Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-07

portant topics, Columbus, Siege Of
Constantinople, Ferdinand and lisa.
bella, printing aud view OF music,
will lie taken up 1t 10 n. IN.
Any donations for tile ladies' fair
can be left with Mrs. Pipes at any
time. If you haven't your dona-
ton ready for Thursday eve, please
bring it in for Friday eve.
will Strcbel has purchased the
building and lot now occupied by
Hance Murphy from an Iowa party.
The consideration was 500. Mr..
Strolel states that he will use it for
a butcher shop.
Polk & Co.'s directory man vas
around this week soliciting for adds
for their tristate directory. lie did
not meet with sucl, glowing success
- to permit him to wear diamonds
the rest Of tho season.
Treasurer Compton received or
Saturday = check for 45,587 from the
state treasurer as part payment for
the school interest belonging 10 this
county aud the other part, 32,40O,
as Il l0sn ON school bonds.
Sioux Falls jasper exhibited at
the worlds fair was awarded n
medal as a building stone. The
tests showed that it resists q pres
sure ome.third greater than any
other building stone in the country.
Yankton Press and Dakotan: The
brief item from The UNION CouNRY
COURIER telling about the value of
farm lands in that county, will ap.
ply generally to all farm lands on
the Missouri slope in South Dakota.
The item shows one very important
fact and that is that South Dakota
farm lands are very desirable pro-
perty and "dirt cheap" at present
prices. Their market price will
aouble in the next five years and
probably earlier.
MARRrED-In this city on the
3Oth Of Nov. 1893, by ED. Geo. w.
Freeman Joseph Millage and Miss
N. Bell Wiles, both Of Sioux Valley
Union county. S. D., in the pres
snce Of quite u company gathered at
the home .. Rsv. Freeman for
Thanksgiving dinner and visit.
tn. above worthy couple are we'll
and favoraldy known in this vicinity
ani through Union county. Con.
,ratulaiioMs and hest wishes Of hosts
VI friends are theirs.
Wonsocket News: Word comes to
that our brother William, down
in Uuion county, this state, has
been inveigled into starting u news.
paper at Alcestcr- There are few
writer's or better boys than
Will, and AZ a gnoi advertising
patronage is pledged, we predict a
from the start for the new
screamer for liberty-the Alcester
Eagle. The bird is IT, keep out Of
politics aud boom Alcester against
the world. So says the proprietor.
Long may the Eagle sosr.
An unknown man, says All ex.
change, was found dead IL tho out
Of a small Kansas town a few
days ago. A search disclosed one
dollars cash aud u revolver
"n the unfortunate young man.
rle coroner hell an Inquest aud it
tDok SIS to defray the expenses and
bury the body. The police Judge
fined the corpse s25 for carrying
concealed weapons aud confiscGted
the gun. The local newspaper, M
usual gets nothing for publishing
the obituary.
A Mr.. Mason Of Plymouth county
arrived in the city last Saturday
aud enquired rs to whether any
bonus had been offered by the
county for the discovery Of coal
within the county. When assured
there was none he remarked that
the Plymouth county commission
ers at their next meeting would pay
out 81, 600 for the discoveries made
on the Big Sioux. The land for
mining purposes is leased and the
agreed royalty is Is cents 1 ton for
all coal taken out.
The election in Jefferson on the
proposition Of incorporation ae a
town resulted in q defeat for those
fayoring incorporation. The vote
stood % for 10 AZ against. Those
opposed were lead by J. Is. Brouil-
lette, Charles LIE Breeche and others.
Rumors indicate that Jefferson's
saloons were opposed to incorpora.
ton and il b likely that proceed
iMgs will be begun against them u
clOss them up foe their unusual
activity III tina town election.
Julius Schaetael, cashier Of the
Union County bank, he'd 4 rather
novel experience on Sunday. lie
desired 20 get into his bank vanlt,
which possesses ! time lock, but
tiat decidedly ingenious piece Of
machinery refused to work and a
bank blockade stared Mr.. Schaetzel
in the facs. He t~elegraphed to the
arm making the sales IN Cincinnati
the working combination aud re.
ceived q combination on Monday
morning q 10 o'clock which, after
tho fourth trial. proved successful in
opening the sale.
II may not Be generally known
who rings the Catholic churcl bell
1t 7::30 in ti,e morning, hut il Ger.
tainly forms III accommodation "a
many . person in giving infortna.
tiun 40 to the hour ii rising. Fol
two years, rain or shine, Father