Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-06-03

If you want to see a fine garden
just peek over the fence in Ira Nich-
ol's back yard. 4 magnifying glass
might assist you in the observation.
Misses Allie Talcott, Flora Per
kins and Maggie Dyer comprise the
graduating class for '92 OF the Elk
Point High School. The commence
ment exercises will be held in the
Opera House June 18th.
G. II. Lindsey has secured rail
road grading contract near Jefferson,
Iowa, and has gone down there with
a full force to commence operations.
1t is heavy work and will take him
all summer to complete it.
Judge Clifford passed through the
city Saturday night on his way to
Vermillion, where he delivered the
memorial address on decoration
day. He returned home by this
way on Tuesday.
The ladies of the NJ. +. Church
cleared over $50. in furnishing
meals for the crowd on memorial
day. Their tables were spread in
the building next east Of the Opera
House and were laden with good
things for the hungry man.
Capt. A. ID. Keller starts Monday
morning next for Pierre where he
goes to attend the X. p. Grand
Lodge. Mrs. Keller and the chill
dren will leave the Monday follow
ing for an extended visit with her
parents and friends in Iowa.
Jack Coverdale, the black smith
and machine dealer has sold seven
teen corr planters this spring. Jack
carries a good line of farm machin-
cry and is working up splendid
trade in his line of business. He
unloaded a carload of reapers and
mowers the forepart of the week.
A meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee will be held
at Madison, Thursday, June 10th,
1892, at 2:3O o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of fixing the date and place
for holding a State Convention to
nominate candidates for State Offices
and presidential electors.
Capt. Talcott lost a very fine horse
a few weeks ago, and now another
one is nearly pelered out. The
horse that died showed symptoms
ofpoisoning. Some think it is bot
ton disease" that is affecting these
horses although Mr.. Talcott thinks
not and has strong hopes Of the re-
coyery Of the II now sick.
A son Of Lorenzo Stephens was
quite badly hart last Friday, iy
being run into Il hnrb-w;rc fence
while on horse back. The horse
SHE'D INTO the fence aud the wire
catching the boys leg decorated it
in q terrible manner. DR.. NuicMhy
was called to dress the wound.
The union memorial! servicein thcN.
f. church last Sunday was attended
by the G. a. R.post in a boly.and by
a lage number of our citizens. The
exercises were impressive add enter
tanning. Father Hines delivered
the address, which WIS listened to
with deep interest. The singing WIS
also very fine.
The Finish woman and boy who
were dropped off at this station
about two weeks ago, and could not
be intelligently understood rs to
their destination, were started We'd
nesday morning fer Montana, the.
residence Of the relatives who they
are seeking. They have been stop
ping with Ole H. Olson, and it is
through his efforts that these people
finally found out where they want
ed to 60.
Some sneak thief entered the barn
of Dave Merrill on the Uriah Wood
farm south of town last Sunday
night, and stole a good set of har-
less. 1t is quite a serious loss to
Mr.. Merrill, as he is a poor man
and can i'll afford to lose his harness
at this time.
LATER-Mr Merrill found his har-
at Sioux City, where it had been
taken by the thief.
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School Entertainment.
The school entertainment to-mor-
row evening will consist of philo-
sophical experiments such as were
used in school to illustrate the work,
and they will be both instructive
md amusing. Besides this feature
there will be a general exhibit OF
school work without extra charge.