Union County courier. [volume], March 13, 1913, Image 1

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CAPTASM MEETS I
Tug
Rushes to Assistance of
-Burning Steamer.
DYNAMITE CARGO EXPLODES
A£ Ltaat Forty Men An Kitted in Btl*
limore Harbor and Over Sixty
Injured, Some Fatally.
BattfWtdre, Mr.rch 8.—William *.
Van Dyke of Baltimore, captain of the
wrecked tug Atlantic, lost his life in
heroically rushing to the aid of the
Imperiled British seamen in the
doomed Alum Chine and his vain ef
fort carried with him to depth many
members of his crew.
When curling smoke from the bow
the Alum Chine warned members
•f her crew, the stevedores engaged
to loading her and the crew of the
Atlantic alongside, that fire was rag
ing in the coal bunkers there was in
stant realization that flames soon
would reach the 300 tons of dynamite
Stored in the Alum Chine's hold and
the barge roped beside her.
Instantly there was a rush to the
•hip's side. Fourteen members of the
crew and four of the stevedores
leaped over the rail and tumbled pell
mell into the launch Jerome, which
had a moment before brought two fire
men aboard the. ill fated ship. All of
the other members of the crew and
stevedores who could reach the deck
leaped for the decks of the Atlantic.
The tug and launch, cutting hawsers.
Were aped away from the scene of tho
lasperuling catastrophe, the Jerome
picking up speed first and rushing t»
safety.
Piteous Appeals 4or Rescue.
^The Atlantic- had proceeded a few
blind red feet when two frantic figures
wWre seen clambering from the Alum
Chine hold. They Were sailors who
had been left behinkl. Reaching the
sides of the vessel they shouted pit*
e#us appeals for rescue.
Captain Van Dyke, despite the
knowledge he mast have had that a
hail of death soon Vould be pouring
over the harbor, heeded the call of
the imperiled sailors. The engines
were stopped, the Atlantic wheeled
and rushed again to the Are doomed
Teasel's side. She reached it in safe
ty, The two sailors jumped aboard.
Again the Atlantic wheeled, Cap
tain Van Dyke standing in the pilot
house, gave hurried orders, which
again sent the tug toward safety. But
tt was too late.
The Atlantic's nose had scarcely
been turned toward open water when,
with a roar like the eruption of a vol
cano, the death laden vitals of the
Alum Chine exploded.
Tug a Human Shambles.
The Concussion hurled all before It.
A dense pall of smoke enveloped the
waters and when it cleared away th®
ship and barge had disappeared awl
the Atlantic, a dismantled hulk, help
leas on the surface of the bay, had
bm-om.fi a human shambles.
Death in dreadful form had da
aerndefl from the sky. The Ahim
Chine had been torn into shreds ami
boxes of dynamite mingled with the
flying fragments of steel and timber
Ailed the air. These fell on the packed
decks of the Atlantic, the dyn&mite
exploding as it fell, and sweeping
them as a charge of shrapnel levels
ehar^ntf troops.
Men's heads and limbs were torn
tttm their bodies. Blood waa every
where. From ships and launches
nearby were seen dismembered bodies
flung across and tumbled about the
Atlantic'? «1ecks.
The uijured number more thai six
ty, of whom twenty are so frightful
ly'
maimed that death appears certain.
EIGHTEEN STATES APPROVE
l^trect Election of Senators Favorably
Acted On. .*
..^Washington, Match 9.—The secre
tary of state has receive# notice of
the action of the legislatures of eight
een states upon the proposed constt
tutiounl amendment providing for the
direct election of senators by the peo
ple. So far not a single state has act
id adversely.
The amend meat has been approved
by Massachusetts, Minnesota,, Mew
•fi»f|ir Arizona, North Carolina, Ore
'feMfc Jllwitwfj-pf, Ookttado. Wyoming.
K*ho» Texas, MontflM,- Illinois, Maine,
Kj&*^v:3te* Hampshire, Wls^onsla
Vamtmt^
Mclxmild of
Circuit Court
Court convened in this city on
Monday and the session will likely
end today. At the time of going to
press all but a few of the cases have
been disposed of. The following Is
the result of the cases thus far finish
ed:
In the Beresford liquor eases the
following were sentenced
on pleas
of
guilty.
Wm. Flaminitt, $70.00
Mrs. Fred Witeher, $5Q or 25 days,
is serving sentence in jail.
Geo. Bruehler, druggist, $150*,
Jacob Jacobson druggis, $150,
F. I). Kreibs. druggist, $150t
Harold Woodward, »o6i
Chas. Bruehler, $65.
George Cole,
Maggie Gardner, $60.
}-seph Feuerhelm, Wft.
The following is the remit
of
Clark vs. Erickson, settled out of
court. Nelson vs. Reams, dismissed.
