Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-01-22

This makes a vast amount oil wplk
for the clerks, and just here we viii
say that in all our experience we
never saw such a body of men TO
read to. There has been a coit-
tihued hacking, coughing, sneezing
and hawking, from morning until
night. 1t actually seemed as ulongh
they were trying 10 entirely drown
the voice Of the clerks.
The inaugural has passed and WIS
The event OF the session SO far. At
$50 the Locke was thronged with
something like five hundred gaily
dressed people. At 800 O'Clock
Hon. John J. Kleiner, as Master Of
Ceremonies entered theiarge parlor,
closely followed by Gov. and Mrs.
Mellette. ex-Gov. and Mrs, Church,
Lieut.. Gov. Fletcher and Miss Ed
gerton, Secretary of State Ringsrud
and Mrs. Eingsrud, State Treasurer
Smith and wife, Auditor Taylor aud
wife, Commissioner of Lands Park
er and wife, Supreme Judges Colson,
Bennett, and kellam and wife, all
of whom took their places at the
south end of the rarlor in the posi-,
ton Of a semicircIe, and the reeep.
ton began Immediately. a mum
Der Of Pierre's distinguished citizens
stood in the line and assisted in the
presentation o! guests. The Sen
ators came FIRST, many accompanied
by their wives, then the House OF
Representatives, then the employees,
then visitors, then citizens of Pierre.
Over ive-hundred persons shook
hands with the State officers. this
occupied fully an hour. Represent
~tatiyes Of the Army came imtnedi-
ately after the House members, and
consisted of five officers Of the line
in full dress uniform, each accom-
panied by a citizen Of Pierre, they
were, Maj. Bates, Capt. Tassin,
Lieut's Poore and Wicklifle, and
Surgeon Young. While the recep.
ton vas taking place, q splendid
orchestra of ten pieces, situated on
a platform on the balcony, rendered
several selections in an inCOmpar-
able manner. The reception over,
conversation was INDUCED ia for a
short time, when banquet wasca!led
and passing up to the fourth floor,
one hundred and fifty persons were
soon seated 10 forty-iour tables. 70
speak in detail Of this part Of the
programe would take too much
space, suffice it to say that it WIS a
fair sample Of Pierre's generosity.
While the first table were eating,
the carpet was removed from the
parlor and in a twinkle the floor was
filed with merry dancers. We
noticed among these a former Elk
pointgirl, Mrs, Pat Comfort nee Mary
Dutran. Among the guests we
noticed Senator Eticson and Rep
resantatiyc Sinclair. Long after the
hour hand had begun its journey
down the clock dial did The dancers
say goodbye, and the first inaugural
over.
Many persons were disappointed
at not getting positions rs employees.
OF these were from the
drouth district, for these we really
felt sorry, One old soldier, minus
an arm came to me and said that
there had been four pages appointed
il the House, and thai he had been
promised that when the tifth WAS
appointed it was to he his son. An
other wa appointed however. IL
said he lived twenty-five miles in
the country, and was nearly drs
titute aud needed the boys help
One Of the pages ia the House il
Richard MeIlciIe, son Of the Gov
The Governors salary is
$4,000. per annnm we believe.
strange things occur even in
legislative halls. One gent]"man
introduces a bill in which he desires
tlla, the word "NIail' iii the Consti-
tuition should he stricken out, Well
now if the legislature should al
tempt to interfere with the United
Mail male" the devil viii be.
to pay. Another wishes to know If
legislators can draw their per diem,
$ should they adjourn for more thar
one day. Another desires a COM
mittce to ascerta 80 II such q supply
Of seed wheat as is eedel. can be
procured i'll NJ nne; polls or elte-
where. -
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