Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-28

E. E. Harriott Esq.
Mrs. F.. j. Reid entertained q few
friends at luncheon o Friday after
noon In honor of her guest, Mrs. +. N.
Cummins of Sioux City, La.
George H. varce, who used to con-
duct the Alcester Uuion, Is In Buffalo
Lake, Mimi, aud has recently
purchased the News OF that point.
DR.. A. J. Hudson Of Canton, O., has
located here for the practice OF medi-
cine. The doctor Is Of the homoeo-
pathic school. His wife accompanies
him.
MI. and Mrs. Smith, who conducted
q dressmaking establishment on the
corner of Main and Franklin streets,
have packed their goods and moved to
Meckling.
A Vermillion paper last week stated
that: Ericsson and French were In a
peculiarly scrappy mood at the court
house yesterday" We are willing to
back Eric.
Anyone having a book entitled
sRise and Fall Of a M%oustache," by =.
j. Burdette, belonging to G. H. NAL
lahan, will please return to this office
without delay.
DR.. C. w. Dorman will be in Elk
Point on July l and will positively
stay but five days after that date.
Those wishing work done are re-
quested to come early.
Marriage licenses were granted to:
Mr.. Harry A. Lamberston aged % and
Miss Hattie M. Fitzgerald aged Is;
Mr.. John Begguist aged 40 and Miss
Helen l.. Anderson aged 28.
Jason Carter has let the contract
for his new hotel to Peter Lee. The
f, dimensions are "a by % feet,t two stories
high. The foundation is laid, and the
building in process of construction.
A petition signed by Pat O'Connor
and others has been fled with County
Auditor Walsh praying for the division
of school district No. A in Sphinx
township, making two distinct dis
tricts.
Evangelist Gilchrist and Rev. A. M.
Pipes have been devoting their spare
moments to making a couple OF fancy
walking canes. The number OF pieces
OF wood in each will run up In the
hundreds.
It is current rumor-of course we
know nothing in regard to its truth
fulness-that B. Frank Knapp pro-
poses to present his name to the pop
| ulist convention as a candidate for the
legislature.
The Harvard Concert company will
appear in tie Congregational church
next Saturday evening. Tickets a
be secured Of J. F. Reed. This con-
cert company is n Of the best in
the country.
The COURIER is in receipt OF the "at
home" cards of MI. and Mrs. Gerald
| w. Collins who were married on Thurs
day, June ID, 1894, at Flatrock, Mich,
The happy couple will be at home after
July 10, at Vermillion.
Quite a party Of the young people
of the city spent last Thursday even
ing ut the farm home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Bland, five miles south OF here:
| Singing, music and ice cream and
cakes were INDUCED in.
Work vas begun last Friday upon
| the new Episcopal church. 1t will
take several months before it is fin
ished and ready for occupancy. The
contract price was 81, $50, instead OF
81, 450, as stated last week.
The contractors who are at work
upon the ditch, WHICH it is expected
will drain Norwsgjaas lake, are pro-
crossing rapidlN:15% successfully.
Two large gangs are employed and
before the rain OF Monday night each
team was handling 100 cubic yards Of
dirt.
The school census for the Elk Point
| district has been filed with County
Superintendent Sheehan by Clerk
Bovee. He found a total of 343 chill
dren OF school age in the district, Ill
males and l72 females. For 1898 the
report indicates 326 and for 1892 there
are 341 reported.
The school board at a recent meet
ing decided to tender each OF the
school teachers their positions in the
public schools for another year. 1t is
understood that all have accepted the
offers except Miss lisa Sherrett, who
has concluded not to return to Elk
Point, but seek a new location.
Charles Krause has been very sue
cessful in selling Deering harverters
for the season. The Deering is an ex-
cellent machine and OF q decidedly
superior make. Farmers wanting a
first class machine should not be
fooled into purchasing the cheaper
grade viii IN Is on the market. Better
buy a good one.
b. Reandeau, who left this city a
year ago for Oklahoma, is now In
Sioux City in a hospital, being treated
for a troublesome complaint similar in
effect to Bright's disease. 1t is stated
that a surgical operation will have to
be performed, which requires great
care and considerable experience to
complete with success.
A postal card was received yester-
day from Rev. James H. Crowder OF
Bethany, ILL.,, well known to so many
here, and he states that "the weather
here is fearfully dry and hottie heat
was 1O4 in the shade. The pastures
and meadows are all burned up. Hay
will be as scarce as diamonds this
fall" MI. Crowder dates his postal
card June 81.
Ed Quick is getting things in shape
for the early construction Of the Epis-
cOpal church. James Barry had the
contract for the excavation, and has
executed it. Charles Murtha has the
contract for the brick work, over So.
900 will be used. J. M. Talcott has the
contract for the lumber, and Fletcher
& Hutchins OF Sioux City furnish
the mill work.
Hudnut, w. j. Conly's trotting stall.
lion, was distanced, by the judges. fol
running in the three minute trot al
Evans Park in Sioux City on Monday
Hudnut Is not in condition, and has
not been trained properly. He has
not been worked out for several weeks
consequently it was out OF question
that he could be able to do anything
He will be brought home.
T. Tuesdays Sioux City Journal pub
lshed the following item: "The Unior
county authorities have notified the
persons who have been running liquor