Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-05-07
South Dakota
General Stass News pasaaraphsd.

by D. VOtc Oh over g 10 Wdl6ItoWh
has voted to establish municipal
/ court, being the first city In the state
to take advantage OF an act passed by
the last legislature. The judicial cleo
(, tion will be held June 2.
i
Five-ysar-old Julius Rudd OF james
River Is in the hospital at Yankton
with a twenty-five caliber target bull
let in his brain. His three-year old
| sister pulled the rife trigger and the
/ bullet entered the boys right temple.
He is still alive.
/ Inquiry among owners Of orchards
throughout the state discloses that
comparatively little damage was done
to fruit by the cold weather of the last
| few days. Plum trees, which we're in
! blossom, were slightly injured by the
cold weather, but other fruit escaped.
Bids will be advertised for the con-
struction Of the following buildings at
Fort Meade: One set of commanding
officers quarters, one band barracks
and an administration building.
Numerous other improvements will be
made at this post during the coming
season.
Horse thieves are becoming
nuisance In Douglas county. The lat
est to suffer was Julius Wirczorek at
Hillside, eight miles northwest Of Ar
mour. The thieves stopped few
miles away at dance, and the owner
and his friends found them there. Sc
cured the animal and thrashed the
thieves.
C. p. Bates Of Sioux Falls, district
deputy grand exalted ruler of the
Elks. Is authority for the statement
that the Elks in the United States
have grown from a membership OF
As, 1000 to over 100000 members in less
than ten years. In South Dakota
there are eight lodges and over 3,10o
members.
Through the enterprise Of one OF
one of its citizens the town of Bristol
Is to have fine city park. The citi-
zen at his own expense has provided
trees and shrubs for the park and en-
gagged men to set out the trees and
improve the grounds, which are ideal
for park purposes and situated in
central location.
A company has been organized in
Mitchell to handle the automobile
business. A new building is being
erected and two carloads OF automo-
biles will be shipped there this week.
An extensive repair shop will be ope-
rated in connection with the business.
Mitchell has about forty automobiles
at the present time.
John Sysinger. convicted Of statu-
| tory offense and sentenced to fifteen
years In the penitentiary at Sioux
Falls, but who had secured stay Of
sentence pending hearing on an ap-
peal broke from the new county Jail
| at Chamberlain and still Is at large.
He stole a pony, kept close to the
wall and made for the prairie.
John Steltz, alias John Clark, con-
| fessed at Sioux Falls that he murder
ed Theodore Sothman on March 16
| last In a lonely cabin on the banks of
the Big Sioux river, about three miles
northeast Of Sioux Falls. Steltz also
confessed that some years ago he muir
dered man in Philadelphia. Follow
| ing the confession Steltz was sentenc-
Led to life Imprisonment in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary.
Reports coming In from the range
country and the points outside of the
cities indicate that there will be much
loss among the cattlemen resulting
from the blizzard that has just swept
over the Northern Black Hills. From
one to two feet OF snow fell, accom-
panied by high wind that piled up
drifts. and with temperature below
freezing many young calves have per
ished
p. n. Smith, farmer Ii Sanborn
county. Was nearly killed by vicious
stallion which he was leading while
~ was riding q horse The stallion
suddenly grabbed Mr.. Smith BY the
arm, breaking II. Mr.. Smith tried to
beat the stallion on with his whip,
but he held fast and finally lifted MI.
Smith from hts own horse ana threw