Schott vs. Hensin, verdict of $584.85
for Schott. Carlson and Carlson vs.
Toohey, placed in the lianas of referee
Allen Bogue of Centerville. Iverson
& Miller vs. Finnle, settled. Flan
nery Estate vs. Lybarger Bros ver
dict for plaintiff. Graversou vs. Grav
erson divorce question, dismissed.
Watte & Yeaton vs. Erickson, ver
dict of $320 for plaintiff. Heeler vs.
Schneiderheinze, verdict of $300 for
plaintiff. L. Baker vs. Jorgen Stene
verdict for Stene. Johnson vs. Pet
erson, dismissed. Sinclair vs. Carlson
dismissed. Carlson vs. Olson,
dismissed.
Two other cases are yet to be set
tled.
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Beresford Demos Celebrate
From the following from the Reres
ford News the democrats are enjoy
ing the feast following the sixteen
years of famine. The articic deals
with the carrying on of Burlow and
his pais and we have no donbt of
the statement:
Attorney W. J. Burlow, F. D. Krtebe
and Dr. Toohey, three of our dyed in
the wool democrats, celebrated the
inauguration
of
last Tuesday
President Wilson
by
appearing on the
streets wearing "silk tiles" of uncer
tain vintage. Whether they are the
ones in which the trio celebrated the
inauguration of President Cleveland
some twenty years ago, or hats won
on the outcome of the recent presi
dential election, deponent saith not.
However, the smiles they were woren
Tuesday fitted the occasion as* well
the hate, and demonstrated the fact
that they at least are satisfied with
the «#w order of things.
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Married
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McNiel have
issued cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Jennie M., to D.B.
Win burn at the Methodist parsonage
in Sioux City on Tuesday morning of
this week at 10 o'clock. The happy
young couple returned
to
Wednesday evening
company
this city
and will be
at
home to their friends on the Mai
farm, one mile north of Elk Poir
after March 15. The bride was bo
and reared in this community and
most, popular and deserving youi
lady. The groom is
an
He was united in marriage wl
Lua Ann Quinn in Woodstock, II
fifty-three years ago last Septeml*
Tg Uk were born six sons and thi
daughters, ail of whom are st
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Easter Edition
la this issue we print eights
pages. We expected to print twem
four pages, but (/w ing to the delay
arrival of large shipments of spring1
merchandise, and K aster comes so,
early this year, our merchants could
not advertise as extensively as
Showing of New Styles y Merriufefcis
From March 13 to Saturday the 22
inclusive for ten days in advance of
Easter Sunday, the 23rd, will be the
time In which the merchants of our
city will give a special showing of
of new styles. Already the many
fine stores in Elk Point are filling up
with new goods for the advance East*
ter display. People from a distant
ate beginning to realize the many
advantages of shopping in this city.
Everybody should plan to take part
at these sales in the ten days before
Easter and see the new spring and
summer stocks.
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civil cases:
Sevender Swenson, Frank E. Pear
son and Torgeir N. Rebney were
granted naturalization papers.
The songs by the individual mem
bers of the class were very good re
fleeted credit upon Miss Ellis's teach
ing. There were many contestants
for the gold medal and the prize was
awarded to Archie Ewing.-The Spen
cer, Iowa, Herald.
Miss Bertha Flannery who
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farmer and has lived in this vicini
for the past nine years. The be
wishes of
a
host of friends will i
thexa on their Journ
through
life.
Married Fifty-Three Years Ajo
James Gary of Jefferson townsl
was in Elk Point recently. He is o
of the oldest settlers in this coum
having come here in April. 1809, a
bought a relinquishment and hou
steaded the 160 acres on which 1
st,i i i resides. He went through
grasshopper period and other caian
ties of early days. In 1881 six of
children were U1 of smallpox, but i
recovered.
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also caused much #*trt work in this
oftlet and tended to reduce th# atea
ELK POINT, UNION GOTOM. SOUTH MI0T4.
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The Musical Contest
The
musical
recital
and song
eon-
test by the vocal studends of Miss
Lillian J. Ellis last Wednesday even
ing was worthy of the large and ap
preciative audience that tilled the M.
E. church on that evening. Miss
Ellis was at her best, her numbers on
the program being very fine giv
ing free scope for her magnificent
well trained voice. "Good bye Sweet
Day" as sung by Miss Ellis and illus
trated by Mr. Turnor was especially
worthy of mention.
pirst National Bar)l
CLK POINT, S.
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The Authier Fire
In the rush of pressday
down and the
back
was
one
of the accompanists and Mrs. J. W.
Ellis attended the musical.
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THE BANK THAT WANTS,
YnilR
RIlSINFAMf 5
Is the one that
couhk
so. That is what want and it ia what
w* are trying to iufcr&a on you.
