Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-26

r. Hon. r w. Miller and family 10 /
turned last week from Douglas coun. |
az. ~, where they have been rusticatine
--'z---- on claim the past summer.
1C. Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Slaughter, who
- have been at Rochelle, Ills, for the |
]. past two months, returned to Elk
Point last week, expecting to remain
here. Billy says he is glad to get
4. 4 back, though he had a pleasant visit
at his old home.
Mrs. Baxter, the renowned tenn
"a. N. perance lecturer, who was to have
2. " lectured in the M. E. Church last
4. Il evening, could not reach Elk Point
int. in time to fulfill her engagement,
but will appear next Tuesday even
49,, ing, Oct. End, without fail.
naniea
e The ]. F. Cummins, Esq, leaves this
IN good week for trip up into Brown coun-
/. N. ty. His brother-in-law, J. C. West,
Of Lowell, Michigan, wrote him from
that county to come up at once,
.oDeE bringing his best dog and gun and
., ,Ss:, Jake cannot resist such an invitation
Nc. Mrs. D. w Myers, the primary
teacher, has been quite i'll for the
past week. Her place was supplied
faur;h few days by Miss VERNE Fauss,
~ '"' but is now in charge Of Miss Maggie |
- Butcher of the Richland school. We
- are glad to state that Mrs.. Myers il !
= improving.
Pm. ->
NJ, K. G. Suffer, who came in Satur- |
A. NJ. day night from weeks trip in Un-
p. NJ ion and Clay counties, reports that
IN d. N. Abbott and II. Gibson. near
Sunnyside, are making sorghum at
- the rate OF about fifty gallons per
day. They use hay and cane stalks
,.,;.. D., burn as substitute for wood.
David Walters, who lives few
,,,o, miles south Of town, was quite severe
ly hurt last week by being thrown
from a moving machine. Under
ed to the treatment. Nt DR.. j. G Comfy, he
is improving rapidly, although he
=, will be laid up for week or two
VIC vet.
80 A. shurtleff, Esq, of fichland,
one Of the heaviest farmers and most
successful stock raisers in Union
left county, paid his annual visit to the
COURIER establishment Monday af-
=, ternoon, and our books now show
W." that we owe him the COURIER until
'eoA December, 1884.
County Commissioner, Chas. La
Breche, Of Jefferson, this county,
raised 80 bushels to the acre, ma
sec chine measure, off Of 70acre wheat
seen field this year. 1t weighed 81 lbs.
to the bushel. If North Dakota can
/, r. do any better than this, we would
). like to hear from it,
Mrs. Casey. of Lanesboro, MINI,
new is visiting her brother, James O'Rrien
,uth one Of the well-to do farmers of Prai-
RE township. This il the first meet
ing of brother and sister for twenty
the five years, and it is needless to say
eth that the visit after 80 long separa-
ton is greatly enjoyed ty both parties
lays We publish this week in supple
Is at ment form a verbatim copy of the
r new constitution rs adopted at Sioux
took Falls for submission to the people Of
,o,,s Southern Dakota. 1t is something
nav that directly interests us all, for up
on this rests largely our future as a
good state; therefore we commend it to .
bad. the careful perusal Of all our readers.
ols.
1t is reported that while attempt
VI ing to cross the Missouri with the
MS elephant belonging to Cooper, Jack
pon son 4, Co.'S c;rcuu that on;m., con
cluded to return to Dakota and par
, to take of some Of U.ion county's agri-
ner cultural inducements. He was still
hese at large at last accounts. No one
can blame him for refusing to swim
the Big Muddy. II
lille
the The little five-year-old daughter of !.
will John Carter I'll upon the floor some
time since, dislocating her hip Joint
Her injuries were not thought serious
:, until last night, when the child APP
/, 'oo peared to be in great agony. DR..
'ioo' Comfy was called and an examina-
ton revealed the facts stated. The
,ects joint was reset and the child is do
and. ing well, considering the delay aud
not the misery she has undergone.
The Dakota Mills have been lying
Suit idle for the past week undergoing
leas- some rspais and improvements, pre-
! of paratory for the coming seasons
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