Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-10-10
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tated at Hurley.
Shelby Reed, son of a prominent
rancher, killed himself by hanging at
Rapid City. Overstudy is believed to
have been the cause.
Hans Wording. postmaster at West
port, was assaulted by three men and
relieved of 1926. Wording was badly
hurt There is no trace of the bandits.
The vital statistics report Of Union
county for the month of September, as
shown by the records of the clerk OF
courts office, is eleven births and sew
en- deaths.
Bessie Olson. the ten,year-old daugh-
ter Of Thomas Olson. living about two
miles from Ellington, was burned to
death while attempting to light a fire
with kerosene.
The largest law class which has ever
taken the examination In this state
was before the supreme court at the
opening OF the October term, the class
numbering twenty.
The Civic Federation Is making ef-
forts for the erection OF q Y. M. G. A.
building at Huron. Committees are at
work and the outlook for success Is
very encouraging.
Eureka is to have complete sewer
system, large force of men starting
work last week on the excavation.
Drainage will be obtained into q small
creek north Of town.
Although Marietta is one OF the new
towns In Stanley county, arrange
ments are being made fol-, the erection
Of church. Funds are being raised
by popular subscription.
One Of the finest Catholic churches
in the northern part OF the state is be-
| ing built at Pollock, Campbell county.
at the Father Kenel agricultural
| school. The structure will cost about
! $4,000.
At a joint meeting Of the Baptist,
Methodist and Congregational
churches at Pierre 1t was decided to
hold a revival service In the Auditori-
UNI In November, with Revivalist r. p.
Johnson In charge.
The report of the Aberdeen United
| States land ONCE for the last quarter
ending Sept. 30. shows total OF 141
proofs fled, s. final proofs, and q
homestead entries. This Is large In
crease over the previous quarter.
Some of the farmers who sell farm
| products at Miller at the high prices
prevailing. express sympthy for the
people who will have to buy it later to
live on. There never was time when
such high prices prevailed as now.
| While saving a stick of timber into
strips at the Chicago & North Western
shops at Huron, Thomas Salversor
| had the misfortune to lose the thumb
and parts of two fingers on his lef
hand, coming in contact with the saw
While in an intoxicated condition H
v. Hall, one of the early settlers of Ar
lington, set fire to his cabin and wai
found short time afterward in an un
conscious condition. He was rescued
from the fire, but died from his injur
les.
The prompt response of the Dead
wood volunteer department saved tn
Homestake lime plant. An explosion
of gasoline scattered flames until !
seemed the whole building would &C
The damage was confined to one en-
and amounts to about $1,000.
The summary of the vital statistic
department for August shows an II
crease Of CTS in the state for tina
month by births and naturalization
over deaths. The figures are: Births
961; deaths. 366; marriages, 266; d
vorces, 81; naturalizations. 80.
} Upon sworn complaint search wal
rant was issued and placed in tn
hands Of the sheriff Of McCook county
who entered what Is known as tn
club rooms of Bridgewater, and seize
several hundred dollars worth 9
liquors which were being kept for sail
!. Only one vote was cast against tn
proposition of issuing bonds in tn
, sum Of $500, which was submitted I
, the voters of the new town of Gregory
situated in the ceded portion OF tn
. Rosebud Indian reservation, In Grel
! ory county, at a recent special ele'
, ton.
i AS freight car was being switche
: from the main line to the side trac
: at Buffalo Gap Pat Donahue Of Chat
. ron, a brakeman, attempted to pas
, between the two cars, when they cam
. together again, pinning him fast b.
E tween the bumpers at the waist lin
j fatally crushing him.
Aberdeen is growing fast outsid
! the limits and it will soon be necessar
: to extend the limits to take in the me-
I territory that is being developed 9
: residence sections. One real estat
: firm sold thirty-four lots on the Mort
! side last week and has just purchase
another tract of land that will divid
$ into forty-five lots. On the East sic
at least fifty lots have been sold
: the last few weeks and the deman
does not appear to have ceased.
Clermont e. Hawley, Black Hi
{ pioneer, is dead at his home in Gi
! more City, Iowa. Mr.. Hawley was or