Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-05-21
South.
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John B. Munchiando Of Central City
is dead, aged fifty years. He went to
Central City from Telluride, Colo,
where relatives still live. A widow and
four children survive.
The jury in the case OF Gustave
Dettman, charged with the murder Of
Taylor, disreputable character about
town at Fairfax, returned verdict Of
acquittal on the ground Of self-defense.
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Representatives of the Northwest
erp road have been working in the
country west along the Cheyenne riv-
err, looking up probabilities Of stock
shipments for the coming shipping
season.
Mrs. Julia A. Shoudy fDeadwood,
wife of Jacob Shoudy, and who settled
in Deadwood thirty-two years ago, Is
dead. She was sixty-eight years old
and is survived by her husband and
two sisters.
George Wagner, we'll driller from
Seneca, who has been working on
new town well in Tolstoy, was over
come by gas while descending into
the we'll and dropped to the bottom.
1t took some time to remove him, and
he died soon after he reached the sur
face.
A test of the various new methods
OF quarantine has induced the state
board of health to return to the old
ficers as follows: President, DR.. l.. F..
Babcock of Deadwood; superintend-
ent, w. e. Moore of Tyndall; vice
president, r. H. Dobbs of Salem.
Spearfish has been selected for the
holding of the 1909 meeting OF the
Black Hills Poultry association. This
was decided at the annual meeting of
the association held at Spearfish.
Deadwood and Spearfish both bid the
latter going higher. All the old Off
GERS were reelected for another year.
AS the result of falling from ma
nure spreader, Stewart Engstrom, the
four-year-old son OF Erick Engstrom,
who resides on a farm in McCool1
county, lost his life. He fell directly
under a rear wheel Of the spreader,
which passed over his abdomen and
inflicted injuries from which he died
a short time later.
June 10 has been selected as the
time for the annual picnic and celebra-
tion of the old settlers Of DeSmet.
Elaborate preparations win be made
for the picnic and celebration, which
each year is the big event for the peo-
pie of DeSmet. Arrangements for the
gathering will be in charge of a com
mittee of seven, and such subcom
mittees as may be necessary.
Robberies OF the material used by
the Burlington railroad and stored in
it's warehouse at Deadwood, were fol
lowed by the arrest of Edward Dunn
thirty years old, who is now in jail
on charge Of burglary. Dunn was
formerly an employe of the company
and the stolen metal was traced from
him to a firm Of metal dealers, to
whom he is alleged to have sold It
He was arrested in Galena, near Dead
wood.
II. c.. Schultz & Co. OF Garner, Iowa
are building creamery at Emery, 50x
40, one story, with addition ska for
weigh room. The cost, including ma.
chinery, will reach $4,000, capacity 600
gallons of cream daily. This company
has had twelve years. experience In
operating creameries In Iowa, and will
be ready to take cream June /, 1908
This gives Emery a f1rst-class cream.
cry. which has been needed for long
time.
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The trustees of the Methodist
church at Lead have decided to raise
funds for a modern house Of worship.
The Methodist church there, while for
years 1t has owned a splendid site,
has been without a church building.
The funds are now in sight and the
pastor, Rev. John Hall, has been au.
thorized to canvas the members and
raise the necessary subscriptions for
a building, which will be started as
soon as the money is secured.
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The standing of malt tonic, In pro-
hibitisn towns, will be tested in the
supreme court in the case OF the state
VS.. Charles e. Sly, which comes up
from Kingsbury county. AS the pro.
hibitory territory has been increased
in the state by the voters at the late
spring elections, and will probably be
further extended in case county local
option Is made the law of the state by
the voters at the November election,
court decision upon that point will
be of interest generally over the state.
The Huron district convention of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF the Methodist church, elected
the following officers: President Mrs.
$. S. Levitt of Pierre; first vice presi-