Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-09-21

church Will serve supper ut the resi-.
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Talcott
next Thursday. All are cordially
invited.
DR.. Hjalmar Holmgren of Ish-
peming has associated himself with
DR.. I. J. Mayer Of Alcester, and has
begun practicing in the Alcester
neighborhood.
Carl Anderson is riding about
the streets these days on a $l5J
road racer. The wheel is of a super
ior character and made by the Mon.
arch Cycle company Of Chicago.
The public schools opened on
Monday with Prof.. H. C. Frye az
principal. Everything is in excel
lent working order. The enroll
ment on opening day amounted to
226.
Alison Bovee returned from a visit
to the Ponca fair on Tuesday and
reports that our Nebraska neighbors
had a very poor time of it. The
cattle and horse exhibit was a fail
ure, while the racing was a trife
better than no racing at all, only a
trihe however.
The Huron Huronite with one.
eye closed remarks as follows:
A South Dakota corr stalk fifteen
feet and one inch high is to be seen
at the Office of the Elk Point Cou.
R1ER. The man who brought it in
spent all day looking for the short
est one in the field SO he could carry
it into town without having to cut
it in two.
The Blue Hill Wave speaking Of
the Grant & Co. show which will be
in Elk Point Saturday evening de.
clares as follows: Grant Il Co.'S COM
bined show entertained a large au.
dience Mt the Schuman's hall Tues.
day night. The show was all that
was advertised. One can seldom
spend 25c wherein he can come
nearer getting the worth Of his
money.
On Sunday morning at five o'clock
the wife Of Lem Taggert, living
three miles northwest, died after
a lingering illness. The deceased
was one OF the pioneers of the coun.
ty having come here with her hus-
band in the COS. Her many friends
extend to the husband and sons and
daughters their heartfelt sympathy.
The funeral services took place on
Monday on the Taggert farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dupont arriv-
ed from Chicago where they have
been viewing the sights OF the
worlds fair. They are now settled
in their South Dakota home and
enjoying all the pleasures of our
healthy and agreeable cline. The
many friends of Mr.. Dupont rejoice
over his return to his permanent
home. After enjoying n couple of
months at grouse hunting MIR. Du-
pont will return to Baltimore.
Vermillion evidently is not a
good market. At lenst if the story
they tell OH Dickerson, the fruit
man, is any guage, It certainly is a
poor market. The story is to the
effect that Mr.. Dickerson took a
load of watermelons there and upon
arrival found that his wagon was
dry and needed axle grease. He
sold his load Of melons for 8 cents
and paid 10 cents for the box Of
grease, hence was 2 cents and his
trouble out. 1t is needless to state
that Mr.. Dickerson will not haul
another load to the university town.
Major A. D. KEEL Ter of this city
has been promoted a step higher in
the ranks Of the state MALTA and
now carries the title Of Lieutenant
Colonel OF the First Regiment Of
the National Guards of South Oak
ota. The order for the promotion
was issued by Gov. Sheldon on
September 9th. The honor is
worthily bestowed for we know Of no
one in our acquaintance more deserv-
ing::promotion than Col. Kellar whose
interest in national guard matters
has never tagged fro IN the time he
first took hold Of the local company.
The reporter Of The COURIER met
a gentleman friend from Illinois the
other day. The Illinoisian re-
marked, "The people in Elk Point
may think the wind and dust they
have been grooming about for the
past few weeks are bad, but they
would not talk 60 If they had just
come here from Illinois as l
have. We have had no rain for
over three months, ITO days l think,
and every day a high hot wind has
blown. 1t has been daily MS bad or
worse than yesterday was here.
The graes is all dried up and the
cattle are being fed in the yards
now just as they are in December.
The portion Of Illinois where l live
Is a barren waste. Your crops here
are great, and I expect to see a great
immigration to South Dakota next
spring. You have as reliable a
country for profitable farming as
can be found anywhere"
F. D.. Lepper, formerly Of this
point, talks to a Sioux Falls reporter
with reference to the state of WASH
ington rs follows: II have returned
TO Sioux Falls to live. do not like
the section around WaIla Walla,
WASH, where / have been living
for the past year. It is too dusty
and times are too bard there. The
country is very hard up and I do
not believe there is a merchant in
the city making expenses. During
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