Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-07-12

forty Of them, with cake and ice cream
In abundance, took control Of things
for the afternoon and had royal good
time.
G. Bailey Cline and Miss Ella Cash.
ner were married on the evening OF
the Sd instant, Elder Geo. W. Free
man officiating.
There will be a match game Of bali
FRIDAY, July Is, between Elk Points
Tut Fruit and Star mines. Game will
be called at $50.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grin Morris died last Sunday. The
funeral was held on Monday, Rev.
Irvine officiating.
Union county republicans have Sc
cured rooms at the hotel Pierce for the
Yankton convention OF republicans to
be held, August22.
The other day James Walsh purch-
ased the residence occupied by n. A..
| Kirk and family. Possession is to be
given September Is.
Elmer TOrkelson Of Brule while in
| the city had the misfortune to have
his team run away last week. The
buggy was badly demolished.
c. d. Lufkin and Joseph Henkin
bank on the night Of the Fourth. A
big crowd and jolly time was had.
The late J. b. Du Frand, whose
death was mentioned in our columns
last week, was the father of fifteen
children, thirteen Of whom r living.
Vermillion and Akron sent mel
down on wheels to Sioux City to get
copies of the Sunday Journal. The
copies sold for 25 cents each in the re-
spective towns.
Kiplinger who lives in Gettysburg
and is the editor of the Herald Of that
place has joined the populists. Kip
has always been n democrat while his
partner is a republican.
A trip through the country reveals
the fact that there are many fields OF
fine looking wheat. Commissioner
Main has the best stand OF wheat he
has had since farming in Dakota.
The Northwestern railroad filed a
petition the other day with the county
board for a reduction in assessment Of
their town lots in Alcester. Il seems
As acres Of outlots were assessed at
$50 an acre.
Armour Chronicle: Hon. A. O.
Ringsrud Of Fix Point, was in the city
Saturday. Mr.. Ringsrud was up look
ing after his Douglas county real estate
and informs us that he is out Of poll
ties this year.
John MARBLE Of Sioux Valley has
made an application for a patent from
the government on his timber claim
in Sioux Valley township. 1t is the
southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter OF section OF 80.
Sunday morning Will Freeman made
the trip from Sioux City to Elk Point
with seventy copies OF the Sioux CITY
journal. He made the journey on his
bicycle and covered the distance in
one hour and fifty minutes.
vermillion Freeman: The Elk
Point band is deserving Of praise for
the fine music rendered here July 4.
All those who heard them were pleased
and the committee who secured their
service are to be congratulated.
The county board will hear the petit
toners who want a new school dis
trict in Civil Bend township to be
made out of districts 20. II and 6.
There is opposition to the plan and
both sides are practising up for the
ARRAY.
Uncle Sam Nixon arrived the other
day from Forest City. He still owns
the ferry franchise aud declares he is
ready to fight until there is many a cut
in his jacket and until the last drop of
blood is gone. Wen bet that Uncle
Sam will win in the end.
The board of county commissioners
have been in session all week, dealing
with the assessment as made by the
various assessors. 1t has been all
equalized and while it was very hard
work the board has been highly sue
cessful, giving satisfaction.
Up at Vermillion on the Fourth the
base ball game resulted in Elk Point
getting walloped by Il score of 81 to IL.
In the bicycle ii C for a half mile
George Fry of Nermillion won, Robt.
Lee of VermilliOn was second and
Carl Anderson of Elk Point was third.
In this ssue will be the found the
call for the republican county conven-
ton to nominate legislative candidates
as well as select delegates to the state
convention. The date is August 10,
at l O'Clock in the court house ut Elk
Point. Every republican should make
it a business to attend his primary
meeting.
In speaking of Z. c. E%ricson's adj
dress in Ancestor on the Fourth of
July the Union states: Hon. +. G.
Ericsson delivered a very appropriate
address, which was highly appreciated
by all who heard it. Mr.. Ericsson did
not dwell upon rolictcaI parties and
not a word was said which could offend
a member OF any party. The speech
was very satisfactory, and highly
spoken of by those present"
On Monday Patsy Dyer brought
into the court house, a large Russian
thistle which was fully two feet across
board. The county board sometime
ago instructed the road supervisors
to destroy every Russian thistle found.
1t seems that many failed to obey
the order. not through any unwilling
ness but from the fact that they could
not tell the weed when they met it.
The funeral of the late Mrs. I. n.
Flanagan took place from the resi-
dence on Clay Avenue on july 4. The
services were impressive, a chapter
in the bible being read by the Rev.
Geo. w. Freeman. while Rev. A..
Jameson made Il few appropriate re-
marks. The pail bearers were John
Il. Wood. John Z. Kent. John Minis,