Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-30
The Holiday trade was good.

Miss May Comfy visited in Sioux
City over Sunday.
Mrs. J. s. Talcott is quite Sc
riously i'll with fever.
Several cars of hogs came down
with the passenger train this NOR
ming.
Nobe Flanagan was visiting his
parents a day or two since our last
issue.
Miss Addie Beggs, of Sioux City,
Christmased with her friends in Elk
Point.
Mr.. Chas. Buttertield, of Red
Mountain, Col. is in the city visit
ing friends.
The ancient axiom that a winters
fog will freeze a dog, seems to be
missing fire this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coverdale en-
tertained several neighbors and
friends on christmas day.
Miss Belle Fauss, of Vermlllion
is in the city the guest of Miss Jen,
ME Blair, for a few days.
Miss Cora Arthur, of Sioux City
was in Elk Point on Christmas, the
guest of Mrs. Ward Mallory.
The frost is nearly out OF the
ground. Unless it turns colder
plowing will soon be in order,
Miles F. Tully, representing the
Yankton Press & Dakotjaa was in the
city last thursday doing business.
Prof C. b. Isham principal of the
Chamberlain school has been in the
city several days visiting his family.
The office of the Merchants Hotel
is being grained in an artistic man
ner. Il. Morris is the presenter.
The band will play in the rink on
New Years afternoon for general
skating. Go and have a good skate,
Olef Johnson and wife ate Christ
mas turkey with Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson, father and mother of Mrs.
Johnson.
f. Nj. Rusts broom factory is now
running its full capacity and Mr..
Rust is turning out some tine
brooms.
Nate Hampton is building a pho
tograph gallery II X 26 just east of
John Steckman's barber shop on
main street.
Prof. |. A. Sabin, II of the fac
ulty of the Nernlillion University,
came down last week to spend
Christmas with friends.
Rev. Geo. II. Cakes is engaged III
conducting a revival meeting near
Canton. Twenty persons have been
converted and much good is being
done.
Chas. Murtha is getting up sever
al hundred cords of wood, with
which to burn brick enough to car
nv Elk Point through her building
boom next season.
Consumers of ice are getting a
little anxious. The cooling com
modify is from two to six inches
thick in the Missouri. Plenty OF
time yet for a healthy crop.
Howard Mosier ESQ brought up
his annual load Of Turkeys the day
before christmas. He sold them to
Fred Strobel. Some ofthem weigh
ed over twenty pounds each.
There has been recently erected
in our cemetery a beautiful monu-
ment of Sioux Falls Granite to the
memory of J. G. and Frank o. Cit
tel. Peace be to their ashes.
The language used by a score Or
so of hoodlums who throng our bu-
siness streets nights is perfectly
shocking to listen to. They should
be kept off from the street or made
to use different language.
An attempt was made to stop
Dave Benjamin from selling dressed
chickens and turkeys the product
OF his farm, to our citizens. Such
action was certainly premature and
would work to our disadvantage.
J. r. Kent, has received notice
that his pension has been increased
from 8 to IA dollars per month dat
ing from October LIST, 1885. This is
lust as it should be. Mr.. X. is the
oldest ex-soldier in Union Co.
The large fine Christmas tree used
in the M. E. church OH Christmas
eve was sent from Long Pine, Neb..
by Nels O. Ringsrud. 1t was a
beautiful tree and the generous do
nation was highly appreciated by
n IOikS.
We are informed that the chris.-
mas party in the Wynn neighbour
hood did not run as smooth as II
might. Possibly there WAS too much
fusil oil present, How much reaI
enjoyment is ruined in this world by
the presence of this destroyer of all
good.
Alison Bovee has sold his hay
press to Stacy and Foster who reside
near West6eld, Iowa. They have
some 700 tons of hay to press
Should the weather turn colder an'
and the hay market stitien some
what, MIR. Bovee will purchase
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