Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-18
c PARAGRAPHS.

this week.
There will be a dance at Jefferson
on February S.
Father Hines is very much inn
proved in health.
Mrs. Geo. W. Freeman, wife Of
Rev. Mr.. Freeman is still i'll.
Postmaster Freeman has received
an invoice of Columbian stamps.
Captain Joe Fisher Of vermillion,
has recovered from his severe illness.
Mrs. Lon Hasson has been very
III for the past week, but is now i'm.
proving.
George Gunderson is back from
Violin, where he took a load Of hard
ware goods for DR.. Stewart.
Col. +. r. Jolley Of vermillion
has heen retained to hook after the
defense Of Walter Hoffman.
Morris Harrington was arrested
by Chief Of Police Eslick on Mon
day for being drunk and ~disorderly.
Owing to the extent Of the county
commissioners proceedings this
week, II local space is very much
crowded.
1t should lie understood by the
public that Uncle Ben Briggs hearse
is always ready and free Of expense
to the public.
w. L. Dow, the Sioux Falls archi.
tect, is preparing suggestions on
plans for the new Episcopal church
to be built by Mrs. William Dupont.
Special services are being held in
the Baptist church every evening.
Tho attendance is constantly in
~creasing. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Judge Fuller Of Faulkton was
nominated tn fill the. vacancy in the
supreme bench. Judge Fuller is
regarded as an able jurist and will
fill the position very acceptably.
John Minis has been appointed
road supervisor for this district for
the ensuing year by the county
commissioners. A better appoint
ment could not have been made.
Geo. Il. Freeman is out once more
after being kept in the house a
couple Of weeks ON account Of all in
jury received by II KICK from a colt.
Mr.. Freeman has to use crutclles.
The farmers institute is in pro-
gress at the opera house with a fair
attendance. We will endeavor to
give a good account OF the lectures
aud discussions in our next issue.
DR.. l.. C. Mead of Yankton has
partially recovered from the injury
received in the straining Of the liga-
ments about the knee. lie is able
to hobble around with the aid Of
crutches.
Up in Clay county the Republi-
can, the Plain Talk and Wakonda
Monitor were made official papers
of the county. The Neema", for
some reason, was euchered out Of
its fat take.
A Sunday wolf hunt was INDUCED
in by the young men Of the town.
Divine Providence interfered and
their hunt proved a fruitless one.
The boys declare that if it had not
been Sunday they would have Sc
cured q dozen or two wolf hides.
The preliminary papers in the
suit Of l.. ID. Hilton vs.. the J. L.
Case threshing were filed on Mon
day. Mr.. Hilton lives in the north
end of the county and sues to re-
cover the value of a threshing ma
chine seized by the defendent on q
chattle mortgage.
II young man wishes to save a
nest egg which will grow with time
to such proportions that it will act
as the foundation for a solid bust.
ess career he should at once take
stock on the Building aud Loan us.
ISOLATION Of Elk Point.
George Harris, now Of Parker but
formerly OF Vermillion, passed
through the city on Monday ON his
way from Vermillion to Parker. He
declared it as his opinion that Wal.
ter Hoffman would be acquitted
when his trial came off and that
there was a disposition in Vermillion
to extend az much leniency toward
film as possible.
A number of the people Of the
city will remember John N. Rey.
nolds, who delivered q lecture Inst
GUNNER on the street and then sold
u book he has written. Reynolds
wore a concict suit while delivering
his talk and sold q number Of books
here. He went insane a few days
ago and 10 now confined in the
Kansas insane asylum.
na4aannAH board Of commits.
sioners Z. ~ helAnAaeling sslecisd
The Union CoUHrv CouaaIaM thu
official paper Tor the ensuing yeai
along with the Beresford Press and
Alcester Union. TITS COURIER APP
t~reciates the matter fully and ten.
dess its heartiest thanks 70 thu
commissioners.
Word has heen received from
OsnalAa. tlaat Ben Crum has beer
very 1t-4a.se,ssly so-but at last
accounts wsa . tribe better. Thu
host Of friends a the veteran sold
ier, in Elk Point, sincerely hope hi,
recovery may be quickiy realized.
A judgement WAS awarded il