Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-17
For the CouRlKm.
UNION COUNTY NEWS.

For the CouRlxx.
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Miss LYDIA Webber. Of Richland,
completed a term Of school in the
McConyille district a few weeks ago,
and is now at work on q Spring
term at McCook.
J.. A. Warner, one Of Brule Twp's.
farmers, and COURIER subscribers,
tells the reporter that he. will try
the "only corn experiment this
year. Mr.. Warner has been max
ing Improvements in his fine resi-
dence recently.
Miss Florence Sayles, daughter Of
VIM. Sayles, has been enrolled ,for
about two weeks at the Dakota uni.
versity, at Vermillion. Miss Flor
ence graduated last summer under
Supt. Fate's course Of study for
Union county schools, and is one Of
our brightest young ladies.
Miss Della King, Of Virginia Twp.
q former pupil of the writer, is lying
very low at the home of a relative
at Jefferson, from an attack o~fsevere
illness.
Henry Jordan, the worthy j. P.
of Sioux Valley, n of the most
confirmed of smokers, has cast aside
the languorous weed absolutely. Mr..
Jordan did not throw his pipe into
the river, but is going to lead the
new life with the temptation at
hand.
G. R. Brown, a skillful v. s. Of
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa is travel
ing professionally in this county
accompanied by T. B. Strong, Of
Richland.
Louis Olsen, n OF the oldest set.
tiers in Union County, will go to
Sioux City next week to make ar
rangements for opening u boarding
house.
The home of ]. P. Lawrence, one
of the COURIER subscribers, is being
improved by a frontage addition,
14x26, two stories high.
Miss Ida Baker has closed a sue
cessful term of school in the Carl
Nelson district. There were 50 pu-
pills enrolled, with good average at
tendance.
We understand that G. W. Fetter-
| man, principal of the Jefferson
school during the past fall and VIM
ter has departed for Sioux Falls,
where he will secure employment
in an insurance headquarters. Bon
royage!
Louis Bergeron, of Richland, who
had the upper bone of his arm bro
ken while trying to dismount from
a horse which was dash;ng toward
a wire fence, is rapidly improving
under the skillful treatment of DR..
Mead, Of Elk Point. Bud" is a
most worthy young man, and we
hope to see him thoroughly mended
soon.
P. W. Merrigan, living about three
miles north Of Larson's store in
Sphinx township, and one of the
most extensive land holders of that
section, died of pneumonia last Sun
day. Many relations and friends in
that part of the county will mourn
the untimely end.
w. P. Chamberlain has closed a
term Of school in district No. "a.
Enrolment 50 pupils.
Rev. S. r. Rifenbark has closed
his pastorate at Richlend and Pleas
ant Hill, and departed for his form.
er home in Yankton county. In
justice to the people Of these charges
we wish to state that lack Of fnan-
cial aid was not the cause Of this
change. 1t was simply a change OF
plan, and nothing detrimental to
the young minister.
Misses Carrie Dickerson and Min
ME Chamberlain returned from Vir-
ginia township, where they visited
with Miss Jessie, sister of the latter
III q 'CW NuySs
The lyceum in the Oaks district,
near Calliope, is said to have over
200 volumes in their literary library.
Miss Ida Boden, formerly Miss
Ida Kiplinger, one OF Union Coun-
TVS foremost teachers for a few
years, is lying very low from a long
and painful illness at her home
about one and a half miles from
Elk Point. Mrs. d. NJ. Dickerson,
the skillful nurse has been with her
much, lending the tendrest of care.
D. B. Wilcox was recently iniur-
ed by a kick from one of his horses
in the chest near the heart. DR.. J..
G. Comfy, OF Elk Point, brought
him out of the bed in about a week.
Miss Sadie Hazen, who has been
attending school at Richland under
the efficient tutorship of Miss Ida
Smith, departed for her home in
Sphinx township.
Henry Rolfe, who has the star
route between Beresford and Rich
land, said Saturday, in answer to the
reporters SHOW are the roads?'
"There are none"
Terrence Gore, of Virginia town.
ship who has been receiving a visit
from his aged mother took her to
Elk Point Saturday.
s. e. Aiken wrote the terse, "boil-
ed down" report Of the institute. 1t
is a clear able synopsis Of what we
learn was q valuable session.
In our rounds Saturday We had
the pleasure Of sitting at the hospit-
able board Of Ex-Supt. Fate for din
ner, surely one is happily guided
who dimes with such a pleasant,
cheerful family,