Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-19
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Postmaster Freeman is in New
Haven, Conn.,, looking af'er h's
check patent.
Auoust Ronnel Is home from the
worlds fair, He took in Midway
Plaisance EN- PEASANT.
Elk Point fog BUYERS are at war
with each other and are paying
Chicago prices for hogs.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dupont lett
this week tor Baltimore to occupy
their new residence, recently reno
waited.
T., N, Grill is in Chicago, viewing
the wonder Of all ages, times and
periods Of ancient, medieval or mod
ern history.
Mrs. VIM. Harriott, mother OF +.
r. Harriott, Esq, departed Monday
for Altamont, Deuel. county, to JON
her husband.
Treasurer Compton is bedfast
with sciatic rheumatism. he was
resting better at last accounts but Is
still very i'll.
The Richland bridge was COM
pleted on Wednesday yesterday
and is now being used by an o-be'
joyful public.
H. NJ. Wallace and B. F. Crum
were selected as U. s. jurors to at
tend the U. S. court at Sioux Falls
to be held in November.
Mrs. NJ. v. Mulcahy and daugh-
ter. Vera, depart next week for Au'
relia, Ont, Canada, to make a pro-
le,.ed visit among relatives.
jesse Compton departed for Den
g Col, on Saturday and If rumor
is to he believed he will bring a
Mrs. Jesse Compton back with him.
A.. Z. Rome is in the city, hav-
ing arrived from Forest City. The
prospects are that MI. Rome Will
once 0 become a resident OF the
Point.
The passenger trains will be two
to three hours late every day until
the worlds fair is over, is the way
the railroad men conslrue the sltua.
ton.
I. N. Flanagan is i'll With ii severe
cold, which has settled on his lungs.
Every body Joins in the wish that no
hnrious consequences will COME Of
his illness.
The Henke divorce suit is no
more. Mrs. Henke patched up
peace with her irete husband and
is now residing ut the farm with her
liege and lord.
Six dollars per hundred for hogs
in Elk Point. Hog buyers are war
ting. Let 'em fight. On with the
war. The Point pays bigger prices
than other towns.
t1r. Ellis, OF Akron, received a
judgment in an Akron court OF JUS
tice against Clement Henke for sl9.-
so one day last week Tor medical at.
tendance upon Henke's family.
Mrs. Hance Murphey accompuni-
ell by her son Bert and her daught-
ers, Nettia and Carrie, departed for
the worlds fair or Monday. They
will go over the Illinois Central and
be joined by friends at LeMars.
Seth Davis departs today for
Mavville, Missouri. tc lie gone a
whole year. Before leaving Mr..
Davis was examined by the pension
medical board at Vermillion, or nm
old claim, which the government
should have allowed 20 years ago.
E. K. Winner is home from his
threshing tour through the northern
part Of the state. In reply TO the
INQUIRY as to how were the drops up
north, Mr.. Winner replied. "Poor,
poor, very poor. No such a coun-
ty as Union in the state, nation or
world"
There has been a change made at
the Milwaukee depot in regard to
agents. Thos. Lukens, who has act
ed in the capacity of agent hereto
fore, resigned last week. and took
lbs departure for Kansas City. The
new agent, F. I. Cummins. arrived
on last Thursday. He is q bachelor,
halls from Ute, L., possesses = sound
business nature and is heartily vel.
coined TO the Point.
The rape case in which Waite,
Mason Of Fonca, was charged with
nssaulting the person Of Mrs. Mary
6plckler, came up for the prelimin'
ary hearing before Squire Joy at
o'clock on Saturday. At the re-
quest OF County Attorney Keller
the case was dismissed on thu
grounds that there vas no evidenc'
to substantists,a charge OF assault
tr. NJ. y. Mulcahey notified OF
Monday tho practicing physician
Of bereslord and Alcester that it wa
currently reported that diphtheri
and SCARLET fever existed In tn
neighboflpOod 6f these towns. Tha
II suCh ware the facts, the quarau
tine regulations must bs establishes
.teaessseRsrhs report declares tba
diphtbsleexists q Romans In Pral
re township.