Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-03

these four men weigh 1000 pounds.
Can any other town in South Dakota
beat this record? 1t may be possible
they u in weight, but when worth
and integrity are considered, the Elk
Pointers are away in the lead.
Ira Linch was arrested by Sheriff
Satter OF Clay county last week and
bound over in the sum OF $500 to ap-
pear at the next term Of court in CLAY
county as a witness in the Hoffman
manslaughter case.
The new depot at Chatsworth is
completed. 1t is the purpose of the
Milwaukee Railway company to make
Chatsworth an excellent trading point
and secure all the grain which is pos
sible from the Hawarden district.
Jake Pace is building a fine farm
residence on his farm one-half mile
east Of Howard Mosier's. Tho main
part is lG by rs, with ell Is by "a, 1G-
foot posts. 1t will cost $1,000. Mr..
Ferris is doing the carpenter work.
Webster & Williams touched the
highwater mark in the buying Of eggs
in Elk Point last month. Something
like $1,000 dozen We're bought by them
enough to fill six and one-half cars.
Mr.. Williams is a hustler in the butter
and egg line.
Howard MOsier sold seven head Of
steers which averaged 1890 pounds a
piece foi the price of 1915 per hun
dred. With another steer weighing
1850 ut 1926 he realized the neat sum
OF 1924 for Il bunch Of eight-seven
averaging $55.S7 a piece.
DR.. l. Wiickliff Bouldin requests
THE COURIER to announce to his friends
and patrons in the north end of the
county that he will bc'in Belcsford Mt
the Commercial house from May IA to
May 20. Watch for announcements in
the Beresford papers next week.
1t is reported that the Catholic par.
ochial school of this city will be closed
in the near future insomuch as the
school has not made its expenses. The
schools taught by the sisters are indie
pendent affairs and stand or fall in
accordance with the support given.
The Hawarden Driving and Fair as
sociation has deposited in the bank
S. 900 in cash to pay the purses offered
for the races which take place July 3
w u. Liz dSStClltloIi 10 III llSt-NltlcS
condition and a good race meeting is
looked for. A string of horses will be
put in training on the track next
month.
A letter was received last week from
Rev. J. II. Crowder at Bethany, H.,
father of Will Crowdcr of this town
ship. Mr.. Crowder reports: weather
fine. Oats sOwn for second time. Dat
crop will be poor" In another column
will be found an interesting report of
Mr.. CrOwder's visit to the battlefield
of Shiloh.
NermilIion Republican: The Elk
Point ball club, which was to have
played the Nermillion club on Mon
day, failed to come. One of their
players is bailiff at the term of court
now being held in Elk Point, and con-
sequently they could not come. They
expect to be here some time in the
near future, however.
Sam Mitchell by Patrolman Olsen
as II vagrant. Mitchell is the man
who served nearl, Il year in Jail for
cruelty beating his young son and
afterward tried to have the boy sent to
the reform Subdivisions City Jour
nal, April 20. Sam is IL very bad egg
and ought to be transported far be-
You'd the northern seas.
Julius ~S,chaetz"l has recently come
into possession Of the varied interests
so long in litigation OF the Chattiela
farm which is located opposite Com
missioner Mains. This quarter is
in Union county. Mr.. SchactZel is
to be congratulated on the acquisition
of this fine farm to his worthy wealth.
The county commissioners at their
meeting on last Saturday, passed IL
resolution authorizing the construc-
ton of the big" ditch. There were
very few objections and the minute
the proposed Improvement WAS fully
explained all objection was dissipated.
The resolution authorizing the work to
be done can be found in the commits
sioners proceedings.
A. J. Ames, the ex-banker, was
bound over by Judge Smith to appear
at the next term OF court. The Old in
dictmentsi were quashed, not through
any weakness of themselves. but from
the fact that the grand jury WIS il
legally drawn. 1t seems that the
clerk an sheriff drew the jury when
either the auditor or treasurer should
have been present, both Of them fail
ing to participate in the drawing.
A filthy, dirty-looking, low-browed,
ragged lot of Italians with a bear and
a monkey appeared on our streets last
Saturday. They made a from
house to house begging. Castle Gar
den should be closed to such vaga-
bonds, and municipalities should eject
them from their city limits the minute
they make their appearance. Amer
lea has no use for the paupers of
Europe. She has plenty of her own
to take care of.
DR.. I. WickliM Bouldin, South Da-
kota's " and only specialist, who for
two years has been making regular
visits to the principal cities of our
state, is again with us and will remain
at the fremont house until Saturday,
May IL, where anyone wishing to con-
suit him may find him during Office
hours. The doctor is building up an
enviable reputation throughout the
state and is curing many cases given
up by leading physicians. Those af-
flicted by chronic diseases or deform-
ity should consult him by all means.
Henry Schaetzel, whose unfortunate
condition was commented on last week,
was taken to Chicago by Julius Schaet-
Eel Of this city. Henry all the way
was perfectly quiet and gave no symp-
toms which would confirm the "eXcit-
able" reports sent out from Sioux
Falls. The physician of the Rush
medical college, who will have charge
of Henry, stated that the patient was
suffering from V prostration;
that it would only take a few weeks tC
straighten him out, but when released
from the care Of his physician Henry
must abstain from work of all kinds
and take a years recuperation il
travel and recreation.
Our carpenters are already figuring
on the plans and specifications of the
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