Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-12-30


Sioux City and spent Christmas with
his father aud mother.
Fefteer degrees below zero, was
the state Of the weather in this 10.
cality Monday morning of this week.
Miss Allie Talcott is spending the
week at Hawarden, Iowa, the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ring.
The I. o. G. +. 10 !gr will give a
taffy pull tonight at the residence
A. Hasson. Everybody is cordially
invited.
4. NJ. Cnmmins aud family and
Grant Reid, came up from Sioux
City, Saturday and spent Christmas
with Mr.. ahd Mrs. John f. Reid.
Our public schools, after a vaca.
ton Of two weeks, will commence
operations again next Tue day
morning.
Miss Mcbride, school nate of
Miss Nellie Conly a, All Saints
School, spent n few days in this city
with her friend Nellie, during the
holidays.
The mail sacl s arriving at the
Elk Point post-otlice for several
days before christmas were crowded
full Of packages Of christmas pres
ents.
DR.. J. l. Taylor, OF Canton, was a
pleasant caller yesterday. The DR..
is representing he Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Masonic Life Insurance Company.
Frank Gilmore went to Omaha
last Saturday to spend christmas
with his wife and baby. He re-
turned home Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Loucks. of
Trent, Moody county is spending
the holidays here with Mrs. Louck's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Shat
tuck.
1t is estimated tina: more and bet
ter christ mas presents were made
this year in Elk Point than any two
years combined heretofore. This
indicates that the people are in q
prosperous condition.
John and Dave Champer, brothers
OF Mrs. T. S. Lnkens, spent Christ
mas visiting with their sister in this
city. John returned to Sioux City
Monday evening, bu: the lstter will
remain until after New Years.
$3.50
Representative Henry Cakes aud
family were in the city this week
visiting with Mrs. Cakes father and
mother. Nj. and Mrs. l. N. Flana-
gan. Henry will leave for Pierre
tomorrow to enter upon his duties
1t one Of the states law makers.
Bro Knapp, OF the L6ader, has
fallen heir to Il magniAce' fortune
Of $4,000. An aunt down in Boston
died recently and left him this much
IN her will. While this might not
seem to be very much money to
some people, it is a big pile for an
editor to handle. Here's our con-
CALCULATIONS.
The Richland mail wagon was bad.
ly wrecked in this city Wednesday
morning. The driver was loading
up some coal in Moores lumber yard,
when the team became frightened
and a away, dashing up Main
street and colliding with Ryan's
dray wagon, the mail vehicle was
smashed into smithereens. The
coal was sca,t.r d all over the street.
--
Thos. Halderson, that rustling
| young farmer Of Brule township
called at this office one day this
week, and renewed his subscription
to the COURIER, and also subscribed
for several other papers. Tom be-
I lieves in c~ultiYating the mind as
we'll as the soil. 1t is a coed COM
bination, and when the idea is car.
ried out, results in making our best
men and women.
The Elk Point Courier devotes an
entire column to the description of
a new residence just completed in
that town. We doubt il it could
use a column to better purpose.
This is no lelt-handed insinuation
on our part, for Bro. Mallahan every
week fills the columns Of the Couri-
er with bright sayings. But his col
umn picture of Michael Hoffman's
new, nice and nstty dwelling is a
grand outline of South Dakota prog
ress. The house Is 45x75, two stor.
ries, foundation Of jasper, has 81
rooms. a 15O. barrel cistern, oaken