Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-07


Hen, and when Is giYes hia word il
isas rood o ! bond. He assures
The editor Ut THE C0UMER that 10
hiss received ~ Cue I lot Of rocking
chairs % ever were seen IN Elk
Point. : They would grace the par
lors Of = king. So do not forget
this fact when you are hunting
Christmas preseats Tor your home.
Capt. Reynick Of Co. a. RI ceiv-
ed An orsi / from Adjutant G. zeal
Geo. A. Silsby that First Ii. rte I
ant Alfred s. Frost OF the nj II
U. s. Army had bsen instructor b.
the secretary of war to report {,
Gen. Silsby during the vacation o.
the Brookings college where he is
instructor il military tactics. Dur
ing the vacation he will visit each
militia company Of the state aud
instruct them NJ to their duties 81
as to gain greater efficiency in the
drill. Ii consequences Of the order
Capt. Reynick propose to give the
boys plenty at exercise that they
map slow off TO a greater advantage.
A Washington dispatch declares
that James A. Ward chairman oi
the South Dakota democratic cen.
trail committee and Maj. c. Boyd
Barrett left the city. The matter
of Darrett's appointment rs receiver
Of the Aberdeen land Office has been
agreed to by Secretary Smith, and
the appointment will be made
shortly after congress meets.
Chairman Ward aud Col. A6e
Boynton called upon Secretary
Smith yesterday, and urged the
immediate appointment, but Smith
told them he would make no Rocco.
mendations until after congress met,
as he did not consider it worth
while to make recess appointments
now.
Carp have been planted in the
Jim near Aberdeen. The man who
did it should he prosecuted. They
are a %yillinnOus scavenger fish that
IN a prairie stream like the Jim,
will in a few years from now make
one everlasting mud hole Of the
whole river, destroying and driving
out the native rickerel and pike.
Compared with a carp, the despised
buffalo fish il as brook trout mre to
buffalo. They root among the grass
roots ind will not take live bait OF
any kind. The only successful bal.
for them is g mixture Of dough aud
cotton, and the man who catches
il a mighty sight worse deceived
than the fsh.-Huronite.
Mike Paffoon, the italian arrested
in Sioux City and there discharged
on the complaint Of arson, was
brought Inst week 70 Elk Point OH a
similar charge. On Friday, while
States Attorney Keller was at JET
ferson looking after the prelimi-
naries Of the election to he held the
next day. PaTumn, with his attorney,
A. Il Jameson, appeared before
Squire Joy and demanded immedi-
at. trial. believing that there was
no way out 1T il, the squire granted
the trial ans: discharged the prisoner,
who returned to Sioux City. Ac-
c"rtliug to the complaint Patfoon set
fire to n barn, shed and some hay
belonging to another Italian by the
name Of Tom Breinza, who lives in
North Riverside Park addition to
Sioux City. The barn, shed and
hay were across the river in Union
county.
The Royce aud lansing EATER
tainers and Swiss Bell Ringers APP
pear at the opera house on Monday,
Dec. II, in one of their charming
programmes OF fun and music. This
company is we'll known to II peo-
pie and are popular MS they hive
the best of artists ut all times.
Ray Royce the great fun maker is
still ut the head Of :he organization
and a person who can not enjoy the
fun made by this popular artist
must be studid indeed. Arthur
c. Moon the famous banjo an man.
dolin solOist with his Boston man
dolin quartette is All important
feature. J. II. aud Lizzie Holbrook
solo artists on saxadhones. ~corncts,
victims. sleigh bells, staff bells and
chime bells are good cords. Lizzie
Royce the sweet voiced suprano and
an elegant set Of silver swiss bells
fill out the programme. Secure seats
early and enjoy a t;ch treat. Price
SO and IS cents children 25 cts.
The law with reference to lotteries
passed three years agO by congress
has resulted in d4priving newspapers
Of a great deal Of advertising. One
Of the big lottery companies paid
100000 out in advertising every
year. Many local schemes have a
lottery cast. FOR instance, G. +.
Wiseman, the popular restauranteur,
has started a good scheme which
the law forhids him aud the news.
paper man from advertising. The
scheme is that he gives every pur'
| chaser Of Is cents worth Ut 4 certain
brand Of cigars a number in a draw.
ing to take place during the h0li.
days for q Baker double barreled
shotgun. There is no particular
lottery about it. Mr.. Wiseman
proposes TO give the gun away e
ono Of his customers and by the
means III chance desires to deter.
mine who shall get it. Upon plans
of this character the law should be
changed. The law does MOI proven,
Mr.. Wiseman from rafting the gun
away as he Is now doing, butsin,ply
will not let him advertise it.
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