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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
FIRE IN HoMEsrAkE MINE.
Famous Black Hills Mine : 6laxtn0
Furnace.

Famous Black Hills Mins SHAKING
Furnace.
The Homestake mine is on nre, anu
for twenty-four hours desperate ngnt
has been waged against the steaoiiy-
increasing flames. The worst OF the
situation is that the battle has been
fought practically in the dark, az at NO
time, owing to the gas and the smoke,
have men been able to approach SUM
GENTLY near to. determine the exact To-
cation OF the flames.
When the night shift went on names
we're discovered near the 5OO-f0ot level
and the alarm was given. The mine
is well equipped with fire apparatus
and plenty Of water, and for time no
serious damage was expected.
All night long men fought the names
until, overcome by gas and smoke,
they were carried out unconscious Al
an early hour in the morning the dry
house was turned into an emergency
hospital, as the company hospital was
full to overlooking. Between and 10
o'clock in the morning nearly 100 men
were cared for by the physicians and
fully 200 in all were overcome.
An effort was made to drive back
the gas by compressed air and water,
but it failed, and little before noon
Engineer Blackstone ordered every
man out of the mine. Since then at
tempts to deal with the flames have
been confined to turning several
streams of water into the open cut,
which connects directly with the SOO-
foot level. From there the water will
soon find its way to the fire.
1t is thought that the fire originated
rom blasting out some old timber, as
the blaze is located near the 500-foot
level, where such work was being
done. Just where the fire is or over
how great an area 1t has extended is
not known. On the 5O0-foot level there
is an immense bulkhead, and the dang
err now is that the flames may reach It,
from whence the fire would spread
rapidly to the other levels. as the TIM
Der is old and of pine.
So far there have been no fatalities.
Even the company's horses and mules,
kept in a stable on the 5OO-foot level,
were brought out in safety. Not man
is In the mines and efforts are being
made to keep the mills running by ore
from the open cuts.
1t is impossible to estimate now the
amount OF damage which may be
caused.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
70 SELL CAPITOL LANDS IN MAY.
Sales Will Open in Hyde County on
Thirteenth.

Thirteenth.
State capitol lands will be offered in
May in all the counties east of the Mis-
souri, river in which lands are located.
Up I'd the present the commission In
Offering these lands has been held
down by the law to strict minimum
price of SO an acre. and cash sales.
The law of last winter gave them far
more latitude in the disposal Of such
lands, allowing q minimum to be
fixed at whatever the appraisal board
considered. the land would bring. and
allowing the taking of mortgages for q
part OF the purchase price, and author
izing the disposal OF these securities
on the market.
While the appraisal board has not
yet fixed the minimum on the lands
to be offered, such action will be taken
whiting q short time, and when COM
pleted, circulars giving descriptions
of the tracts to be offered and the
price. will be sent out.
The sales dates fixed are in the diff
ferent counties as follows: Hyde,
May IS, at Highmore; Hand, May IA.
at Miller; Faulk, May Is. at Faulkton;
Potter, May 16y at Gettysburg; Ed
munds. May 81, at Ipswich; McPher-
son, May ~, at Leola; Sully, May Is,
at Onida.
The terms Of sale which have been
fxed ara one-third cash at date Of
49, - 49, 4 80
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
FATHER WILL NOT PAY.
School Girl Who Assaulted Boy J
Technically "Servinq Time"

School Girl Who Assaulted Boy 10
Technically "serving Time"
Because her father refused to pay
the fine and costs imposed upon her
for assault on small boy whom she
alleges insulted her, Belle Hare, a
young girl now is serving time by
living at the home of City Marshal
Morris, being technically in his custo-
dy. and attending school. The case
created q sensation in Centerville, and
the people OF that place still are divid-
ed into two hostile camps.
The plaintiff was Mrs. Hickcox. who
charged that the girl had slapped and
otherwise assaulted her little son,
Rufus It was alleged that the boy was
using insulting language to the girl
The formal charge upon which the girl
was arrested was assault and battery.
Her attorney, when the case was
called, demanded q jury trial, and six
OF the leading citizens of Centerviile
were summoned.
So far as the simple complaint OF as
sault and battery was concerned, the
defendant practically convicted her.
self, but the apparent causes leading
up to the punishment of the boy LED
the Jurors to hesitate in rendering 9
verdict. After celebrating over the
case for many hours, the jury returned
verdict Of guilty, recommending
mercy" Judge Dwyer imposed fine
Of S. and costs, amounting in all tt
$40. or twenty days in jail.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
cEr COOP PAY; WOO DAUGHTERS
Farmers Ad for Hands Already Has
Had Results.

