Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-05-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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vas PASSING through rowu u crank
hss automobile
HAETFIED-Tha German Settlers
Z association Eas hxsd June 20 SIS the
/ dare for the annual picnic and cete-
/ 1rHtIga Cf the organization, wtIEH VIII
De hel6 IA Hartford
+ CENTER vLT. Z FL Everett Nelson, OF
TITS ctgr. received first prizs IN the
dEsIrIC- deE}anat0Ty contest, held az
Ell Point. He VIII enter the state
cUnceat lie be- held at yermilaou this
/ weeg
TFARD-The mayer appointed the
/ following officers for the coming
vaar Marshal James shea, city at
turEeE, Il. T. Gruu superintendent OF
/ wuEsrwCrks. Sol Deboit; CITY auditor,
Z T. Brewer
1 WATERTCWS 1890 watertowu VIII
i have the honor Of entertaining the an
i uuaI nesting OF the south Dakota Mer-
I chants association next year as q re-
/ SUR CT vote taken ar their meeting
/ at EUrun.
I PTERREs-Tbe laws cf the last legfs-
/ IHtiva session are printed and are be-
ing delivered to the secretary II state.
/ They are being sent from that depart
nenr To the county auditors over the
state Is rapidly as they are received.
I SCOTLAND The annual picnic Of
the Illinois and Iowa Picnic asSUcia.
zion which is formed OF former resi-
dents Of the two states who now live
here and IN this vicinity, viii be held
on June Is
PIERRkI--t4oVernor FesSey granted
an extradition on request Of the gov
ernur o. Iowa for Charles Custer, an
Iowa paroled prisoner, who is wanted
OH charge OF grand larceny, he be-
ing charged with robbtng cars at Sioux
City.
FLANDREIA 1.-THE ladies OF the
Twentieth Century club. which is the
leading organization Of it's kind ia
klandreasI. have elected the following
officers. President Mrs Crabtree. vice
president Mrs. Rglfe: secretary, Mrs
EeRinz. treasurer, Mrs. Ole Hove.
ERENEs-The LEGAL volunteer IRE de-
paTtment has eleeted the following Of
hcers. Chief. A f. AndreaEen. as
s1stant CHIEF, Fred Andersen: seere-
tary Geo. A JeEgensen; treasurer L.
= be8ll. captains, l.. p Petersen. j.
x, Langford and M c. Jensen.
RAPID CITY-The following state
Officers were chosen by the knights OF
Coinmbussfor the ensuing year: state
deputy J., j. Welch. of Mitchell. treas
uTers III. W.. Guhn. warden, M E Bar
ker delegate TO national convention.
John Bowler, Sioux Falls: l. j. WEIGH.
MITCHELL and M. s. Tobin. OF Huron;
advocate r. f. Harvey. Of Lead.
REDFTEL4D Figures given out by
the census bureau disclose that Red
Held has made greater percentages
81 gain Ia population than any other
south Dakota city The census De 1900
showed population Of 1.500 the last
eaunlerzfion credits Redfleld with 3g6e
L.laking gain ef over 100 per cent In
the past 40 years
IRooU0Is Residents are taking
great Interest In the result Of 4 Sna-
eiaI election to be held here Tues
1ay May 23, ct which the PROPOSE
ten ef issuing bonds IN the sum "
$4,000 for the construction OF q new
public school building WI be sub
mitted
BELLE -Worryfng be-
cause his wife had commenced slivorce
proceetlfngs against him here. Peter
h'rledlanaer. rancher aged s.. living
near Vale, swallowed q dose Of @trvrh
nine and was dead when found. Drink
had caused his wife to leave him and
take their two children
BELLE .FOuRCHE-AmoDr tha
eases on the criminal docket are sew
eEal against druggists. charged with
booflegglng II Is stated that several
druggists IN the towns. all OF which
are wet, have been in the habit 81
selling liquor and that numerous com
paints had been received.
MADISON The volunteer IRE de-
partment has elected the Following of
neers. President Mayor Geo. H Was
Asy aee president, G y. simpson;
Dawson and II. w Brown; secretary.
Geo Mellon; treasurer. r.. B. paws
color bearer, -. ID. Reade.
ABERDEEN--Tbe Jury in the Federal
court tn the case Of Willis Whifeworth
the Inuaatto charged with the murder
Of James Felicia In q quarrel ~
GREENWOOD agency, In Charles Mix
county. last December, returned 6
Elanslaaghter verdict and JUDGE VIII
Lard sentenced Whiteworth III N
years n the federal prison AT Fort
Iseavenwofth.
ARMOuRrhe district declamatory
/ contest held tn this eaty resulted III
i Miss Ie0ra Manbeck. OF Armour a. fhe
winner. Second choice, Miss Elsie
Beck, Platte. The other Contestants
were: Kay Mann, Gregory Verne era.
nih' WAGNER Miss Sarah Van der LIN
den, Corsica. The object OF the con
test Was 10 select speakers for fif
state contest TO be held later.
HURON ee~fourths or an inch Il
rain fell here. The storm was local
extending 20 the north and west i'm.
Of the county Sunday was the iiottesi
Of the sea&on-90 in the shade.
Over an Inch 0f rain haR fallen 0ves
Beauae county since Friday and FIRE
Quent showers have occurred today
The soil Is IN nne condition for fla.
sowing and corn planting, which III ii
progress
SIOUX FAIzTS-A An answer has beay
received from Governor Wilson's sec.
rotary tc the invitation az Goverpo,
NeSsey and the Commercial rIuh "
the New Jersey governor to visit aIens
Falls. In which II Is stated fhs.f 4
wiEl be impossible Tor him ID come 81
present, but IL Al aneimated that "A
viii p clad 70 do 40 III some f,sturs
time.
YANKT0N the ninth ann..,
state high school decIanantlon ss,,r.se..
under the auspices VI YAnlgfnn ea $780, "a
Floyd Poole. ct Lake premsag ~ 49, -
first place ia the general rlsss -. ss
Bertha NOl<es. nf Platte. serenS e 49,
TutviokR0n. 0f Lake Preston sss,, ss....s
In the Ornt0rsrAl class ans -. -
Cloud 81 Canton, second T,A..,s -. ~
II Representatives III the - y s ~
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