Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-08-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS
A corn exhilarating rain was ex.
p%erienced On Monday.
+. w. Lee hung out q fine looking
sign one day last week.
A populist convention will be
held in Ponca, August, 20.
Parties are being organized these
days to 90 graping and pluming.
Emerson, Neb., has a new post.
master. Pat Kerwin is the name OF
the new Nasty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wilson
and daughter made a visit to Sioux
City on Friday.
The Baptist Sunday School had
their picnic last Wednesday week
down on the Sioux.
Miss Marie l.. Jones, of Vermil-
lion, is preparing to give a concert
in this city with the aid OF her mu'
sic class here.
The camping party which put in
a few very pleasant days on the
Sioux nenr Akron, returned on last
Saturday evening.
There was born on August 4th to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles johnson, OF
B~eresford, a boy, making Il seventh
boy and tenth child.
A little boy OF liver 1verson, of
Vermillion, was injured by the
merry.go-round which J. G. Wade,
Of Akron, is running in The univer-
city city.
The Ponca warriors out battled the
the Pointers last FRIDAY in the con.
test for supremacy on the baseball
diamond. The score stood IL TO IL
in favor Of the Nebraskans.
C. +. Wiseman, proprietor Of the
Bon Ton restaurant has purchased
one of the fair privileges, and will
have a stand on the grounds during
the existence of the county fair.
Charley Goodwin, a Yankton BIZ
cvcIist left the motherly city on
Thursday for Chicago astraddle his
bicycle. He has wagered $3.50 that
he can make the trip in six days.
The members of the Catholic
church Of this city spent Tuesday
down on the Sioux in picnic form
An enjoyable time was experienced
and O royal repast was partaken OF
The assessment of the Milwaukee
railway in South Dakota, as made
by tile state equilizing board
amounts to s3,768,436. The state
mileage OF this road foots up 81
OBJ. SO.
J. NJ. Talcott and wife, Hanc,
Murphy and wife, Rev. Pipes and
wife visited the camp Of Elk Point
ers near Akron on Friday, The
campers had 81 friends for dinner
on Friday.
Grant Everette and his famil,
started overland two or three day
ngo for North Dakota, with the view
Of locating in Cass comfy perman
emily. Fargo is the county seat o
Cass county.
The wife of Major Thos. H. Ruth
Commissioner of school and publi
lands, died in Pennsylvania las
week. The COURIER extends it
heartiest sympathy to the bereave'
husband in his severe loss.
The Milwaukee railway compan.
has announced a 10 per cent Gu
In wages of the employees Of tn
road. The cut pertains to tn
operating department. and does no
apply to the local office or any 9
its attaches.
County Auditor Walsh has bee
feeling quite a bit under the weatf
or for several weeks. His ailmen
GEMS to have o resemblance t
malaria fever aud he declares this
fthere is no i'm Improvement con h
will leave for the Hot Springs, s. I
v. E. Prentice, Of Chicago, br
years ago a lively Dakotan, havin
been in business in Sioux Falls AM
Pierre during the course Of his CT
reer. has failed for $4,000. His al
sets are regarded as being abor
$4,000. Prentice was kntwn b
many Elk Pointers.
Judge Kiplinger brought in Sc,
eral stalks Of corn on Monday whic
he plucked from the farm formerl
owned by him southeast Of tow
The stalks measured 6 feet from Ii
first ear, and 13 feet and 8 inch,
from the roots to the tassells. Ho
is that for high?
John Gibson, an inmate Of Il
Yankton insane asylum from til
point, concluded to inspect the Gre
condition Of Union county OF
day last week and in consequen,
made the whole distance on foot u
beknown 70 the authorities. p
Mead came down on Monday al
found Gibson with friends. Sin,
his treatment ii the hospital he b
improved very much Ia health a