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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
Couldn't Turn.

Ex-Gov. Wood 10 one of the stump
speakers OF the Pacific coast. At one
time he was living near the Rocky
Mountain range. He and his business
partner were both ambitious to kill o
buffalo, So, early one bright morning,
they started ont for . hunt, each armed
with . good rifle. For q long time no
buffalo appeared. Finally in o deep,
long valley they suddenly came upon
IN immense buffalo bull standing on
an elevation within easy range of their
guns. But the ex-Governor's courage
failed him at the sight Of such O mon
ster, and he begged Williams not to
shoot. "Humph!" replied Williams, as
he raised his gun TO his shoIder. do
you think / am going to hunt this long
for o buffalo and tlien throw AWAY such
: chance as that?" Wood then be-
sought him not to fire until he could
reach q place Of safety. This he prom
iAed, when the latter ran down the val.
ley aud up the opposite side. where
stood q juniper tree, up which he
quickly climbed. But Just before he
reached the tree the sound Of q sun
greeted his ear. Turning, he saw Will
liams, without hat or gun, rushing
down the hill, . rod at q leap. and the
wounded buffalo in full pursuit At
the bottom OF the valley was o long.
deep. and very narrow gully. into which
Williams plunged. but an instant later
clambored out and rushed for the tree.
"Go back! Go back" shouted Wood,
a he saw his danger; "get into the
gully!' "Not much r yelled Williams.
as he increased his speed. "Thar's tho
d-est big grizzly in thar ever You see.
I'll chance the buffalo"
Chronicle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Closing the Last Bar Room.

An amusing incident occurred in
Butler on Thursday morning, Oct. l..
AT the hour of l o'clock a. m. every
bell in town began to peal forth its
solemn sound, and many persons, not
aware of the intention of the ringing
of the bells. began to run and halioo
Fire." The night was dark and
rainy; a big fire had been kindled by
the enthusiasts in the middle of the
street, composed of old boxes saturated
with kerosene oil, and really presented
a sight of realty. AS men and boys,
both black and white, reached the
blazing structure, half exhausted from
fatigue, one shoe off and one shoe on,
they were asked the question why
were they running. But sti!l the bells
rang long and loud. 1t was soon, how
ever, well understood, when they came
to think, that the last bar-room in But
Ter had been closed, and the fire which
for fifty years past had been burning so
brightly, and had caused the destruc-
tion of more life and property than all
the blazing fires combined, was being
extinguished. Everybody rejoiced at
the thoughts Of better days. 1t can
not be said that the Prohibitionists did
all the work or even formed all the
plans, but Prohibitionists, anti-Prohi-
bitionists, and all joined in with a
hearty hand to bid farewell to rum and
pin.-B,diey. Ga. HernlR.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
Living Too Far Apart.

In a hunters camp different men be-
gan to unfold their yarns. Among
others a Kentuckian said he once shot
a buck in such a way that the bullet,
hitting the right ear, passed through
the heel of the right hind foot. Jeering
and laughter greeted this monstrous
story. Brown" called the Kentuck-
ian to his companion. ''tell these fell
lows if what l say is not as true as
gospel" Why, yes" replied the other.
81 saw it myself. You see, gentlemen
when he pulled the trigger of his rife.
the buck was Just scratching his head
with his hoof.' And then he wills.
pered to his friend: THAT was a mar.
row escape. Another time don't Lie
SO far apart.H
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

