Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-23
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Henry Aaron, an old pioneer. Is dead
at Rapid City. He was i freighter be-
tween Cheyenne and Deadwood.
The creamery at Summit has beem
placed in operation for the coming
season. Half a ton Of cream was do
liyered the frst three days after Il 70
sumed.
Much building will be- done at Frank
fort this spring and summer. Among
the new buildings will be several sub
stantiai business blocks and dwelling
houses.
The Farmers Shipping association.
recently organized at Elkton, has over
sixty members and others are being
added steadily. The association -
ready for business.
The Aurora County Telephone com
pany has Incorporated at White Lake
with a capital OF $4,000. Incorporatora.
Sadie v. Loevinger, Henry Hoefrneia
ter and Nelson Hon.
Frank Harrison was brought CO.
Pierre from St. Paul. charged with
selling mortgaged property. His hons
Isl ID Arlington, Kingsbnry county. The
defense wiA be insanity
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Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for The. Villas Telephone exchange
at Villas With d capital Of $4,000. In
scorpofhtors, M B. Willard. r. B. Ray.
.moAdg Ell Gray and others.
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) The first live, stock shipment from
Pierre was aStgain oE 1000 sheep.
which We're shipped by W. p. Carpen-
ter to Rock Rapids, Iowa, having been
purchased west ot the river.
Newssof the dsath Of Henry d. King,
i former gesiaent.of Huron. Is received
With muchs regret He died ia West
field. Iowa, the remains being taken to
Centerville, his late home, for burial,
The citizens Of TEdn1unds county held
d TeunlonAin honor OF Senator MahIcn
Il. Lightner and representative ]. wv.
Parnley. who made such good records
III the legislature iii behalf Of tie
farmers and stock growers.
Colonists from Davenport, lows,
have notified friends that they will be
out ia Il short time. bringing with them
aswelldrilling outfit with which they
will test their lands northwest 81
Pierre for artesian water. and If thail
first efforts prove i success they viii
drill several wells the coming summer
The preliminary steps have been
taken ais the result Of meeting q
Hermosa OF d number of ranchers fol
the building Of a telephone line from
Lower Battle river up through Her
rnosa; thence up Battle river to Sqnav
creek. and down to Fairburn. The new
line will be run in conjunction with
the lines Of the Cheyenne River Tele
phone company.
In response to 4 notice that he II an
heir to large sum Of money In Ems
land and Scotland, George Kerr, an
early resident OF Beadle county and
4 typical Scotchnaan, has gone to his
old home TO visit his aged mother and
establish his beirship. The prospeo
tive fortune is not less than $4,000 GOO
divided among about 240 heirs. The
estate has been in chaneery for many
years, awaiting claimants.
The sale of common school lands
for Yankton county was held by G. J
Bach, commissioner OF school and pub
lie lands. Twenfythree forties wers
offered al prices ranging from $25 tf
$50. Many farmers thought the a.
praisement too high and did not bid
Three forties only were sold. Two
were sold for $50 and one for $S2 ~
acre. The better class of school land
in Yankton county is ali under term
lease and will not be sold Tor thres
years, at least
City Engineer Washburn Of Aber
deem has under consideration plans fol
four parks. The first one is the bloch
Of ground on which the Brown county
court house formerly stood. Another
location favored by Mr.. Washburn Il
iii the vicinity Of the Northern norma.
and industrial school, where the cits
owns small plat Of ground. Another
proposed site Is. in West Aberdeen
where the city owns eighty acres
Then Mr.. Washburn thinks that wheK
Aberdeen's new sewage disposal plant
fiji finally In operation the waters ci
the Moccasin, into which sewage Il
now run. can be made into sweet
srneIyling and beautiful stream. and hs
proposes that the city establish parl
there. 1t ID probable that some of tn
city engineers plans will be carries
out BIZ the city authorities. There q
aIreaiy sraall sum III the city treas
ury for park purposes.
There il q marked increase DC fin
terest and attendance at The union
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