Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-07
South Dakota
General State News Psraafap hsd.

I General State News Psraaraphsd.
Judge Garland has appointed Will
lam c. Meyer United Ctates commits
sioner at Kadoka.
While attempting to break a colt to
the saddle the nineteen-year-old son
Of Jacob Gieron, a farmer of Ethan,
was thrown heavily to the ground. He
struck upon his head and died soon
afterward.
Casper Flick, an old pioneer and
proSpector, died at Deadwood. Dec.
81 he was found near Custer Peak
mining district with frozen feet. Am
putation weakened him SO much he
could not rally. He was well known.
The report Of the bureau of vital sta
tistics for December shows that in
the month there were 998 births, of
which 521 were males and ATT fe-
males. There were AGA marriages, 1888
deaths. 81 naturalizations and 49 d.
vorces.
Over fifteen warrants have been is
sued on complaint of Prof. Bigelow, of
the board of education Of Lead, for
parents who have failed to comply
with the compulsory educational law.
This has resulted in an especially good
attendance at the school.
Lars p Olson, farmer, is confident
that he has located a gold mine upon
mis- farm near Sioux Falls. He affirms
that the claim contains gold-bearing
quartz and exhibited samples which
he stated experts had told him would
run as high as $4,000 to the ton.
After a posse of several hundred
citizens had secured the country
roundabout in vain search for him,
Otto Huff. the negro who is alleged to
have shot and killed Adolph Welsh,
was captured at James and is now
safely lodged in the Brown county
Jail.
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Members of the Clear Lake volun-
teer fire department already are get
ting in readiness for the annual tour
nament of the South Dakota Fire
mans association at WATERFOWL in
June. The team which will represent
the department this year will be
stronger and better than ever before.
At the annual business meeting and
show of the Queen City Poultry as
ISOLATION at Sioux Falls the following
officers were elected President
Charles Spitznagle, Sioux Falls; vice
presidents Mrs. w. A. Shellhamer
Luverne, Mimi. III. r. Obs, Beaver
Creek, Mimi; William H. Carr, Sioux
Falls, secretary, Stacey Metcalf, Ell
| lis; superintendent, George c. Helfert
Sioux Falls.
| In the circuit court in Stanley coun
ity Judge Boucher had long criminal
calendar to clear up, and sentenced
several persons who were found guilty
| on charges of horse rustling. Among
them were Alfred and Lewis Bowker
| young mixed-bloods. Alfred was tried
first and given a sentence of two and
half years in the penitentiary. Both
we're members of an alleged organized
gang OF rustlers.
| Leading farmers around Viberg have
organized a company with the object
of establishing what will be one oil
the largest farmers cooperative mer
camille concerns in South Dakota
| The company will have a capital oil
$50, 900. At a preliminary meeting Of
farmers interested in the project
which has just been held, temporary
officers were elected and Viborg was
selected as the place to locate the
store.
Viborg is the latest town in the state
| to figure on the construction of a mu
nicipal system of waterworks. At q
recent meeting of the town council Of
that place a committee was appointed
to visit and inspect the waterworks
systems of adjacent towns, with q
view of ascertaining the sort of sys
TEN that would be best for Viborg
This committee consists of H. G
christensen and M. v. Olsen, leading
business men of viborg.
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| Work on the railroad bridge al
Pierre has been pushing right alonf
regardless of the severity Of the win
ter, and every effort is being made t.
get the structure far enough along tt
allow work to continue when the ice
goes out in the spring, and to prevent
stoppage of work from high water iI
June II this can be accomplished
the chances are favorable for the
bridge to be in possession for traffic
by the middle Of the summer.
| The Nebraska Telephone company
states that the building of the rail
roads from Pierre and Chamberlain K
the Black Hills will mean the install
| ing Of a long distance telephone t.
connect the Hills with other portions
of the state and eventually with Oma
ha and Denver. The Bell Telephone
company now proposes to follow ths
Northwestern railroad into Rapif
city from Pierre as soon as possible