Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-12-19
South. ].
Dakota
General
STATE
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! surance.
The state brand commission viii
meet at the once Of the secretary OF
Estate on Dec. 20 to clear up business
before It
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William Moser. formerly OF Straw
lberry Point, Iowa. who shot and killed
In. Marsalkee at Columbia July 4 last,
has been sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The National Mutual Fire Insurance
company with head quarters at Omaha
have filed notice with the state insur-
ance commissioner Of their withdrawal
lfrom business in South Dakota.
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Favored with an open fall, the street
PAYERS have completed their work at
Deadwood, and the city has nearly
Ithree-quarters OF mile Of brick paw
ling The total cost OF the work was
approximately $4,000.
A load or shot from q gun chat ne
| did not know was loaded lodged I,
| the calf OF Ernest Kast's leg at Miller
| and he may have to have It taken Oft.
HE threw the old gun into the wagon
to take 1t to town and It was cischarg.
led.
A fatal accident occurred near Stan
| toms sawmill, between Hot Springs
and Custer, In which Ernest Knox
| lost his life by being caught under a
| falling tree His neck was broken, his
skull fractured and his head badly
i bruised.
One Of the results OF the revival
which has been held In Pierre by Rev
| r. e. tombstone Is the organization Of
| . law enforcement league in which
many Of the prominent business men
have signified their intention OF be-
coming active participants.
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A stroke Of paralysis caused the
death at st. Onge Of Harry Cushing, a
| '76 pioneer. Cushing was q member Of
| the g. A. r., having served through,
| the Civil war with the Fourth New
York infantry. For over 80 years he
has resided on his ranch near St
Onge
The Congregational church at Yves
sington Springs caught IRE from the
| gasoline lighting plant. There was q
rush Of the congregation forsthe doors,
which was quickly checked. A hole
was burned through the ceiling, but
this was extinguished before much
damage was done.
Investigation into the death OF I
IT, Young, the boy Who died from the
effects Of exposure few miles north
of Aberdeen while in an intoxicated
condition, resulted In the arrest OF two
, saloonkeepers OF Aberdeen, N. Hollien
and ]. Honnegger, on the charge OF
selling intoxicants to minor.
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A new book by Lead author will
shortly be on the market. The book
contains the elements OF business
arithmetic and has been written By
Prof. A. H. Bigelow, the superintend
ent OF the Lead schools. He has been
notified that an Eastern publishing
company has taken hold Of the work
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Instead Of paying cash for the Anal
proof entry on homesteads, SET
now have thirty days or longs
which to pay This is the ofIicial no
just received from the commissioner
OF the general land ONCE at Washing.
ton. It's purpose il to tide over the
embarrassment Of those who are at
present unable to draw their money
from the banks.
While eating his supper in his cabin
nearsSpearfish Falls, Sandy Donald,
an old timer, was seized with heart
disease and toppled over dead In his
chair. For years he had been such a
heavy drinker that both sleep and
food we're seldom enjoyed ana no has
not worked. but eked out a living pro
miscuously. He was So years old.
Suspicious fires on the forest re-
serve Ii the vicinity Of Galena are be-
ing investigated by Supervisor Hamil-
ton, WHO will take the matter up with
washington II the conditions alleged
are proved correct. These fires III
close proximity to several OF the min
ing properties at Deadwood, are be-
lieved to have been purposely started
by some malicious person.
The South Dakota Laundries' ASSOC
citation closed It's midwinter conven-
ton In WATERFOWL with the election
OF the following officers: President.
C. M. Lyon, WATERFOWL; Vice presi-
dent, +. Foucks, Mitchell: secre-
tary, o. M. TIFFANY, Aberdeen; treas
urer. s. II. Speire, Sioux Falls. w. II.
Muller of ST. Paul, Guy Hamell 81 MIL
waukee and J, D. Mack Of Chicago j.
H. FosburE OF huron, Glenn Covers Of
Watertown and o. M. Tiffany were
among ~ speakers.
Dead IN found boating IN Box
Elder cr6ok. which was polluted With
cyanide, ~ to the arrest By Game
wardsn sknham HAN 81 Louis Chuck