Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-01-29
H COURIER.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 70, 1890.
c PARAGRAPHS

Horrible Nerves" il the latest.
Who? Why McGinty. Of course
-Balmy spring days in the near
future.
The LA Grippe" is about de.
funct in these ''diggips."
1T is fashionable these days
for men to carry q grain sack.
Prof. E. E. Collins, OF Vermil.
lion, was in town last Saturday.
Love letters are the thermom.
etors which measure mercurial love.
Mrs. Geo Hasson was shopping
in Sioux City Tuesday forenoon.
The prohibition enforcement,
bill has the law grip instead OF LA
Grippe"
The next legal holiday on the
list is Washngton's birthday, Feb
ruary 22nd.
AT the present writing we are
very sorry to say that Grandma
Weed is very low.
1T il said that from 1900 Ia
1000 horses are killed in Spain
yearly in Bull fighting.
Secretary of State Ringsrud
came home from Pierre last Satur-
day to remain a few days.
Some of our Oldest and most
reliable weather prophets say that
the back Of winter is broken.
Now is the time to pay up your
city taxes aud save all cost as they
become delinquent February let.
Where, Oh! where is our CROSS
ing sweeper these fine spring days,
that he isn't getting a move ON him.
sslf. '
The school board are making
preparations to 60 at the new
school building as soon as Spring
opens.
The Dakotas have coal enough
to supply the whole nation, so says
Major Powell, of the U. 8. Geologic
III survey.
David Gettle, the artistic paint
er from Flandi eau, CAME down last
week to finish his work OH the new
bank building.
English violets are now selling
for sl.50a bunch in New York.
What a pity we haven't any grow
ing wild here.
We receive an interesting letter
to-day from our Pierre cor'espon-
dent, too late for publication. 1t
will appear next week.
The dance last Friday night in
the Opera House, although the at
tendance was small. was a most en-
joyabIe affair, as usual.
Mr.. end Mrs. w. J. Comfy and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wlleon went to
Akron yesterday to attend the fun
eral Of Mrs. Henry Smith.
The roller skating craze has
again struck our neighboring city.
Canton, and is booming very lively,
although tits out Of style.
Now is the time to get your
reading matter cheap. The CoUR-
TER $3.50 and the Sioux City Week.
~ JournA sl.OO. Both for $500
Independence is a name for
that which no mar possesses; moth
ing in the animate or inanimate
world being more dependent than
man.
Business has been somewha:
dull for a few days. but the mild
weather Of tn" latter part Of last
week caused it to pick up consid-
erably.
The only excuse for a man who
his girl out sleigh riding with
only two inches of snow, is that
there is no buffalo robe in the par
lor Of her home.
Mrs. A. O. R'ngsrnd wife of
the Secretary of State, with daught-
er and infant son, spent Sunday in
the city, guests Of Elder Bradford
and family Huron Huronite.
The monthly meeting Of the
w. =. T. U. will be held on Fri.
day, January, 3lst., at 8 p. m. al
the residence Of Mrs. H. H. Blair
Ladies all invited. By SEc'Y
Joe CT mentson, the efficient
stage driver niade this Office a yer;
pleasant call last Saturday, and ",
couldn't get rid Of him until one o
the devils gave him q nickel to blu,
a cigar.
We are indebted to A.sistan
clerk Of the house, NJ. B. Kent 70
copies of the annual reports Of tn
Dakota penitentiary at Sioux Falls
and the Agricultural College 4
| RroOkinre.