Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
South Dakota
csasr.l Stats New, Parasr.sAsa.

A movement has been started by
several farmers to organize a farmers
elevator company and purchase the
Wentworth -four mill
Elizabeth Kuenzie, seventeen years
| old. daughter OF Gottlieb Kuenzie, .
farmer living ten miles south OF Java.
was accidentally shot and killed by
her mother.
| F. w. Kruse, Sauborn county
| farmer, was arrested at Huron on In
formation from that county charging
Kruse with a statutory crime He
makes no denial
| Fruit growers fear that the crop
was killed by the heavy white frost re-
Gently. 1t Is certain that early straw
berries are ruined. Plums aud apples
have also suffered.
The State Bank OF Yale came near
being destroyed by Are. Walter Hub
bard was using tar in doing some re.
pair work on the roof. A kettle Of the
mixture was left on gasoline stove
In the building and it became ignitsd
ana caused damage to the amount Of
$500.
| A telegram received at Sturgis says
that Peter McQuillan. while out with
his team and wagon near Sentinel
Butte, N. D., met with an accident
which resulted In his death. He was
q wealthy pioneer stockman of Meade
county, moving to North Dakota sew.
eral years ago.
Ely Curt, farmer northeast OF
Miller, who has been an invalid for
years. now gets around briskly, and
he attributes his recovery to a fall on
the hard ground in lodging the kick
Of a vicious colt After the fall and
fright he began to recover from the old
ailment that had afflicted him for many
years.
Joseph B. Spencer has arrived at
Hot Springs from the Mountain
Branch National home at Johnson City.
Tenn, aud will assume the duties OF
hospital steward OF the national sant.
tarium at Hot Springs. The sanitari.
um is filing up rapidly. the number
of inmates now being about IS. with
10 others on their way from Danvilie,
Ill.
Dick Rose, an alleged horse thief
who has been evading the officers Of
three counties for the past week. was
smoked out OF house near Roubaix
where he had taken refuge. He re-
manded his surrender. The officerz
then set fire to the house. bring ing
the man out in haste. There are sew
eral charges against Rose. 4
First Lieutenant Fred B. Ray oil
Company M. Fourth South Dakota IN
fantry, has just received his commits
sion from Gov Coe Crawford. making
him captain of the Yankton company
Capt Ray, who is Spanish war vet
eran, has been first lieutenant of his
company for FIVE years He succeeds
Capt. A. D. Russell. resigned. also q
veteran OF the Spanish war.
: :.
While temporarily herding cattle In
the absence OF her father, the thirteen
| year-old daughter Of Herman Kaplin oil
Huron was attacked by a vicious bull
and seriously injured. She was not
found. for hours after the attack and
when discovered was unconscious
Three OF her ribs and one leg were
ton for some time, but her recovery ID
now assured.
Mrs. Eleanor Lynch, twenty-three
years old. a bride of less than year
committed suicide by taking strych
nine at Aberdeen. She left pathetic
note to her husband, begging his par
don for having been cross to him.
sad feature OF the suicide was the
fact that the woman soon would have
become a mother It is believed tina,
the condition OF her health was re
sponsible for the act
!: :
Martin Berg, Jr.. of Maitland. aged
three years and Ave months. IL proba
bly, the youngest hero in this state
While Gladys Swallow, aged three
years, was crossing creek which had
been greatly swollen by the recent
rains she lost her balance and fell In
Martin happening to pass along just a
the accident occurred plunged into thu
water, seized her dress. and In soma
miraculous manner managed to gel
her safely to shore.
.
The Chicago e North Western Rail
way company will add large force o!
vorkmen TO those already engaged al
| Huron on the erection Of a round
house aud repair shops, etc. This viii
make the total number Of workmer
employed more than 100. The com
pany expects to have the improve
ments ready for occupancy within
| ninety days Aside from these build
ings an immense amount OF work on
| other improvements Is being done al
Huron.
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