Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-04-19

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The Swedish Concert company will
DC forthin the Congregational church
OF the evening Of the 18th, which will
Oe Thursday evening. General ad.
mission, SO cents.
Girt Collins is going to hang o,,t, his
single a. q dentist in Vermillion, We
were In hopes Elk Point would catch
him. While in Vermillion he will lead
the local cornet band.
Thomas A. Edison OF Lincoln. Neb..
has purchased the drug stock Of DR.
i. A. Meyers OF Alcester. The doctor
Is not decided as to whether he will
remain in Alcester or move away.
Don't forget the Swedish concert
Thursday evening. Seats on sale at
j.. =. Talcott's. Parties holding re-
served seat coupons should call at
once, as they are liable to be scarce.
Word comes to Elk Point that John
Ellis and son, Ray, who are now in
Chicago, the former attending a medi.
cal college, have both been exceedingly
i'll OF late, but at last accounts were i'm.
proving.
We stated last week that A. f. Lee
OF VermilliOn was elected MAYOR last
Monday week. We were Just q week
ahead Of time, which goes to prove
that we are a prophet Of considerable
magnitude.
The late Prof. Frye's brother, who
came to Elk Point for the remains,
was taken violently i'll with the
measles Immediately upon his arrival
in Ohio and had q very narrow escape
from death.
Joe Lee, SO well known to all in the
city, received word the other day OF
the granting Of his pension applica-
ton, all OF which will cause rejoicing
among his friends. The pension dates
for 1890 and amounts to Sc a month.
E. E. Ericsson received a check for
$500 from the st. Paul Fire and
Marine 1nsusance company on last
Saturday in payment of the fire insur-
ance policy held on the building
which burned down some months ago.
A fellow by the name of E. s. Tripp
was arrested in Sioux Falls for taking
mail from the postof1ce belonging to
Henry Trip. In one of the letters
was a $15 draft. This he had cashed.
It Is said that the prisoner was once a
resident Of Elk Point.
Three lads of the town were caught
stealing a butt of tobacco from the
depot last week. They were arrested
and fined. We refrain from publish
ing their names, believing that they
have been punished sufficiently and
will in the future be better boys.
The intercollegiate oratorical con-
test for South Dakota occurs in Sioux
Falls May Is. 1t Is quite probable
that an excursion train will be run
from Yankton over the Milwaukee to
Sioux Falls, thus giving people here
an opportunity to visit Sioux Falls.
Horace Flanagan, who has charge Of
Judge G. s. Palmer's farm, will plant
eight acres Of potatoes this spring.
Horace anticipates when autumn rolls
around and the leaves begin to fall
that he will have 2,40O bushels OF as
fine potatoes as ever graced the Mis-
souri, bottom.
Postmaster Freeman received a let
ter from his wife in Lake City, Mimi,
last week. Among the things she
wrote was the following: "This is a
dandy day. Six inches Of snow on
the ground and not melting an iota.
AS | write the cutters are flying by
with sleigh bells ringing"
DIR. Elliott Of Omaha discoursed
Sunday afternoon in the arlnory on
christian Science" Mr.. Elliott is the
husband Of the lady who for several
weeks has been practicing the faith
cure in the city. DIR. Elliott is apless-
ant talker and bolstered up the faith
cure theory with considerable ability.
The Milwaukee railroad company is
constructing a new depot Mt Chats
worth, while the Sioux county com-
missioners have agreed to construct
a bridge, having located the site within
a short distance Of C~hutsworth. Evil
IDENTIFY Sioux county proposes to build
the bridge without the assistance Of
Union county.
In another column will be found the
advertisement OF Frank Wakeman,
who has choice Leghorn eggs for sale.
Mr.. Wakeman has been wonderfully
successful in handling Leghorn eggs
and any person desiring to improve
their breed OF chickens will find it to
their advantage to buy q dozen or
o eggs Of him.
A. J. Ames, who stands under three
indictments and will be tried for en-
bezzlement during this term, was in
Vermillion last week and made per-
sonal application to Judge Smith to
have an attorney appointed to defend
him ut the expense of Union county.
The Judge, 1t Is understood, would
not listen to the idea.
Jerry Ryan as agent for the Union
Central Insurance company Of Cincin-
natl, o., received q check on last Sat-
urday drawn in favor OF Mrs. III. G.
Frye for g, 800 rs payment OF the
policy held on the life OF the late Prof.
H. e. Frye. The check was at once
sent to Lowell Ohio, where Mrs. Frye
is ut present stopping. The prompt
ness OF the Union Central Is gratifying
to the many friends OF Mrs. Frye.
A Dakota City, Neb., telegram states:
"The verdict Of guilty brought in by
the jury against James Teller for OBJ
tanning money under false p~retenses
has been set aside by Judge Norris, as
It was defective in form in that 1t did
not state the amount received. The
court admitted the prisoner to bail In
the sum of $500, which win be fur
furnished. The county attorney will
nolle PROSE- the case upon Teller pay
ing the costs, which amount to $3.50"
vermillion Plain Talk: The Hoff-
man case will not be tried at this term
Of court. Attorney Ericsson for the
defendant filed an affidavit that the