Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-07-29
NEWS Of SOUTH DAKOTA
Brief Bits Weeks History n the
State.

erection of new Presbyterian church.
Sioux Falls-The plant of the Her.
aid, weekly newspaper published at
Butler, has been sold by G. e. Sykes
to R. r. Russell.
Watertown.-Henry Wilkins. a
teamster for one of the transfer lines
in this city, was killed through a run
away accident, his team becoming
frightened. The driver, in attempt
ing to adjust some planks in the bot
tom of his dray, became entangled In
the lines and fell from the dray, the
runaway team dragging him to death.
He was formerly a resident of Sioux
Falls.
Pierre.-A new South Dakota life
company has been organized by the
depOSiting with the state insurance
commissioner securities for more than
one hundred thousand dollars. 1t is
to be known as the Dakota Western
Assurance Company, and is to have
Its headquarters at WATERFOWL. The
officers Of the new company are to be
H. S. Rowe, president; Thomas Dunn,
vice-president; C. e. Warner, secre-
tary. All of them being Watertown
men.
Pierre.-Charles Williams and Har-
ry Middaugh were arrested by the
Stanley county authorities, and are
being held In Jail at Fort Pierre for
officers from Nebraska, who want
them on charges of horse rustling.
The men are accused of stealing q
bunch of horses from Fred Ogdon, at
Mills, Nebraska. and getting them as
far as western Stanley county before
they were caught. They had disposed
Of several of the horses before they
were apprehended.
Spencer.-As a sequel to an effort
on the part Of some of the town men
to have saloons confined to the limits
been revealed. Rev. DR.. Merritt has
been taking the initiative in the move
and as result twelve guy ropes were
cut on a tent owned by him which
was pitched on Main street. The fol-
lowing night about IL O'Clock, July
10th, some person or persons threw
large rock through the loaded art
window in the parsonage.
Lead.-Butchers here have com.
bined and are waging a campaign to
force the packing houses in Dead
wood to put in refrigerator cars here.
It has been the custom of the packing
houses to ship their meat consigned
to Lead butchers by wagon, and local
butchers complain that the meat is
subjected to unsanitary conditions
and frequently tainted. Butchers are
now turning back all such meat, SO
Lead meat eaters will be vegetarians
until the packing houses and the
butchers reach an agreement.
Spencer.-The Farmers Elevator
company Of this city held a meeting
where it was found that during the
past year 10000 bushels of grain had
been bought, $500 hogs bought and
1000 tons of coal sold. Considering
that this company Is in its infancy
this Is splendid showing, as the
company at first met much opposition
from the line companies Ofiicers for
the ensuing year are: ]. L. Justice,
president; Chas Mann, vice president;
F. A. Gates. secretary-treasurer; T.
H. Taylor and Jno. Clefish. managers.
Deadweod.-Naja temple of Dead
wood Order Of Mystic Shrine Is organ
ixing patrol. The shrine has felt
the need of a good patrol. and the
work will be taken up at once. At
largely attended meeting the fol.
lowing officers Of the patrol were
elected: President, George 8. Jack
son; vice-president, e. J. Reuther: Sec
retary-treasurer, Paul d. Kelleter;
chief, Frank w. Medbury; board of
control. Geo. 8. Jackson, Paul d. KEEL
Letter, Chas. Ellis. Geo. M. Reeves and
d. H. Crary.
| Pierre.-The Northwestern excur-
sion from Brookings to Hot Springs
arrived here with 1000 excursionists,
and picked up $50 more here with
enough tickets sold at stations be-
| tween here and Rapid City to make
the crowd fifteen hundred before they
get to the Springs. The train came
In here with IL crowded coaches. and
went west with II, going in two Sec
lions from this place on west. The
officers of the road announce that they
| will run another excursion in two
weeks, bringing people from the
branches of the line north and south
| Of Huron.
| Pierre.-The state board Of equal
ization and assessment is holding its
FIRST meeting, and will be kept busy
for the next two weeks, making the
annual assessments of corporation
property. and the equalization of pri-
vate property returned to them by the
county boards. AS corporate prop
erty was given good sized raise last
year, and the further fact that the
people Of the state will be given an
opportunity at the next general cleo
ton to vote on a different method Of
assessment of such class of property.
It is not likely that there will be any
radical change in such assessment
| this year,