Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-08-31

is more or less q welcome affair.
Hon. Lasse Bothum, of Mime
haha county, was in the city on
Friday.
Thirteen loads Of hogs made a
pretty looking train on the streets
on Monday.
Ed Johnson and Ben Crum have
gone into Douglass on a hunt for
tame and wild chickens.
Halvor Knudson, of Brule, one
of Union county's sterling farmers
was a caller at this Office Tuesday.
Asa Lowe has returned from the
northern part Of the state where ne
has been engaged in harvesting.
n--r~-- 40 GOOD nnrthward Asa de-
claree.
Banker Fred Lucas, Of Castalia,
stopped in the city on Tuesday in
the interest of his Jefferson grist
mill which he is very anxious to
dispose Of.
! John Coverdale spent two days
lfdh dentists chair in Sioux City
having his grinders repaired. It
was a trying ordeal, but Jack had
the nerve to do it.
On Thursday The COURIER Office
will move across the street over M.
Hofman's hardware store in the
rooms now occupied by Ira Nichols,
Esq. LrAN remember the change
of location"
The county fair phamphlet was
issued last Saturday from the job
rooms of the COURIER Office, and
everybody pronounces it superior
to anything printed within late years
in Elk Point.
Chairman Main, Of the county
board, has in this issue q notice.
requesting the subscribers to the
Richland bridge to pay at once to
L. N. Grill the sum they agreed to
contribute.
Patrick Curry's new house on the
Cline "forty" is going to he q very
|ine residence when completed. 1t
jsa large and commodious structure
and bespeaks we'll for the enter
prise of Mr.. Curry.
A liquor permit was issued on
Monday to Dr.. Hichborn Of Alccs-
ter. There was no opposition to
the issuance Of the permit except
the open letter to County Judge
Kirk, signed by Miss Annie Beal
aud that didn't count.
VIM. Dupont, Elk Points only
millionaire, will arrive in the next
fow days. Everything is being pre-
pared at the DUPONT home for his
reception. Mr.. DuPont's fellow
citizens will extend a right royal
welcome to his return home.
C. F. Mallahan arrived on Satur-
day from Heron Lake, Mimi,
where he is now located
having gotten out the last issue OF
the Heron Lake News. Mr.. Malta
han has leased the News and will
move his family to Heron Lake this
fall.
Those who attended the taber-
nacle meetings at Akron on the
Sabbath from Elk Point and reported
a good time were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawton, Mrs. J. w. Hoffman, Ida
and Michael, Mr.. Langdon, Mrs. J..
R. Kent, Mrs. Burdick and Mrs.
Brace.
J. M. Talcott on Monday purchas-
ed a fine piano for his daughter
Allie to take with her to Yankton
where she will pursue a course OF
study. Allie had the choice Of a
trip to the fair or a piano, and like
the sensible girl she is took the
piano.
John Steckman and wife, Charlie
Bland and sister Lou, Herman Beck
er and Frank Leggett, departed for
Lake Andes in Charles Mix county.
They provided themselves with $500
shells, two large tents and all the
pharphernalia necessary to make
them live JOYOUS in the extreme.
W, J. Martin on Tuesday sold out
his dray line to Abe Strobel and in
the future the latter named gentle
man will conduct all the business
pertaining to the Martin dray line in
an expeditions manner. Mr.: Stre-
bel has an advertisement in this is-
sue which The COURIER desires to
call the attention of the readers to.
September IL to Is, inclusive, are
the dates fixed for the big fall races
meeting to occur at LeMare, Iowa.
under the auspices Of the LeMars
| Driving club. There are 400 entries
to compete for purses aggregating
2 5000. The new mile rack track
is one Of the best in the west, and
fthe greatest horses in the United
States will 20 over it next month.
The COURIER has been favored with
= complimentary invitation for the
race meeting.
On Thursday Ellis, the 19-year
old son Of Halvor Knudson died Of
quick consumption after . lingering
illness of several months. Last
spring the deceased was taken Ill
with q severe attack Of measels, from
the effects OF which he never recov-
cred. The funeral took place at 1
o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev.
q. T. Nelson conducting the SER
vices. The deceased was an ex-
ceptionally bright young man and
his death is q severe blow TO his pa
rent and his many friends. To all