Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-05-15

Msrtisa Holt, wife 81 Dr. n
Holt 81 Webster City, Iowa, died !
the Grst day Of May, in her fifty : J
fifth year. Mr.. and Mrs. Holt were /
for many years citizens Of Elk Point /
aud as such gained for themselves a q
circle Of friends. Y
We stated in q local, last week,
that Mr.. Williams had shipped a
car load Of eggs containing twelve |
hundred dozens. 1t should have {
read twelve thousand dozens. Since I
then another such carload has been
shipped, besides several smaller lots.
A company of patent medicine /.
men are in the city giving free en-
tertainments at the Opera House
and selling medicine. They have
with them five Indians.-three
bucks, one squaw and one pappoose,
who dance war dances and play In
dian games.
The w. G. T. y. will hold its cleo
ton Of officers on Friday May %,
at three o'clock p. m, in the Bap-
list church. A delegate to the dis
trict convention at Vermillion will
also be chosen at the same time.
The members are requested to at
tend this meeting. SECRETARY.
With all Jul precaution we were
too premature in announcing the
Whitney-Bellwood marriage last
week. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. French, last Tuesday.
Even if we "storied" last week we
| will not take it back this week, but
simply renew our congratulations.
During his stay IN tins city, last
week, in attendance at the Congre-
gational Association, Supt. Wizard of
Of Mitchell made this office a pleas
ant call. While chatting with him
we were favorably impressed by his
gentlemanly demeanor and intelli-
gent conversation and hope he will
cali &c - -,
""ads A. l.. Ronell
Register OF Nv i" at Sphinx
rode his bycicle to his HON. Wv
last Saturday, returning Tueso'.
morning, at the rate of fourteen
miles ia one and one-han hours: ne
says that many Of the farmers up
there are erecting new buildings and
that every thing conveys the idea of
general prosperity. /
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Mike Hoffman has put in an ele-
vator in the building occupied by
G. Z. Krouse as an agricultural de.
pot, and is fixing up the upper story
so as to have it III shape for storing
machinery and farm implements.
When completed, this will make a
splendid store room for Mr.. krouse's
large stock of goods.
Oscar Smith Of Richland disfig-
ured his wearing apparel somewhat,
last Saturday evening while return
ing from his home at Akron, by
running into a barbed wire fence.
1t is said that he left parts Of his
trousers on the barbs Of the fence
as a warning to others who may
pass that ~way-good natured soul.
Supt. Sheehan has called our at 8
tention to a circular from the State
Superintendent in which the follow :
ing opinions are rendered: "Wom- .
are entitled to vote at all elections /.
for school purposes, and, 1T is ,
doubtful whether elective officers, /,
whose terms of Office have not ex- ,
PRED, can be legislated out ofoffice". ,
Jefferson Stickney has recently
returned from Douglas county, this
state, where he has taught a term Of
school while living on his farm there 6
to prove up OH the same. He says
the prospects for crops are good up {
there this spring, but teachers wages
are much lower than in this county.
He will spend a portion Of the ,
with his brother near this !.
7,
A child Of Frank LOOMS died
last week and the funeral rites were
performed by the Salvation Army. {
All the members Of the Army 9
appeared in uniform and when i
marching they attracted considera- t
BILE attention. In the plucking Of S
what to the parents must have I
seemed earth's fairest flower, they t
have the sympathy of the entire
community. /
A few weeks ago it was announced '
through our Columns that Miss '
Lucy True, a former teacher Of this
county, had lied in Alabama. We I