Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-31
South Dakota



1epartment have elected the following
officers: Chief, T. e. Shaw; assist
ant F. L. Smith; Clifford Fiscus, Sec
| rotary.
The county commissioners OF Doug
| las county let the contract Tor the
erection of four steel bridges to the
Iowa Bridge company. Considera-
ton, $3.50.
Judge Smith of Platte sentenced
John Ham to a three and half years
term in the penitentiary for cattle
rustling. Hams partner, Ben Bennett,
was sentenced to two years and six
months.
Governor Crawford has appointed
as aides on his personal staff. Cap
tain George M. Guyer, Broddngs; w.
H. Stokes, Jr., WATERFOWL; Harry
Libby, McCook: Frank Muller, Burke;
C. C. Clason, Sioux Falls.
The saloons of Beaver & Shields
and Alex Mcdonald and the fruit store
Of T.. E. Shaw at Armour were broken
into and small change stolen. The
robberies are thought to be the work
of local men.
Governor Crawford has in his hands
the recommendation of the board OF
pardons that clemency be granted to
William Fitzpatrick OF Roberts coun-
ty, who is confined in the penitentiary
on a charge of manslaughter.
N. 5. Oursland died at his home
near Wakonda at the age of ninety
two years. He was born at Stavan-
gar, Norway, and came to this coun-
| try when young man, and was one
of the earliest settlers of the section.
At the annual meeting of the state
historical society the old board was
reelected, consisting. of c. e. De
Land, B. A. Cummins, John Hays and
Chaplain DAILY. The officers selected
were: r. F. Kerr, president; DR.. De
Lorme W. Robinson. vice president;
Doane Robinson, secretary.
That he has found gold mine on
his farm is the confident belief OF
Lars p. Olson, farmer living north
east of Sioux Falls He has sent SAM
| pies of the quartz to assayers in New
| York to be tested. To make sure
that no one else gets the mine, Olson
has filed a mineral claim on the tract.
| The Armour school board let the
contract for the erection of a new
building to w. G. Merten of Emerson,
Neb. The contract price is $25,340,
not including heating and plumbing.
The size of the building will be TAX
"a feet, ten rooms, solid brick, except
basement, which will be of Sioux
| Falls granite.
The Catholics of Vivian and vicin-
| ity are perfecting plans for the erec-
| ton OF a building which will be used
both for hall and church purposes.
Vivian is one of the new towns on
( the Chamberlain Black Hills extension
of the Milwaukee railroad. and since
1t sprang into existence has badly
needed a hall for public and other
gatherings.
In plain sight of hundreds Of old
friends, Gerhart Saunders burned to
death in his home near Yankton. He
lived alone and had just drawn his
pension. An investigation has been
started on the theory that he was
murdered, robbed and his house set
afire. He was Civil war veteran, a
Dakota pioneer and highly respected.
Three adult sons and one daughter
survive.
No state school or endowment lands
will be offered for sal ethis year, that
decision having been reached by the
state lands board. This puts the leas-
ing dates all on March 10. The mini
mum lease price was given an upward
trend, ranging from 4 cents an acre
west of the Missouri river, 10 cents in
the counties along the east bank of
that stream, and from that on up to
81 an acre in Union county.
The Imperial Gold Mining company,
one OF the first to suspend operations
on account Of the eight-bour demand,
at last has completed the cleanup at
| its mills IN Deadwood. As all the
mill men had struck, this work was
done by the once force and the SUI
perintendent, who labored day and
night In order to accomplish the
work. The mill ID now closed In
dslnitely. There is a. yet no indi-
cation Of settlement Of the eight
hour difIiculty at the Bald Mountain
mines.
The greatest artesian well yet
struck In the vast region between the
Missouri river and Black Hills exten.
sion OF the Milwaukee railroad is be.
ling constructed, has just been struck
lat Kennebec. The first artesian flow
4 was struck at a depth OF 1,245 feet
| but the drilling was continued until
q depth Of over 1900 feet was reached
when a greatly increased low was
struck. The pressure of the well IL
10 pounds to the square inch. and
the water has a temperature Of 81
degrees. The well Is designed to fur
nish the water for waterworks sys
tenn which will be installed in the
near future.
| "A civic league for the suppression
/ OF vice and promoting the general
| uaifnro ~ thn cnmmuuifv waa nr