pf her wounds Ia absorbed into every fibre of tho
body polite OF which abe Is q member. AInpu-
t6,ion Is aeformisy. The only. remedy Is 70 heal
longer ~soiicits d fasor within the province Of
congress to grant OF withhold. She denands a
right granted hy law which Congress cannot
loss than Justice WHY arc we unworthy TO be free.
II the nation offers loss it - unworthy to exist
under the mare. % ccnstitntionai liberty. D,-
iaISlI j. I s'1 sse, with xhic sv .i,s k Soss,si, sp pIis viii oaass
CONGRESS 70 know. She embodies the beat effort
Of the civilization OF the age. and the brcades;
charity the world eyer produced, b gotten by the
religion OF Christ. fostarei by the constitution
of the United States, under the tutilage Of tie
declaration OF Independence.
SITUATED IN THE BOSOM OF THE UNION,
twain as il p-esses pm to the
sea, embracing isr mountaitis Of Ebidi and the
laughs at the c1ress of her happy husbandmen,
rcioicinsin tho most salubrious Cline which the
sun blesscs in bis journey, she brings her wiling
hand and loyal heart-herself TO the sis:erhocd
Of states. ! have free confidence that your pat
riotic devotion and courageous manhood will
never permit you TO bctray the sacred trust COM
mitted to your keeping. and that you will devise
end adopt such means and measurcs" in the
future as may DO found necessary to fully realize
the expectations Of your constituencies. II their
rights continue to be ignored, il their dssfrin-
ehisenient il enforced 1h.il the harlahips arising
from dependency. slInli reduce them TO poverty
and starvation, whether to abandon the beatti
full land uf their adoption and the ruins of the mag
ni.icent state Of their creation, n lard sacred TO
them by every tie Of partial ind social endear-
ment. md By the graves of their dead, and retain
to their former homes which, will have passed
into the hands OF strangers, or to
Ayvpr FURTHER MEASURES TO MAINTAIN
THEIR RIGHTS,
will be a question for freemen AMI tho sons of
freemen to decide. The prospering of this state
cannot long endure in its present condition
schools. churches and benevolent Institutions
must be abandoned, or reduced without the mid
of the proceeds of the lands held in sb"yanee for
this support. Liberty is the tonch.stone that in
spires the civilization of the age. Tyranny long
sustained beSets sutject ft far tyraDts.
The state of DAKOTA commits her cause to the
decision Of the American congress, aud clains for
its consideration interests palamountto the re-
mote people Of the eastern or even western conti-
nent. and expects ~iustice. Being again denied her
rights she will carry her cause to the national
Judiciary, and finally, with firm reliance upon
their verdict, to the people of the states in their
primary and sovereign capacity IA monnTchs of
even the legislative, executive aud Judiciary.
which are. after ALI the creatures Of their Will.
BY this verdict they will abide.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Mr.. Hendricks COachmaD.

Tom Branford, the colored coachman
who has been with Mr.. Hendricks for
the last nine years, is greatly distressed
at his death. There never was a SER
want about the house" said Tom, that
didn't like him. or who would say a
word against him. When | handed
him a glass Of water, or BACKED his
boots, or did any other little thing. he
would always thank me fcr it. The
newspapers said last fall, l think it
was Jap Turpy who wrote it, that |
made more fuss than anybody else
when Mr.. Hendricks was elected. That
amt so. l always voted the Republic
can ticket, and never voted for Mr..
Hendricks. He never said a word to
me about who | should vote for. AT
the election last year he told me to
hitch up and drive him down to the
polls, and then said afterwards. No,
we won't go down together or they'll
think I'm leading you to the polls.
You are a free man. Go down and
vote, and then I'll go down myself In
Washington, at Wizards Hotel, the
4th of last March, he said to me-:
Tom, you said we would come to
Washington, and we have, haven't
We?'"-IndidnnpOlis NeWs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Ou.laudish Handwriting.

Few people outside of the postal SER
vice have any conception of the num-
Der of iilegible and g~rotesQue super
scriptions the ~postotiice people are
called upon to decipher and correct
every day. The art of reading all sorts
of %outlandish handwriting is one that
is rapidly developed in this branch of
the public service, but what is some
times more puzzling than the worst
~penmanship is the style of spelling en-
ployed by some letter ENTHUSIASTICALLY
foreigners-whose knowledge of Eng
lish photography often takes the most
mysterious shapes. Two letters that
had evidently been travelling all over
the country in search of claimants,
lately found their way into the Chicago
Postofiice. Onone of these letters, fol-
lowing the name of the person adj
dressed. were the words, "Nesfel
Tenese.o This was at first thought TO
be a Norwegian phrase, but vas finally
translated into Nashville, Tenn and
the letter forwarded to that point. The
other envelope Vas directed to 'Scink
Shan La kaunti Intiene.' After
frowning over this legend for a few
minutes Superintendent McGrath drew
his pen over it and wrote underneath,
''St. John, Lake County, Ind.'-Chi-
c0uO Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
Tie Pc Of tie Past.

