Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-09

lnesS III tnat place.
W. 49,,
Hance Murphy, proprietor of the
Opera House, has purchased a new
piano for use in this popular
play house.
Mrs. Judge Blair and Mrs. NJ. B.
Kent were the guests Of Mrs. J. W.
Young and Mrs. d. Z. Putnam in
Sioux City last Friday.
Wheat is pretty low, but then that
affects this locality very little. Our
people bank on hogs and cattle.
This county is all right.
Capt. Van Etten, the famous tenn.
perance lecturer was in the city from
Fri1ay till Monday last. He was
the guest of Mayor Hoffman.
The pastors and congregations OF
all the churches in the city turned
out to the Me. church last Sunday
evening to listen to Capt. Van Etten
talk on temperance.
Ola weather prophets say that
when prairie chickens 60 in focks
in the fall it is a sure sign of a hard
winter. They are doing that very
thing this year.
Dr.. and Mrs. lie. Mead, of Yank-
ton, came down last Friday and Wis.
tied until Monday with their many
friends in this city. They were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Nichols
Albert Boynton is teaching school
at Golden Gate, Mimi, and his
mother who recently visited him
says he is doing nicely. Albert is a
capable young man. and a hustler.
John +. Reid has been quite sick
for the past ten days. We are glad
to learn hat he is improving al
though he is unable to get out OF
the house yet.
A play entitled "The Temple of
Fame" will be given at the Opera
House, Friday evening, Dec. 9th,
for the benefit of the Episcopal
church. Admission %, 20 and Is
cents.
Nrhe tatfy pull given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Phoebe Collins on last
Wednesday evening, was largely at
tended aud an enjoyable time had
by all present. 1t was a complete
success both financially and other
wise.
EEK Point stock dealers and Union
county stock ~raisers have no fault
to find with Cudahy's advent into
Sioux City. 1t is a good thing for
this entire section.
Many people suffer for years from
troubles and repu|si,e sores, boils,
and eruptions, without ever testing
the marvellous curative properties Of
Ayers Sarsaparilla. The experiment
is certainly worth trying. Be sure
you get Ayers Sarsaparilla aud no
other.
Carl B. Frederickson, proprietor
of the Farmers Hotel of this city,
died last Monday. Mr.. f. was sick
but a short time, lung fever being
the cause of his death. The funeral
tork place this forenoon and
was conducted by Rev. Thos. Mver,
of LeMars, Iowa, brother of Mrs.
Frederickson.
The dance given by the Elk Point
Owl Club, a. the Opera House last
Friday night n a complete sue
cess. The Marshalltown Orchestra
gave excellent music, and the floor
was filled with the elite of the city
and the surrounding country. There
were people present from Vermill-
ion, Akron, Hawarden, Calliope and
Sioux City.
County Surveyor, Il. L. Wenner,
returned last Friday from Sphinx
county this state, where he has
been running his steam threshing
machine, for the past six weeks.
Mr.. Wenner says there are thous-
ands of acres Of Wheat up in hat
section yet unthreshed. Much of it
will net be threshed before spring,
ns cold weather will soon stop that
kind Of work.
Company "D.'s" Officers.
The following is a list Of COM
m~issioned and non.commissioned
officers Of Company D., Third Bat
t%illion, Second Regiment Dakota
National Guards:
Captain-Jos. Reynick.
First Lieut.-Geo. H. Rust.
Second Lieut.-A. +. Jameson.
First Serpeaut-T. A. Sheehan.