Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-12

n IFsEETY&&E 9rsL o. -
q few Of her little friends last Satur
day afternoon, the occasion bein,
her 9TH, birthday.
Frank Wade, a former Unioi
county farmer was elected one 0
the aldermen OF Calliope, last week
The COURIER congratulates the city
Elk Point municipal election
will occur on the 7th of next April
We hayn't heard a HAT yet az tc
who would be candidates for the
city offices.
Mrs. Willis Sabin received q
telegram Monday announcing the
death of her brother at Perry, Iowa.
She left on the afternoon train to
attend the funeral.
Miss Addie Anderson, who has
been attending All Saints School at
Sioux Falls for the past two months
came home Monday evening for a
short visit with her parents, Mr.and
Mrs. Chas. Anderson.
Among the Improvements
that will be made the coming year
is a new 5000 residence by Mike
Hoffman. 1t will be put up on the
corner just west of his present resi-
dence.
Whose business is it 10 clean
the mud from the cross walks? Ii
it is no-body's business it ought to
be done anyway. 1t is almost an
impossibility for ladies to cross the
streets on some of the walks.
The people of Sioux Falls are
making elaborate preparations to
receive and entertain theG.A. r. en-
campnent, which meets in that city
March 10Th inst. The GA. R. boys
will be well taken care Of by the
City,
Owing to the charge in the ar
rival Of mails the rost-oi1ice will be
at S o'clock p. m. The last
mail comes in at $50 and patrons
Of the pos.-of.ce will have plenty Of
time to get their mail.
G. +. MALLAHAN, P. NJ.
The new Krupp gun is forty
feet long and has a range Of eleven
1t is the kind of shooting
ron that knocks out all The romance
Of war. When a fellows head may
Dc shot off eleven miles in the real
here is no longer a chance for the
dash and spirit in battle.
Akron, our sister city across the
reek is most fortunate in one re-
pect. She has the neatest and best
little hotel in tie country. A
man, our old I lend J. ?.
Kendall, of Sioux Valley, is the
1ndlord, and he understands the
'usiness to perfection.
From present indications Elk
'oint is going to have Il regular
uilding boom the coming season.
.mong the sure things is the new
:hool house, several fine residences,
nd three or four new business
and among the probabilities
q new hotel building and can.
ing factory.
The Mutual Life Insurance
ompany, since its organization in
sa3, has paid to its po'lcy-holders
2S7 ,GSl ,94&20. The wonderful
rowth of the Compane is lue III .
rye degree to the freedom from re-
riction and irksome conditions in
le contract and to III opportuni-
es for investment which areoilered
, addition to in seniai.y in case Of
cath.
Lyme futile came up from the
end yesterday and in answer to
he question Of COURIER reporter
regard to the condition of the
Iissouri river, said the ice was very
lin, and a few more days like this
ould break up the river and :he
e would moye cut quietly and
He thinks there is no pos
bic danger this year Of an ice
orge or overflow.
Mr.. John T. VanKeuren is the
urchaser of the N. J. Wallace farm
,uthwest Of town, and he has taken
ossession and says he proposes to
lake Union County his future
ONE. Mr.. VanKeuren is a practi-
farmer and is q valuable acqui-
ton to our county. The COURIER
|adly welcomes him and wishes
i'm every success. He is a brother
VanKeuren, lie wholesale mer-
,ant Of Sioux City.
TO illustrate the extraordinary
Killarney of some Of the members
{ the late legislature, q clerk relat-
| an incident to us the other day
rat actually occurred. The ques-
Of pay OF members who were