Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-10-25

VAC p"Siciie 10 leotiiS easily.
w learn that Rev. A. Z Carhart
viii take charge OF the Elk Point pas
torate the coming year. This will
cause his removal from Hudson much
TO Il regret not only of the metho-
dist congregation at Hudson but tenn
perance workers all over the county.
But what will be Lincoln countv's loss
will be Union county's gain and we
congratulate Elk Point upon the val
liable acquisition to her society.-Can-
ton News.
Mrs. John Tracy was the recipient
OF So, 900 on last Wednesday from the
hands Of Mr.. Geo. L. Weisz, general
agent for the New York life insurance
company, in full payment of claim
under policy upon the life of her de-
ceased husband, which was issued
to him but a short time prior to
his death. Adding to his estate 81, 1000
ut a cost OF nominally nothing, DEM
~onstrated his superior Judgment us Il
%hnancier and business. n
Rev. CD. Cleworth md family de-
sign leaving their yermillion home
next week. They would do this, but
for the purpose oil remaining to par
ticipate in a happy little Incident soon
to occur and OF which we expect to
make due chronicle. The Cleworth
family will spend u couple OF months
in and around the old Canadian home.
After that they will locate ut Evanston.
ILL.,, where Mr.. Cl"worth will pursue
his theological and classical studies.
1t is understood that while thus en-
! gagged he will supply a Lincoln Park
| fnlnif and ltnZtnrnfn NInShnll urnnfI,-
miss this worthy family.--Vermillisn
Republican.
A. McLain. postmaster at O'Leary,
ten miles east of James. in Plymotll
county, has been accused Of opening
mail addressed to another person.
The matter has been placed in the
hands OF the postoflice authorities to
investigate. McLain quarreled with
his lady assistant and discharged her.
| She retaliated by informing the owner
OF the largest dry goods store in that
| place that McLain had been i'm the
habit OF opening his mail. She proved
her assertion by telling of the contents
| Of some Of the letters. He informed
the postofficer authorities and the
matter is now being investigated
Sioux City Tribune.
A Union gospel meeting and Sunday
school conference will be held in Elk
Point on mex Saturday evening and
Sunday conducted by the missionaries
Of the American Sunday school Union
in South Dakota. Services will begin
with a street meeting at Z o'clock Sat
urday evening. Indoor meeting in
! Congregational church. Sunday norm
ing, preaching in all the churches.
| Sunday afternoon in NJ. l.. church.
the place OF the evening meeting will
be announced in the different churches
on Sunday morning. These meetings
will be strictly union and all are
cordially invited. NJ. Rogers, Mission
airy American Sunday School Union.
Over at the Richland meeting on
Tuesday Mrs. Lewis Grill, wife OF our
senator took occasion to explain her
husbands vote tor the appropriation
bill which he charges as one OF eXtrav-
agance and beyond the revenues OF
the state. Mr.. Silsby IN avery gentle
manly and courteous manner replied
that he did not know what were Mr..
Cribs motives i'm voting as he did,
but the fact remained that he voted
for the appropriation bill and it seemed
as If any criticism of extravaganza was
out of place on his part. II it was eX-
travagance-and it was not-Mr. Grill
was hardly in the position to cast re.
Elections insomuch MS they reflected
on himself as much rs anybody else.
Coe /. Crawford, attorney general
for the state, OF Saturday evening de-
livered an address upon the political
issue OF the day from a republican
standpoint at the opera house. There
was Il large attendance the opera
house being we'll filled. Mr.. Crawford
is one OF the ablest speakers in the
state and his exposition OF affairs,
national and state, won the hearty
appropriation OF the audience. Quite
Il number of %populists were heard to
remark that they were impressed with
the arguments OF the gentleman and
that they would vote the republican
tickle. this fall. Mr.. Crawford on the
Tuesday following had Il joint debate
at Rcdlield with Doe Fish.
They tell q pretty good story on one
OF the candinates on the pop ticket.
A pop meeting was held at Nora re-
Gently and after the five or six present
had been pounded almost to death
with the burning names "and shafts
OF argument" directed by the speakers
this young candidate for judicial hon
ors left the school house to hunt for 4
place to sleep that night. He knocked
ut the door of the first farm house ht
came to. He asked the farmer if he
knew where there was some good pop
ulist that he could stay all night with
The farmer, a democrat by the way
said: you want 10 find a good popu
list, hey? Well, just examine the frs
straw stack you come to-
, Last Tuesday evening Gen. Geo
Silsby OF Mitchell addressed Il large
and enthusiastic audience at Richlant
upon the political issue Of the da!
from Il republican standpoint In TIN
audience were a number OF popu!ista
! who seemed to be impressed with tn
!, arguments of the speaker ii heart,
= applause IS any criterion. Th'
speaker had been billed to appear Their
the week previous but owing to a de
lay Of trains he was unable to reac|
9 there. This caused some OF our pop
/ ulist friends to suggest that he wa
r afraid to 90 there and the genera
volunteered to make another trip t
Union county for the specific purpos
Of addressing the Richland citizens
: The speaker dwelt upon the diffecenc
;! of the republican and populist partie:
y He did it ably and in languagct that Wa
clear and concise. There was n
= "mtuching" OF words and the fearles
II exposition Of affairs without a doui
made converts to the cause OF reput
G licanism.
II Died, on the 2lst instant mt his HON
5 In Civil Bend, Alex II. Beaver. Nj
q Beaver was born in Tazwell count,
Virginia, April IL, 1928, which mad
10 him Sc years, 6 months and 8 days OIL
IL He came to the territory April 4, lSG
IS locating on the farm where he and 4
- family have occupied as a home to I'll
t present time. The health IN
strength of Mr.. Beaver had been Il
the past year much better than TO
merly, so that his friends were encou
y agedto hope for a continuance OF Il
'. same in the future, but a little mo
:. than one week before the end can
=. - the old chronic trouble returned in
y maligment form which bafied /.
~ adipa aDpliauces md nursing. Tl