Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-03-12

merous streams of living water, such
as the Brule, Union, jim Green,
and other creeks not named, that
furnish abundant water for stock, at
all times of the year. Along these
river and creek bottoms is found the
finest grass and hay lands in the
world-we make no exceptions,
three-fourths of ali the grass in I'm
ion County is blue-joint. Average
hay lands yield from two to four tons
per acre. The soil is black loan.
On the bottom lands the average
depth is six feet, on the high lands,
three feet, which of course makes it
simply !nexhaustable. Pure water,
free from all alkaline properties, can
be had at depth OF fifteen to forty
five feet.
The abundant yield of cerials in
Union County, is now a matter of
history; wheat goes % to 80 bushels
per acre, corn SO to 100, oats 40 to 80,
barley 80 to 80, and potatoes, onions,
ruta-bagas, turnips, carrots, beans,
cabbage, and the like, in such plenti-
fnl quantities that often times no at
tempt at measurelng is made.
Cattle, sheep and hogs thrive here
in winter or summer. Three-year-
old steers sold in January for $500
per head All the sheep that have
ever been brought into the county,
have done we'll And there is room
for several large sheep ranches in the
northern portion of the county, and
| we know there is millions ic it," for
the person or persons who invest
| their money in that way.
The homes and public buildings
of the county are above the average.
Cottonwood dimension stuff and
boards can be bought at the mills
along the river, at sl2 per thousand
feet This makes good frame, the
balance of the material used in build
ing, is pine and can be bought at
reasonable prices, (see S. B. Stough's
price list.)
There are, in the county, seventy
school districts, with good comfort
able school house In each. Our
schools are presided over by teachers
of experience, whose qualifications
are above the average. Our county
superintendent is an able gentleman
and emphatically the right man in
the right place. Two institutes year
are held for advancement of teach
ers, in general knowledge and new
methods, and they, the teachers, are
in duty bound to attend.
Good teachers receive from thirty
to fifty dollars per month, and oul
county treasury is III such healthy
condition that their orders are cashet
on presentation.
Out side Of Elk Point, there ar,
eight church buildings, of differen
denominations, SO that he wht
would ref,ember the Sabbath day t,
keep it holy, can do so.
Our railroad facilities are first class
: The C. M. & st. p. r. r. runs througl
the southern portion of the county
parallel with the Missouri River fron
Sioux City to Yankton, the capita
thence to Scotland, ON the main line
At Elk Point a junction is formed b
the Sioux Valley branch Of the c. N
a. st. p, which road runs to Siou
Falls, Oak, crossing the main line {
d the G. NJ. d St. p, at Canton, Lii
t. coin County. At Hawarden the
d e. n. w. crosses the G. NJ. a st.
g and passes through the northern po
: ton of Union County, on its ro,i'
from Chicago to Huron. Oak. O
= this are loceted the fourishing towI
Al Of Alcester. and Beresford, both i
Y Gated Within this cau.l,v, and eth
1, olc I very good town to invest mo