Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-12
LocAL PARAGRAPHS

+ The fair PANIED out we'll and
surplus is reported to exist.
1.-THE thermometer registered $50
degrees above in the shada on Sun
day last.
Ten tickets were sold on Saturday
for the worlds fair by Station Agent
Lukens.
st. Joaeph's academy conducted
in the Catholic church annex has
Is pupils in attendance.
Akron has been paying only 8 500
md 1928 for hogs, while Elk Point
has paid $5.75 and $685. all week
nottingham be learned of thu
party or parties who managed to
break into John Malsdy's store on
Tuesday night = week ago. q.
There were over $1,000 paid out
r for hogs in Elk Point during the
month of September-and it was
not regarded as a particularly good
month for hogs either.
The remains Of Leonard Kellar
Of Wanna, s. D., were shipped
through this city on Friday from
the Yankton insane asylum. The
& cause Of death was recorded cre-
I breal.
Don't forget the fact that Elk
Point is the best hog market in
l&Union county. You can't get up
set daylight and see loads Of hogs
going through town to Sioux City.
Elk Point is paying Sioux City
prices.
Charles Lufkins and family ar
rived home from the worlds fair on
Friday. Everything was beyond
the power Of description, says
Charles, OK cept the congress ofbeau.
eies, and in his opinion the Elk
Point girls could sbeat 'em all hol-
low.
Johnny Fisher the horseman,
vas "taken down" quite badly at
he fair grounds on Saturday. The
ndges, after he had driven WEIGH.
nan q heat in the free for-all
ace, decided that he was in an unfit
|ondition to drive, being loaded up
nth too much boose. Mr.. Brown
~ drove the remaining heats while
IF. Fisher argued the question with
be judges.
4. w. Miller, United States at
prney for this state, attended his
ret term of court at Pierre and his
bnduct Of the only case before the
purt was marked with gratifying
pccess, although the jury failed to
rec in q verdict. Mr.. Miller will
part very shortly for the. Black
ills where the Deadwood term
PENS up on Oct. %. During the
em three murder trials will be dis
eod of in some manner.
6ome interest is being taken local.
in the great yacht race 0 in
pgress at New York. The course
{ which the yachts travel, is
[fty miles in length. There are
Fee heats to he run, and the win.
Of two out of three carries off
D cup. It is stated that 100000
Re been expended ia the prepar.
pns for the event, all of which
. to show I'VE are the people"
even Johnny Bull can not with
bombast knock us out when it
hee to spending the "dollar of
Daddies" or fast sailing.
Halter J. Hines Of Washington.
:. dropped into the city on FRI
to visit his pater, Father Hines
shake handa with his host of
sssountyG bnds. Mr.. Hines
holds q position in the pension
artment being in the southern
sion and having charge Of a desk.
Hines is thoroughly efficient,
understands the multitudinous
lnicalities Of the pension law az
ted by the various secretaries
commissioners, as probably no
sr westefn man does. This one
has gained for himself promo
q until he is recognized as 60
pable q man that even 4 demo.
ac administration can not do
hout his services.
Lnion services were held in the
church on last = unday even-
hear Rev. 8. A. Jameson be-
kis departure for Brookings to
the annual conference meet.
EIt i generally understood here
Bro. Jameson will aak of the
: fence . change in his pastoral
aufl6 and that he wants TO 20 TO
loue other field whore the congre-
ption 10 larger and where funds are
|crs plentiful that be might more
gorously prosecute tho cause Of
Ee&hodiem in which he has served
isty yearssor moro. Tho reverend
ntleman Is 4 very able divine and
certainly d~Sserving of i wider
y whore HIS influence mry b
Datef ii the work hN . % wrant
n. The many frjsnda Of NJ.
emieson III Elk Point viii resfst
decision X it results IL ! 6nal
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