Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-26
There was 4 corn doctor in town

on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Compton
will be at home after Noy. 9Th,
SThe Elk Point band will give a
concert on Main Street next Satur-
day evening at I o'clock.
Miss Bauman is ably filling the
position Of deputy clerk ofthe courts
during MI. James Miller's absence.
A marriage license was issued on
Saturday to Mr.. Geo. Becky and
Mrs. Ida Stevenson, both Of this
county. George is u years old and
Miss Lida 10.
Rev. M. Pipes received the sad
news on Tuesday that his sister,
Mrs. Reta Null, Of Mt. Palatine, ILL.,,
was not expected to live. Mrs. Pipes
departed at once after the receipt Of
the news for Illinois.
On Wednesday Oct. 18, Mr.. Fred
Talcott and Miss Lottie Birch were
married at the home Of the brides
parents in Frankfort, N. Y. The
groom is a brother to ]. s. and j.
NJ. Talcott Of this city.
1t is reported here that d r. Gould
assistant at the Yankton hospital,
is in Cleveland, O., on important
business-namely with matrimonial
intentinos and that a former Elk
Point teacher is to be the fair bride.
1t ia evident from the item below
clipped from the Sioux City Journal
Of last Sunday that a former Elk
Point boy is blossoming out as a
professor Of pugilism. "Boyd Bud
die aud Alex Chaplin. two Of the
prize fighters who were to 60 to
work in a variety show giving spar
ring exhibitions, were vagged and
sent to Jail in default of $500 good
behavior bonds"
Judge H. II. Blair was taken
suddenly i'll at the break fast table
ON Tuesday morning. The attack
is similar in character to what is
commonly known as the gravel,
which consists Of the passage Of a
honey substance from the kidneys
to the lower organs. 1t is exceed
ingly painful and the judge on
Tuesday was suffering intensely.
His large circle of friends sympa-
thize with the judge in his illness
and hope that it is only Of a tempo
rary character.
The list of musical novelties and
pleasing features contained in the
Schubert program to be given here
Tuesday, Nov. Z, is very large. A
fine Lady Quartette, Symphony
Club, String Quintette, reader, cor
netist, violinist and the greatest of
all child singers, violinists and com-
edians, is certainly Pm array of talent
not often found in one company.
The Schuberts have been together
so long that there is really no end to
the amount Of entertaining musical
novelties they have developed in
their six years of successful con-
certing.
DR.. C. G. Higbee of Minneapolis,
asurgeon, arrived in the city on
Monday evening and Performed II
difficult and delicate rectal opera
ton upon County Treasurer Comp
ton who has been suffering such
fearful agony of late. The particu-
lar ailment Of Mr.. Compton was
stated in these columns last week as
sciatic rheumatism, but we were
misinformed. The disease has been
a complicated case OF tamors arising
from chronic piles. The operation
performed is one of considerable
delicacy, and coupled with some
danger. Chloroform was admins.
tered and the results 60 far have
been satisfactory. At last accounts
the patient was resting easily, and
his friends now look forward to n
speedy recovery.
A spirited contest is going on over
the pos session of 16O acres 0 fland in
section 20, in Civil Bend, filed upon
as Il timber claim on May %, 1888,
by Robert RosenLauim. Mr.. Rosen-
baum has lived upon the land ever
since his filing and when he started
to prove up a month ago, or such a
matter, Charles Carter filed a con-
test. Carter bases his claim for q
contest, mainly upon two grounds;
first, that Robert Rosenbaum was
not 81 years Of age when lie filed;
second, that there is an agreement
existing between Robert and his
brother Charles as to a disposition
If the land when a patent is issued.
Sever IRA trips, with a large number
OK witnesses on both sides, have
lie en- made to Yankton, and hear
lngs have been taken before the land
off GERS. The chief witness for Car
ter is William Eslick, of Elk Point.
Mr.. Esljck testified that Rosenbaum
worked for him in 1884 and that
Robert told him then that he was
Is years old past which would make
him only 10 when he filed on the
land. the defendant has a number
of witnesses who declare that he was
81 years old on the 18th of Febru-
airy 1883. being born in 1867. Time
was given both parties to sec ure
more evidence and another hearing
will occur Nov. 8, at Yam kton.
Al EToa.
Those who have used Dr.. kings
New Discovery know its value, and
those who have not, have now an
opportunity to try it free. Call on
the advertised druggist and get q
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