Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-03-10

SOAi"A''S w iiAo NutiSo % uVPus W.
Treasurer.
The genial Louis Shiney, Of Big
Sioux was up yesterday attending a
meeting OF the Odd Fellows Lodge.
He called this morning, and as his
custom, deposited the chink for a
years subscription in advance.
Rev. Mr.. Woodford Of Akron Ia.
is assisting this week in the revival
meetings, in the NJ. E. church,
preaching each night. All are invi-
ted. Mrs. Woodford is with her
husband and is an efficient worker.
The quarterly meeting in the NJ.
E. church this week. Quarterly
conference Friday night. The pre-
siding elder Rev. l.. Hartsough will
preach, on Sabbath night after
preaching at Richland in the morn
ing.
Alison Bovee and family have
moved back to their fine residence
on lower Main street. The purchase
by Ed. Wood of Anthony Ronne's
farm, which Mr.. Bovee had rented
for a term of years, made this move
necessary.
Geo. Reynick informs us that he
already has over 5000 worth of Or
ders for monuments and tombstones,
and the promise of as many more.
He also says that the prices are forty
per cent lower than in any other
marble works inthe west.
The regular annual meeting of
the Elk Point shooting club was
held at the COURIER office on last
Monday evening and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
|. President.--B. r. Crum,
Treasurer.-John Coyerdale,
Secretary.-Ira l.. Nichols.
Messrs. Freeman Bros. and Bovee
are storing their baled hay waiting
for the price to advance in the east
ern markets, and they are accumu-
lating an immense pile Of it. 1t is
| their intention as soon rs the mar
ket is favorable to ship a whole train
load of twenty-five or thirty cars.
Miss Lottie Avery, who has been
visiting here with her sister Mrs. |
Ned Cummins, for the past year, left
yesterday morning for her home in
Lowell Mich. Miss Avery won
many friends while here and was a
great ~favorite among our young
people, and all her friends here wish
her a safe journey home, and hope
she may return again.
The city council have revised and
made new the entire list of city or
dinances, covering everything re-
lating to government and manage
ment of a ~irst-class city. This is a
creditable work on the part OF pres
ent city officers, and is something
that should have been done long ego.
The contract for printing these ordi-
naaces in pamphlet form has been
let to the Blizzard.
Mr.. S. S. Weed, Of Mimi, father
of Mrs. +. b. Chaplin, is in the city
visiting with his daughter. Mr..
Weed is one of the early pioneers of
Union county, having organized the
first Sabbath school and the first U.
B. church III the county. Mr.. Weed
is seventy eight years old and an es-
teemed and respected citizen where
ever he is known. He came to Un-
ion countysn.i865.
Geo. Webber, Son Of Weber
Esq, Of Richland a .in, the city
Saturday last from Southern Kan.
:sas, where he is now located, ON his
way to visit his father and other
relatives at Richland.. Geo. is a
bright and competent young man,
and the COURIER is pleased to learn
that he is doing well in his new
home in Kansas. He is keeping a
set of books for a large Touring mill,
and gets a good salary.
Rev. J. p. Cofynlan, formerly of
this city and now located at Akron,
Iowa, delivered,a fine temperance
lecture at the Rink in this city or
last Friday evening. The lecture
wis under the auspices of the w. C.
I. .. of this city and about three
hundred people turned out to hear
the eloquent gentleman. The ladies
are doing good work for the cause Of
temperance and the COURIER wishes
them God speed in their noble ef-