TAU 0SoNtsSs
Daniel Kindred, prosperous farmer
who has valuable farm on the MIS-
souri, river forty miles west of Pierre,
and who advertised that farm hands
doing satisfactory work for him, ~
addition to good pay, would be given z
chance to win the hand and heart OF
any one of his four daughters, now Is
renewing his promise, but with the
number of daughters reduced TO TWO.
The other two girls have made their
choice from among the hands who re-
piled to the first advertisement ana
their weddings will soon take place.
The first man to win one of the
Kindred girls came from the East,
where he had graduated from an agri-
cultural college. Before he was at
work on the Kindred farm three weeks
he had installed an irrigation ditch
and a stone inclosed fish pond, which
had been stocked with bass and pick
erel. Then he piped the water from an
artesian we'll into the house and IN
duced Kindred to put in porcelain
bath tub. In addition to this the East
erner especially pleased Kindred by
curing a disease from which some OF
his cattle were suffering.
When the farmer suggested to this
bright young man that he would like
to have him as permanent helper In
the shape of son-in-law he was In
formed that the young man already
had made his choice and that Miss
Daisy Kindred, the youngest OF the
four daughters, had promised to marry
him.
Early in January another young man
was hired at the Kindred farm. He
was not a college graduate, but he
showed decided mechanical ability.
He installed small motor at the ar
tesian well, put in an electric genera
tor and supplied crruent to light the
farm house, run the churn, sewing
machine and washing machine. Miss
Nora Kindred, who presided over the
dairy, fell victim to the genius OF
this young fellow, and she, too, Is now
ON the list of those taken
The Kindred girls remaining are
good looking, rosy checked and buxom,
and the hired man that secures one OF
them will have to make good.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
FORECAST or CROPS.
South Dakota Promises Big Yield Of
Grain.

South Dakota Promises Big Yield OF
Grain.
w H. Smith of Huron, auditor OF
the Van Dusen Elevator company, has
returned from trip over that portion
Of the state and has this to say con-
corning the spring work and seeding
outlook: "Plowing and narrowing is
being done and some wheat sown, but
the ground is too wet for general work.
There is yet to be marketed about 20
per cent OF the wheat and corn Of last
season and less than IL per cent OF
oats, barley and flax. THE acreage to
be sown to wheat the present season
will be about the same az last year
with ! probable increase Of oats. fax
and corn Of about 10 per cent and the
max acreage viii likely be increased
about 20 per cent. South Dakota's
crop for 1906 was the largest ever
raised In the state: with ample mois-
ture, favorable spring weather, with
lake beds, ravines and small streams
null OF water an increased acreage to
small grain is anticipated; In any
event the acreage will be equal to that
OF last season. As indicating last
years acreage and yield, the following
figures are submitted:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
EMEnoGNcv Law is AsusED.
Meant for Grave Conditions; Used f6r
Trivial Acts.

Meant Tor Grave Conditions; Used f6r
Trivial Acts.
One Of the questions which is agi-
tatinE the minds Of those who are n
doubt AZ to the meaning Of the legal
phrases II what IL the real fate Of an
emergency" bin which the governor
allows to become law without his
approval. when 1t was stated on the
face OF the law itself that 1t shall 30
into effect upon Its passage and ap-
proval."
The last legislative session passed
more emergency laws than has any
session Of the past years, and pro-
vision Oh the constitution which was
Intended at the time 1t was adopted to
be used to meet grave conditions has
been led by usage to apply to laws
trivial In their nature, SO far as the
veal OF the state IL concerned, al
though they may be important to some
particular individual
One Of the latter class was law
which provided three years as the
limit Of beginning the Quasi-criminal
suit, the time to date from the time OF
the offenBe; and 1t is further enacted
that this act shall apply to all such Of
fenseS and crimes which have hereto
fore taken place. and To all pending
proceedings In amy or the courts OF
this state" This went into effect at
the time Of Its approval on March 4.
The FIRST application or the proyis-
ions Of this new Law comes from 8. H.
Wright Of Centerville, against whom
there II pending In the supreme court
a disbarment procedure. Wright as q
nracticing attorney at Chamberlain
was charged with embexzlement OF
sums OF money collected for clients.
On one Of the charges he was tried
and convicted and given sentence of
one year Ia the penitentiary. He
served the sentence after the supreme
court had sustained the decision Of
the lower court. About the same time
disbarment proceedings were brought
against Wright and are now pending
In the supreme court. Under the new
law. which was pushed through by Rep
resenGatiye Price or Yankton, Wright
asks that the proceedings for disbar-
ment now pending In the supreme
court be dismissed, as the offense on
which the proceedings are based was
committed more than three years ago.
The same contention could be ap-
- = t~4
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
WRITES ESSAYS FOR GRADUATES
Syndicate That Seeks 70 Corrupt Pu-
pills u Warned.

