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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
Commissioners Proceedings.
JANUARY SESSION.
(Continwed from last meek.)

ELEVENTH DAY.
January 18th, 1879.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Cons. present, j.. B. Brouilliett. 8. D..
McUumber and Ole Gunderson chairman,
also A. o. Ringsrud clerk.
Board proceeded t. settlement with
county treasurer.
On rotion board adjourned to meet at
0 O'Clock the 18th inst.
TWELFTH DAY.
January 18Th, 70, Q o'clock q. m,
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
CONS. present, ] b Brouilett, s d Nc.
TIMBER aud Ole Gunderson chairman, also
A o Ringsrnd clerk.
Board proceeded to settlement with
county treasurer.
On motion board adjourned to meet at
0 o'clock q. m. the cad inst.
THIRrEENTH DAY
January 22nd 1879.
o'clock. .. IN.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
CONS. and CLERK oil present.
On motion there was allowed allowed
to Carl Olson of district A q road receipt
for o. e5.
Board then proceeded to settlement
with County Treas.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
Il 3 o'clock Q. m. 23rd inst.
F%oURTEENTH DAY..
January 23rd, 1879.
So'clock a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
CONS and Clerk present.
The matter regard to aid in building a
bridge across Sioux River at Calliope,
taken up and on motion laid over until
next session.
On motion Andrew N Vassar Of Prai,
RE township IL hereby appointed Con
stable.
We the Commissioaers of Union coun.
y Dakota Territory after . careful exam
ination IF the books aud vouchers Of N
]. Wsllacs late Treasurer of Union coun
y, d. r., submit the following report:
NOTE The settlement IL very long
and the copy came in too late for us tr
| get it in type for this weeks Issue, II
will appear next week.-EDs. COURIER.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
First Publication Feb 5 1872
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TERRI S,RY OF DAKOTA
County OF Union r.
James \. Smith
In District Court Second Ju-
IA 1s,Ssovy Of npko<a Ssmds OrsefiSs.
To the above named defendant:
Yon are hereby snrn moncd and required 10 an
ewer the complaint ~ this action, which was
filed on the 18th day Of January A. ID. 1879 in
the Once Of the 81 ERIK Of The district court In and
for the county OF Union, Territory Of Dakota At
his Office In the city Of Elk Point. In county Of Tn.
ion D. T. 4 copy Of which IL hereto annexed and
serve a copy Of your answer on the subscribers at
their once on Main street in the city Of Elk Point
Uunion co Dakota Territory within thirty
days after the service Of the summons on you.
exclusive OF the day Of service. lfyou fail 10 an.
swcr the complaint within that time the plaiDtin
will apply to the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Y. W. MILLER,
Plaintiff = Attorney.
Dated At ELK Point D.. T. this 18th day VI Janu,
AIRY A.. ID. 1879.
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First Publicati on Feby. 5th 1879.
.MILLER r sTX[A.N.EI;, .~Assornevs.
Summons.


TERRITORY OF DAKOTA. -
Union comfy 2nd Judicial District SO
In the district court within and for said Union
county
Norbert Berard,
We.
Parker Fond. and Geo. K. Pond and
Woscester Pond,
The Territory Of Dueota Sends Creating.
To Parker Pond, George X. Pond and Worcester
Pond. Defendants.
Iou are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of Norbert Bersrd. Plain
till which WAS hled In the Office Of the clerk OF
the district court within and for ssid Union
county at his Office in Elk Point, ID. r.. Oh the
10th day OF January a d 1879 and to serve a copy
Of your answer on the subscriber at his office in
the city Of Blk Point, Union county d.. T. within
thirty days after the service OF this summons
exclusive Of the day Of service or the plaintiff
will then apply for the relief demanded in the
complaint to the said court.
E. W. MILLER and GEO STICkNEY.
Plaintiff . Attorney.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

