Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-01-14

April, 1869 with a $4,000 stock Of
dry goods. He merchandiscd for
three years, and then farmed for
several years. He then came back
to the city and opened up his pres
ent grocery store. Mr.. Brubacher
carries a stock of about 500, and
does a business of S3.5O0 annually.
He always keeps a first-class stock
of goods, and is doing well. He is
honest and accommodating. public
as@a No. l citizen, very
ffe is reliable in every
! F. M. BuDpE
began the restaurant and c~onfection-
cry business in this city five years
ago, and has always had a good
trade. He carries a stock of about
$500, and does an annual trade of
$4,000. Mr.. Budde has always made
it a point to keep the latest and
freshest goods in the market, and the
peopleof Elk Point have always been
provided with as large a variety to
choose from, as people in the larger
cities. Budde thoroughly under
stands his business, and, we are glad
to know he is making money out
Of it.
H. H. BLAIR
is an old resident Of this county,
and is recognized as one Of our old
est business men. He has been in
the drug business in this city about
ten years, always carrying a first
class stock of drugs, paints. oils, pat
ent medicines, cigars school books
and toys. MI. Blair is public spirit
ed, affable gentleman, and has al
ways been blessed with agood trade.
H. B. SMITH & Co.,
opened up in the drug business last
May. About a month ago the firm
put in a stock of groceries, and now
carry a combined stock of 5000.
They IRE live business men, and are
now the recipients of good trade.
They keep a fresh, and very choice
stock of goods, in both lines, and are
very popular dealers. You can de-
pend on them.
A. +. GORE
opened up his grocery store in his
present location last September, ard
carries a stock of about 5000. Mr..
Gore came to this country in 1853 as
a minister of the M. L. church and
organized societies at this place,
Vermillion, Yankton and other
points in the then sparsely settled
territory. He is now doing d fair
business, and expresses himself as
~contented with the trade he is
receiving.
F. w. SMYTHE
landed in Dakota on the 18th day of
October, 1868. He is now proprie-
tor of a first-class harness shop, and
is doing a good business. Mr..
Smythe is a fine workman, and has
succeeded in working up a good trade.
He is a reliable man.
S. CRUMRINE,
the feed store" man of Elk Point,
began business in 1876. He came
to Dakota July 4th 1867. Mr.. S.
does a business Of about $500 a
year. He is an accommodating, in
telligent gentleman, and just the
man for the business.
THE AMERICAN House
was opened 5 years ago by the
Flannery Brothers. The boys are
accommodating and attentive to the
wishes of their guests, and have sue
ceeded in gathering a large patron
age. They run d good livery in
connection with the house.
HENRY FLEMING
has q good meat market, having
opened up s years ago. He now
keeps in connection With his meat
market quite a nice stock of groce-
ries and cigars. Mr.. Flemming is a
live business man, and is making
money.
G.. B. STEcKMAN,
proprietor of the Elk Point jewelry
store, has been in this city since 1869.
He now carries a stock of about
$500 in jewelry, and has recently
added quite a good stock of dry
goods, and is doing q fair business.
He thinks Of adding to his stock in
both lines at an early day. He is a
reliable dealer.
DIR G. w. HAvENs
is a physician with a good practice,
and has been in this city nearly six
years. Mrs. Havens CHS wife) began
the millinery business three years
ago. and always keeps a good stock.
She is having a fine trade.
THE Elk PoINT House,
of which Ward Mallory is proprie-
tor, is an old and well established
house, and is quite a popular resort
for the travelling public. Mr.. NAL
lory is a first. class landlord.
Our SHoEMAKERs
are G. NJ. Linch and G. H. Cole,
both of whom are good workmen.
The former has been in this county
8 years, and the latter anne to this
county from Niagara Falls during the
last season. They are both accom-.
modating gentlemen.
FRED STRoBLE
is proprietor Of first-class meal
market, and an old stand by. HI
always keeps a coed fresh stock o
meat, Is al enterprising accomoda
ting citizen, and is making money
Mrs. A. A. Row.,
dealer in groceries, dry goods ane
,o.Yo 1caor horot, E,,c,n0rs ~ ~.