Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-26
Spring indications.

Henry Schaetzel the Beresford
banker came in this morning on
business.
Joy ESD, has removed from
his city residence back to his farm a
mile east Of town.
-Hance Murphey says be sold
fourteen sets Of harness on last Fri.
day and Saturday.
Rev. Lyman, Of the Congrega-
tional church Of Vermillion, was
viewing our city yesterday.
The gentle zephyrs are SCALA
hooting around middling promis-
cuously these days.
-Sherm Thornton is one of the
happiest men in town. 1t is a boy
this time and all doing we'll.
Don't fail to see the new "ad,"
of David Gettle, the artistic painter
and paper hanger;in another column
IN. D. Tower is spending a few
days at Akron and Calliope this
week getting his creamrics in those
places in running order.
Com planters, seeders, harrows
and plows ere vending their way
countryward, which is one of the
sure indications Of spring.
Pat Carey left yesterday for
Wyoming, where he goes to do a
piece of work on IA branch Of the U.
P. road. He will be gone until May.
Attorney J. A. Wallace has rem
ovated, painted, carpeted and given
his office a general overhauling, un-
til it now looks as handsome as a
parlor.
Farmers are now busy sowing
wheat, oats and barley, and pre-
pairing ground for corn planting.
The outlook is favorable for another
bountiful crop this year.
Superintendent Livingstone, Of
the state insane asylum, declines to
receive any more patients. The
asylum is full and new patients can
only be Accommodated when a vacan-
cy occurs.
Frank Krouse, a young man
living near Vermillion, accidently
shot himself Saturday while hunt
ing. When reached by an older
brother, who heard the discharge,
life was extinct. The funeral took
place Sunday.
Dave Gettle, the painter, will
remove from Flandreau to Elk
Point about the LIST Of April and
will become a resident of u city.
Dave is a first class painter and will
be prepared to do all kinds of plain
and ornamental painting. Don't
fail to give him a trial.
IN. C. Nash, Esq, eiitor of the
Nears has been appointed
postmaster of that city. 1t is n
nost fitting appointment as N. c.
IS one of the oldest and best editors
IN the state, and is the staunehest of
republicans. Accept II congratu-
.ations Bro. Nash. |.
Last Saturday night a farmer
named Paulson living three miles
North of Eden was set upon by
.hree men and terribly pounded,
while on his way home from that
own. 1t is supposed that the out
age was committed for the purpose
robbery.
j. w. Quick, Esq, Of Fergus
Mimi, a former resident here
md son Of Henry Quick, Esq. Of
his city, is la town visiting his pa
and viewing with %amazement
he growth of Elk Point since 1878, +,
he time he left. Wesley thinks
,ur town is looming up in great
One OF the most pleasant social
gatherings of the season was at the
residence of DR.. and MIS-. Mead on
asst Friday evening. The occasion
was a benefit or the public school
library. The guests present were
unanimous in their praise Of the DR..
and his excellent lady as entertain
ers.
Mr.. Patrick Boden, an old and
respected citizen Of this county, died
at his residence in Brule township
on Monday, and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery in this city yester-
day afternoon. A large concourse
Of friends and relatives came over
with the fune al p OCCASION to wit
ness the ceremonies at the church
and grave.
IN. B. Kent doesn't claim to be
Vanderbilt or a Jay Gould, but he
is a pretty good man for a growing
town all the same. Whenever he
accumulates a little cash he invests
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