Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-24
For the CouHiER.
UNION COUNTY NEWS,

Wood Smith OF Richland, wend.
ed Sioux City streets Thursday.
Miss Bessie Power is teaching /
spring term in the Casey district.
A Mr.. Powers closed a term ol
school in the Merrigan district Fri.
day.
8. w. Honeyell has moved onto
the Dexter homestead in Bfuls
township.
Miss Mary Peterson has finished
a term Of school in Dist. 4l-the
Wagner school.
Miss Neva Leggett, of Elk Point,
is continuing her work in Dist. Is,
on a Spring term.
Miss Hattie Hoffman Of Sioux
City, is visiting at Louis Behlmyer's
in Brule township.
Miss Jessie Chamberlain has fin-
ished a term of 8 months in Dist.
80, Virginia township.
Tim Mahan, Of Sphinx township
has added q new barn and other i'm
provements to his homestead.
Jake Crotxer is erecting buildings
on the farm recently purchased Of
i. G. Crumrine in Brule township.
Mr.. Owen Erwin Of Parker, Turn
er Co., Oak. is visiting the family
of his brother Herbert in Richland.
The Richardson place in Brule,
has been rented to . Mr.. Main, and
b occupied by him and his family.
Ole Holden Of Elk Point town
ship, one of the prosperous farmers,
made a trip to Sioux City last Nom
day.
Samuel mdahl IL continuing on .
spring term Of school ri Sphinx. He
had a school Of 46 pupils during the
winter session.
There was a dance at Crill's Hall.
Richland on the evening ofApril 20,
in honor of the wedding announced
in another article.
John Vanloan and Joe Lefave, of
Virginia township, have departed
for the far west, to where roll the
gentle slopes Of Oregon.
During the coming week we will
visit the upper parts OF the county,
and we shall endeavor to write gen.
erously of what we see and hear.
James Peterson, one Of the able
teachers of this county for some
time, has left Valparaiso College,
Ind, and is teaching in Wisconsin.
Steve Horton, OH Rrule creek util.
ICES the current of the creek to turn
mill for grinding mill stuff, meal,
ETC., for himself and neiglboring
farmers.
We had the pleasure. Tuesday, Of
visiting Mr.. Louis Rannum's school
n Dist. No. q. Enrolment about
rs. This is Mr.. Rannum's first
erm. The rccitations were very IN
eresting.
N. A.. Kirk is postmaster-elect at
Richland. When we found Mr..
name had been urged for the
position, we persuaded Mr.. Blaine
o Withdraw ours. We will proba-
,ly accept the consulship to Tim
)uc-tOO.
Ella Michigan, one Of the bright
,oung lad 8 Of old Union, is teach
ng in Dis 81. The district will
their moneys worth from Miss
ELIAS three months term II we casf
lraw n fair opinion from a half
lour's stop.
Mr.. A. Shurtlef, one ofour extern
i've farmers and stock ~raisers, gave
Is his renewal to the COURIER.
at their home we had the
pleasure Of viewing Mrs. Shurtlefs
immense collection of house plants
-one Of the best in the county.
The fire which swept across the
able land three weeks ago wrought
lavoc Enthusiastically. At one place
passed through a grave yard, and
he marble shafts were Drowned and
the enclosing fence spoil
d and the roofs of the narrow homes
uined by coyotes and gophers.
poke silently OF how Dol the dead
re forgotten.
The crops on the Asylum farm
,vcragc well with the same of sur
farmers. Everything on
he premises seems to have under
one thorough renovation for the
There are six paupers ut
There must have been
Iearer sixty under the old regime,
which permitted county dependents
live in Queen Anne style wherev-
r they pleased. L
Supt. Anderson, Of the County
'oor Asylum, returned from Sioux
Talls Tuesday, whence he had tn.
en- Mary Aggerson, aged IL years,
0 become a student OF the All
'aints Episcopal college. The po-
ition for the little girl, who had
'een an inmate at the asylum for
ONE time, was obtained through
he efforts of several worthy people,
,mong them Bishop Hare and Supt.
anderson.
Shadows lay directly 10 the north
b We drew rein at Mr.. Hazenis all
Pleasant Hill. We did not dReMt 4
ong on Mr.. Hazen's "Stop ai,d +
ave some dinner" but stopped at
nee. The while We lodged our be-
ng with the repast, we talked over
he past, present and future lenses
With our host. Afterward " had
IN opportunity Of gazing on the
mammoth proportions Of Wills no.
lie Prince" whose l7O0 lbs. avoir-
is the home Of blue blood
lnalloyed. /