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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

The Congregationalists are about
to re-organize their society here and
employ a preacher.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

One HUNDRED and ten cases on the
calendar for the August term of the
Union county district court.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Frank G. King, of Hand county,
Dakota. has been visiting f. G..
Suiter, his brotherin-law in this
City for the past week.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

w. w. Shrader returned to-day
from a weeks visit with relatives at
Ponca.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Turn the dogs loose on the prai'
RE hen to-day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

N. Clark, the Richland hardware
merchant, was in town on Monday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

d. w. Myers was over at Ponca
yesterday on business for Hance
Murphey.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

The weather is fine again and the
hay harvest goes on.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Hance Murphey has the largest
stock Of agricultural implements
and general hardware IN southern
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

We acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary ticket to the second
annual fair, Of the Dixon county,
Neb., agricultural society, to be held
at ranca, Sept. 18th, 18th and Goth,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Regular meeting Of the A. F. q A.
M. tonight.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Summer clothing at way off prices
at the X. p. s. store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Miss Jennie Fisk gave a tea-party
on Thursday, to a number of her
young friends.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Mrs. Lester Seward has gone east
on an extended visit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Mallory 4 Bigelow are sole agents
for Benedicts soaps.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Profs. Low & Townsend's show
was not very we'll patronized on Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Itwas
no great shakes, any way.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

DR.. Slough informs us that he will
be ready to start up his saw mill
about the first of October.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Trunks and sachels at Maynard
4 Co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Look at Mixes new advertisement
this week. He runs the oldest and
most reliable hardware establish
ment in Dakota. Now is a good
time to look around for your winter
stoves. Take a peek at Mixes as
sortment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15
vennor,s Isredicaiens.

vennor's predictions 50 far llarts
been wonderfully correct. Hs says
1882 will be remembered y yeaf
Of great mortality. German HIP
Bitters should be use,l by every ksly:
For sale by J. E. Blair, Druggist;
Elk Point, OAK. @
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Office open from 7 A. NJ. toS PM
Mail closes at 400 M,
1910 A. NJ.
Money Orders from 8 A. NJ. to 6P.M
JAS. +. BLAIR,
Postmaster.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Maj. Newell, formerly Indian
agent at Rose Bud agency, Dakota,
arrived in town last Saturday with
a squad Of prominent Brule Sioux
Indians, on his way to Washington
and other eastern cities, to intercede
for them in the matter of having the
government give them lands in sew
crafty SO that they can settle down
and farm like white people, as he
claims they want to do. He rented
LaBelle's hall in the evening and
gave sort of an entertainment, lee
turing on the habits, pursuits and
religion of the red man. Standing
Elk, prominent chief Of the band,
gave an exhibition of his oratorical
powers, and the Indians also sang
some Indian songs. The lecture and
other exercises were very instructive
and entertaining to the fair audience
present.
GOOD FLouR.-Through the kind
ness Of Harry Hutton, miller, we re-
c,ived last week, a sack of Fancy
Patent -four manufactured in Slough
Il Mikesell's new Roller Mills at
Ponca. We have tested it and find
that it is equal to Sheafe's best and
any in the market. These mills
have recently been rebuilt and all
the latest improved machinery for
manufacturing -four has been put
in including the celebrated roller
process of making -four. They have
capacity Of l25 barrels per day
and make four grades of flour-"Fan-
cy Patent" "Old Reliable" cd Pat
ent) "Rise and Shine" (half Pat
ent,) and Family Flour" Harry
Hutton, the head miller in these
mills, graduated in the celebrated
Dakota Mills of this city, under Mr..
J. C. Cittel, the boss miller of the
northwest, and the sample Of -four
he sends US reflects credit both on
his skill as miller, and the excel
lence of the mill he is operating in.
Jack Coverdale, the boss black.
smith of this city, has high toned
streak on and has concluded to dis
card his old shop. He owns the old
stage barn property just north of
him, and has set masons and carpen-
tiers at work fitting up the stage barn
for new shop, and when it is COM
pleted he will have as fine and COM.
modious shop as there is in the
Territory. 1t is 25x45 feet, two sto-
ries high, and is being bricked up
on the inside to make it warm and
the internal arrangements are being
prepared in frst-class style so that
the new shop will be all that any
one could desire. Besides the new
building, Jack has recently put in
some new tools and machinery, and
among them is a very fine new drill,
and with these improvements and
additions, he is now prepared to do
any kind of blacksmith work that
may be brought to his shop. The
COURIER takes pleasure in noting
these evidences of prosperity among
the enterprising business men of our
city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Benedict j soals ~ tlls bsisa ~
ishe eDssrs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Johnny Steckman purchased Of
Mike Hoffman, last week, very
fine Parker breech-loading shotgun.
Johnny has now one Of the hest
guns in the city, and more than ever
wants and needs his setter pup that
was stolen few weeks ago.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

j. M. Talcott has erected an addi-
ton to his large barn, which adds to
his already nicely improved prem
ises.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Hon. John B. Raymond, Oak
otas delegate in Congress, will
please accept our thanks for value.
bic public documents.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