George Augustus Sala tolls his Lon
don fri mis- t,at everything in America
has improved enormously Of late, ex-
ccpt the quality of tho pc. This is
true. There is no use denying that the
American pic is a mere sarce uIon lis
former sell.
TIE brittle. flaky ernst which en-
folded the ris in tie golden ase OF is
career il only n tenGer rec lleetion.
The delicious apple pie, served hot,
with d lump o. fresh butter and O bowl
OF cold milk which the g SKINNER has
not robbed. il \ vision cf tile past.
The mince pie OF to-day il an cmac.ated,
sseak ng ri ost of its once cospu ent
self, and the pumrk;n pic OF the pres
emit is . lean shsdowy satire upoa an
institution which in the DAYS OF our
grandfsthers was honorel and beloved
among the things truly great. There
is no pic today. There aro clumsy
combinations Of badly cooked frn;t and
soggy dough which PASS for pi,, and
which an ignorant world toleratss and
eats. but PIE in its purity and delicacy
no Longer existS.
Mr.. Sala il riaht--Tho American pie
il drifting backwards to barbarism and
oLliv:on.-Phitadelphia Press.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
The Worlds One Sensible Man.

A thoroughly conservative man is
Judge C, an old resident of st.
Paul. He Away likes to talk about
missionary work, and he always ex-
presses his opinion that if God wanted
the heather converted he would con-
vert them Himself very quickly. The
other day an acquaintance Of the Judge
remarked: Judge, ii you were made
supreme ruler of the universe, what
would you dog'' sd resign imiledi-
ately, by CAD, sir. I'm not laundering
after any more responsibility than |
am compelled to bear."-Nesn York
Commercial 11eertisef.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

William j. Coughlin, of somerville, Mass,
says: In the fall of 1876 l was taken with
BLEEDING OF LUNGS, followed by a severe
cough. l lost my appetite and flesh, and was
confined to my bed In 1877 / was admitted to
the Hospital. The doctors said I had a hole in
my lung as big as a half dollar. At one
time o report went around that l wss dead.
I gave up hope, but a friend told me of DIR.
WILLIAM HALLS BAlSAM FOR THE
LUNGS. got a bottle, when, to my surprise,
l commenced to feel better, and to-day | feel
better than for three years past.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
A Pitiful Sight.

What saddcr sight car be imagined than
that Of a noble man, whom the weird can ILL
afford to spare, stricken down in the prime of
a useful life BY consumption. TEouslt ds are
yearly filling ~consumptiyes' graves who m'gat
be saved b. the timely use of Or. pitrce's
Golden Medical Discovery which is n pcs
tive euro for consumption in it, cary stages.
1T is the test Alternative and pectoral in the
world. AL druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
Home Itsms and Topics,
II you remain sick when you can
Cet hon bitters that uever-Eail.

Get hop bitters that never-Fail.
fine weakest woman, smallest child
and sickcst Invalid can use hop bitters
with safety end great good.
Old men tottering around from Rheu.
matism, kidney trouble or any weakness
will be made almost new by using hop
bitters.
eY-My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop bitters and I
recommend them to my people.-Metho
dist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor II hop
Filters are not best family medicine
On eErth ! ! !
-Malarial fever. Ague and Bi~liousness,
will leave every neighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
My mother drove the paralysis and
neuralg a all out OF her system with hop
bitters."-Ed. Osmego San.
tT-Kcep the kidneys healthy with hop
bitters and you need not fear sickness"
The vigor of youth for the aged and
infirm in hop bitters F!
lat ths change of life nothing equals
Hop Bitters TO allay all troubles incident
Thereto"
THE best periodical for ladids to take
monthly, and from which they will re.
ceive the greatest benefit is hop bitters.'
Thousands die annually from some
form of kidney disease that might have
been prevented by timely use of hop bit
tiers.
indigestion, weak stomach, irregu-
~Iarities Of the bowels, cannot exist when
hop bitters are used.
a timely . . use Of hop
Bitters will keep a whole family
In robust health q year at q little cost.
To produce real genuine sleep and
child-like repose all night, take q little
hop bitters on retiring.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Mans inhumanity to woman makes count.
less thousands mourn, would be an GpplicS-
be rendering of p tpe's line, in vew of the
indignit.es she has suffered and pains under
gone at the hands of uns'.ii fui physicians
aud GuGcis. Naturally modest size suffers on
until forced to consult Al pa. S ( an regarding
some female difficulty NElch she well knows
Is sappins her s rcngth. Al. this en-. ba n s
mtnt can be ayoded and a cure cHec;ea hy
purchasing DR.. Tiegcc's "Favoritn Pres riE-
ton OF y~ourdrugsi t an tax ,ng a directed
Price reduced II one d0!li L.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
Reeds Piano Factory.

