Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-07-22
week IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

will sell the old capitol on Aug. Z, the
purchasers to remove the building
from the grounds as soon az the new
building 10 occupied.
Milbank.-Milbank plans starting
series Of baseball games and automo-
bile races. It il planned to hold the
affairs during the months Of July. Au-
gust and September at weekly inter-
| walls.
Ing Of the South Dakota state board
Of medical examiners was held at
Watertown July IA and Is, for the pur-
pose Of examining applicants for H.
cense to practice medicine.
Sioux Falls. 8. DAT the annual
business session of the members of
the state board of regents held in
this city, the board elected e. G.
Erickson of Elk Point, president, and
A. J. Norby Of Sisseton, vice president.
Aberdeen.-The bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Christie and their daughter
Mildred. victims of the quadruple MUIR
der at Rudolph, have been sent to st.
Stephens. N. B., the birthplace of Mr..
and Mrs. Christie, for interment.
Sioux Falls.-The little daughter of
Ralph Millage, farmer near Worth
ing, south of Sioux Falls, was drowned
by falling into a ditch of water beside
the highway. The child was fifteen
months old and had wandered from
the yard.
| Aberdeen.-Bank clearances in Alb
erdeen since Jan. l aggregate nearly
100000. They were over $1,600,000
| for the month of June-a gain of
$500. 900 over May. 1t is expected the
clearances for the month of July will
amount to $2.O00.00O.
Aberdeen.-H. A. Way, who has con-
Quoted . business college here for
twenty-one years, has sold the school
to w. Maclay Oates, of Grand Forks,
N. D.. who has taken possession. Mr..
Way has purchased the Record at
Dodge Center, MINI.
| Pierre.-The state treasury received
from the general government draft
for $4,000 for the support of the
state agricultural college. the money
coming from what is known as the
Morrill, fund which has been set aside
to aid state agricultural institutions.
Aberdeen.-While endeavoring to
get a steam threshins engine out Of
mudhole, Andrew Kline, son of Ed
Kline, Of Roscoe, caught his foot in
the drive wheel and 1t was torn off at
the ankle. Later an operation was
performed. the mans leg being ampu-
tated.
Aberdeen.-A company largely COM
posed Of Aberdeen men has purchased
tract Of 5000 acres in the Mussel-
shell valley, OF Montana, six miles
from the mouth of Judith Gap. The
purpose Of the purchasers is to divide
the land into small farms and sell it
to actual settlers.
Sioux Falls-The little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Millage, who re-
side on farm near Worthing, south
OF Sioux Falls, was drowned as the
result of wandering from the yard
about her home and falling into a
| ".
The child was only Is months old.
Milbank.-Henry 8. volkmar and
wife. citizens here for thirty years,
departed today for Seattle, where
they will make their home. Mr.. Volk.
mar served the city FIVE terms as
mayor. In August, 1879, he estab-
lished the Grant County Review and
continued to own it until November
of last year.
Pierre.-Hyde county authorities
have arrested and bound over Frank
Brandle, George McCarty, Fred Kline
and Charles Bowman as members of
a horse-stealing gang. One of the
horses stolen was recovered in Ohio.
A number Of head of horses have been
taken in that part of the state
the past year. and II is hoped
that the arrest Of these parties will
put stop to it.
Aberdeen.-Over AGO acres OF land
near Buckmere. Faulkton county,
known as the Spohn ranch. including
the barns, corrals and other equip
ment were sold to Gus Schultz, G. W.
Schulder and others, residents OF
Malcom. Iowa, for about 100000. p.
H. O'Neill was the seller of the tract
which will be divided by the purchas.
ers into small tracts and resold for
general farming purposes.
Pierre.-An effort is being made to
secure congressional action looking
toward the establishing of a National
Bison park within the Black Hills
forest reserve. presumably some.
where on Rapid Creek. For this pur
pose "Scotty" Philip has agreed to
divide his herd held on the Missouri
river. as it Is becoming too large for
the range which he has for the HOLDING
of his animals. Such a move would
aid in the propagation and increase OF
these animals In the northwest. and
the Black Hills section Is looked upon
rs very favorable to the handling and
propagation of these animals, once sc
plentiful in the northwest, but beeom
Ing more and more rare, and harder