The deposits of this bank have now
reached the amount of $315,000.00. We
have a Ion*? iist of well satisfied custom
ers. If you are not at present a patron
of this bank please consider this a per
sonal invitation to make this you ^bank
ing home in the future. Others are
pleased with the service.we have to offer
—you will be also.
D..
we over­
looked mention of the tire at Jeffer
son which destroyed the big general
store of Authier Bros. The lire start
ed in the basement and before it was
discovered it had gained such head
way as to mak it impossible to check.
In
a
short while the entire store had
been gutted and it took strenuous ef
forts on the part of the firemen and
citizens to save the fine Authier res
idence and to keep the flames from
getting into the buildings across the
street. The loss will total close on to
fifty thousand dollars and
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but
partly covered by insurance. The
loss hits the Authier boys hard and
they have the sympathy of a hast of
friends in this part of the country in
their misfortune. They are back In
business again and have opened
a
temporary store in the town
hall.
You can't keep
real
live "Indians"
Authlers will
into the harness
soon be
with
a store as
big or bigger and better than ever.
Second Prize at National Cora Show
S, E. Sorenson living four miles
west received an honorary diploma
from the National Corn Exposition
which recently held a congress at Co
lumbia South Carolina. He received
the second prize for the single ear
yellow corn. This is quite an honor
for Mr. Sorenson as well
aa
for Elk
Point and Union county*?
His son Russet Sorenson received
3rd prize for South Dakota on ton
ears of yellow dent.
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brands of coal this season:
Hard Cotf
Creek Kentucky
Soft Coal"
fiock Springs and S^iericlan,
Wyom., Soft Coal
Southern Illinois best
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Brule.
Utwls Baoum was a Stoox City
visitor last week.
Albert Kulvik and Ola.. Garberg
returned Saturday from Oslo, Texas.
Mr. Kulvik bought land there.
Joseph Eidem and Clarance Gun
derson made a trip to town Monday
night, but all in vain.
John Nelson and daughter, Clara
came up from Sioux City last week,
for a visit at the O. C. Pederson
home. i
Eddie and Ludwig Larson leave
this wfcek for Rochester, where they
will farm their father's land.
John Kalstad and family took din
ner with his parents, Sunday.
Daniel Ulvog called on Albeit
Kul­
vik Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Opland left Friday,
after a ten days visit at the Albert
Johnson home.
Helmer Ilofst ad left last Thursday
for Beresford for a visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. Stanford.
Dora looked lonesome Sunday even
ing.
George and Clarance Gunderson,
Oliver Erlkson and Andrew Ven at
tended the auto show last week.
Albert Johnson arrived home from
Pierre, Saturday.
Joel Wennblom wad Edwin Eidem
left Tuesday for North Dakota, with
a carload of stock and machinery.
We understand that there will be a
"hard times" social at the home of
Ex-Sheriff Gunderson Friday night of
this week. Ail attending must dress
In hard timet fashion or subject
themselves to a line of 1100 or days
Imprisonment. This hard times
social does not reflect on the Demo
cratic administration.
Mis. B. Eidem who has leen ailing
for a long time died Monday. The
funeral was held Wednesday.
Civil Bend
Clarenee Pierce attetwied the auto
show in Sioux City last week.
Miss Pearl aud Millie Davis are
staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs!
B. A. Hozeii until they receive word
to go to their new home in Tyn
aall.
Main Ttownbaum tioished shelling
corn Friday afternoon.
Mr. Howard Mosier is slowly im
proving. The many friends of
"Uncle Howard", will be glad to
know he is some better.
Mrs. A. T. Pike visited over Sun
day with her mother, who Is some
what bettor.
Ed McGuire visited in Sioux City
over Sunday.
Mr. McDonald of Madison visited
last week with Mr. A. T. Pike.
Earl Pike is on the sick list this
week.
A party was given Sunday even
ing as a farewell to Misses Pearl
and Millie Davis. The crowd gath
ered at the home of rs. P. S.
Sum my about seven-thirty and
spent sisveral hours in games. A
good time was reported by every
one.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pike, of Neb.,
are visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mrs. Tom Davis, and daughter
Kieanor left Eik Point Monday for
TjtidUUL
North SiM
Ed Lewison was topping ia Alum
-aturday.
Alfred Peterson made a business
rip to Alcester, Saturday.
Josie Miller visited Saturday after
oon with Hannah Boon.
Will Halverson and Harry Bali
Ailed Mike Hultgreen ou Tues
day evening.
Adoluli Abraham and sister Petra
isi ted Monday evening at the C. H.
