Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-06-16
Local Matters.

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JAocGI Matters.
Duncan Ross, ST.. Of Sioux Val
ley, was in town to-day.
County Surveyor, VIM. Vinson.
was up in Sphinx township all last
week doing some surveying there.
Miss Katie Leggett of Calliope,wa
married the 18th of this month to
Mr.. B. b. Starky, of that place.
We extend thanks to delegate
Clifford for valuable public docu-
ments recently received.
Mike Hoffman, the hard ware man,
received a car loard of steel nails
yesterday.
F. d. Smyth, of the firm of
Smythe & Bovee, left Monday morn
ing on a pleasure trip to Chicago.
Quite q number of our citizens
contemplate attending the races at
Sioux City which opens up to-day
and continues until Friday.
Next Sunday evening, Children's
Day will be observed at the Baptist
church. A most interesting pro-
gram has been provided and ali who
attend will be highly entertained.
Father Collins informs us that the
G.. A. r.. Post, of Vermillion have
signified their intention of attending
the Catholic picnic to be held here
July 9th.
Col. John l.. Jolley, ofVermillion,
Hon. John Brennan, of Sioux City,
and e. G. Ericsson, Esq Of this city,
will be the speakers at the Catholic
celebration and picnic to be held in
Hol1man's Park, this city, Monday
9Th.
Rev. L. Bradford will deliver.an
address to the school children, on
next Sunday evening at the NJ. L.
church. Our public schools close
for the summer on next Friday, and
this address will be appropriate and
should be beard by every pupil of
our city schools.
Miss f. Jennie Williams, of Iowa
City, Iowa, formerly a resident of
Elk Point. and at M time principal
Of our public schools. is here on a
visit to relatives and friends. She
finds Elk Point much changed and
since she left here eight
years ago. She will remain all sum-
ner.
As will be seen in another place
N this paper, District Attorney
Nichols, the president of the county
of Health, has issued Il proc
|amation i'm relation to mad-dogs.
He does this in the absence Of
Dr.. Mead, the superintendent of the
of Health, whose duty it
would be to do it. 1t is hoped
the people of the county will
obey the order in the proclamation.
The thanks of We editor and fanii-
y are due ana are hereby rendered
o Mrs. McNitt fot a couple of boxes
If the finest straw berries ever caten.
They were as large as walnuts and
II the finest flavor. Last year Mrs.
leased couple of acres of ground
ust north of the city, and set out
he plants. She moved away from
he city last fall but still retains her
interest in the strawberry patch and
S here now gathering her first crop.
There will be foot,pony and horse
aces here on the 18th OF July, along
With the bowery dance. The La
Belle hall is also secured for all who
Who wish to "trip the light fantas-
ic." A great number of the peo-
pie have promised to be here on the
9Th, from the surrounding town
'lIips and towns. In fact a cor
lial welcome awaits to one and all.
The members OF the committee are
busy as bees in making the neces-
'ary preparations.
Dan Morris Sullivan might just
Is we'll have ommittcd from his
otherwise very fair entertainment at
he Rink, Saturday night, his allu
sion to the Women's Christian Tenn
arnnca Union aS a stn,lnn chewinn