pills II Warned.
An effectual quietus, 50 far as Aber-
deem is concerned, has been put upon
the operations OF syndicate, with
headquarters at Washington. D. c.,
which in q circular letter expresses
itself az being solicitous Of the well
fare OF prospective graduates OF the
high school. It desires. says the cir
cular, to spare the young men and
women the shame and humiliation"
of reading poor graduation essays and
offers to write fine essays for a con-
sideration. OF course.
Prof. r. l. Kirke, superintendent
OF schools, was handed letter from
thes syndicate. written to the presi-
dent OF the senior class at the high
school. The professor, enlisting the
aid OF prominent business man, pre-
tending to be student about to grad
uate.
The reply OF the syndicate came
yesterday. It stated that 1t has .
corps OF special writer's, and 10 fully
equipped to handle any and all sub
jects. A range of twelve subjects is
offered. an essay on either or which
viii be furnished by the syndicate
for the modest sum OF $40. Among
the subjects offered for selection are
Work Theodore Roosevelt" I'm
tiividuality," Political Duty. 1The
Japanese Soldier" and "Indecision"
The Subtle irony Of some Of the
subjects tended to intensity the wrath
OF the superintendent and he sat him
self down and wrote a singing letter
Of rebuke to renew their attempts to
corrupt the undergraduates of the Alb
erdeen high school. The pupils also
were warned to have no dealings
with the syndicate under penalty OF
immediate dismissal from school.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

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Floyd.

FLOYD, VA. August 3l.-Mrs. Mnnl
p,offltt and little daughter: OF New lo
mr., the guests OF Mrs. j. B. Peery this vei
Mr. b G. Howard left "Wednesday NOR
ing for New York for week or ten days
letral business
Mrs. Anna Brnmbangh. after spending Sc
erai weeks with her parents. has retufHf
10 her home In Roanoke.
Messrs r. F. Tompisns and w u Howarl
spent several days in Stuart this week J
attendance on Circuit Court In session there
Mr. and Mrs Poff OF Christianshurg, spen
I, few days here this week with their son
w II. Pofr.
Mr. o. T. Wright and family. OF Washing
ton. who have been visiting ". d Vaughan
family. have returned to their home.
S. r. Brame. who has been In WeA ff,S
ginia- several weeks on business. rehed
homo Wednesday
Mrs r. " Robinson. of DanTllie anffIs.
y @. Penn. OF Arartinsvi!le. are TisitineIs
brother. Captain p. f. shelton
Mr.. FREQ Terry. OF New York, is Wing
Shic father, w. II. Terry. and other relfes
in the county.
L Mrs f. j. Russell, of Mannings. &C.
are visiting Mrs Russelrs parents. Mind
Mrs. David Slusher
Z Miss Clear slusher. who has been nuhg
typhoid fever patients in the family oniit
Wade, has returned to her home at is /
plnce. \
Mr.. Roscoe Feige and vito of New Y4.
arc visiting Mr. and Mrs c. FeiSe. OF Cais
Creek.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Phiegar and wife.
Beckiey ". Va nre visiting Mrs. Phlegars
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hog:1n. near towi,
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South Boston.

