Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-08-18
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Great Preparations are being made
for the annual Butte county fair. which
will be held from Aug. * Ia 2s This
Is the only agricultural fair held in
the Black Hills.
A company has been formed at HUI.
ron for the manufacture Of hay buck
eFs, sfackers ana kindred Implements
The chief movers are ]. A. Cleaver, IL
r. Brumwell and u. Lapier
a report from Huron says there is Ii
scarcity of school teachers in that sec,
tion OF the 100 schools in the county,
about one-half Will be without teachers
az the opening Of the fan term.
On June 16 some one stole $50 from
Andred Sadler OF Taylor Township
near Alexandria. and Jacob Lippold
was suspected. A few days ago Sher
If Gordon located him at Freeman, S.
Ds and secured his arrest.
Preliminary steps have been taken
Tor meeting os the citizens Or Frank
fort at an early date fer the purpose
of organizing a volunteer FIRE depart.
nent With such an organization the
town would have efficient protection
against fire.
A number of the veterans of the
Civil war who live at Bonesteel and
vicinity have inaugurated movement
for the organization Of a G. "A. n. post
at that place. The moving spirit in
the movement is r. W. Thayer, an old
soldier who has recently taken up his
residence at Bonesteel.
The state board Of assessment has
made its levy for state taxes, fixing
the rate at mills for the general levy
and mill for bond, interest and sink
ing fund. That levy will practically
clear all outstanding state bonds. The
levy on corporate property was rs
mills on the dollar for all taxes.
The liberality of the head officials
of the Milwaukee railroad company is
shown by the fact that the authorities
of Hanson county have just received
from the company draft for 1889,
which is a rebate on charges made for
hauling material which was used in
the construction Of the new county
court house at Alexandra,
]. p. Barnes, prominent rancher
near Belle Fourche, was taken to the
Yankton insane asylum. He was
breeder of fancy cattle and the recent
decline in the market for stock is sup.
posed to have been the cause OF the
trouble. He is the owner OF one Of the
best ranches in this part Of the coun.
try.
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Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Belle Fonrche Water Users associa-
ton, the capital stock being So, 400. 900
This organization was necessary in or
der that the farmers and rancheTs who
own land along the proposed Irrigation
bitches could deed their ground to it,
so that the government could act with
q single organized body.
The resignation of Amos Patriuuin
as assistant adjutant to Adjt Gen.
Conklin of this state and Roy L.
Sharpe as major OF the Black Hills
battalion have been sent in to Gen.
conklin. Col. Patriquin has occu.
pied this position for several years
and Roy i. Sharpe was appointed to
lis position recently. Pressure Of out
side work caused the designations.
It is estimated that a million bush.
lis of grain win be shipped from Sis.
teton during the fail and winter
months. and the managers Of the local
Elevators are making careful prepare
ions for handling this vast amount of
grain 1t is feared the railroad com
Dany will be unable to furnish cars
asst enough to keep the elevators
.leared of grain.
To save the large covies of prairie
chickens that are swarming in the
grain fields around Miller from the
guns of sooner sports. Game
Warden Dunn has appointed dozen
deputies in different localities To pro
ect them until they may be legally
hot. The birds are unusually large,
anne and fat for this early. in the sea
ION, making the temptation to shoot |
hem very hard to resist.
w. J. Tiffany OF Aberdeen and d. |
~. Miller Of Fonda, NJ VI, have pnr
:hased Of Hogan Bros. the celebrated |
Highland stock farm in Faux county, |
ogether with the two prize.winning
'tallions, the purchase price being in |
Excess of $4,000. The new proprie |