We have - much regard for religion
and its tenets and teachings. and glory
in ito spread and works and influence a.
highly ~ ordinary man can. and especial.
y one who y ever seeing the odd phases
Of life. WI want to zee religion applied
in this light it demands, in the calmncss
it deserves. Il is . subject that should
engage ous most esrnest thoughts and
considerations, = no mortal man can
escaps tho eternity il prepares s to
meet.
But our torrAef views Of christian M
and women must have been faulty. We
thought that there could be but one style
Of christian life; but the other evening q
minister drew aside the curtain and gave
us a view that surprised rs. The scene
wal startling -thcre in bold relief stood
christians in all the various phases oi life.
The minister gave the following classes,
- near ~ We can remember: The stall
fed christian. who il up N the bit; the
porter house steak christian. one we'll
rounded out the full sail christian the
full steam chTiseias, qoivering to b up
and doing: the poorly fed christian.
airaid TO move and act the ~propped-up
horse christian, that like an old horse
has 10 ~ bra1sd up with stakes % that
he csn wsiA y water; the willing Schrlst.
ian who wsns - help convert nnners II
the Ford viii bring them around; the
obedient cArsfisn. who acts through pol.
icy; the christian that new callsat Gods
eonmissary department. for supplies: the
green persinnoa snd sour grape christ.
ian, ons whose mouth h mot broad with
the milk II loving Kind res hut puck
cred with ~ Juice Of young penimmons.
The above and many more were
brought . = visw during the discourse.
heretofore ~ have thought that christi
aniiy had fewer phases, and that the
term was not subject to such . bread cast
of cissaeters. We admit tlet there *
lists . vi0s OutsssG bstwsen the stall fed
and green psrsinnon christian. . = the
porter hoaas steak and sous grape christ
ian, but We never knew before that
mans moral sanding WA measured In
tl,at Wy. \ nay b III right. bat VI
never thought d il in that way. We Civ
u ap.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
COUNTY, SEAT DILL.

The ststesaaasAip d oms leg~islators
in syery seaas and territssy consists in
trying 70 ~ : blu passsd jeopArdizing
the stsading. stability and growth Of
county sests. and Dakota i having . doss
Of the sAns dsoocttoa This winter. Il u
not . surpr'as ~ H. people - far = II
has gore, but shoald Il psas and bssons
: law. thea the surprise viii Be complete.
Every Legislator swsars that hs will do
something besidss drawing his pay, and
the most fruitful suhjscs for some broad
minds 70 sraap 10 the removal Of county
seats, they grab that aud urge it's pas
ssge.
But aside from any local considerations,
We wish TO give our views Of the kind of
bill We mention above, and IL our ~.
marks bit any maj o. men Immediately
coacerDsd. We shall oisr no apology. In
the frst placs soch : bill 10 opposed TO
the growth and Improvement Of county
= = III Tho territory. Many Of the
principal towns il Dakota are county
scats. These towns have Undergone the
~privations of frontier life, and men have
settled there believing that the age Of
the territory would make their invest
ments profitable. These frontier settlers,
who nave laborsd for years to give pro-
ducers markets and build cities and
homes. have some rights law makers are
bound to respect.
Another impnrtan. consideration 10
that = bill Of the kind we refer to retards
the growth and Injuries the prosperity Of
county seats. The moment . town is
put on wheels investments become dan
gerous. Property depreciates and build
ing ceases. Capitalists 60 elsewhere, -
also do merchants and spectators. This
IL just what the bill will do 70 . majority
Of the county seats in Dakota. The
prosperous, growing towns Of the terri
tory will cease their rapid advances, If
the bill passes and becomes . law.
II ID strange that men who are sup
posed to have : pride in the growth aud
internal Improvements Of the state or
territory that honors them with Office,
have not enough Of foresight to see the
idocy Of placing the beautiful towns and
cities Of their respective commonwealths
on wheels. The first consideration Of
any legislator should b 70 do the best
he . for the people he represents and
the state OF territory he il supposed to
honor. But the moment he permits his
bias or ignorancs to strike:At the inter.
ests Of either. b. csases TO b . ft repre-
sentative Of anything. Voters should
watch these men. II they let bias rstard
improvement, blight the growth Of towrs
and cities. n business prospects and
make rickstty towns Of those that should
be prosperous, they should be shelvcd
and unhonored.
The truth of the matter seems to be,
there is too mrch wild Legislation ia Ger
tain parts Of This country. In many in.
stances people fear to invest because of
the careless legislatioa now 90 common.
Eectional hatrsds ard and cut-throat fee.
Iings never tsnd 70 advance any kind Of
prosperity. and II must be quelled for
general good and univsrsal protection
The growth Of Dakota's internal inter-
ests demand ths death Of any bin tend
ing to place her towns and cities on
wheels.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
sioux Falls, ID. T., Sept 9th, 1875.

