Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-27
South.
Dakota
General
state
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While batning In the White river at
Kadoka, Lulu Sears, eighteen years
old, got beyond her depth and was
drowned
George McCarl. young, unmarried
farmer living southwest of Miller,
went down into we'll and was killed
by foul air.
George Kimeholz has arrived at
Pierre from Big Stone to take the
position of assistant to the clerk OF
the supreme court.
The three-year-old daughter Of VIII,
lam Schmidt of Pierre was blown into
a stream near Hayes by gust of wind
and drowned before she could be
rescued.
A cloudburst near Tilford, a small
station on the Northwestern railroad,
caused considerable loss of property
In that section, and five lives thus far
are reported lost,
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In terrific storm the Siegel Cath
Ollie church was blown to pieces. The
building and contents were worth ST.
900, No other serious loss by the
storm Is reported.
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1t Is reported that many OF the In
dians of the Cheyenne reservation are
subscribing for daily papers In order
to keep In touch with the affairs of
the outside world. @
A meeting of the state brand com.
mission has been called at the Office
of the commission for the 25th OF this
month to clear up whatever work may
be before the commission at that time.
The following South Dakotans grad.
uated from the college of medicine de.
partment of the Iowa State university:
Olga Alexandroyna Averkieff, Vermil-
lion; Roy A. Kelly, Dell Rapids; Fred
erick w. Volkenaar, Bridgewater.
In the United States court at Pierre
Charles G. King, wrecker of the Scot
land Is. d. bank, entered a plea OF
guilty to twelve OF the ninety-fve
counts against him and not guilty to
the others. He was sentenced to five
years in the federal prison at Leaven'
worth, Kan.
Arrangements have been completed
for the first horse sale of the year in
Pierre on the 10th OF July, at which
time large number OF horses are
expected to be on the market, as the
| crowdng of the range demands that
| many ranchers sell their horses to
give way for the homesteader.
The Mielenz company laundry al
Yankton has been burned out, The
| firm made a speciality of family wash
ing, and the fire has inconvenience
hundreds in q way no fire ever did be
fore. Patrons of the company have
swamped the stores In an effort to re
place the burned goods. The loss IL
very heavy.
| Fort Pierre is preparing to put UP
Fourth of July celebration which Is u
string out for two days, and with at
| fractions which they believe VIII
bring to them large crowd which can
not look for anything out OF the oTdi
nary at their home towns. They will
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show at the Philip buffalo pasture
with the realistic settings of buffalo
and Indians to give it the proper color
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Rev. e. J. Egan, past-r OF the Cath
olic church at Wakonda, who has not
taken a vacation for eight years, has
been granted leave OF absence fol
the summer and has started for an ex
tended visit to his old country home In
ireland. He will visit Rome and 9th
er European cities. The GROWING Ell
fort of Father Egan's work at Wakon
da has been the building of one OF tht
largest and handsomest churches In
the state, with membership OF nearly
400.
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4 The WATERFOWL Pressed Brick com
panys building at WATERFOWL was en-
i. tireiy destroyed by fire. The estimated
!, loss is So 900, with insurance OF $1,000
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
! high wind was raging and spread thu
flames. Last week for the first time
| the plant had been running to its full
, capacity of 10000 brick per day. Tn
| president called an early meeting o
1.-THE directors and they decided TO have
q full force start reconstruction Worl
Immediately.
A series of bad storms occurred a
!. lYankton and vicinity last week. II
one ''twister" developed and thu
Siegel Catholic church twelve miles
. Inorth. was blown to pieces, with al
: It's contents. The loss is estimated a
: about $1,000, with nearly $4,000 In
surance. The church will be at onc'
. rebuilt. "A barn close to the churcl
! was destroyed at the same time. 4
+ aood OF rain has wrecked humble
o Of county bridges, and road trafiic !
Igreatly inconvenieneed.
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M. ]. Peters, a member OF the clas
Y of "a, u. s. D., was expecting 70 re