Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-04-28
SPHINX ITEMS

oFlNk, DAk., APRIL ~, looO.
Everybody burning.
Not any strikers In this vicinity.
House cleaning, gardening ano
planting nosegays are in order.
Those who discard their flame
cloths, have their annual colds.
Our fine energetic farmers are
through sowing, and contemplate
planting corn this week.
We are decidedly in favor of the
resolutions adopted by the w. c. T
U. Good for the ladies.
Everts, the living barometer, 60,
off his base a little this time. but
will get there next time with both
feet.
Not anything new reported from,
Hazenville.
M. Moles. contemplates moving
his residence onto section 26 this
week. Mart is a rustler.
s. Horton, the road supervisor of
district No. Is has beeen looking
over his district and reports that it
will be impossible to get the roads
passable with the present tax. He
thinks we had better send the
school children to the legislature
next time.
A. E. Dow,the cream skinner for
the Elk Point creamery, reports
there is a plenty of that indispensa-
bic product in Sphinx. He says the
proprietor will look US over next
week.
l have been looking over the la
test issue of the Blizzard and consid-
er it a newsy well edited paper,
hardly democratic enough. l feel
like throwing my bread hooks across
his cl~avicle, reaching over to the
lumbar vertebra and covering his
i~ntercostal nerve for the good advice
he gave me. l have carefully survey
ed and staked out my duty in the
future and have concluded to retire
to my native jungle and if Barnum
wants a spontaneous curiousity to
call on the editor of the Blizzard.
Your correspondent last Thursday
started for the prohibition town of
Elk Point via. Richland. The farm
ers in the Bluffs were getting along
finely with their spring work, found
everything lively at Richland. N.
A. Kirk, the leading merchant was
dishing out divers articles to his
many customers. N. Clark, the
gentlemanly hardware dealer is up
to ears in business. The physique
Of M. Smith denoted he got the
lions share of business in his line.
Everything was quiet on widow
If l was not mistaken, l
saw the Richland correspondent to
the COURIER, (Adonis) with a piece
Of calico on his arm. Rev. Wiles
had just returned from up the Sioux
and was feeling good having married
a good looking couple and had his
box full of corn, Owe have a
good looking baches that would
take a better half if they could find
a girl, and pay the preacher in corn.)
When l arrived at the hub found
everything a booming, building
sidewalks, teams hauling gravel
grading up the streets, and improve
ments visible every where in the
city. Murphey the hard shell
orohibitionist says his trade is in
,reasing, and he expects to do bet
Ter still when the last saloon is
There are a few finding
considerable fault with the city dads.
0f course their case is a hopeless
'ne and they are dying very hard,
out they will finally kick the bucket
md get down to business. / honor
Blizzard when 1t says, after a
years test prohibition proves a bad
hing for the city and county change
he program, but now forget minor
matters and do the best toward
building up the material welfare of
both city and county. F. W. K.