Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-05-02
South Dakota


II Csasssl State News Paratraphed.
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John kotalek. pioneer farmer of
Lapeport, is dead at the age of eighty
nine years.
Methodists of Farwell, near Arte-s
sian. are completing arrangements for
the construction of handsome new
church.
The body of Jake Taylor of Egan
was found in creek near that place.
OF late he had been acting in strange
manner.
Miss Name Hoyt of Yankton receiv-
ed very serious burns on the face y
the putting of a wood heating st
Miss Hoyt had her eyelids burned
but her glasses saved her eyes FRO.
permanent injury.
William Goggin, foreman of one of
| the pile-driving crews out on the end
OF the line. near Pierre, was killed by
the hammer Of the piledriver falling
| upon him. The body was taken TO his
old home in Madison for burial.
Joseph B. Moore. aged forty-seven,
former circuit Judge for Lawrence
| county, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the brain. Despond-
ency over i'll health is supposed to
have been the cause. He leaves
family.
George A. Pettigrew. grand secre-
tary, has issued an official notice to
the effect that, the grand Masonic and
Templar bodies and grand chapter, o.
E. S., will hold their annual meetings
at Lead. commencing on Tuesday,
June IL.
| The Old Settlers Association of
man County is preparing to hold /,
picnic at Murdo on June and S, and
it is promised those visiting the town
that they will be given one of the
best outings OF the kind ever held in
| Lyman county.
| The jury in the circuit court at
/ Sturgis brought in verdict of not
guilty in the case against Walter ].
Mcclellan, charged with highway rob-
berry. Mcclellan is the man who was
arrested with Grandstaff, who was
convicted Thursday.
frame building owned by A. J.
Bick and occupied as restaurant and
lodging house by Nels Watt at Huron.
was destroyed by fire. Dan Carroll Of
Algona, Iowa, burned to death. Joseph
| Ryan. was severely burned and others
received small injuries. Loss, $4,000
At a business session held during
the third annual meeting OF the Hutch
inson County Teachers association AZ
Parkston the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, J. F. Harms; vice president. ]. III.
Craig; secretary, Miss Ivy A, Swan
ton.
Another state bank has been launch
ed in the First State Bank OF Nunda,
which has filed articles 81 incorpora-
ton, with capital Of $4,000. The in
corporators are all members OF one
family, being John Golden. Rosa Col
don and John w. Golden, all of Brook
ings.
| When C. c. Bridgeman, prominent
pioneer merchant of Vermillion, died
| suddenly while out walking, C. J.
Scott, a leading druggist, remarked:
Il hope | will go that way" He did
Feeling i'll one evening last week, he
went to his room, laid down and died
almost Immediately.
Isaac Hughes, aged ninety-five years,
died at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. William Dings, in Lead Mr..
Hughes was born in Virginia in 1872,
had spent most of his life in the West
His remains were taken to Fremont,
Neb., his former home, for burial. He
has made his home in Lead for the
past twelve years.
| The statement OF business of the ma
tional banks of South Dakota for the
| call of March %, shows total individ-
ual deposits at the date to be $19,947,-
3S3.5s, a gain of $1.752,46O.51 since
the last call on Jan. 26. In the same
time there has been an addition of
one to the national banks of the state,
making the total eighty.
An attempt was made, evidently by
l al amateur, u open Tic Sdlc III LHC
McCaull-Webster Elevator company
at Aberdeen. No explosive was used.
but the knob was knocked OF and the
inner workings Of the combination SO
| smashed that neither the would-be
thief could get into the safe, nor can
the Office people. A safe expert has
| been sent for.
The Douglas County Bar association
perfected an organization by electing
| the following officers: r. p. Wanzer,
president; John T. Mathews, vice
president; John w. Addie, secretary
treasurer. Committee on management
and privileges, z. r. Gurley, John r..
Mathews and H. III. Smith. Judiciary
committee, Robert d. Walker, J. w.
Addie and Y. r. Gurley.
William O'Brien, Jr.. Of Sturgis,
aged nineteen years, while out shoot
ing with several comrades, met with
a serious accident A rifle in the
hands of one OF the party went of ac1
cidentally, the ball entering the left
shoulder, and it is supposed it lodged
in the spine, causing paralysis from
the waist down. His condition is seri-