Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-02

-Ane EeVlVlal meetings at the ".
B. Church are being well attended.
What a letter will do; change
the word sundry to Sunday, as it
did in last weeks COURIER.
One hundred and seventy men
are now at work on the new packing
house at South Sioux Falls.
The erection Of the school
house is being very much delayed
by the non-arrival of belt stone.
The war is on and the "United
States Supreme Court original pack
age enterprise is q short lived crea
ture.
-Beresford is now cursed with
two"original package" joints. -Beres-
ford Neps.
Elk Point, Ditto.
The celebrated Douglas county
bond case was signed before Judge
Campbell last week at Aberdeen,
the home Of c. F. Mccoy.
William Coverdale is giving his
attention TO q herd Of three hundred
cattle, two miles northwest Of town.
They are in splendid shape.
Everybody should hear the
Grafton of Judge Shannon. He
comes pretty near being a Webster
when it comes to making q Fourth
Of July Grafton.
Assistant Secretary Of State,
Knudson, arrived on Saturday
morning last on a visit of a few days
with his family. He reports crop
prospects good all the way to Pierre.
L. D. F. Poore OF the Yankton
Telegram has been throwing a
handful of mad at Gov. Mellette,
and it looks as though the most of
it would rebound and hit the Major.
20. E. Anderson brings to our
office a bunch of heads of club
wheat, many Of them five and a half
inches long. The seed comes from
the State of Washington, and at
present promises an immense crop.
Webster says Of the tarantula-
a species ofspider, Lycosa tarantula.
Its bite sometimes produces a trif.
ling effect, about equal to the sting
Of a wasp, and is popularity suppos-
ed to be cured by music.
That newsy correspondence in
another column came in too late for
last weeks issue, arriving just as we
were going to press. All commune
cations, for publication must be in
the hands of the printer not later
than Tuesday noon.
With favorable returns from
outstanding crops, the Flannery
Bros. will duplicate their brick
building on the West side, moving
the Office to the rear. The boys
make their money here, and are not
afraid to spend it here.
During the campaign, Charlie
will visit the Black Hills
country for a few days, ard get &C.
quainted with the unterrified. Mr.
will have a pleasant trip
we doubt not, but Of course he don't
expect to be secretary of state, this
year, ON the Demo. ticket.
Wit the breaking Of the origin
al package, comes the breaking Of
many a good resolution, and worse
than all else, the breaking Of many
a mothers heart. Oh that the boys
Of to-day would exhibit that tender
regard for a mothers feelings that
they are so d~eservedly entitled to.
-Messrs. J. J. and T. ]. Stanton
T.Russel, Frank Perry, +. Court
and Miss May Stanton all of
Sioux City, attended the picnic at
Jefferson "St. Johns Day." The
boys returned home after the dance,
and Miss Stanton visited a few days
with her friends, Misses Nellie and
Carey.
A number Of persons are guess.
ing on the population Of Huron,Ab-
erdeen, Mitchell, Yankton and other
VIZ are willing to wager the
ice cream that in almost every in
they are too high. Elk Point
is one of the towns in the state that
increasing in population instead
Of decreasing.
Richard johnson of Deadwood
and Ed. st. Clair Of Brown Co.,
at the Penitentiary, made
. break for liberty from the State
stone quarries last week. Several
shots from the revolvers Of the
brought them to a halt, and
they are now doing penance in
Lieut.. James Ballard, Of Yer
million, was in town on Friday last
securing evidence from old comrades,
in the matter Of his claim fer PEN
sion. Mr.. Ballard has walked with
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