Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-03-15
Otherwise.


The Ohio house, by vote of 80 to
s, passed the bill creating railroad
rate commission.
The Kentucky university, by unani-
nous vote of the board of trustees, for
mally and finally withdrew from all
intercollegiate athletics In the future.
Buddy Ryan underwent an operation
at the Polytechnic hospital in Chicago,
having his right eye removed. This
operation means that Buddy will retire
permanently from the ring.
p. A. Sawyer, an attorney, was NOM
mated for mayor by the Republican
city convention at Sioux City He is
pledged to suppress public gambling
and will make this the leading issue.
Charles Myers of Stella, Neb, has
been in trance FIVE days and the ply
sicians see no chance for his being
awakened. His condition resulted from
the nervous shock inflicted by his sons
death.
Paul G. Akin of Grundy Center,
Iowa, has a sawmill at work. on his
farm, saving lumber from cottonwood
and maple trees that Mr.. Akin planted
in 1863 He purposes to erect an i'm
mense barn.
The New York state senate finance
committee decided to report bill pro-
viding for commission to investigate
any charges against the superintendent
of banks which may be referred to it
by the governor.
1t has been decided to graduate the
naval academy class of 1907 in two
sections, the first in September next
and the second in February, 1907. This
decision has been made because of the
scarcity of junior officers in the navy.
Navigation between Detroit and
Cleveland opened last week when the
Detroit and Cleveland steamer City
of Detroit, with 100 passengers and a
large load of freight, left Detroit for
Lake Erie ports. This is with one ex-
ceptfon, the earliest opening of naviga.
tion across Lake Erie In twenty-six
years.
Nearly 1000 refugees from Russia
arrived in New York In steerage on
the steamer Pennsylvania from Ham.
burg. Many of them left Russia sew
eral weeks ago, but were detained at
Hamburg for long inspection by
health authorities before they were al
lowed to proceed to the United States
The constitutionality OF the Illinois
r.. s.~4,, To- 1A1s
the supreme court of the United States
in the case Of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad company VS.. the
State of Illinois, involving the right of
the state authorities to compel the
railroad company to remove obstruc-
tions to the drainage of lands under
the law.
According to the New York Herald,
State Senator Everett Colby OF East
Orange, N. j., and Assemblyman Will.
lam p. Martin of Newark have taken
steps to cause an investigation Of the
Prudential Life Insurance company,
the Fidelity Trust company and the
public service corporations Of New
Jersey by the legislature Of that state
Mayor Weaver's new director of
Philadelphia public works, Thomas
Hicks, signalized his entrance into Of
fee by annulling five contracts held by
ID. ]. McNichol & Co for preliminary
filters for the city. The value Of the
contracts was s14,ooO.o00. OF this all
but 81, .0CO has been paid to the con.
tractors
..- !. y
Mai. George III. Hopkins, former de
partment commander Of the @. A. r..
department Of Michigan, who held an
important confidential position in the
war department under Secretary Alger
during the Spanish-American war, ID
dead, following stroke or paralysis