Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-04-09

Tho County Commissioners ii,
in session this week.
The outlook ror 4 crop in this
section this season was never better.
Rev. L. p. Sabin went to Yer
million this morning to attend 4
Congregational Convention.
An exchange says that tho
meaneet man on record, up to date,
Is the fellow who stole I pair OF
pants from his landlady.
Gust, johnson, Esq, Of Big
Springs, was in the city yesterday
on business. Gust is one of our
pushing, go-ahead farmers. We
acknowledge . pleasant call from
him.
If you wish to photograph your
house before the trees are in full
blossom, :leave your orders with
Abe Pollock, Photographer Of Elk
Point, and he will do it promptly
and reasonable.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
N. e. church will give . supper At
the residence of Mrs. G. T.. Martin.
Friday evening Of this week. Ice
cream will be served.
The public will be welcome.
"A CAM of'sonsof Veterans"will
be mustered in at the Court House
on Thursday evening of this week,
by Post Commander, s.W Hoffman.
All g. A. R. members in good stand
ing are invited to be present.
The Elk Point Cornet Band.
under it's new organization came out
on the streets last Friday evening
and gave us some fine music. All
were surprised at the excellence of
their playing. "Luf." 10 a dandy
band leader.
Mr.. J. H. Bryan had a new
sidewalk put down around his
premises in the western part oftown
last week, and we think that it
would not hurt the appearance of
the streets if we had a few more such
walks throughout the city.
On Monday evening after the
result Of the vote of our city election
was declared, the band came out
and serenaded the Mayor elect Dr..
J. S. Talcott. Joe made q very ef-
fective speech by inviting the boys
in to help themselves to the best
cigars he had in the shop.
Mr.. E. s. johnson, Esq, and
family,departed for Tacomah, Wash
yesterday morning, where
be will engage in the poultry bust
ness. Ed. has been in very poor
for the past winter and we
trust the change will be q great
to him.
The school board have accepted
he plans of Mr.. Tracy, of Norfolk,
Nebraska, for the new school build
ng. Mr.. Tracy is a first class ar
and has presented plans for
IN elegant building for the funds
prescribed. Advertisement for bids
o construct the building will be
made at once. |,
Mrs. Geo. R. Freeman and Mel
lie left last Friday for a visit with
at Lake City, MINI. 1t was
heir intention to stop at Faribault,
n the way, and spend a day or two
nth Willie Freeman, who is attend
ng the Shattuck Military School at
hat place. They will be absent q
veek or two.
Charley Krause has finished up
lis Utah grading work and returned
Charley says it was not a
paying job, but if he gets
his pay coming to him he will
lot lose as much as some others
vho had contracts on the same /,
vork.
1t was the intention of the
;ouRIER to have a full report this
veek o. the proceedings of the teach
rs institute held in this city last
veek. Our reporter, however, failed
o get the matter prepared in time,
it will have to 60 over until next
,eek. It was the largest attended
nd most successful institute ever
leld in the county.
Rev. Father Hogan, recently Of
'arker but now Of Elk Point, was
D the city for . few hours Tuesday
n his way TO Sioux Falls, where
70 remains until Saturday. Father
has many friends in Canton
rho will b very glad to know that
10 TO be very pleasantly located