Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-02-14

|TRIER. Look out for bare roads and an
open river in a few days.
.I-.0d-Th week has been a very busy
rntf@rn. one SO far for our merchants.
.- Miss Cora Crowther, of Wisconsin,
"A. M. is the guest of her uncle, Rev. G. w.
10 regular comm nnica Freeman.
night on d before .he -
brethren IN good Hance Murphey's new patent
AILAuAN, ". N. churn is a novelty in the art of but
ter making.
.. -. Mr.. & Mrs. E. E. Collins attended
. y.s,. :. .hs,, the birthday party of Mrs. H.. J..
Visiting brethren Muhs of Akron, on Saturday.
-
a. wAlLAos' S:0>@ twelve year old mule sold for
fifty dollars at sherif7s sale in front
49, NJ. q. A. r. of the post-ofice on Saturday.
month All transient Miss Iva Wilmarth returned last
Commander week from Crow Creek, Oak, where
---=-----=-- she has been for several months
egoiatiOns' past.
@ " Ten degrees above freezing is what
0 AN. the thermometer says to-day. This
. A. n. to6P.M. doesn't look much like an ice gorge
'As' =. nLAls, and overflow.
Some of the finest Walnut Bed
7as down from steads eyer brought to this market
ay. are now on exhibition at the Furni-
: - -. 49,. turc Rooms of Morris & Walton.
: ""0 o0o'A '~y - |
days. last week we figured Elk Points
=. 49,. .;a a.,v business for the last six months.
De- We find after a moro careful inves-
- tigation that 100000 is q low est.
Mt to fankton mate.
n Stough's mill is now running full
and Miss Let blast. There is on hand at the mill
'ortlandville last a full stock of lumber of all kinds;
also a good assortment at the yard
iyil Bend. sold - "A YIN"
ID, Of Indiana, Mr.. John J. Gushing, Esq, an at
torney of Ashton, Sphinx Co, Oak,
- :: 49, I'll. was in town to-day on his way to
', 49,. Yankton to look after matters per-
~ ~" tanning to the division of counties.
Mr.. & Mrs. Robert Hasson passed
- p the thirty seventh anniversary of
49, '" their marriage on Monday, the 18th
- Of Feb. May they live long and see
ymyer returned the 18th of Feb. come and go for
q two months many years yet.
IA ~ y" There is a noticeable increase in
IS been superse the amount of goods now hauled by
eman by John team from Sioux City to Elk Point.
duty Monday Formerly one team could very con-
veniently do the business, but now
three teams are required some days
'0 e" -" for the transportation of goods.
again we hear 49,
at the depot as Some Yankton parties passed
through town on Saturday with a
drove of sixteen very fine horses
= '''"s which they had purchased in Iowa
""~ ~ v" and were taking to Yankton. They
I'LL" were principally greys and were the
finest collection of horses we have
his arm and seen in the territory.
'e" ~ On Tuesday quite an interesting
e No N case was tried before Justice Slnythe
nNM in which Capt. Duncan was plaintiff
of Rev. and Jno. Donovan defendant. Plain
n very sick with tiff demanded a judgment against
a for the past defendant for 500. IS for herding cat
ecovering. tie. The court decided in favor of
defendant.
ty, bought Sl6f One load Of those who visited
and fence Vermillion on Friday night lost the
this week. road on their return, and found
;, ~ hr;,c;,a themselves driving around Mr.-is
,ooa and fonca barn, who, thinking some one was
/, MERCHANTS either robbing his hen-roost or corn
ada With them crib, made his appearance in limit
ed wardrobe. Discovering the diff
shut down a Guilty, he hastily instructed the dri-
an accident to yer as to the proper course home
break was re ward, and when advised by one of
started up again the party that he had better 60 in
or he might take cold, s%campered
;. u,;ol o,osoa back into the house remarking that
III onuo some garments cost too much for
,.,ao,> n;o,,. the comfort there was in them."
49, ,a e. Moral:
L.,o ~ w. First know you are right, then go
. "ol0 ~ ' ahead of the four-horse team.-Dauy
ly be here to as Crockett.
,1ord, A party Of twelve couples Of Elk
, - en, aol,ors Points most gay and handsome
- eears tho Gov. young folks, took advantage of the
;nh. .ftor h.y;no splendid ~sleighing on Friday even
avr = v;re ing and made a pleasant trip to Yer
a1s a. W. - million. They went in style. The
,,~n;t,,re neo,ers party was made up of three loads,
one four-in-hand and two double
- sleighs. They report a most enjoy
expounder of Di- able time, both as to the pleasure of
his con- the trip, and their treatment by
necessity Of OBJ their friends of Vermillion. All the
3 other things to parties have been Boosting ever since
Before the Of the magnificent entertainment ex-