimed
10 be relatives of the man. One wo-
man had already taken the mans
trunk and carried it to her home at
No $50 Huntingdon street, west. The
officer heard that the man had con-
siderable money when he went to the
house, and on searching found a roll
containing $50 under his pillow. Two
negro women were having a dispute
over the money, but the officer took
charge of it and turned it over to the
coroner Another woman who proved
her relationship asked that the man
be buried in her lot at Laurel Grove,
the funeral expenses to be paid out of
the money which he left.
There was nothing to Indicate that
the negro had been a victim of foul
play. A number of bottles of medi-
cine were found in his room, and he
had been complaining when he came
TO Savannah. Coroner Keller investi-
gated the mans death and decided that
the end was due entirely to natural
causes.
1t was discovered last night that the
woman who had carried the trunk off
was daughter of the man. She, too,
put in a claim for the money, but af-
ter the funeral expenses are paid there
will be little for an administrator to
administer on.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
SCHOOL CHILDREN READY
FOR FIRST EXAMINATIONS
Board of Education VIII Decide
About Extra Day from school.

Board of Education VIII Decide
About Extra Day from school.
The first term examinations of all
the grades of the grammar and high
schools will begin next Monday. and
continue through the week, ending
Friday, the 2Sd.
There will be no Christmas exercises
held in any of the grades, and when
the children leave on Friday they will
lay aside their books and start forth
for their week OF anticipated lows
and pleasures, reveling in the knowl-
edge that they will not be required to
return until after New Years Day.
II has not been definitely decided
whether the scholars will be allowed
holiday on the Monday following
New Years Day. with which to ap-
propriately celebrate the day, or will
be required to resume their studies
on that day. This will be determined
by the Board of Education when it
holds its December meeting tonight
at s o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
Mr.. WHITE SAYS HE WILL
PROSECUTE PATROLMAN.
Trouble mt the Union station Not at
an End Yet.

an End Yet.
Although no charges have vet been
preferred with the superintendent of
police against Union Station Patrol
man w. F. Simms for clubbing r. X.
White at the Union Station last
Thursday, Mr.. White has announced
that he will prosecute the case in the
state courts.
1t was unauthoritatively stated yes
terday that Mr.. White had retained
the services of Col. P. w. Meldrim to
institute proceedings against Simms.
Owing to the absence of both Col.
Meldrim and Mr.. White from the city
this could not be verified.
The superintendent of police stated
last night that he had received no Of
fetal notification of any undue violence
on the part of PatroIman Simms, and
would, therefore, take no action. AL
though Simms is employed by the
Union Station Company, he is under
the supervision of the superintendent
of police, and 1t is within the power
of that officer to suspend the man.
pending an investigation.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-12
CITY SHOULD HAVE
AUTO RACE TRACK
THINKS R. A. RAINEY OF N. Y.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND WILL
SPEND WINTER AT DE SOTO.

Believes the Racers, Who Now Go
Savannah Had Good, Straight
Track-Mr. Rainey viii Put In the
Winter AutOmObiIfng, Playing
Golf and Shooting at His Country
Place on the Ogeechee.
Mr.. r. A. Rainey of Lakewood, N.
Y, the well known automobiles, ac-
companied by Mr.. F. A. Potts of New
York city, arrived in Savannah yester-
day to spend the winter
Mr.. Rainey is stopping at the De
Soto, andswill remain there most of the
winter season, though he proposes to
make many short visits to his country
place on the Ogeechee river.
Several machines, including the Sc
Mercedes, had been shipped here by
Mr.. Rainey in advance, and were
awaiting him upon his arrival. He
proposes to put in the winter hunting,
automobiling and playing golf, he says,
and during the season he expects to
have number of visitors from the
North.
He will visit his country place for
hunting, staying out there several
days at a time. but prefers to stay in
the city most of the time, as he finds
the country rather lonely.
should Have Track.
Mr.. Rainey thinks Savannah should
have an automobile track. When he
oct ~
talk OF building one and he asked
about the matter Immediately upon
his arrival
with Savannah'S superior transpor-
tation facilities, Mr.. Rainey says it
could easily take the auto races away
from OrmOnd, if a good track should
be built here. He expressed the hope
that the matter would not be allow
ed to drop and said he was satisfied
the racers would rather come here
than go to Florida.
He is very much pleased with Sa-
vannah and will be a regular visitor
here during the coming winters. He
thinks this the most attractive winter
resort that can be found for all
round sport, and is surprised that the
number of visitors during the cold
season is not larger.
day Arrange Races.
A number of his friends who are
coming down some time during the
winter will bring their machines, Mr.
Rainey says. 1t is possible that some
races may be arranged later in the
season. Mr.. Rainey hopes that this
may be DONE though most of the au-
tomobilists now pass Savannah by be-
cause of the superior racing facilities
at Ormond.
What Savannah needs is a good
straight track, he says. The big win
ter races of the country would then
be held here instead of in Florida, he
thinks. With few more enthusiasts
like Mr.. Rainey visiting Savannah it
is thought the track would be secured.
Such a track would mean great deal
to the city, as it would bring promi-
nent tourists here from all over the
country.