Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

Ill Tor several days.
Mrs. Tom Flannery who is very
i'll with infammatory rheumatism
is no better.
The city schools will be closed on
Friday to allow the children an
opportunity to visit the fair.
Father Hines last Thursday
morning married Charles Wonder
holly and Miss Mamie Goss both of
this city.
Judge c, S. Palnlar is now having
constructed ON his farm north of
town $500 residence. 1t will
be M of the best in the neighbour
hood.
DR.. Dorman will be in Elk Point
until Saturday the 7th, remember
the date and give him n call if you
wish honest work done at honest
prices.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will give an oyster supper
at the parsonage on Friday evening
of this week. The proceeds to APP
ply on the pastors salary.
The hearing Of the rape case in
which Rev. j. L. Wilson OF Reres-
ford is such a prominent figure took
place before the supreme court
yesterday. Judge Palmer will argue
Mr.. Wilson's side Of the PROPOSE
ton.
Girt Collins departs this week for
Ann Arbor, Mich, where he will
spend the coming year i'll finishing
his studies so as to become a den
fist. This makes his fifth year and
his many friends are confident that
he will make a reputation in his
chosen profession which will put
him at the top Of the ladder.
The many friends of Uncle John
Vasser here and throughout the
county will be rained to learn that
his health is so poor that he has not
been out Of the house for four
months. The rebel bullet he stop
ped at Champion Hill, while up
holding the old flag, is, after years
Of suffering, doing its deadly work.
The citizens of Jefferson have
presented a petition of the county
board for permission to incorporate
their village under the law pertain
ing to the incorporation of towns.
There are twenty signers to the
petition. According to the figures of
the census taken on Sept. l, there
are 29l men, women and children
in the town.
The Madison Leader remarks:
"Who is Z. S. Wallace? A Wash
ington dispatch of the 2lst inst,
sa Us: The president to-day APP
pointed L. s. Wallace of South Da.
kota, consul at Sivas, Turkey Now
that is the name of the Presbyte-
rian minister at Aberdeen, and we
learn there is a man by that name,
also a democrat, at Elk Point. or
course we would not expect to find
u Presbyterian minister democrat
and conclude the Elk Point man
must have won the plum"
Tie grand jury when it adjourned
last week returned six indictments.
Who they were against, and what
the particular charge may have been
it is not the province OF Tee CouR-
TER just at present to state. The
following are the names Of the wit
nesses examined, and the reader can
draw his own conclusions: n. V.
Mulcahey, E. ). C%onlon, Victor Rou-
tang, G. A. Libbey, Erie Brunsau,
J. NJ. Curry, Jas. Callahan, John
Keivel, A. J. Richards, Tom Keivel,
Will Curry, John Murphey, r.
and 7. A. Shcehan.
The Vermillion Freeman came
out in its last issue under new man
agement, and with the names of
Walter Hoffman and Frederic
Linch floating from the banner Of
the Freeman's top mast. Messrs.
Hoffman and Linch are Elk Point
boys having grown up in the COM
munity from their childhood days.
The COURIER wishes them success,
and believes that if they will pillow
deep, economic; and look not upon
the vain an frivolous side of life that
liberal returns of the "shekels Of
Solomon" will be their reward
Every farmer in the county
should read this official note sent
out by the United States govern.
ment official. Beginning on Mon
day, October 2, all piggy sows will
be thrown out by buyers and all
piggy sows not found by buyers will
be weighed back when found by the
inspector. This is in accordance
with the rules sent out by the sec
rotary of agriculture, whose inspec-
tors have instructions to condemn
sows showing signs of pregnancy,
on ante or post mortem examina-
ton, and the carcasses will be sent
to the rendering tank. This rule
goes into effect at all packing Gen.
ters October l."
There seems to be a feud existing
between the Henkes Of Richland
and DR.. Ellis Of Akron. The doctor
is menti5ned in a decidedly inter-
esting way for a doctor in the Gle
ment Henke divorce suit. 1t seems
however, that at Akron a collision in
a legal way occurred between Ellis
and the Henkes. The Akron Regis
ter reciies: "Thursday DR.. Ellis
attached the team Of Glenn Henke
for moneys owed him. The team
was in Akron when attached and
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