Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-11

Waterloo Boy 2,l4i aud Maud u
2.l5l. iieadnut 10 only 4 years 81.
and in point Of speed has q grea
future before him.
Akron Register: Last week Drs
Mulcahey IF Elk Point and Jsrsos
Of Sioux City we're called in consul
tati.a, with d.. Kills in the case o
Celia Kendsil. Aiiss Kendall hal
had u long aud wasting sickness anS
was very low last week, but is som,
better now.
On Sunday Alex Reynick wal
down from Vermillion, where he hal
been holding for a few days, u stu
alton on the Clay County Freeman
He reports Walter Hoffin9n without
bail 30 far, but having many oppor
tunities to secure il whenever he lie
sires to take advantage Of the offer.
made.
John Donovan, the big, Jolly
good natured farmer Ut Civil Bend
has been rejoicing over the arrival
OF an heir to 4 portion Of his earthly
possessions, which took plac, two
weeks ago. John is So years old
and declares that he does not pro.
pose to be outdone by the younger
generation Of married people.
Colonel Ale Boynton has already
furnished bonds for his new posi-,
ton, register Of the Mitchell land
Office. The amount required waf
10000. Elk Point, Vermillion and
Yankton parties are on the bond.
The colonel's son Albert will proba.
bly, be his chief clerk. The young
man is amply able to fill the posi-.
ton from the "alpha to the omega
Of the requirements.
l.. A. Kerr ofthe second hand store
departed yesterday wednesday,
with his family for St. Paul. His
departure is due to the illness of his
l~6.year.old son Willie, who has been
suffering OF late with u disease of the
knee joint, coming from an injury Of
quite a number Of years ago. Mr..
Kerr expects to take his son into one
Of the practice hospitals, where the
injured limb will be examined and
amputated il thought necessary.
The editor Of The COURIER was
made the recipient on last Saturday
Of u sackfull Of pop corn from An
drew Hoyem, who raised several
hundred bushels last year. We
have already tried some OF the corn
aud can testify that it is like "snow
flakes in the river, a moment white
than gone forever" It pops finely
and with butter and salt, forms a
dish fit for kings. Mr.. Hoyem has
our appreciative thanks for his
welcome gift.
The receipt Of the Hurley Record
this week with a request to exchange
is noted and the request complied
with. The Record has just completed
the first year Of its existence and, of
course, feels proud 10 acknowledge
that it il now q legal newspaper.
In South Dakota it is the law that
unless a newspaper has been pub.
lished for liEy-two consecutive
weeks legal notices can not he pub.
liehed therein. The Record has .
iine typographical appearance.
The will Of NJ. Curry, ST., was
tiled with County Judge Kirk on
Monday. The deceased deeds in
trust the lots in a block adjoining
Father Hines residence to his sons,
John and Michael Curry. TO Mrs.
Mary Donovan Of this county, he
bequeathes 500; to Mrs. Anna
Connolly Of Highwood, Mont, he
gives 500 and to Mrs. Kate Smith
Of Fl. Benton, Mont, he gives 5000.
John Ward and John C. Curry are
named as executors OF the estate.
The first report of the First Ma
tional bank Of Hawarden. since its
failure last summer, was published
in the Republican Of Hawarden Of
last week. The amount of cash on
hand is $4,l58.6O. The capital
of the concern is $4,000, with
Il surplus fund of $4,000. The un-
divided profits arc $S,O3l .25, indi-
vidual deposits $22,974 and demand
certificates Of deposit only 9l,6O2,
while the time certificates amount
to S31.162. The bank is credited up
with $llS,5l1 ofloans and discounts.
Up in Minnehaha county there
has been considerable discussion
over the fees Of the clerk Of the
Recently State Examiner
Meyer went through the books Of
the clerk and figured out a $4,000
over half of which were
fees received in connection with the
United States land Office. Most Of
the county clerks have regarded
these fees as separate from those re-
in connection with county
and were not entered on the
books in the clerks report to the
county commissioners. The states
attorney Of Minneh aha declares that
the fees are not under control OF the
commissioners aud can not be iig-
ured as part Of the salary allowed
by law.
A. Wright of Ivanhoe, Kansas. is
one Of the valued 81 bscribers of
TIE CouRIER. After enclosing 81
in 4 letter received last Saturday
he remarks: 1--WE have hard times
here. Good old democratic times,'
isn't . local affair Of which Kansas
has . monopoly. Our hard times
are owing to drouth and democracy.
Ofthe two evils it is hard to choose
tho lesser. We trust we may be
spared . repetition Of the one, and
feel that American people are too
~san IN unpnnkpnkA another damn.