Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-04-18

milk cans for the creamery com
pany.
A very dangerous prairie fire was
playi,ig on the bottom north Of
town on Friday night until the rain
came and put it out.
At the recent election of officers
by Tile I. o. o. f. Henry j. Near
man was elected N. G. and J. N.
McMillin secretary.
The hot sun forced Budde out on
Monday morning with his arms full
of awning which he Immediately
proceeded to put DYER his door.
& Gordon the new real es-
tate men, have rented the building
on Main street east Of the old bank
building owned by Rev. NJ. Miller.
The pound party at Rev. Geo.
Cakes on Friday night was one of
the pleasant social events of the
season. The company consisted
mostly of young people and they
are said to have enjoyed themselves
in the extreme.
Judge !. p. kilder and Theron
G. Brown, official court reporter,
were in town yesterday. Judge
Kidder was ON his way home from
Sioux Falls and Mr.. Brown to Yank-
ton to attend a term of Judge Ed
gerton's court.
Chas. Pencil weighed two colts
If his own raising one day recently.
One four years old weighed 1876
lbs, and the other five wears old
weighed 1870 lhs. This speaks
well for the breeding Of draft horses
in Union county.
A child three and a half years
old, of Peter Peterson living across
the bottom north of to wn died yes
terdav Of scarlet fever. Another of
Mr.. Pctersun's children is lying very
low with the same difficulty at the
prescn, time and will probably have
died before this is read.
Mr.. VIM. Slaughter arrived in
town a few days ago and is reiit-
ting the butter house of Freeman
Bros, where Mr.. q. will engage IL
the butter business. I'VE nre glad IT,
learn that our old time friend.
Billy" has brought his estimabl,
wife with him and will locate il
Elk Point.
Mayor Freeman called a meeting
| of the city council last night to TAX
into consideration the ~practicabilitN
| of passing a h. alth ordinance. for
our city. We learn that they decided
upon an ordinance Of this kin |. AMI
ut the next regular meeting it will h"
introduced and no doubt pissed. /,
..sa move in the right direction.
The titles to three houses and lots
in town changed owners on Monday
! of this week. e. C. Ericsson, Esq.
| purchased the elegant residence OF
James H. Ashley on Main street
Mrs. Gardner purchased the house
and lot on Washington street, own
ell by r. L. Seville, aud j. W. Ellis
bought Mrs. Puinam's house Oh
| Washington street.
Mr.. Geo. Jackson conductor on
the Sioux City & Yankton branch o.
the Milwaukee, is the right mar in
the right place. Combined business
and courtesy makes him of two-fold
value on the road, besides looking
keenly after the cpmpany's interest,
his accommodating manners has
made him a favorite among the
travelling public. \
J. H. Earl is now canvassing for
his farm line map of Union and
Clay counties. He carries a model
with him upon which the map is t.
be produced. II will certainly be
an excellent thing, aud to insure its
being published the people will
have to subscribe extensively. II il
in book form giving all the town
ships on a scale of two inches to the
T mile, besides a double page map o
the two hemispheres, the Unitet
States and all the states west Of tn
Ohio river.
Hfommy Hand, I'll very popula
and nrfane deputy postmaster, LEI
hia place in the post Office and Ell
i. Point last Thursday 10 accept a pc
sition in the Office Of tie Nortlier1
, Pacific railroad. \ friend ,aceive
a card from him on Monday Morr