The upper floors of Reeds Temple of
Music, on State street, Chicago. have been
tlrned into a piano factory. Two pianos
finished there last week, of extra size and
original design, are pronounced the best
toned ond best-fnished pianos ever seen in
Il city. The Reed & Sons pianos are OBJ
tanning a splendid reputation also for
durability.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

My wifes case was undoubtedly the
worst case of inlammatory rheumatism
on record, and | am thankful that there
is such a medicine as Athlophoros. l
cheerful!y recommend it.. Thomas Nc.
Cue, Bush's Block, Dubuque, la.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Don't say there is no help for Catarrh,
Hay Fever and Cold in Head, since thousands
testify that Ely's Cream Balm has entirely
cured them. It supersedes the dangerous use
Of liquids and snuas. IT is easily applied with
the finger and gives relief at once. Price 50
cts. at druggists. 60 cents by mail. Sead for
circular. Ely Bros, 0wego, n. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

makes no return of the mortality caused by
o~verdrugging the sick. Hundreds of patients
are killed in this way, ninctY-ninc per cent.
OF whom might have been saved By the use
Of that simple vegetable an.idote, DIR. WALK
Frs CALI oRHIA VINEGAR Buffers, rapid
In its action, and without alcohol.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

For over eight years I have suffered from
catarrh, which has affected my eyes and hear.
ing; have employed many physicians without
relief. | am now on my second bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm, and feel confident of a complete
cure.--MaryC G.. Thompson, Cerro Gordo, Pratt,
Co., III.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Laconic patient to physician; Caught cold.
Physician: Take Red Star Cough Cure; TO
morphia. 40 poison. Only twenty-five cents.
st. Jacobs oil cures pain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

fIates the food, regulates the stomach and bow.
els, giving healthy and natural sleep.
vinegar S~si,ters 10 the great disease pre-.
edies. No house should ever be without 1t.
Vinegar Esltters cures Malarial, Bilious and
ether fevers, diseases of the Heart, Liver and
Kidneys, and G hundred other painful disorders.
Send for either Of our valuable reference
books for ladies', for farmers, for merchants, our
Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism
on Internperance and Tobacco, which last should
be in the hands OF every child and youth IN the
country.
Ae,y two of the above books mailed free on
receipt Of four ceuts for registration fees.
Ri. Mcdonald Drag Co., $50 Washington st.. II. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

The cotton crop Of Mr.. Richardson,
Of Mississippi, il greater than that ct
NIL Egypt, and his plantations are
worth $4,000, O0n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

CInfd ,ial advice, n either sev,
on delicate disea es. Book 10 cents in stamps.
Address, Worlds DispensarJ Medical Asso-
citation, 6G3 Main st, luIaIo. y. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

DANDELIoN roots were raised ey-
tensively in New Hampshire this
year and probably sold to manufac-
turers of alleged coffee.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

GEN. WILLIAM TECUMsEH SHER-
MAN has prepared a second and care
fully revised edition of his memoirs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

