Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-12-13

The infant child of City Treasurer Simmons
Is very i'll and not expected IL I've.
~'i,ohert J. Knerbs Is nn hts way 10 America
Is the wording of y Berlin cNblegram to tie ~.
sociated rrrss.
Invitations have been issued far a reception
to liz given by Mr. aud Mrs. 4. u. Keller IN
their comn,odioas home on Friday evening lie.
cembct H..
Mr.J II. R'ssong is getting up \ fine sdver-
Using desk for the Treinn,.t house which Will be-
IN artistic piece u wOrA and well worth the
"',",'unity presented for display advestise.
Mri,l>.
Col. Robert j Woods IT Sioux Falls was In
the city during The week Interviewing friends.
The cOl0nel IL well known throughout the state.
and performed valuable service for the Fepubli'
..ss ticket during the late ca,niaigu.
Tie Ladies' Relief con,hitire will meet 1t Mrs.
Murplry's on TdesAAy afternoons ut 2:AD &" Gr'.
sidrr business Of Importance. lftlrre arr any
worthy poor the cimmlttss would be glad to
hay. them report At the s"~arti"g Also. u Any
nr,r has any ~clo'iing ~ spare please rrin'rt II vt
this time. Mrs. j.. r Reid. president. Mrs. II.
Murptey. SECRETARY
frankie IMfkim. the 5.yeaF-ol son IT c u.
L.ufkin. IL bsnoani,ug the less Of his little red
wagon. lie brought It down with him one day
last week and left Il Oh the sidewalk while he
went into n store to buy his usual cigar VI Xxx
Candy brand. When he came .A,t she express
wagon WAS gone. X ther the wagon skipped
VI It's own accord or some psstifrrous cuss
walked III with It. frankie declares he wont
say n wor, II the wagoa Is brought hack and
.R.s, al, a euss,se I'd hl,m IAeSf 1sNsS evfsa In he ahxnss.-
n hug and n kiss.
Next week Henry Gardner. the genial and
wh.,lesoulrd es.county auditor. will send n
petition which he declares has now over 100
names write" thereon. requesting the pOst
master general to N rc-artange the sphinx star
route. As It Is now the Sunk mail zoe to
Rich,and and I en on to sphinx each day. Mr..
Gardeners petition requests that the Richlxnd
mail be made mp at Wrsth-ld aud carried ever.
while the stage line I've run to ~nd fr,m sphinx
establishing M nNice Mt Alexander CrAwford'a
IN he called Arcadia n, d one at john p terson
Albi.'s " Brute. Possibly this arra"uemeii'
can br secured, hut We t"uit II. A dircc Ilne
might lr s4cmr-d but {" run to t'rxwfOrd's
would carry II " miles cut VI the way.
There Is M better ynage OF the var,ableness
II the value III the grain crop raised IN this sec.
tinn than the amount Of money paid out BY The
Hunting Elevator company II this city. They
virtually buy all the grain III the Elk Point
market aud their figures Of loss or gain IN re-
c,tpts NAV b. considered ~ indicating what
kind vi \ crop has been harvested. ~ RUG the
year 1879 they paid out tor gra,m Sa7 A6S-s" FIJI
this year. lsa4. they have paid MT f1D,.!10 aut
Ivy January ! they vii. have Iasd out Szb.sO
leaving n sl.oi im the crop this Year II "exr
~ ~ ,s.r cent when COMPARED With 1893. THIRTY
,Nps cent may be considered the >~lort"ge IL thu
entire county aud We have HO douht but wtx,
the loss ~ the ersp harvested, for the entire
county. wfrn compared with the crop " 1873
! will rracl. the magnificent euM VI ESQ QUO Il
Union county alone.