Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-31

on Tuesday, where they attended the
funeral OF Conductor Ridpath, whose
cruei murder was reported last week.
Inc deceased had his life insured for
l 1900.
The game between the Yanston and
nermiilion base ball teams played at
Vermillion on Monday resulted in a
score OF % to 81 in favor Of the Yang
ton boys.
The game Of base ball between the
Nermillion University and Elk Point
mines, which was to have taken place
here on last Monday, has been in
definitely postponed.
Ole H. Holte purchased through the
Jerry Ryan real estate agency eighty
acres OF John HOrnick. The land adj
joins James Brugun's place. The con-
s~ideration was $40 IN acre.
Joseph Coverdale is making some
important improvements to his pneu-
matte wheel sulKey in the shape Of
wheel braces. He proposes to cut a
dash at the coming races with Black
Diamond.
A couple Of greasy Eyetalians with
a bagpipe, u pipe without a bag, Il
monkey and inhumerable seam squir-
reis worked this city OH Monday.
They resurrected many long deceased
airs and raxed in u few stray pennies.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rozell and family
desire to return thanks to the friends
who so kindly assisted them during
the sickness, death and burial of their
son and brother. May God reward
them for their kindness is their prayer.
The railroad company put in a new
telegraphic switch board at the depot.
The old board was a 1O-strap and the
new one a 16-strap. The wires from
Huron and press report OF Sioux Falls
have been put in this office, giving it
eight wires.
Father Hines paid The COURIER a
compliment in regard to the sketch OF
his life printed and prepared by us.
He declared it to be the best Of any
yet published Of his life and we under
stand they have been a matter Of an
nual visitation.
An auction sale will be held Saturday,
June 2, at 2 p. M, in the store room
west OF Jerry Ryan's real estate office,
OF $500 worth of new house furnishing
goods. These goods are all bran new
and must be sold on account of parties
leaving the city.
1t is stated that Mr.. James Walsh.
foI whom The COURIER has consider
able personal regard, will before many
moons take his departure for Canada.
1t is not to be regarded that the trip
IS to be taken OH account of any irreg-
ularity, but pertains to purely legal
business.
The other day a business man pro-
pounded the query, is there any legal
obstacle to hinder a man from marry
ing his widows sister," and OF course
he was told that there was nothing H.
legal about it. Yet, can a man marry
his widows sister? Not unless she's a
grass widow.
In response to the notice OF Hance
Murphev published some weeks ago,
the Elk Point school, by vote of the
teachers, decided to make an exhibit
OF drawings and penmanship at the
coming fair. Eight or ten other
schools have been heard from which
will attend in a body.
The cards are out announcing that
1 Mr.. Girt Collins of this city and Miss
Madge Lauss OF Ann Arbor, Mich. are
to be married on June IA at the home of
the brides parents. Immediately after
the marriage the couple will come to
Elk Point for a brief visit, after which
they will make Akron their home.
The city council of Alcester has
passed a number Of bylaws. The Al
cester Union was made the official
paper last week. We would suggest
this: Do town corporations pass by
laws? The usual procedure, we are
inclined to think, is to pass ordinances,
each OF which are signed and pub
lished.
Major A. d. Keller was appointed
by Major-General Carnahan of the
uniformed rank of the X. of 2. for the
United States to the position of major
OF the First South Dakota regiment of
the uniformed rank. Mr.. Keller now
holds his title by being major on Gov.
cheldon's staff as well as major in the
uniformed rank.
Assignee Hubbard Of the Union Loan
and Trust company of Sioux City tes-
titled in court the other day that the
vi IN company "SlNS ~ SVVV,
600 and creditors would receive about
5 cents on. the dollar. Truly, the
Sioux City way" comes dear to the
creditors. Ninety-five cents on the
dollar to learn the way.
An exchange says the belts now
worn by the ladies' in Il ball room have
knobs fixed for their partners to take
hold OF, instead OF the old arm-round-
the-waist method of waltzing. It
seems to us there would be about as
much pleasure in such a bell knob
waltz as there is in taking hold of the
knob and dancing around the key hole
until the door is opened.
Four bids were submitted by con-
tractors to the building committee of
the Episcopal church society last Fri
day, but no decision has yet been
made by the committee. All the
bids were above the 81, 800 donated by
Mrs. Dupont OF New Jersey. The
building committee consists of Mayor
Gilmore, Sam w. Hoffman, Geo. Rey-
nick, G. ID. Lufkin and Father Hines.
or the four bidders three were local
contractors and the fourth Il Sioux City
builder.
Father Hines last Sunday delivered
his farewell address, and a very touch
ing one it a He spoke OF the good
feeling and fellowship extended to him
by the citizens OF Elk Point and said
that his heart was too full for utter
ance when it came to placing in words
his appreciation of the efforts made
by the members Of his flock. The lit
tie church was filled to overfiowing
and not a few were visibly affected by
the pathetic words Of the venerable
exhorter.
Thursday, May "a, ut Ponca, Neb.,
Newton s. Rozell died after a few
days illness. He was 81 years 4