Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-09-14
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"Vcrdant jealousy" is good.
THE CoURrER's subscription list is
increasing every day.
DR.. G. w. Dorman, the dentist
is going to the fair this month.
It was the Etna Insurance COM
pany, instead Of the Phenix of
Brooklyn, which furnished the in
surance on M. Ricard's barn.
N. D. Tower, who is known to
many of our citizens, has moved
from Correctionville, Ia, to C,esco,
Ia. He writes for the weekly
COURIER.
The residence once occupied by
Mrs. DeWoIf now Mrs. k%errigan,
was moved on Monday SO as to form
an addition to the residence OF Mr..
Kerrigan.
Truman Ames, Esq , spent Mon
day out in the country, gathering
specimens for the worlds fair which
will be on exhibition this month
and next.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. J. s. Talcott next Friday
Mt $50 p. IN, We hope to see g
pooil attendance. 7
Henry Henkin, who is in Chica-
60, received word that he is the
daddy of a big boy which made its
appearance last Friday. Mother
and child are doing finely.
Sherman Thornton and his party
Of hunters have arrived from Charles
Mix county. They report Il lucky
time and enjoyed their trip as true
sportsmen. Game of every kind
vas plentiful.
On Monday Ira Heath began car
rying the United States mails to and
from the depot. Mr.. Heath secured
the contract, and will in the future
hold two official positions-that Of
city lamp lighter aud mail carrier
for Uncle Sam.
We are in receipt Of the usual
complimentary Of the Clay County
Agricultural and Mechanical asso-
citation at Vermillion, S. d., Sept.
26, q, % and %. This years fair
will be better than usual, President
Burnsback assures US.
The county commissioners grant
ed last week the petition of thu
citizens Of Alcester for the privilege
Of voting upon the question OF IN
cooperating us a town under the
general Incorporation act Of the
state laws and a vote will be taken
September 10Th.
Geo. Main, whose arrival from
Wilmington. ILL.,, vas chronicled in
these columns last week, has come
back to stay, a fact which will give
his many friends considerable
pleasure. He reports everything
very dry down in Illinois and crops
have suffered in consequence,
VIM. Sayles Of SIOUX Valley was
q pleasant crller at the CoURIER
Office this week and renewed his
allegiance to the leading paper Of
the county. Mr.. Sayles is drawing
his lumber from Elk Point and be.
fore ioag will commence the cree
ton ola commodious residence.
There are many persons whom
We are not yet acquainted with and
THIS personals and the like some.
times escape our attention. THE
COURIER wishes to become a medium
for finding all the news. No one il
too big or too small to escape it's no
tice. The COURIER is for the people
and it wishes to serve all alike.
Mrs. Bailey, a temperance lectur
or, occupied the attention OF thu
crowd ON the streets Monday even
ing. She pronounced a scoring de
nunciation of the evils OF stroni
drink and gave her opinion
III q more forcible manner than wo
men are usually given credit for
Mrs. Bailey delivered an addres
here nine years ago. She remarked
npon the improvements made il
city since then.
aCaln Of the Sioux Falls Press, ]
quite 4 character up at the Quee'
City. His methods OF running hi
business arc novel and famousl
original. He is always a seeker f.
the truth and any business he ca
get i hold Ut. They tell . story Q
ACal'', 81 least some one told it ]
this Office the other day. Accord
ing 70 the story, "Cal" was out on II
road drumming up subscribers. II
met one fellow who thought th
RIess 40 Of no particular valu'
.Whers does your paper cirenlat
anyway, Cal" asked the iMpo|
timed merchant. ~CalD answere,
North 1nd South America. Eurnp
Aaia nd AftIca, md itss an shat
I'm deato keep n inom going
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