CoURriNG. Among q large nnm-
Der Of citizens from different poi
tions Of the county, in town this
week, mostly drawn here by the SEES
sion Of the district court, we notice
Adam Scott, Esq, Of Sioux Valley,
Charley Jones Of Beresford, Peter
Seeuin Of Virgins, John Todd Of
Prairie, Knud Paulson, Of Brule, Jim
Merrill Of Big Sioux. Joe Yerter o.
jefferson, and Jim Maher Of Prairie
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

: Some of our citizens are kicking
about the amanner in which the
streets have been fixed. They claim
that during the recent heavy rains
they were flooded with water, which
did not bother them before. Ar
rangemente should be made to have
the surplus water carried off TO the
slough. / EE
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-08-15

Elk Point Oak. Aug. LIST, 1883.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13

The Banana tree has sort Of Cuban
South America look, inseparable from
hot day. Some over-intelligent per.
son will say that the banana plant is not
a tree, and for his special benefit | will
call it a bush. 1t grows from six to ten
feet high, takes about six months to ma
ture, produces one bunch Of bananas
and then dies and is gathered to its
fathers. When you see = grove of ba-
mana bushes growing around the back
door, and few half-naked darky chill
dren playing among the plants, the
scene IS truly tropical. have seen,
suppose. $4,000 banana trees on these
islands. but not ripe banana on any
OF them. They cut off the bunches
while they are green and let them ripen
in the house. For this reason ! think
bananas in New York are just as good
as in a Southern country. and ours are
generally larger and sweeter They
have An unfortunate habit Of making a
distinction here between plantains and
bananas, which is very confusing to q
Northerner. We New Workers dom,
know anything about plantains. though
we are familiar with bananas. ANYTHING
that has q yellow inside and slippery
skin to break your neck on the side.
walk, we know AZ banana. The big
and rich ones that we like best these
folks call plantains. - Bermuda Cor. O
N. r. Times
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
Bernhardt Loses Her Money,

In the midst of all talk aboct Gambetta
and the prospects Of the Republic, Sarah
Bernhardt has contrived to pet her
share Of attention, although the odds
against her were terrible. Sarah has
Just lost 100000 francs, the balance Of
profits from her American tour. This
aum Sarah deposited in banking es-
tablishment belonging to 81 member Of
her family" docs Sarah refer simply
to the great family of the children Of
lsraelp) The bank broke, and Sara.
lost her money. Thercupon her credit
ors-Sarah still owes heaps OF money,
it appears--fell upon her; Sarah ap-
pealed 70 the press, explained the facts
Of the case and the prospects of the year.
and finally, thanks ~ the success of
Fedora. prevailed upon. the, creditors
to accept new arrangements. Now all
Is settled, the creditors are happy. the
journalists have received letters OF
thanks from the grand tragedienne.
and Sarah Bernharlt has succeeded in
getting herself and her affairs talked
about in week which ought to have
been wholly devoted to public MOURN
Ing. What . woman Sarah isl Paris
Letter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
Kitsy's Pssysr.

