Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-08-13
We are just French enough 10
want to hear a frog sing once more.


M. A. Moore, the new lumber
dealer is enjoying a visit to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower leave al to.
day for their new home. We wish
them bon voyage through life.
Geo. C. Kimmel returned yes
terday from a visit to his parents at
kendallville Indiana.
Hoffman and Co, the Jew and
the Gentle. are receiving a large in
voice of new fall goods.
"A boy Of usual weight and
size was born last Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Palmer, living
south of town.
Freeman Bros for your summer
goods, ~cl,allies, India linens, EN-
%broideries, &c.
If you want to get a good cheap
pony go to the auction at Jno. Cow
erdales yard, Saturday afternoon,
August 10th.
The great trouble with the in
dependent or alliance party of
South Dakota is that it is in the
hands OF INSCRIPTIONS demagogues.
-Ilcester Journal.
M. B. Kent accompanied Capt.
Talcott, of the state board ofC. and
c., on his monthly business trip to
Yankton and Plankinton.
LATE Smith has the frame of
his new residence raised and it is
rapidly assuming the shape Of a
finely prcportioned dwelling.
Losr-Oh Tuesday evening, Aug.
4th, 1890, a dark green cloth lap-
robe, with IL" worked in red in one
corner. Finder will be literally re-
warded by leaving same at Citizens
Bank.
Hans Albert the famous violin
list gave a concert in the Opera
House last wednesday evening.
The audience was not large but the
entertainment was first class.
Miss Florence Ashley, daughter
of James II. Ashley, Esq of Wayne,
Neb., is in the city visiting her
friend Miss Allie EHoffman. Mics
Florence was born in Elk Point and
naturally feels somewhat at home
here.
Rev. L Psalm went this week
to look after the crops on his Har-
rison county, Iowa, farm. He will
be gone ver next Sunday and there
will be no preaching in the Congre-
gational church that day.
Frank Rust, Esq. was exhibit
ing on the streets the other day,
some broom.corn stalks hat were
oyer 10 feet long. Mr.. Rust is pre-
to largely increase his broom
manufacturing business the coming
Pat Carey was home for a week
" so, having finished the first con-
,ract. The work is to be extended
nto Wyoming however, and MIR.
Carey having secured another o
,ract returned. He reports all Of
he Elk Point boys in good health.
Have we any truly great men
1t the present day. Some doubt it,
md ask to be shown the modern
Washington, Franklin or Webster.
However this may be, one thing we
ire sure, there never was a greater
,lood-purifier than Ayers Sarsapar-
LA.
Capt. J. NJ. Talcott, ofthe state
BOARD of charities and corrections
ipert last week with the rest Of the
BOARD in Sioux Falls, seeing to the
on the p~enitentiary, which
vas quite extensively by reason of
he recent hail storm there. 1t re.
nearly a car load Of new glass
o make the repairs.
Much injury is done by the
Use of irritating, gripping compounds
AIKEN as purgatives. In Ayers
'ills, the patient has a mild but ef-
cathartic. that can be conf.
recommended alike for the
most delicate patients as well as the
most robust.
The blind mans stree concert
asst night brought out a large crowd
# people. 1t was their own propo-
ition that they give free concert
md they ought not to have kicked
o vigorously as they did because
he people did not contribute liber-
lily enough to suit them when they |
the hat.
Young boys who are see sneak
ng into town about shutdown on
evenings on foot with gun
n hand are simply following the
,xample OF older persons who cover
.p their guns and drive in. Neither
AVE any respect for father or moth.
r, the Sabbath, God, or the law of
he land.
A couple of ex-soldiers were
recently Of their experiences
n the war. Says one, "What was
our position?" Il was bugler a
While and also drummer" "Made
OTIS ofnoise, calculated the question
y? "Yes," was the reply, sand II
lave been keeping it up ever since.
KIM All editor now you know"
Don't forget Miss griffin at the
opera House tonight. Admission
Sets. and % cts.