Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-08-19

but it is rather doubtful.
Arthur McConville, of Sioux VAL
ley, returned last week from a three
months visit to the interior of Da-
kota.
Eight Or ten Of our sportsmen
started on a three or four days hunt.
Ten to one some one comes home
stuck full of shot.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary ticket to the terri
toriaJ fair to be held at Huron, Sept.
10Th and 3Oth and Oct. LIST and I'd.
Thanks.
A hunting party from Ponca, con-
sisting of ]. B. Barnes, f. M. Dor
sey, Fay Madison, Carl Bisbee, Geo.
Adams and A. Reynolds passed
through this city last Monday.
Young, old, and middle-aged, all
experience the wonderful beneficial
effects of Ayers Sarsaparilla. Young
children suffering from sore eyes
ears, scald-head, or with any scrofu:
lous or syphilitic faint, may be made
healthy and strong by it's use.
ID. Ross and sous were in town
Saturday. Their small grain is safe
in the stack and the corn crop the
best they ever raised, will soon be
ready to gather, for all which they
feel happy. Mr.. Ross is one of our
oldest settlers and has surrounded
himself with all the good thing of
this life by his industry and good
management in Dakota. Would
that the county was filed with such
sturdy thrift and enterprise.
The Rust block is nearing COM
pletion and parties expect to move
in next week. Mr.. Rust, by his en-
ergy in the erection ofhis fine block,
commends hims elf to every enter
prising citizen. We expect in the
near future to see as fine business
blocks here as there are any where
in the land. Why not? Surely the
amount of business that is now done
and the character and enterprise of
our business men justify this. Push
the good work forward.
Mr.. Dart tells us that he has she'll
ed and shipped from this place about
$1,000 in. Of corn and is taking in a.
bout 800 bu. a day. The uppermost
trouble in the minds OF our farmers
at present is where or how they are
going to secure lumber to house the
crop now standing IN the ground.
Not in the history of Union County
have our farmers secured such a
bountitul harvest, and the corn crop
and grass is simply immense. Con-
sequently all are contented and hap
Ply, and many valuable improve
ments are being made all over the
county.
There was a large crowd in town
Saturday to witness the races which
were advertised to take place on
that day. In the half mile dash,
Donnelly's mare took first money,
Gray's second and Flemming'spony
third.
In the pony race, Gray's took
first money Quinn's second and
Ponds third. In the half mile and
repeat race, there was a misunder-
standing and the purse vas equally
divided between Flemming, Comfy
and Murtha. In the evening, VIM.
Bonney, of Sioux Valley, and Nc
Carly, of Sioux City, ran q foot
race tor a purse which was easily
won by McCarty.
Mr.. Verzani, of Burbank, pur-
chased from II. Murphey a steam
thresher of II horse power. 1t was
quite a novelty on the street as it
passed along trailing the tank wagon
and separator, aud was the observed
by all observers, especially to the
teams Of horses ON the street who
seemed anxious that it would have
pleanty Of room, and the road too
for all of them. No doubt it will
be a profitable investment, as we
have a very fine crop of small grain
to thresh this fall. and it CAN be
used to cut into lumber some of the
fine timber owned 10y MI. Vera
hi on his place near the Missouri
River.
The Elk Point correspondent Of
the Sioux City journal says:
The camp meeting in progress
near town is being largely attended.
On Saturday night about 10 O'Clock
parties unknown cut several Of the
guy ropes to the large tent. By
quick action the tent was saved from
falling, by parties grasping the side
poles. In the center of the tent
we're four large kerosene lamps, all
lighted, which would have fallen up
on or among ONE and children
dressed in light clothing, and there
nn.a be no Doubt That MANY would