-rAs nisshrsss is dyin'. ths docthors havs said
o. a.a;s., .sS's be . doe'sor. to bring us gu,
10 nj by our beds, With hand on the besd
\ sss,... s ,ss pal.es, and oounsn' tn
- drive 70 our doors in q vehicle stately,
Outetretchin' the baud for . fee on The
10 setiis our deaths for =. very complassly.
An very contintediy lave us to def
''Tse misthr-.s !. dyin' II y such pity .
1oe her msse. tra. sust worships the ground meath
sAs's such svsss orathur. 50 smilin and prot.
Il there no cross ould woman could 20 in her
Che trates Ne 10 kindly. We think It an honor
70 larn from herself her own i.igant ways:
loved hcrthe minute act my eye. On her,
An what will do whom she's dead II you
plasel
Il hats our nns docthori hs ought to b
hut emitted ~ b ran 70 his carriage an
Jiet afiber he tosi us the dar,int was dyin'-
ehuse 4 - rs3pvered how quars ~ w0pid
know hes a janius the best In the city
But 0nIs above aH-even docthors-who
am q poor little sarvint." says Kitty.
"i'ut even asarvint can pray. supposei''
70 down on her knees, in . whrl Of emo-
tiOn,
with anger and grief in terrible swing.
Hcr Irish to''Sus praying With utter devo'
In faith that but few to their prayers can
Tho poor little servant-her tcars nowins
lmploreA with force that my verse cannot
With ihe zeal Of saint, and the glow Of .
That. ~ spite Of tho doctor. the mistress
might live.
The master sat close BY hts darling. despair in
His sinpiaed sorrow-tust holding her
He prayed, to be sure, but no hope has hIs
In -. he va: :asoi, ava could rcarcc un-
derstand,
Her dolica,e lips had painful contraction.
Her sensitive eyes seeming eunken and
he know in his heart there could be no reac-
He just. sat and saw her--in fact he Va.
dazed.
pel'cr !e.s gbastiv-.he cyeashes CULVER
Grim Death rctrogradcs with sad little ehiv-
She sn,ies At the master, her soul in her
L wonderful hope--is it bopc3 10 II terrnr7
Leap. up IN his heart while he watches hss
10 II life before deathr Is it fancy's sweet er
rore
Or u lt--or can Il bc-verily lifer
Oh. send for the docto,--death hangs on each
minute
They wsit for his Hst a. that - god
VINO ssgely remarks that thare ID something
ipit,
Granting leases Of life with an autocrat'A
nod
Joy rings through the house that was silent in
sRdnass,
The master believes that no ne'er felt de.
epeir,
And KITTY the eervant, laughs out, mid bcr
giadnees,
10 TANK that they none Of them know Of he,
prayer. --GOOd WOtda
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
M,sga,s t6fkr-

At length it seems Is II Niagara is Il
be rescued from factories and other dis
fguremeuts. 1t is to the credit Of the
Canadian government that 1t has not
permitted unsightly buildings and work
shops to obstruct the view Of the great
falls. But, % far. this State has taken
no steps to save the American side from
the prOfanation OF Hour mills. factories,
and sight shows. The New York Leg
,slature. however, has taken measure 70
clear away all disfigui ements. and To
permit this wonder OF the world to be
seen in all its splendor. All Americans
should at least once in the course O1
their lives pay visit to Niagara. The
Victoria Falls in Central Africa are said
to be even more stupendous, but they
have never been seen save by two white
men. When serial travel Is perfected,
it may be possible TO visit Central Afri-
ca. but until that time comes we must
be satisficd with viewing the great Wa
terfall Of our own country. -Dcnsoresf's .
Monthly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13

The scorpion, or stinging lizard, as the
insect is familiarly called, lives in South
crn climes. where he can be found in q
boot. forinstance, Immediately after the
man has put his foot in it. He, the
scorp, is only Que and a half inches long,
and half his length is composed OF & six
jointed tail. in the end of which there is
a sting. with which he makes himself
talked about. After he has driven that
sting few hundred yards into victim,
it is surprising how much that man has
to say about scorpions in general, and
that scorpion in particular, aud how flu
entity he says it. 1t is hard to believe
The effort is impromptu, but it is.
You might hold a dozen post mortem
examinations on as many scorpions, and
never suspect that the insect is pedi-
pdipous pulmonary ardchnidGr of tie
genus SEQ, ,rio. To satisfy yourself on
that point, you must examine the scor-
pionin Webster's Illustrated unabridged.
where it is also stated that the sting Of
the scorpion ispainful. To become per-
suaded of this latter fact, however, you
need only to examine the live specimen
that is not in the dictionary. The harsh
language Webster uses when he calls
the insect pedipa'poas pulmonary
drachnidam suggests that possibly Web
ster is trying to get even With the whole
species for the act of single specimen.
The Texas scorpion does not seem to
have any steady occupation, but spends
most Of his time loating about old ruins
waiting for somebody TO tread on the
tail of his coat. He is unsociable, for,
like the house fly. he will climb right
into bed with perfect stranger. Or
the slightest provocation. he will cur,
his tail over his back like hench-
| legged fee. He is very easy On the
trigger. One joint of q scorpions tail
has as much lifting power in it ~ q
seven horse power engine. 1t has been
known to raise q two hundred pound
man right up of the ground al ono
effort and a picnic.
1t has never been ascertained precise
~ what the scorpion lives on. Perhap.
he is sustained by the consciousness o
knowing that he is a ped:painons put
naonary arachniddn. We have knowl
some people with high-sounding title.
whose mode Of making both ends mce
was . profound mystery to the genera
public. Nobody ever has been known
| 10 die from the rebukc Of scorpion
but that they cause species OF mad
ness will not be denied by anybody VIII,
has listened to the language OF q ma,
who has been stnng. II the sntiarer i
not mad for time, he talksas il he was
! -7ex0s Sijiinos.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
THE NISOdIEVOUS FURNACE
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
now tho Ignorant Arc swindlsd.