Catherine A. OBrien, Virginia u. 7.
You arc hereby notified that the Honorable
Commissioner ofihe General land Office. in a
letter dated Aug. 18th. 1878. has adjudged ,onr
homestead entry No 55?0 upon north half north.
east Or ID and west half 81 the northwest a., sec
lion ~, tow nship a., Range ~ forfeited. You are
allowed sixty day. from the date Of this notice
IL which IL appeal from this decision.
II. Y. CAapBsIL. Register.
j. NJ. WAsuBuEN, Receiver.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
UNITED STAT Els LAND OFFICE.
Sioux Ealls ID r Sen liz LIZ z

SIOUX FHITs, d I Sep 10 1910.
Peter u Stevens, Glenwood ID T:
You are hereby notified that the Honor able
Commissioner of the General Land once, in Il
letter dated Aug. q 1873 har adjudged yonr
Honest cad Gentry No $500 upon 5 + 4 lection 81
Tow nship vs. Renge 40, forfeited. You are allow
ed sixty days from the date of this notice in
Inch to appeal from said decision.
Il CAMPBELL, Register.
j NJ WAsHBuR N. Receiver.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

kI.n ru!Ar, I. r
Having beer. for nenrly three years, Receiver
Il the U. =. Land ONCE at Vermillion, ard be-
rome acquainted with the location and quality
tory Of Dokota. he will promptly answer all let
.crs or enquiries relative to the manner Of &C.
autrtng title TO government lands under the laws
OF The United States. Also will attend promptly
10 the cancellation Of Declaratory Statements
and Homestead entries upon lands that have been
abandoned and prepare testimony for witnesses
IN case Of final proof on H0meeteads.
Homestead entries and Presumption entries, also
parties desiring TO file o. P~re.emptors or enter
land under the Homestead act can do 90 through
Loca! Land Once. s-Sulf
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Sioux Falls, Dakota. Sept. 9th 1873.

tNIIEV INTEo LNN17 UT tNE.
Sioux Falls, Dakota. Sept, 9th 1878.
Epson STONE, Virginia, u T.
You are hereby notified that the Honorable
Commissloner Of the General Land Once, IN a
letter dated Aug. 2sth, 1878, has adjndged your
homestead entity No 6T1S upon south x south.
casts section Il, Township "a, Bapge iaforfeited
You are allowed sixty days from the date Of this
notice in which to appeal from said decision.
Is. f. CAMpBELL, Register.
}. NJ. WAsHBURN, Nv 46
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

TIN loCsJ option and woman snffrag'
Uills have died Sensible.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
First Publication December Isl
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Sioux Fails, Dakota. NOV. 10, 1873.
julius A. Fletcher, Virginia. Dakota.
You are hereby notified that the Honorable
Colnmissiodcr Of The General Land ONCE in a
letter dated Oct 26, 1873, has a~djudged your Tim
hsr Culture Entry No. 52l upon Wa SEX,
Section ~, Township "a. Range - forfeited. You
are allowed sixty days from the date Of This no
tice IN which to appeal from said decision.
b. +. CAMPBELL. Regiscer.
j. NJ. RN. Receiver.
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&0M -
Dakota Southern and SiQlI City and
Pembila Railroad.
Time Table.
n,r.-. rsst. Depart West.
,...s n Express Mail. $50, p. NJ.
In.n =. Freight. lv:N, A. M.
CONNECTIONS.
Time

