Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-21

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togslhsr and have them published
In the sioux Falls pspers every
Sunday.
Saturday WAS 4 rcd letter day x
TAR . business wss concerned n
Elk Point. Every business man il
town had all lie could slO. Many
ri the merchants had 70 call In extrs
help 70 handle the crowds In theii
stores.
The CouRlER family was mGds
the recipient Of 20 fine 4 spring
chicken ~ can be found in these
climes from The hand Of the veneer
able Father Hines. We do not
presume to lay claim to the thought
that Father Hines il spring
chicken. but for a worker Ofthe cause
in which he il SO arduously engaged
he has few equals in the country at
large.
There are . number of chicken
thieves in this vicinity who are
liable. to be roped in on one Of these
cool nights. Some niscreant Or
miscreants visited Aunty Cameron's
hennery the other evening and got
away with . dozen Of her best
chickens. Marshal ,Eslick is making
efforts 70 place the rascals aud II
they are caught the severity If the
law will be invoked TO its full ex-
tent.
Cold weather Inns driven thou
sands Of chickens and quail to the
timber bordering the Missouri river
and many persons have bscn
engaged in. making traps
Tor several weeks. II IL estimated
that 10000 prairie chickens and
5000 quail have been taken in
Union county since December /.
They sell readily to shippers At "a
and 44.25 per dozen, and are ship
ped mostly to Boston.
The new money order bill in con-
grees last Friday prvides the follow
ing rates shall he charged; For or.
dere not exceeding ~ SO, 3 cents;
$3.50 and exceeding IS, 5 cents; IS
and exceeding SO, 3 cents; 80 and
not exceeding go, 10 cents; go and
not exceeding $50, IL cents; $50 and
not exceeding $40, Is cents; $40 and
not exceeding $50, l 8cents: $50 aud
not exceeding $50, n cents; eco and
not exceeding SIS, q cents; SIS and
not exceeding 500, 80 cents.
On next Tuesday evening the
South Dakota Educational associa.
ton opens it's annual meeting nj
Parker. The governor and state
superintendent, az well AZ all the
county superintendent, will be
present. Owing to the fact that the
meeting will bs held 80 close to
Union county il behooves every
teacher to attend, 80 as to receive
the benefits which the meeting will
inpart. let every teacher in Union
county make up his OF her mind to
20 TO the meeting.
The boy who runs the Clay Coun-
ty Freeman, published at Vermil.
lion, deyUtes an item or two in his
very unwhOlesome sheet TO the edi.
tor Of The COURIER. The poor fellow
really believes that the only way to
be smart is to assault the character
Of decent people. Not only does he
assault the character. but only o
short time ago he assaulted the per-
son Of MI innocent maiden in this
city, for which he was found guilty
in the courts Of Union county. L.
would be ali Outrage on decency to
answer such a person.
A Turner being unable to meet
the payment on his land this fall.
wrote 10 the mortgage and askei
an e~xtention on the ground that
crops were poor, prices low, etc,
and on account Of these Democratic
times lie is unable to borrow. A
reply was received from the mort.
gagee, who lived in the east, saying.
"Stringency in money matters. scare
ity Of crops and low prices are no
excuse, but good old Democratic
times excuse everything and ought
to relieve any man from performing
his contract OF time. Therefore /
extend the time one ~year."-Howard
Press.
The present location Of A. ]. Ames
who wrecked tbs bank at Beresford,
has been . mystery for some time.
The following from the Fort Dodge,
Ia, Messenger gives light upon the
subject. "a. J. Ames Of Siaux City,
has decided to locate in Fort Dodge
and will probably arrive here next
week. Mr.. Ahes is general agent
for the Walter A. Wood Harvester
snd has recently been
assigned a new territory, which he
be.eivee can beat be handled from
Fort Dodge. He probably will
make his home in the D. o. Jones
house two blocks east Of the high
school.
Ernest Eckert and Charles Hoff.
man walked down to the Hunter
farm some eight miles on Sunday,
where there are three miners at work
digging into the side IT the river
bank for coal. They found w. B.
Baker,.an Indiana miner in charge.
The vein from appearance il said
70 Do 4 pocket vein and starts from,
the hank Of the river, which 70 fully
100 feet high. The miners are run.
ninr : ahaf into thu hank. .tlhrnuuti