Every bad business has q history $50
i0urner Truth says ''there is no begin-
ming but the beginning Of wrong
md there was \ first time for putting
INTO practice every bad thought that
ever grew into mean habit or trade
The origin Of the cheating establish
mcnts known as Peter Funk" auctions
is tl,as given in 4 New York exchange:
The mock-auction business rs spe-
cialty. was started in New York City
more than fOrty-nine years ago. by 4
man named piiny E. Davis. His method
was to sell goods cheap and make up
the profits by the excessive number 0l
pieces in . lat
For instance: II . stranger bid on .
card of knives and spoons at three cents
apiece. tiierc would bc found on the
same card y package Of needles, which
would be put in the bill, each needle be-
ing counted. The purchaser might lay
dawn n tive dollar bank-noie and ask
for change, but he would be presented.
probably, with bill Of twice that
amount.
In order to attract strangers red flag
was displayed ut the door and q num-
Der Of bidders would be in service. One
Of the most active Of them gave his
name rs Peter Funk, which soon be-
came . by-word.
A great many petty frauds have been
perpc,rated in these mock auctions. and
one Of the many victims was clergy
man from Johnstown. Pa, now dead.
He had been attracted by the low prie,ey
in which goods were knocked down,
and was tempted to bid on . large card
Of miscellaneous articles. What he saw
would have been cheap enough at five
cents apiece. but in came the paper Of
needles, which was more than ho az
pectcd.
Instead Of one dollar and fifty cent
purchase, his bill was nearly Fifty dol
lars, and having incautiously laid down
n bill Of that denomination (Which was
I'll he had), they handed him trifling
amount Of change.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
Great vices like great virtues aEs q
ceptiOns in mankind.
Tricu on ACTON


Tficn on Actcm
Probably o mean = trick % has ever
been played ON IN actor was played on
Tom Kecne. In Richard the Third. In
Philadelphia. Tom makes about The
ugliest Ricaard that ever was. and much
depends upon the hump on his back.
He had been wearing I hump consist-
Ing of 90 india rubber baS, blowed up
! With winds sIt VA light, snd u1allo 49,
look ~ though be had hie hack mp Tho
worst way. just as be was going on
the stage one night fellow behind tho
scenes ran knife into the bag and let
the wind out. and Tom came on a.
straight and handsome man al one
would see in days journey. He tried
to screw his face up TO look like . bad
man from Chicago, but he felt as though
there was something wrong, NJ the audi
ence laughed, and the people on tho
stage with him seemed pleased. Final
" one Of the ladies told him that his
back was Is straight as an Indian. He
got oG the stage presently and found
that his rubber bag had been tritied
with. and he stuffed an old pair Of pants
In the. place of il, and when he came on
again he had his back up worse than
ever, and the audience cheered him,
until one leg OF the pants got loose and
hung down. whey they broke him al
up again. Tom nOw wears Nm old peach
basket for hun,y, in that character,
and It gives universal satisfaction
Peck's Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
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A citizen Uf I'etroit VINO had been tn
a',sii,g ON busiiess was returning the
ii,er day when an old farmer. going
s,s; vita his wife. took the next seai
,ack and ope,s.d conversation which
lasted almost into the city. Then he
iRppeurd to mention something about
Europe which the farmer doubted, and
the citizen protested:
ssBnt / have bssep there and know"
what! You bin to Yurup?"
..Yes.''
'B;n in Euglanc and Francef"
II have"
BIN to Rome and seen the ruinsp'
II have"
"Yas."
..Bin right ir Parise"
II was thcrD two months"
"By cracky. Mariar said the old
man. as he turned to his wife, .shere's
4 fs.ilcr who's bin all over Yurup and
rides with us hull half dav before he
lets on word! Why, the Bixbys didn't
70 no further thnu Dostpu, and the fust
nigiit they got hcmSl they kept the hull
town mp till O'Clock in tho morning to
iell about pavements and pictur' hall
and opera houscs and street cars and
ibor bells which would ring by pressing
IN buttonl Wall. wall! Bin to Yurup
md not Dragging over itr'--Detr0H
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