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, August sl.
Miss Jennie Powell and sister. Miss
Ethel Powell, of Raleigh, N. c., are
visiting their friend. Miss Helen
Easley, of South Boston.
Miss Livian Firesheets, of Spartan
burg. S, G., is visiting relatives here.
Miss Sallie Scott, late of New Jersey.
is visiting Mrs. w. II. Childress this
week.
Miss Rernice suddith, OF Broolxneal,
Is the guest OF Misses Dora and Bes-
sic Dunn this week.
Miss Lucille Thornton, of Republican
Grove Is visiting Mrs. r. Il. Jordan,
on upper Main.
Mr.. and Mrs. james h. White, of
North Carolina. arc visiting Mr.. and
Mrs, Walter d. Blair, on Broad Street.
Miss Laura Estil, of lexington, Ky.
is visiting Miss Mamie Fry, on upper
Main,
Mr.. " Il, Dunn, of Missouri, is visit
I Ing his brother Mr.. A. w. Dunn, this
| week.
| Mr.. Clarence Garrett, a former Hall
| fax boy, is visiting relatives in the
| county. Flo is now the clerk of Hale
county, Ala, and this is his first visit
| to HIS native county in seventeen years,
Mrs. Alice Adams, of Roanoke, was
tho guest Of Mrs. 4. ], Smith this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. Edgar Harvey, who
have been spending some timo in Ashe-
/ vile and Greensboro. are now the
4 guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.iW. Elliott, OH
| upper Main.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Robert$IT. Edmcndson
/ of this place, spent n few days at,Buf-
falo Iitllia Springs this week.
Misses Morris, formerly OF soutf
Boston, but now Of Manchester, visited
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drcn and Miss Florence Wal ~.
Thursday for the form er's honit H eie
son county, after n visit at th,a,.,a
of Mrs. c. w. Walker. Voihae
Mrs. Linltous, of Cambria; Mira
k1 .lo Of chrls,iansbnrg. andM ~
Johnson. of West Virginia, were ~.
OF Mrs. G. w. Black this week. ss'
Or. and Mrs. w. F. HENDERSON,,
their guest, Mrs. Minor, spent Wet
day with Mrs Harry RobinsonIn
Shawsvillc.
:, Mr.. and Mrs. Alien, of Charles
their daughter, Mrs Ellison A. srnyS
ar
Miss Rose Mathews. of Lynchbni
Is spending two weeks mt the hol
OF Mrs. John Lybrook.
Mr.. r 7. Fishhurne. wife and son.
Roanoke, attended the conference thi
week. making the trip to Blackburn
In "a large touring car.
Miss Bessie Elicit. of Christlansburet
Is the guest of Mrs. j II. Shuitz, al
her home on the campus.
Mrs. Julia Peck Ayres. of Middle
her aunt. Mrs. A. w. Lnster
Mr.. and Mrs u. j. Mcconkey, of st.
Louis. and Mrs. I. j. Henderson, OF
Salem. arc at the home OF Mr.. james
Henderson. on Roanoke Valley.
MIR j. II. Woolwine ia spending tho
latter part of this week on a busines.
visit to Roanoke.
Miss Virginia Means, Of Birmingham.
has Joined her mother and other mera-
hers OF her family, who are spending
the summer AZ Mountain View
DR.. II. B. Pack went to Baltimore
Tuesday. accompanying Mrs Charles
Crawford, OF the Roanoke Valley to
the Johns Hopkins' Hospital
Mrs. w. -. Wallace and Mrs. Roberts.
of Millen Ga; Mrs. j. ". Snidow, Of
Roanoke: Misses Margaret and Virginia
Wills. of Clarendon. Tex. are guests
ut the homo OF Mr.. Sherman Kinzer.
near Blacksburg-
Miss Mary Pack returned "wednesday
night from n visit to Baltimore North
Carolina and the exposition.
The Sunday school OF the ILuthf-
Memorial Church had a very ceIiehtl
full picnic In Brece's woods Thtrsdayl
The day was ideal for an outingpf this
Kind. and the Very bountiful Inner.
Rev. w r. Hubert is the very ecient
superintendent. OF this school. living
served in that capacity since it's tart
Mrs. Charles Hall Burton. of hoy.
vile. formerly Miss Hortense B9on.
OF this county: Miss Matte 'rhoma of
Cambria, and Mr.. w. 7. Irwin. OF In
sas CITY, spent Tuesday here.
Rev. d. j. Woods returned this rk
from his vacation at Mortified. aris
conducting series OF services inhe
Roanoke Valley Church.
Miss Nell Walker has returned I'm
n trim to the exposition and n visiin
friends in Norfolk.
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THE TIMES D1sP RICHMOND va SUNDAY September 1s-

