Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-08-24

Philip Tohin was seriously injured !
By being thrown from his buggy. lie
was badly bruised and scratched.
The date OF the old settlers meeting |
for Sully county has been fixed FOR
Sept. is. It win be held at okoboio.
8. Barnes, an engineer on a Milwau-
kee freight train, was arrested at Ma
ION On Ii the thar &c 81 sssssss: 3 beard
bin at the Marion house" last fall.
The home of Frank Klotz, farmer
living six miles north Of Ethan, was
entered recently while he and his wife
were absent. About SIS was taken
from desk.
Children playing with matches set
fire to the hay in the loft Of Charles
Turner'S barn at Leola. The children
escaped, but the barn and Its contents
were destroyed.
The trustees OF Redfield college are
rejoicing over the fact that the viii OF
the late Mary Elnora Pray OF Com
necticut, recently admitted for pro-
bate, provides 5000 for the establish
ment of a permanent musical schob
arship."
Mrs. Hazen, wife OF Geo. II. HaEen,
of the train dispatcher's once, Chicar
go & Northwestern ofices at Huron.
died suddenly. Mrs. Hazen was for
merly Miss Michaelson of Sioux Falls.
and was married in that city less than
year ago.
The Druggists Mutual Fire Insuf>
ance company elected James Lewis Of
Canton, president; DR.. R. M. Cotton OF
Tyndall, vice president; ]. A. Keith OF
Lake Preston, secretary. and 9. II.
Lohr of Estelline, treasurer. All are
present incumbents.
The state board Of medical examin-
ers was in session with DR.. Foxton at
Huron, and examined a number ct APP
p1icants for license to practice medi'
cine in this state. The board thus far
has examined Al applicants this year,
Of whom II failed to receive certiA'
Gates.
The South Dakota Pharmaceutical
association recommended 0. Al. Griffs
of Aberdeen, James Lewis of Canton,
and S. H. Scallin of Mitchell as first,
second and third choice members Of
| the state board of pharmacy. The
governor will appoint one of the three
to the position. Griffs is the present
incumbent.
Leslie Neuman, the 13-year-old son
of A. Neuman, register of deeds fol
Brown county, was assisting his moth
er with the family washing, when he
was badly scalded from the waist
down by a boilerful OF hot water
/ which he attempted to lift from a gas
oline stove. Physicians say the burns
viii not prove serious.
Completed figures for Charles Nil
county give it total population Of IL,
212, a gain Of 2,741 in five years. Thil
| population is 1851 male and b,261 fe
i male, of which 1874 is foreign born
The county contains 1913 citizen In
dams who have severed their tribal re
lations. Platte has population q
700; Geddes has GIG; and Wagner SIS
| The fact that children and matches
are a dangerous combination wa
again illustrated on the farm of Lud
wig Stellfiug, living near Herried
Some of his children we're playini
with matches and set fire to and nj
terly destroyed his barn, which con
taned about sixty tons of hay. The un
fortunate farmer estimates his loss a
about $500.
/ A new grain elevator has just bee
completed at Cavour by r. Wilson Q
Esmond. 1t replaces the old Var
Dusen fat house Cavour Is now wei
supplied with elevators, and 1t Is II
deed fortunate, for vast amount G
grain will be marketed there this fal
Crops were never better and 1t Is e.
pected that more grain will be hal
died by the local elevators than dul
ing any former season In the histor
Of the town.
While playing In the hay loft (
Charles Turner's barn at Leola a nun
Der of small children tried to imitat
their elders by making 'smudge" I
! keep OFF the mosquitoes, aud set tlr
J to the hay in the barn. Becomin
II frightened the older children hastene
, | to make their escape, but forgot
J take the youngest child, a mere BAT
!, who could scarcely toddle. The littl
, child. however, climbed down the la
der alone and made its escape. III
barn and its contents are total loss
Owing to litigation between the cit
J of Sioux Falls and the private wat'
,, company which supplies the city wit
water, the city has not been able
. operate the municipal waterworks sy
tenn which was completed son