Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-16

DIR. c. A. Maxon, Dentist, will
be at the Merchants Hotel, this city,
July 2lst, 1880, and remain two
days. All those wishing his services
will come early.
Ericsson, NJ. B. Kent, Dave Get
tie and a number ofother Elk Point
ers were seen following the circus
elephant around in Sioux City last
Monday.
After a thorough investigation
by the State Board Of Charities, DR..
Livingston, Supt. of the Insane
Asylum, at Yankton, was honorably
acquitted of the charge preferred
against him.
The four men commissioned
Major Generals in the regular army
at the beginning Of the War are
dead. There were Scott, Halleck,
Mcclellan and Fremont.
Ayers Hair Vigor has long held
the first place, as a hair dressing, in
the estimation of the public. Ladies
find that this preparation gives a
beautiful gloss to the hair, and gen.
tlemen use it to prevent badness
and cure humors in the scalp.
Harvesting is now in full blast
in this county and the crop is good
generally. The wheat sown early
does not seem to be as good as that
sown late in the season. The cause
of this is believed to be the extreme
hot weather a couple weeks ago
when tho early wheat just com,
menced filling. The rye, oats and
barley are good.
We are reliably informed that
there are quite a number Of Elk
Point people, who, for the past two
weeks, have been making tours in
the country with gun and dog and
are actually slaughtering the young
prairie chickens. This is a fragrant
violation of the law, and it is a
shame that it is allowed TO 60 on in
this manner. We suggest to the
farmers that they watch these Elk
Pointers and have them arrested
and prosecuted.
The county commissioners
made their quarterly settlement
County Treasurer Williams.
asst week, counting up the funds
md finding a cash balance in his
nands of l5,499.9 80. Treasurer
has his book keeping SO
'ystematized that he can exhibit a
balance sheet at any time on very
hort notice. Charley vas taken
light from the farm and put into
he treasurer's Office, but he is prov
to be one of the most efficient,
,ainstaking and popular county Off ,
we have ever had.
Last Sunday was the hottest
lay in the history of this section Of
he country. The thermometers in
he city indicated all the way from :
05 to no in the shade. There was
Iuite a breeze stirring, but it was
hot and felt like the hot air &
oming from a furnace. Grass and '
kinds of vegetation felt the effects !
+ the hot wind. Fortunately small $
rain was too far advanced to be |
materially affected and corn escaped
my material damage because it was !,
lot far enough advanced. Grass :
Uttered the worst, but good copious q
howers in the near feature may 6
ring it out all right yet. :
We have four or five "original
,ackage' establishments running in
'ur city, and while they are being !,
,atronized to some extent we are .
pleased to say that they r not |
to be a bowling success to :
he proprietors. The sooner these /,
oul blots are wiped from the face Of
'ur beautiful aud thriving little 6
;ity, the better for all concerned. I
The question used to be siriously {
considered by good business men
whether the abolition Of the saloon
would hurt the business interests of
town. That question has been
beyond any doubt. 1t is a
act that has been proven to the
abstraction of every body that the
own thriyes better without tie sa-
DON than with them, and why allow
|. business to be continued which
las all the elements of cussedness
n it, and nothing good? Get out,
you vendors of death and destruc-
ion and allow a respectable people
enjoy the blessings of life.
"A runaway, that fairly chilled
The blood of those who witnessed it,
look place in this city on Monday
fon.n h~olonninn To