Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-25

gt6ntsd; Mts. Todds attorneys NOV,
cd 70 have the decree Set aside, and
fled with their petition. 1 cross-Lil
for alimony. Judge Smith setasfde
the decree. Mr.. Totid's attorney,
then made application for a dis.
missal which WAS granted, and now
comes an order made upon the
petition Of Mrs. Todd from Judge
Smith placing the case upon IL
original standing upon the docket,
SO after two years OF legal fighting
Mr.. Todd finds himself exactly
where lie started with the same wife
attached to his property. Some.
time ago the young lady teacher
died and it is understood that the
case will be dropped SO far as Todd
il concerned.
The Lee failure mentioned last
week remains in the same condition
as noted in our last issue with the
exception of one change. Sheriff
Deane has requested OF Edward Lee
who closed this store on an attach.
ment Of 1850 to put up an indemni-
flying bond to protect his official
acts. In this connection The
COURIER wishes to state that Mr..
Lee einphatically denies the allega-
ton that he acted as an agent for
the mortgages in the reopening OF
the store previous to the attachment.
Through an oversight in proof read
ing the intelligent composition got
in his work in our article, placing
in type the word ''mortgagor" when
it should have been mortgage"
George Porter while driving a
team hitched to q load of Missouri
river leo last Thursday met with a
very painful accident. He was
upon a chunk Of ice when
his feet slipped from under him.
fell to the ground and the wagon
passed over one of his limbs be-
tween the knee and ankle, crushing
the bone into splinters. He is being
cared for by DR.. Comfy. During
the winter Mr.. Porter has been with.
out work and the load was his first
job, having been engaged by Curry
brothers. He has q wife and five
who are thus placed in
circumstances THE county
is furnishing Mr.. Porter With medi-
cal attendance, while our noble
charitably inclined ladies are fur
nishing the family with necessities
to keep the volt from the door.
A week ago, Frank, the 13-year.
old son OF d. NJ. Dickerson of Rich
successfully withstood q surgi.
operation in which the chances
Of death were many times more than
for life. Some time ago the boy
had a severe attack OF typhoid ma
laria, which left him in a very
weakened condition. 1t soon became
apparent that blood-poisoning had
set in. The disease centered in his
right arm and the bones became de-
cayed. A week ago he was taken
to Sioux City where DIR. Remington
amputated his arm ut the shoulder
joint. At last accounts the poor
lad was getting stronger and was
able to sit up in bed. Had the
operation been postponed much
longer no relief could have been Oh
tanned for even the shoulder joint
showed evidences Of decay. The
host Of friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
erson in Elk Point rejoice over the
result Of the operation and THE
COURIER extends its heartfelt gym.
pathy for the suffering endured and
JOY over the prospects for ultimate
recovery.
Since Secretary Carlisle has issued
a call for S5O,0OO,O 900 worth of bonds
considerable interest has been taken
in matters pertaining to former
issues. Very few Of the general
public have ever seen a bond and
probably the only ones held in
Union county are now in the posses.
sion Of J. 8. Talcott of this city, who
has 500 worth of 500 denomina.
ton. These bonds were issued in
1877 under the act for the refunding
Of the national debt and are payable
in 1907. Each bond is about five
in width and ten in length,
IL appearance it resembles Il huge
greenback, while on the back is a
blank form of as:ignment. The in
terest it states ON the face of the
bond is payable quarterly, while the
principal will be paid in coin Of the
Of the United States. The
bond is also exempt from national,
state. municipal or township tax Of
any character. MI. Talcott has held
the two bonds for seventeen years az
and receives each quarter
a remittance from the national treas
ury in payment of the interest. In
one corner is a picture of Daniel
Webster, while an engraving Of the
national capitol forms the center
Friday evening, January 26, there
will be q spelling match at the home
Of Mrs. F. NJ. Gilmore. First prize
for side remaining standing longest,
prize for side going down
first. Cocoa coffee, hand made candy,
ETC., will be served by charming
ladies. Everybody cordially
invited. Admission 1Oc.
PROFIT AND LOSS. o..
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