U'&itiH home.
liar vie Hoggle of Elk Point called
n relatives In this burg the latter
art of the week,
John Prim and wife and daughter
Handed church at Pleasant Hill
unday and were dinner guests at
lie H. Reams home,
Ray Hutchin visited friends in
-pink Sunday aftci o-«jn.
Mrs, Andrew GusUfson who has
een quite ill the past week at this
hue is somewhat letter.
Andrew istafson shipped a ear
sad of cattlr and a carload of hogs
'.'hicago, Sa,'.-.Tday.
Aitiert Btiffs and wife visited Sun
ay 'ax, the Ed Lewison home hear
t'ora.
The basket social which was given
s Use Pleasant Hill sch»oI was a
rand .Mi-:ess i*mi all rep».-ri a good
ime
Hamilton visited 'today
with May Haiverson.
frtd Haiverson called on friWids
»a Alcester Saturday.
liar vie Harkness called the
ieorKe B«veier home Saturday even
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Ote Eunnlng called on Geo.'. Davis
Saturday ifteriifioii.
,wted
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THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1913
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
ifepilgs of
AH Over the Stall
Ctovsraer Byrne sent to the
the oames of C. L. Fotao» vi Sioux
Fails, Q. O. Red field of Rapid City aad
Warren E. Green n« of the
Stat® board of clarities and correc
tion!. Th# latter will W, H,
KIb«, resigned. O. K. atthl«ia Aleo
andrta, was appointed insurance oom
mtwloaer to succeed O 8. Baaford and
of irtm
m»mml as mhie in^^^-for. Tru
man, Pierre, wa« appointed eseeetlve
accountant.
SPLINTER III «1S BRAIN
Vewnf Men Shot Hie Mother WtlNe
Temporarily inaan*.
It baa been d!s»v®red that an ta*
fury to the head received a runa
way about a year ago was responalMhi
few a recent near tragedy oo th# Mill*
ler farm In Brooking* oouaty,
HA8 *0 POLITICAL PARTIES
Attorney General interprets
Dakota Law.
Attorney General Johnson has ren
dered an opinion at Pierre oov«t*
ing a number of point# ia the Rick
srde primary law He holds that, un
der its provisions there are no party
organisation K in South Dakota at
present and cannot he until after tfc*
primaries, which are to he held la
December of this year under the pre
visions of the act itself.
This eliminates not only county
committeemen, but sute organisa
tions are wiped out aa well His
holding further is that with
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BYRNE MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Governor Names Thr«« Board Mea»
|»er« and Piils 8evcrsl Other ls»
pertsni Positions.
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Paul Muller ehot aad eeriously
ed hit mother.
The you
as nut wm semalttad te
the etate hoepitai tor ttm humm*. Aft
er lila commit is«»at tmmhmm of the
feially recaJM tlk« emmwwr
and noiifle«i Uv« asylum
Th«y made an examination aa4 foaad
that a aplinter had
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boy'« brain and had ixiimG
ded there. 8Jno« th# reKaovai at tike
Splinter and of tb® vooai
*the young man has ki» ai«®'
tal faculties. Th# mother Is
eriac tmm h*f wound am& th« near
tragedy haa thua rf^tiited ta tlui
rmmn miug reetored
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do
legal
existence of a party organisation
there can be no legal postmaster pri
maries held that even if there was
a legal organisation to put the ma
chinery in motion for such primaries
ttw* results could not be made a*y
more binding on the president than
they would be without as organisa
tion
FOUR KILLED JY BAD MEAT
JMtettier Victim of fkmtb Dakota
Wholesale Poisoning.
Tke-fourth-victl of the recent aaas
age poisoning case at Chelsea la
dead, and a fifth Is very ill. It was
ajore than two weeks ago that eler*S
members of the familiee of William
sad August Kitfe and two members of
tie family of Ed l*at een partook of a
uantity of summer sausage and later
became violently 11.
August Knle t« the latest' Yietta*.
William Knl# and another member at
ill family are still aerioualy sick.
The other* who have died are Mrs.
William Knle, Martin Knie ami Ellon
Batteen, a child. Five of those attest'
•d have completely recovered, while
two other* are oat of iaagw,
PIfFToR
INeesntation Made by Chief ef Heea.
hud Indians.
Hallow Horn Bear, hmp §»®«1 Sa»
Joa." whose head adorns all geld
eertUleatas and who la chief of the
®»eebud band of fitottx Indians, pra
•ented President Wilson at Waahtaf
tm a peace pipe nade from Soutk
Dakota red clay.
The chief, iarroiiaiei by his
hi their tale array of mm amit
a presentation i#^»h in faal4i««»
1«1 and pledged the faith of hie tvttft
to the new "mm*-
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oa Utese aooa^ions," he
mm Atmrteaas and deifere:
as ear white brethren 4®*
Sadte ^Ohaa left 1m
JrattetaHwro* after a