A MAN with bright, purple hair is
the observed of all the observers at
Cleveland, Ohio.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
INV

ssStand back, gentlemen! Clear the track
6houted the police, and. as the Quickly Gatf.
ering crowd surgei back. Steiner no. =
came up the street, the MAGNIFICENT niaek
horses ttrikiag Ere from t,ie pavement.
But tod! A wh%cs comes oil the steamer,
Il overturned, Ynd the lraNS Itemen are
picked up bleeding I'll scnscaess!
Ar In vcsti ,atioa revealed the fact that IN
SLING the steamer that morning the steward
had neglected " pit: ir the linch-pin. a
lttlc neglect on bis part had ci,u.-c " loss Of
u hl.f million dollars. The busy narts c.
trade are full OF men who are making the
sam, fatal mistake. They ne. lect their kid
Eeys, thinking they neei no attention,
whereas II they made occasional use o. War
ner's safe cure they woula mere" say that
they don feel qui c well; that a tired icel-
iny lothcrs them; that they arc plagued with
indigestion; that their brain fcfuscs TO res
spond ct call; that their nerves are all I'M
sttuBg-Ffre Jdarnl:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Miss JENNIE FLOOD, the daughter
of the California millionaire, i, said 10
have S2,000,0 900 in her OWL right.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

i used part of two bottles Of Ely's Cream
Balm and can say l am entirely cured of ca
tarrh.-Charles Diesel, Co. K, 18th Infantry,
Fort Custer. NJ. Il.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

While i have not Mt hand statistics touching
Ter mknufac.nring. banking and other CONNER
ciaI development. nor OF her benevolent societies
end institutions, they are all that could be an
/ cipnted n the result OF the foregoing facts.
Her people are peaccable, moral. temperate,
earnest. upright and patriotic. many Of them
SCARED and msiae3 IN defense Of the union
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

IL afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. csc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

SAsaATCIrEwAN FIFE WHEAT. In car lets.
Genuine. Seud for samples and pricelist. WI.
Abernethy, sole originator, Minneapolis, MINI.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Why go lmping around with your b DOTS
run over VII II Lyons Eoei Stiffoners will
keep them ,t,aigit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

5 months treatment for SEC. Piso's Rem
edy for Catarrh. So.d by drugg. sts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Vinegar Ditters, a pur-
gative and tonic. pnfifes the
blood, strengthens the Liver
and kidneys, and VIII restore
health, however lost.
vinegar Bitters is the
best remedy discovered for
promoting digestion, curing
headache and increasing the
vital powers. |
RlffAHa assim~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
A ya,uab,c MeJ,cs, Treat,s,.

the edition for 1885 Of the sterlina Medical An.
nuai, known as iIostetter's Almsnae, ia now
ready, and may be obtained, free Of cost, ct
druggists and general country dealers in all
parts of the United States, Mexico, and indeed in
every civilized portion of the Western Heinis-
phere. This Almanac has been issued regularly
at the commencement of every year for over one.
fifth Of p century. II combines, with the sound
est practical advice for the preservation and re-
storation OF health, q large ;.'nourft of interesting
and amusing light reading. and the calendar, u.s.
Economical calculations, chronological items.
&C., are prepared with great care, ard will be
found entirely accurate. The issue Of Hostetter's
Almanac for 1856 will probably DO the largest
edition Of q medical work ever published in any
country. The proprietoys. Messrs. Hostetter &
Co., Pittsburgh, Pa, Oh receipt o: a two cent
stamp, viii forward u copy by mail to any. per.
son who cannot procure ono in his neighbor'
hood.
A DOG that has three tails and can
wiggle them all at once, is said to be
in possession of a farmer at Monor-
vile, a hamlet near Palenville, n. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Nearly one-half Of the Cos students
in Hampton Institute are girls. Or
the whole number 139 are Indians.
Over 200 applications for admission
were refused last year on account OF a
lack of room.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

Small boy. with an air of heroic sac
riice Well. then you may give me
Gibbons History Of Rome.-B a6alo
E.TDyrss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23
SOUTH DAKOTA MISUNDERSTANDING

The following table OF comparisons shows
whether Dakota IL entitled to statehood from
precedAnts established by the admission Of
movement by the people and the comparative
density Of her population, and elbows q greater
vote cast on the constitution. and when it Il re-
membered that "A per cent. OF her area is en-
braced in reservations. a denser population than
any state in the list when admitted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

THE funeral Of Victor Hugo Is said
to have cost over SO, d0o.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-12-23

R9-None genuine without a bunch Of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile, poison
GUS stuff with Hop OF Hops" in their name,