At Sioux City with I.iinois Central. sioux
City and Pacific and Sioux City and ST. Paul rail.
roads. -.
Q Passenger train going east connects At
Davis Junction with Branch Trai-s arriving At
Portiandville at IL: 1ep. IN and there connects
with Howard 9 Stages for Virginia den-Fair'
yiew-Beloit-Canton-H Harrisburg Flaudreau-
hardwood Rock Rapids~Sionx Raplds-sioux
Fsils-and all POINTS on the Big Sioux River. ana
Train leaving Portlandville At l: S. p, IN. connects
a, Davis Junction with Train going west.
8 At Elk Point with Stages for Ponca. Neb.
and Riehiand d. I.
i At Vermillion with stages for Lodi. River
side. Bloomingdale Turner and Finlay.
5 Az Meckling with stages for 81. James, Neb.
At 6syvills with stages for st Helena, Neb.
7 Al Yank,on with stages for all points IN
Southern and Western Dakota and North Neh,
And during the season OF navigation with the
Missouri River Transportation Compay's line
OF Steamers for Fort Randall, Brale. Pierre.
Su)ly. Rice. Bismarck. Stephenson, Bur,hold,
Bnfcrd. The Carol and Benton connecting AT
pierre with Stages and Transportation wagons
for the Black Hills.
This is the only direct route to the BLACK Hills
GEO. X. MERCHANT.
General superintendent.
JAMES II. BARRELLE. Agent Elk Point.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

Tar Sioux Falls Hmss hsa put on pat
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II is with gneat pleas ure that ] express II
opinion that the Christia' Union ae At presen
conducted is an excellent family rel lgions news
paper. N. POTTER.
Yale College CT. Aug 1873.
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SERMON BY Mr.. BEECHER
EACH WEEK.
international Sunday School Lessons,
BY LYMAN ABBOTT.

Books and Authors, BY Specialists in their
departmedts. The Outlook
and Ar,-Stories.-The llousehold-Mrs. Henry
Ward Bcecher. ''Our Young Folks" This de
parrmeut is especially attractive. entertaining
and instructive. Farm aud Garden" by W. II.
Coleman. Correspondents in Europe
In England.-R. W. Dale. In Germany-Jos. p.
Thompson. In Constantinople--Pr est. George
WashUurn. In %ltaly-J. A. 8.
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Read the gueat serial which will run for 8
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
Little Belle Of BloomingdaIe,
Tale of the Revolution.

BY an author who prefers to remain anonymus.
hat who is we'll known. ard has q world wide
reputation as one of the very foremost of Ameri-
can writer's.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
Gee. SHokuey,
Attorney at Law,

90 &C in Uog:uar's new Block, on Main Street,
kLn POINT, T.. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

In my own family. every one Of us from tho
oldest tn the -onngest. nnds something in every
weekly Issue to be read with interest and Il
yield INSTRUCTION. LEONARD BACON.
New Haven, Aug. 1878
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
DRS. ]. g. & W. ]. COMFY,
Physicians & Surgeons,

ELh ~ N I .. Z.
All Orders left at Blair & Tafcott's Drug Store
vii be promptly attended TO.
kG on Main street, South Of
Court House.-A1 2-15u
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05
SuERIFF'S SALE

First Publication Feby. S. 1S19)
y. n. W:1LL.1GE, AssOrssv.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
TERRITORY on DAKOTA, =.
County Of Union,
In district court End
judicial district.
Henry Flaseolle,
c. n. Elwcll, Rhoda Ann Elwell,
OF. al.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

have been a sratined reader Of the Christial
Union for the past year and l rejoice In Its IN
crea.ing circulation - an increasing p,wer o
good in the land. j. II. S8BkYk.
Amherst College, Mass. Aug 1878.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-05

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-25
INDUSTRIAL.

