Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-07-02

JNo. VAssAR and son of Grove
Hill were in the city Friday and
Saturday.
J. M. TALcoTr and wife were up
in Virginia township on a visit last
Sunday.
THE Rev. Stuart Sheldon, of Yank-
ton, passed west Monday afternoon,
from a trip east.
P. HAMBLIN is going to 60 up
north to work on the railroad for a
few months. He takes his team.
JOHN SopHY, of Portlandville, and
q regular reader of the COURIER, was
in tho city Monday taking in the
horse race.
VIM. L. Joy, ESQ.,, of Sioux City,
was in Elk Point Friday afternoon
on legal business. He returned
Saturday morning.
OUR friends Walworth and Wood
side returned Friday evening from
their trip up the Jim. They report
a pleasant time and fine country.
HORACE FLANAGAN leaves this
week with his family for Blue
Earth county, Minnesota, where he
goes to locate permanently.
l.. w. CHANDLER, of wicked Vcr-
million, lit "ker-fop" on the depot
platform Monday afternoon. He
says he feels lonely since he dropped
the quill.
JOHN Rash was in the city Sat
urday on business, and gave this
office d call. Mr.. r. is a whole-soul-
ed, energetic business man, and is
making it win i'll Dakota.
REV. GEO. FORD and wife are off on
a visit to their son at Maiden Rock,
Wis. They expect to absent about
three weeks, and will surely have a
pleasant time. A more romantic
and picturesque spot could not be
chosen in the northwest.
Miss SARA COBB returned to her
home in Sioux City Saturday, after
teaching in our city schools during
the last year. Miss Cobb has given
good satisfaction as a teacher, and
made many friends during her stay.
SAM CRoFT, at one time d timer
for Mike Hoffman, but now a pro-
fessional tourist, who believes that
walking is good for his health, drop
ped into town from the west Friday
evening hard up and hungry. He
left during the day for the east.
The editor Of the Sioux CITY III
b,ne is requested to look over the
last issue of that paper, and correct
several mistakes. While the same
were unintentional, yet we would
like to see the editorial notice cor
rected.
III. J. MuHs left last Thursday
afternoon to accept a clerkship at
Cheyenne River Agency. Our peo-
pie all regret losing the society of
Mr.. Muhs, who has proven himself
a young man of public spirit, and
awake to the demands of socialitv.
The COURIER and his many friends
wish him a happy time at his new
home.
We learn from Com. Brouiliette
that the corn crop in the vicinity of
Jefferson is looking very promising.
There will also be considerable wheat
in that locality.
THE Quarterly meeting of of the
NJ. L. Church was held in this city
beginning Saturday and ending Sun
day night. Rev. c. M. Bryan
preached several highly interesting
and instructive sermons.
THE Deadwood Pioneer of the Goth
referring to arrival of the Fl. Pierre
freight train, says: "The McManus
outfit was, by all odds, the best that
has appeared in the Hills this sea-
SON." Hence our friend Sheafe is
happy, and we don't blame him.
Two wagons heavily loaded with
produce, belonging to Isaac Mon
tagne of Jefferson, passed through
the city Saturday morning, for the
Hills. A Mr.. Elroy, with a wagon
load of produce, accompanied the
Montague boys.
HAPPY should be the county
that is free from meddlesome, unre.
liable sneaks. The county Of Union
harbors one of those scavengers III
the person of ]. G. Whitney, who al
present hangs out on aschool section
in Sioux Valley township. He is
7 one of those bullet-headed, cross
grained, stinted-intellect men, who
watch for a chance to grumble with
the same earnestness the devil L
watching for his carcass. But who
} is he? you may ask. Well, he il
t the fellow who wanted to be a grass
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