Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-14
South Dakota
General State News PAratraphsd.

Larry Roach shot John Kane at Mar
win. The two men had trouble OF long
standing.
w. Fl. Bass. farmer, delivered
hog to buyers at Armour that weighed
665 pounds and brought SAL.
William Chapman shot and killed
himself at his home in WatertoWn. he
had been slightly unbalanced for some
time.
AS a result of the explosion OF the
water front of a cook stove at Dead
wood, Mrs Marion Willitts, over sew
enty years old, was seriously injured.
DR.. Felix Ashcroft, county physician,
vaccinated 100 persons at Laflln'
where the Safe Investment mine is To-
Gated. Smallpox broke out there sew
eral days ago.
Carey O'Connor, farmer fifty years
of age, five miles south of BeresfOrd,
had four fingers on his left hand
ground off in corn shelter. Amputa-
ton above the knuckle joints was nee
essary.
The Miners Union opera house at
Lead was reopened after it had under
gone improvements to the amount OF
$4,000. The opening was presenta-
ton of "a Winters Tale" by the
Women's Club of Lead.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Broadland State bank at
Broadland, with capital of $4,000; in
corporators, E. L. Abel, r. ]. Mahaffey,
Perry S. Dalquist Of Huron: d. l..
Briggs, Levi Hook of Broadland.
Damage to the amount of about
5000 was caused by fire in the Sioux
Falls yards of the Tuthill Lumber
company. The flames were fought and
extinguished by the fire department
while the temperature was more than
20 below zero.
A new banking institution, incorpor'
ated under the name of the First
State Bank of Bowdle, has commenced
business at Bowdle. Capital, $4,000
Officers: President, John C. Gross;
vice president, H. C. Gross; cashier, J,
B. Gundert.
The first movement of any magni'
tude toward making Lake Andes
leading summer resort has been start
ed by w. T. Mcfarland of Struble
Iowa, who has purchased 275 acres and
will erect large hotel near the shore
of the lake.
The Citizens Bank of Edgemon1
has closed it's doors and w. w. Stew
art was appointed receiver by Judge
MCGEE. 1t is claimed that the cred
itors will be paid in full. This was
new institution and found that there
was not room for second bank.
The range belonging to Fred Meyer
of Sturgis blew up, and Is a tota
wreck; one griddle was blown through
the ceiling, the windows Of the rooms
are knocked out, and pieces of iron are
sticking in the wall all over the room
A hot water tank in connection with
the range is supposed to have caused
the explosion. Mrs Meyer had left the
room just before the explosion.
A number of leading Black Hills
physicians have formed an organiza.
ton for conducting a Hot Springs
sanitarium and hospital. They have
leased the handsome three-stofy resi-.
dence of DR.. and Mrs. Hargens, which
has twenty-six rooms, and have al
ready begun converting it into the
sanitarium, and complete modern
equipment will be placed therein.
After going thoroughly into the L.
gal phase Of the matter. the soldiers
home board has signed q contract with
the manager OF the city water plant at
Hot Springs to furnish the home with
water. There was dispute regarding
who was entitled to water from a Ger
tain stream. and to settle it the water
company agreed to furnish the home
with water at price which appears
to be cheaper than putting In and op
Grating : private plant for the home
o. N. Lamb, deputy United States
marshal, with headquarters In Sioux
Falls, has returned from Yanktor
agency. where he placed under ar
rest q mixed-blOOd Indian named NAL
Lyman, who Il charged with introduc
ing LIQUOR into the Yankton reserva
ton. The defendant was held for ap
pearance at the April term Of the fed
eral court In Sioux Falls Lyman Il
the son of one Of the pioneers Of Da
k0ta Territory, Maj. Lyman, who lived
at Yankton In the early Sos. Mai. Ly
man married q Sioux Indian woman