Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-16
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George Il. Cursor has been appoint
cd game warden Of Custer county.
Al crew Oh tramps struck Salem re-
Gently. They got to celebrating and
some Of them were gathered In until
the next day.
Fire at Yanktcn destroyed the Tralla
restaurant near the Milwaukee station,
The alarm was turned in too late ia
save the building. Loss, $1,000.
A cutting ARRAY at Harrison between
Postmaster G. Al Wilcox and A. ID.
Beeson may result seriously for Bee.
son. DIR. Robertson was called and
dressed the wounds.
A big celebration viii be held All
volga on the Fourth of July Business
men have subscribed $1,000 and a
half-mile race track has been made;
also baseball diamond.
e. W.. Eakin, who was the FIRST re.
ceiver of the United States land ONCE
after 1t was established at Pierre, is
in serious condition at his home in
Pierre from stroke of paralysis. His
recovery Is considered doubtful.
On July / the Madison board of edu-
cation will take up $1,000 of the s15.-
900 bonds now outstanding on the cen.
trail high school building. The bonds
stated will be taken up with surplus
cash which is now In the treasury.
Graduating exercises we're held In
the opera house at volga and the fol.
lowing received diplomas: Hannah
Erickson, Hattie Williams. Elmer
Erickson, Ida Styverud, Leonard
Etromme, Clara Christie and Sadie
Hanson.
Secretary Hitchcock has asked the
postmaster general to appoint add.
tional clerks in the postoffices al
Chamberlain, Bonesteel, Fairfax and
Yankton, s. d., to handle the mail 81
prospective settlers on the Rosebud
reservation.
J. Al. Byerly was drowned in the
vermfllion river at Vermillion by the
capsizing of his boat In twenty feet Of
water. He was about SO and leaves q
wife and ave children at P0cahontas
Iowa. The body was recovered fifteen
minutes after the accident.
The board Of education Of Sturgis
has elected Prof j. G. Roberts to the
position Of assistant principal of the
Sturgis schools. Miss Helen Osmoth
erly resigned as one Of the teachers
for the next term, and Miss Emma
Cummings of Edgemont was engaged
To flal the vacancy,
The following instructors have been
engaged in the public schools Of
Bridgewater for the ensuing year:
Prof S. M. Smith, principal; Miss
Pearl Jamison, grammar department;
Miss Fannie Andrews, intermediate de
partment; Miss Jennie Shelleday. sec
ond primary; Miss Josie Matson. frs
primary.
June Ri has been determined upor
as the date for the celebration of the
uuarter-century celebration OF the
founding Of Lennox Elaborate prepa
lrations are being made for the proper
observance Of the anniversary. Tbs
day will be devoted to sports OF vari
Ious kinds and exercises suitable fol
ali occasion Of the kind.
a IRE department has been organized
ut Montrose with the following ON
lcers: j. w. Walsh, fire chief; James
Cooper, assistant chief: Fred oeeger
lcaptain: p. e. Byrne, treasurer; r. ]
IKielmvr. secretary. Montrose hal
been without d FIRE company until tn
present time, but has been fortunate
/ il never having had any serious fires
GUY Shoudy, farmer OF Sprinl
lCreek, was drowned near Sturgls. ~
ATTEMPTED to cross Bare Butte creel
I'm horseback. When nearly across h'
pulled his horse up stream. and tn
water being 80 swift turned the AMI
Imal over On him. The horse was saved
though badly cut by wire. Shoud1
never came UP and has not been found
| ID. b. Aultz. an engineer On the Bur
llinaton train running between New
Icastle and Edgemont. was scalded 7
death and fireman Robert Freeman
dangerously injured BY the breaking
lof tube III the boiler Of the engine
which they were running The train
men are well kr own All along the Bur
llington line especially SO at Edgernon'
land Alliance.
FIRE was recently discovered ~
Trails restaurant which IS located
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