Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-03-12


Despondent through no known rea
son, Chris Christianson, janitor OF the
federal building at Yankton, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself ovel
the postoffice.
The first issue of the South Dakota
State Review will be issued this week
in Pierre by w. III. Bruno. The Re
view will be exclusively devoted to
the upbuilding of South Dakota.
On his initial run on the Bald Noun
tain division of the Burlington rail
road, Floyd Sterling, brakeman, was
crushed between the cars and narrow
ly escaped death. 1t is believed that
he will recover.
BY vote Of 366 to 60, Rapid City
voters decided to issue $4,000 worth
OF bonds for new school house The
women took a keen interest in the
election and worked even harder than
the men to bring out vote.
The Missouri river at Lower Brule
is becoming dangerous to cross ON the
ice with teams Several head of
horses and cattle have been drowned.
George Hall lost his team and wagon
and he barely escaped with his life.
Because, it is charged, he sought to
drive his guests from his cabin with
an ak, and in doing so attacked and
injured Thomas Sutich, jury in the
circuit court will try Mike Redman of
Maitland on charge Of assault with
dangerous weapon.
Fire destroyed the large barn on
the John Gunderson farm, southwest
of Vermillion, together with ten valu-
able horses, 400 bushels of grain and a
large quantity of hay. The total loss
is $4,000, with but $500 insurance. The
horses were owned by Ben Noah, the
renter of the farm.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
South Dakota Stock Growers associa-
ton will be held in Rapid City April
13, IA and Is. The stock commission
houses of the Middle West will re-
ceive invitations to send representa-
tives. The officers are: C. X. How
ard of Smithville, president; H. A.
Dawson of Pine Ridge, vice president;
F. M. Stewart Of Buffalo Gap, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Col. Robert M. Pringle, supervising
engineer Of the Indian department,
has arrived at Lower Brule to locate
the sites Of four artesian wells to be
drilled at convenient points on the res
ervatiOn. The successful completion
of these wells will solve the problem
of water supply for domestic and ir-
rigation purposes for large number
of the Indians and border settlers OF
that part Of Lyman county.
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The South Dakota State Holiness
association, non-denominational or
ganization OF the state, has decided
that it should have permanent home
and has purchased tract on Rock
creek about four miles from Mitchell
on the Omaha road, and will At It UP
for permanent annual camp meeting
place. Secretary r. A. Leggett of the
association says that they will get ev-
erything possible in shape for the
meetings, which will be held this year
from July II to Is.
The state board Of assessment, un-
der the provisions of the law of 1905.
has placed upon the tax rolls eight
miles Of North Western trackaee from
Blunt to the gravel pit In Sully coun-
ty. This trackage was omitted from
the report made last year by error,
and the placing Of that mileage on the
tax list gives Sully county its first
railroad taxes ever to be paid In that
county. Further. that little piece 81
road leaves Buffalo as the only organ.
lied county in the state without i rail.
way line.
For the nrst time In the history Of
Deadwood. Cinnamon will cast 1
vote IN the coming mnnfcinaI oIortinv,