Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-01-11
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sult with the Union county board o
: commissioners relative to the keep
( ing of the poor Of this county at tn,
. poor farm that Union county estab
lished last fall.
The dehorning Of cattle is becom
ing quite prevalent in this county
and probably will become more
popular as the practice becomes
} wider known. So far, P. w. Peter
son, of Clay Point, claims to be the
pioneer, having had a hundred head
or SO, of his stock robbed of Their
"hookers." 1t has been practiced
elsewhere and notably at the Wis
consin Experimental Farm with the
best Of results, last year. The claims
upon which the practice is based
are that the stock is more peaceabls
and that less feed is required, while
more flesh is made. 1t is surely a
matter stockmen are interested in.
DR.. Burdick started out Tuesday
morning to visit a patient in Gar
field township. He found the road
impossible for his team-one of the
best in the county-on the Ed
Gardner and DR.. Whiteside section
line. He has made a complaint
against the overseer of highways fer
that district. j. Runyan, Esq, is
looking up the law in the case, to
find out if an overseer of highways
has any duties to perform in open.
ing roads in the winter. So far, in
Dakota, the first man out breaks the
road, cuts wire fences, tears down
board fences, uns through peoples
dooryards, and trespasses on private
property generally. 1t is proposed
to find out if there is any law to
keep roads open during the winter
in Clay county. If there il no law
for it, it is high time such h law
should be made. There is such a
law in all the States.
Ponca Democrat. "a
The supper at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening was well attended
and a goodly sum vas realized for
the benefit of the society. Rev. G.
W. Freeman, of Elk Point, was pres
ent and delivered an address.
Z. T. Porter has leased $50 acres
of wood land of Isaac Quick. This
land is across the river in Dakota.
Gene proposes to 60 into the bust
ness of cutting and selling wood on
a large scale.
Carl Davis, Bert Wallace and
Misses Burdie Morris and Jennie
Fisk drove to Ponca from Elk Point
last Monday and passed a pleasant
evening at a card party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Huse.
Messrs. F. M. Dorsey, e. W.. AL
len, Girt Collins and VIII Slough,
and Misses Carrie Logan, Nellie
Taylor, Minnie Madison and Lou
Adds attended a pleasant card par
ty at Elk Point Tuesday evening.
Calliope Blade.
Mrs. Eta Roth (nee Rudd) met
with an unfortunate accident last
Friday morning. 1t seems she rose
from her bed sick, and had COM
menced getting breakfast, when she
tainted and fell on the hot stove, re-
ceiying serious injuries about the
face, arms and breast. Eta can
rest assured she has the sympathy
of all in her sad misfortune and mar
row escape from death.
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Hawarden Commercial.
It is claimed that a number of
kegs of liquor have been received by
private individuals in this city dur
ing the past fey weeks. OF course
the druggists object to this job lot
"boot-leg" business as it leaves them
to bear all the blame for whatever
i'll effects may be noted by our peo-
pie from the too free use Of liquor.
Beresford News.
Ellie Ricard is making prepare
tons to run his creamery OH a large
scale next season.
Shelton r. Greene, one of Union
county's early settlers, who has re-
Gently purchased a farm in Prairie
township, was . pleasant caller at
these headquarters yesterday.
There were l,046 loads Of farm
produce, ETC., weighed on the town
scales during the month Of Decem-
Der, as follows: Flaxseed, 81; wheat,
n; oats, 1O5; corn, ABS; hogs, 365;
hay, 81; coal, s; cattle, 10; potatoes,
1; timothy seed, 2; poultry, 10;
horses, |. This, with the large num-
Der Of loads "himped" makes a pref
ty fair showing, considering the fact
that a goodly number Of our far
mers are holding their produce for
higher prices. y,
In Brief, And to the. Point.
Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disorder