Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-21

Don't forget the Sociable q,
Elder Sabin's next Friday evening.
Hon. f. c. Ericsson and family
visited at Big Springs over Sunday.
The County Commissions are
holding an adjourned session thi.
week.
Charlie Steele is just more than
Singing type in this Office these
days. He is q hustler.
The editor of the Armour Her
aid has been arrested for keeping a
swine devoid of optics.
Col. Boynton left for Pierre last
Saturday to attend the U. s. District
Court as a Grand-juryman.
DIR. Leronee A. Dix, Dakota's
lady dentist, will soon visit US pro-
fessionally. Watch for exate date.
street Commissioners Minis has
been at work for the past few days
on street crossings. He is putting
in some good substantial ones.
Chief Clerk Knudson, in the
Secretary of States office, will be at
home on a visit, this week.
This writer is under many OBJ
legations to Coils. NJ. Laird, of Pierre,
for courtesis extended during a re-
cent visit to the Capital City.
The Elk Point Creamery is now
making about 5000 pounds ofbutter
per week. Next week this amount
will be more than doubled.
-Anicet and Francis Smythe,and
Geo. Freeman Jr., of Sioux City,
spent last Sunday in Elk Point,
visiting relatives and friends.
-Soc1ABLE.-The Congregational
Sociable is at the residence of Rev.
Sabin IN Friday evening OF this
week. All are cordially invited.
Frank Chaplin is in MARSHAL
town, iowa, having his eyes treated,
which have been very bad for the
past three or four months. 1t is
hoped that he may return home en-
tirely cured.
Several guesses on the popula.
ton Of Union County have been re-
ceived in accordance with our pro-
position a few weeks ago. Guesses
will be received up to May 30th.
The rain we had last Saturday
did a vast amount of good. Up in
the northern part Of the county
nearly twice as much rain fell, SO OF
course it must have been "gooder"
up there.
- The Elk Point Cornet Band
gave an open air concert at the Band
Stand, in the Court House square,
on last Saturday evening. The au-
dience present were loud in their APP
plause, and many say that our boys
won't take a back seat for any band
in the state.
Garter Bros. have sold the Cam
ton Aduocate for $4,000 to d. 4. Gar
YER. The Carter Bros. are f~irst-class
newspaper men and we hope to see
them in the harness somewhere
again soon. The COURIER extends
q fraternal greeting to the new pro-
The monthly meeting ofthe W.
G. r. U. will be held in the Baptist
Church, on Friday, May 23rd at 3
P. NJ. This meeting is for
The purpose Of electing Officers for
The ensuing year. Ladies, if you
wish to continue the organization,
come out aud elect your officers.
Mrs. Annie Hurley, late Of
is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. August Frohman.
She will leave, in about four weeks,
for Miles City, Montana, where her
husband, Steve Hurley, has preced-
ell her.
Ben. Crum left last Monday
morning for Chicago, there to under
90 a course Of medical treatment.
H. Freeman Esq, accompanied
him to take care Of him during the
Ben. hasn't been able to
be out of the house for several
months and his friends hope he
return with restored health.
M. W. Lee, Esq., rustling
business nj Of Calliope, Iowa, has
the large store room in the
Citizens Bank building. Mr.. Lee
intends to put in a stock of fancy
groceries, and conduct q restaurant
and ice cream parlors. The nee
essary divisions ane partitions are
being put in now and he will take
possession in about q week.
Mr.. D. Farnham. Of Ohio, an
uncle Of Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Alex.