known In Richmond, being II grand
daughter Of tic late William Moffett,
of "s;tone Castle" near Natural Bridge.
Mrs. Daisy Crawford has returned
from n Visit to her fnther, Mr.. w. r..
sirles. at Ills home, ''lildwood." near
Shunansvllc.
Mrs. G. w. Brown and little son,
George, arc visiting Mrs. ]. 9. Thomns.
No. 633 ,rhlrty-second street. Newport
News.
Mr.. Pembcrton ". Taylor is spend
ing some time at. the Jefferson Park.
near charlottesville, Va 9
Miss Ethel Redwood is the guest Of
Miss Leila Weymouth, in Carey street,
Newport News.
Mr.. n. v. chalkley is visiting hts
cousin. Mr.. William Weymouth, In
Newport Ncws.
Mr.. George Airport lias returned
after spending several weeks at his
old home at Shumansylle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George shuman and
two daughters, Misses Edna and
Louise Shuman, are the guests of Mr..
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Shnmans father. Mr.. c. A. shuman,
at Shumansville.
Miss Quinnie Foggs Is the guest of
Miss f'lossie Fore. of Lynchburg. Va.
Miss Mary Singleton. OF Lynchburg,
who Is visiting Miss Lille Bolton In
Richmond, Will take a trip to the
jamestown Exposition before return
ing home.
Mr.. Herber, o. Funsten has Joined
his family, who arc at Rawley Springs,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. schoheld, of
Newport News. Va. are entertaining
a house party. which includes Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Trainor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hines. Misses Evelyn and Mildred Mar
tin, Mabel Cooper. Myrtle Thomas,
Reba Trainor and Mr.. Howard Trainor.
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be the Et1cat Of Miss Louie Gotiiiey at
house party before returning to
school mt fFauduier Institute. WARREN
ton, WI.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Cooker have re-
turned from visit to New York and
tic jamestown Exposition.
Miss Maud l5ellurn, OF Newport News.
ana Miss Ethel Iipps, Of Richmond,
have returned to their respective homes
niter delightful visit to Miss Nellie
wills, at LaneSa, Va.
Mrs Fannie II. Bullock, Of Lexington,
Nv, who stopped in Richmond en- route
IRON the exposition, has returned to
her home.
The Misses Rider. of Washington D.
q, are entertaining house party at
Horse Shoe Cottage" Mt, Nernon-o
the-Potomac. The members of the par
ty are: Misses Mary and Annie Hutch
insop. of Loudoun county; Miss Ewing
of Richmond; Misses Nellie and Flor.
enee Rider and Matilda Wright, of
Washington.
Among the summer guests at Glare
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MONTVALE, VA, August 31,tThe
friends of Leigh Bucknor Hanes were
glad to see him at Montvale Monday
for the first time since his protracted
Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. C. otey and daugh-
ter Miss Sallie, left on the 26th for
Cripple Creek. Mrs. Otey has gone in
search Of health. and will remain some
time at the home of her brother. DR..
Walter Slicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Scott of Lynch-
burg. were. the guests last week OF
MIR. and Mrs. Hartwel Thompson. Mr..
Scott returned home on Monday. Mrs.
Scott, whose health is failing, will re-
main, hoping to be benefited by the
change.
Miss Willie McGhee, who has been
visiting here for few weeks, returned
on Monday to her home, near ThaXton.
Mrs. Ben. McGhee, of Roanoke, is a
visitor this week at the home OF hef
aunt. Mrs. Bette Rice,
Mrs N. C. Luck, accompanied by Mrs.
Fielding Luck, of Chattanooga. left on
Monday to make a visit to the Misses
Douthat, at Buchanan.
Mrs. Wilson and children, of Crewe,
are spending the week at the home of
her father. Capt. N. G. Luck.
For some time Montva!e has been
enjoying society boom. Library par
ties, lawn fetes. character parties have
followed in close succession. The char
acter party reported last week pro-
duced such a sensation that call was
made for it's reproduction at Edge Hill,
! The dramatic feature was introduced
with other pleasing additions. The
| costumes were varied enough to crafty
| the artistic taste of the most fas-
! tidious.
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mont" near Pulaski, Va. the country
home of General James 8Iacgill. this
season, are Mrs. George II. Brooks, of
Birmingham, Ala. Mrs j. +. French,
of Baltimore, and Mrs. Craig Smith, of
Montgomery. Ala. Mrs. Smith is n
daughter of Governor Conner. of Ala
bama.
Invitations have been received to the
marriage il" Csreenville, w Va. of Mr..
Robert Heudle Arnott and Miss Jennie
Robinson ,Bittinger. daughter of the
Rev. Michael Btttinger, on Wednesday,
September 4th. Miss Bittinger is we'll
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sheir brother, Mr.. Charles Morris. at
this place. this week.
Miss BYRD Yancey. who has been
quite sick with fever is much better.
and her many friends. Will be glad TO
learn that Che is doing nicely and
will soon be out again.
Mr.. Ira w. crowder. wife and three
children. are sick with typhoid fever.
Misses Belle Harvey. sailIe Nichols
and sadie Poindexter are viewing tho
exposition this week.