Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-09
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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springfisld-A good oea. ~ huiia-
is being maos - Normal
ugs and grounds OF tns o'a
his summer.
f.overnor vessey has APP
$3.50 Elovd W. Brown, OF Leao, =
member of the state poAIu saa Inv
macy, TO fill the vacancy lanes
he erniration of the term o. SoS
lewis Of Canton.
rhambe-lain-Ed Cullen OF
9s1;ance vas bitten ON the finger ny
, rarf,ssnake and brought here Ior
rearment. He reached down IN lie
yrass to pick up some wire M
,nara hit MIN on the little finger. Al
a. sr;nEing = quantity of whisky he
ras hurrledly brought here on the
handcar for treatment.
Aberdeen-Emil Victor was found
ruiIty At the termination Of his trial
- last wednesday afternoon OF the
murder of ] w. Christie. his wife ana
,auxhter and Michael Ronayne. on
Tuiy 3. The penalty was fixed ~ death
de win be sentenced Sept 80. Vietors
lefenss was insanity.
Nitchsll-The annual meeting OF
he south Dakota Anti-Saloon league
will be held in this city Sept -. dur
- raa If
to make the annual meeting
more of q convention and delegates
will be present from every section OF
he state. This was arranged for at
meeting of the board of directors
Held in this city on Wednesday last.
Lead-Black Hills prospectors will
hunt for radium. The first step to be
aiken viii be to find pitch blende.
This has been discovered in Colorado
he Hills are SO familiar. much en-
mining men and Prospectors- 1t is
PREDICTED that the next boom in the
Black Hills will be radium boom.
Murdo-A movement il ON foot for
ract price is to be $4,000. Of which
he C. M. & st. p. r. R. Co. will paw
the Milwaukee Land CO., q
bird and the city of Murdo a third.
he city voted $4,000 bonds for wa
Id well was tested ii was found that
/ had been filled up with sand and
10 water could be pumped, making ii
~ N 70 ~
Rapid City-One of the oldest men
o prove up on a claim is Zachariah
n his ranch near Wasta and has now
ONE into Rapid City to live He was
orn in Mt Carroll, ILL.,, in 1908, and
Though he is now 101 years old re-
aims all his faculties to a remark
BILE degree. He is said to be the
ldest man who has ever filed on a
lain in this part Of the country. He
; blacksmith by trade. and until
ess.
Aberdeen-The smaller South Da-
ota banks in the newer section of the
tate have been in the habit of paying
osits of one year. and per cent per
mum when they remain in the in
titution for six months. As a result
{ meeting of the Northern South
'akota Bankers association here.
ne rate will be reduced to and 4 per
emit, the increasing prosperity. MAX
lg satisfactory loans more difficult
, place, not justifying the bankers
] paying the higher rate on time de
osits.
Huron--Following a conference here
Chicago & Northwestern railway
ficials. it was announced that the
gettysburg & Blunt extension of this
bad would be completed this season.
Contracts have been let and the
'ork ID being pushed as rapidly ar
ossible. 1t il doubtful. however, II
nything more than the securing o.
ties to right Of way for the Hitch
ock- Onida branch will be accom-
lished this season. the company pre-.
.rring to complete the other line be-
IRE beginning work on the last nam
1 route. The completion OF this
ranch will be incalculable benefit &c
sttlers in one Of the most fertile an j
ttractive agricultural and stock sec.
ons In the state. Large quantities
material are now being distributed
,r the work.
Pierre-The state capitol commits.
on after two days consideration Of
AZ propositions presented by the
inerent bidders on decoration Of the
ew building. let the contract TO the
Yf11{am n ANdrAU nnNnro x1~rn $780,