Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-08-24
Miss Halvorsen, daughter of H;
Halvorsen, arrived Yesterday.


Miss Halvorsen, daughter of H.
Halvorsen, arrived yesterday.
Mrs. N. A. Kirk and daughter
were in Sioux City on Monday.
The COURIER is the leading paper
and does not possess OF require gas
to puff it up.
Mrs. T. A. Sheehan visited at the
home OF her parents and in Jeffer.
son for a week.
II. D. Doane is very i'll. His
particular ailment comes from an
old army trouble.
Mrs. c. H. Bennett, OF Pine Ridge
agency is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Minis.
Col. B. F. Cambell, of Sioux Falls
passed through here on Tuesday
and paid the COURIER Office O call.
The families OF NJ. Hoffman, f.. G.
Ericsson, J. M. Talcott, and others
are camping ON the Sioux this
week.
S. w. Kent, left on Monday for
laed extended trip through north
western Iowa, in the interests of the
Jewell nursey,
Mrs. Cyrus ]. Fry, widow of the
late U. s. Marshall, received a check
for $4,000 from the Northwestern
Insurance company Of Milwaukee,
last week.
1T is rumored that the Vefmillion
band will be over some day this
ksNek to give the citizens Of this
place an opportunity to listen to the
concert strains of Vermillion music.
The county board of commits.
sioners have made a standing offer
of $50 for the capture of any horse
thief making way with property be.
longing to the citizens OF Union
county.
On next Tuesday there will be be-
gun an NJ. Z. tabernacle meeting to
continue for an indefinite period Of
time. An evangelist will conduct
the meeting, assisted by Rev. Arch.
ibald Jameson.
Rev. Pipes leaves for the worlds
fair on next Monday to be absent a
couple of weeks or more. Hence
after next Sunday there will be no
regular preaching until the revern-
ed gentleman returns.
The Ponca base ball boys will be
over to play the local twirlers on
next Friday. Gordon will be in the
box for the visitors. The Elk Point
nine will be "johnny on the spot
when the home runs are counted. |
F. G. Buchanan, who has been
working in The COURIER office for
several weeks had the luck to be
chosen US United States Juror to
attend the United States court at
Deadwood ON Sept. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Ringsrud, o.
H. Williams and wife, Mrs. M. B.
Kent, Jerry Ryan, A. Bovee and
family, Allie Hoffman and Josie
Smythe were in Soiux City on FRI
day. Mr.. govee and family de.
parted for Chicago to take in the
fair.
Tom Remington the father of the
child which was shot on the Fourth
of July, was painfully bitten in the
hand by a dog the other day while
threshing at Frank Rust's place.
The teeth of the dog were forced
through the hand from one side
to the other.
Ex-Sherif Andrew Anderson, Of
Brule. was in the city this week to
to get lumber to build a shed for
his binder. The ex-sherif has No. l
hard sense and every farmer could
do no better than to spend q few
dollars for the protection Of his
farm machinery.
Lieut.. Wood accompanied Edwin
Beckiey to Sioux City on Friday
where the latter was examined by
the members OF the pension board.
Mr.. Beckley is in a very hard way
and il ever there was a case
Of an old soldier deserving the help.
ing hand of a humane government
it is MI. Beckley.
Mrs. H. A. Stroud, returned on
Tuesday from eastern Iowa whore
she visited her parents. While At
Fayette, Ia, she met Prof. Finks
and family, all Of whom she found
in good health. The professor sent
his regards to all his friends and de-
clared that he regarded Elk Point
as the dearest spot on earth.
Ten Of the leading merchants OF
Hawarden, have entered into .
written agreement not to sell q
pound of sugar, coffee or -four un-
less the cash is put on the counter
along side of the order. Farmers
should remember this-that they
have always been Accommodated in
Elk Point and by coming here they
will find no change whatever.
Geo. w. Oberholtser, city engineer
Of Sioux City was drowned in the
Sioux river, near Riverside park, At
s O'Clock Sunday evening. Ober.
holtser was we'll known in Elk
Point, having had charge Of the con-
struction Of the Milwaukee railway
between this point and Sioux Falls.
The deceased also furnished the lew
els for the Elk Point streets and the
road across the bottom.