UPON the guarantee of State bounty
OF one cent per pound for the first seven
hundred thousand pounds of beet sugar
made each season, Portland (Me.)
company have expended fifty thousand
dollars in machinery, and disbursed
fifty thousand dollars more among the
farmers for raising the beets.
SHORTLY after the war the Legis-
lature of Georgia made law exempting
all new factories that might be estab-
lished from taxation for ten years. I'm
der this encouragement the State
has prospered, and it appears strange
that number of old factory proprietors
have just combined to test in the courts
the validity of that exemption.
AS TO future movements of the In
dams in Montana General Miles thinks
their hostile operations will be circum-
scribed. Many settlers are coming into
the Territory and locating along the
Missouri and valley of the Yellowstone.
These settlers are pouring in both from
the East and West, and are developing
an increased industry in the cattle bust
ness.
The corps of skaters, force pecul-
lar to the Norwegian Army, has been
lately reorganized, and consists now of
tive companies, each of one hundred
and ten men, which in time of war can
be reinforced by calling two hundred
and seventy skaters belonging to the
landwehr. The men of this corps are
armed with rifles, and can be maneu-
vered upon ice or over the snow-fields
of the mountains with rapidity equal
to that of the best trained cavalry. The
skates they use are admirably adapted
for travelling over rough and broken
ice or frozen snow, being six inches
broad and between nine and ten inches
long. In ascending steep slopes the
men take zig-zag course, tacking up
the mountain side as ship does against
a head wind. As an instance Of the
speed at which they can 60, it is men,
toned that last winter a messenger
dispatched from Roerass at three O. clock
in the morning arrived at Drontheim
at half-past nine o'clock in the evening
of the same day, having consequently
accomplished one hundred and twenty
miles in eighteen and one-half hours.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-25

Dry-salting is usually resorted to in
making side-bacon. In dry-salting,
whether in barrels, boxes or piles,
without the addition of water to form
q brine, it is Of the utmost importance
that no chance be afforded for flies to
deposit eggs or maggots or to come in
contact with the meat. If flies have
had access to the pork it cannot be
saved unless at once put into brine. A
simple way in which to dry-salt any
portion of the hogs carcass is to spread
layer Of half an inch or more Of salt
on platform-aoor or the bottom of a
large box or cask, then layer of meat,
on this liberal application of salt, and
SO on until all is packed and the top
well covered with salt.-N. Y Wortd.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-25
OUR HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE.

Ours was a very large family; l was
the eldest of nine, there were five of us
girls, and four boys; one, Dick, came next
to me, and the other three were the
youngest in the house.
Oh! what happy days we used to spend
in the dear old home. can see it now
in my minds eye: long, low house
with stone-mullioned windows and pro-
jecting buttresses, and a low porch COW
cred with honeysuckle, while the west
end of the building was smothered in
Eirginian creepers which made us look
very bright and gay as autumn drew on.
1t was fine old place, or rather had
been in its day, for when we went to
live there it was in very dilapidated
state. Old Squire Travis, who owned
it. would not have any repairs done,
though it was the old Manor House of
Weltham, but he gave father leave to
occupy it as long as it was fit, rent
free; for father was Squire Travis's
bailiff
1t was troublesome place to keep in
order, for the thatch was very bad in
many parts, and the damp used to bring
the plaster rafting down in wet wealth.
er, but don't think we children thought
much of that; we liked the old rooms
up under the roof where we could
play and make as much noise as we
liked on wet days; and Dick had his
special corner where be kept tools, and
where he would sit for hours on half
holidays constructing a foot-stool for
mother, or awheel-barrow for Sam, our
Youngest brother.
rather was a tall, broad-chested man,
with grave expression of countenance.
which have since found out was caused
by money troubles, for he had been we'll
TODD once, and farmed his own land.
but there came two or three bad years
and then he lost all his savings by the
failure of a bank; and so he was thankful
to accept Squire Travis offer of the
empty Manor House. and a moderate
salary in return for his looking after the
property and collecting the rents of the
cottages on the Squire's land.
Mother was little woman, with fair
hair, and the sweetest, gentlest face 1
ever saw, and such a loving heart. How
we all dotted on her! A surprised or
grieved look from her was quite enough
to quell even Jem, who was the most
unruly and mischievous of all the bows.
and to draw from him the words. {.
won't do it again, mother, If it vexes
you, but it soGs such fun"