Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-11
South Dakota
General State News ParAsraphsd.

General State News ParAsraphsd-
At an election held at Gettysburg
The citizens decided to incorporate the
town by practically unanimous vote
William Handy narrowly escaped
death at Yankton by being buried in
sewer excavation eleven feet deep.
He was dug out after fifteen minutes
work.
A Minneapolis contractor is build
ing new farmers elevator at Toron-
to. 1t will be modern in every respect
and will have capacity of 10000
bushels.
Judge Whiting has closed the reg
nlar March term of circuit court in
session at Huron for the past three
weeks, leaving the calendar almost en-
tirely clear.
The committee in charge of secur-
ing bids for the erection OF $40,0Oo
Baptist church at Sioux Falls has
fixed April IL as the date when bids
will be opened.
A policeman has shot one mad dog
| which was running along the street at
Aberdeen and veterinary surgeon
| has shot another. An epidemic OF
rabies is much feared.
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A man named Weidenbach, resi-
dent of Parkston, had his leg broken
while moving house at Ethan. the
hook holding the pulley block broke
| and the block struck him ON the leg.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled for the First State Bank of Sinai,
Brookings county, with capital OF
| $4,000 Incorporators: Hogan Ho-
! ganson, c. Halverson, Ole Stiner and
! others of Arlington.
| w. G. Eaton, who lost thumb
while working with the artesian we'll
drilling outfit of j. J. Peacock. has IN
stituted a suit for $4,000, alleging that
| the accident was due to carelessness
on the part of Peacock.
| Wheat and other small grain sowing
| is in progress. The ground is in ex-
| cellent condition; dryer and more
workable on the surface and more
| moist deep down than is usually the
1 al TIM nf
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF state at
Pierre for the Plum Valley Railway
company for the construction of line
twenty-five miles long from Plum City
to Pepin, both in Wisconsin.
In many localities in the state farm
ers now have commenced their spring
work. Many reports have been re-
ceived in reference to numerous farm
ers now being at work seeding, while
others are preparing their fields for
seed.
The supreme court has directed
| stay of proceedings in the case OF
Howard Jones, representing the John
Gund Brewing company and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for embez'
element, pending an application for a
rehearing of the case. Jones is in jail
at Huron.
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Robert L. Ryan, superintendent OF
the Black Hills Car Service associa-
ton, died at the hospital in Dead
wood after an operation for appendi.
citis. Mr.. Ryan came to Deadwood
from Lincoln, Neb., several years ago,
where he was engaged in the service
of the car association and also OF the
Burlington railroad.
An important discovery of copper
ore has been made by Frank Rhoades,
who lives on the Battle Creek ranch
near Hermosa. Samples OF the ore
have been brought to hermosa for
testing and were found to run SO pei
cent pure copper and So in gold to the
tun. The ore was taken from three
claims located on Middle Squaw
creek
The action of the supreme court in
sustaining Judge Smith In his revoca
ton Of the saloon licenses in Brule
and Lyman counties on account of the
violation by saloon men Of the Sunday
selling law will be bigger stick In
the hands Of the state anti-saloon
league than anything else which has
occurred. Four cases were decided
and there are four less saloons in
these counties.
A. R. Roosevelt Of New York, a
co,,sin of tho nrnSident has secured