Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-30

the five daughters reach the legal age
they are to receive IL 900 each.
School district No. Is, in CivilBend,
by an election held August Is decided
to issue bonds to the amount of 300
to build a new school house. They
are payable in three, four, five and
six years, 500 each year, and draw not
to exceed 7 per cent.
Tailor Halvorson has, been very i'll
for a week from a kidney trouble. His
son, Ii. A. Halvorson of Maplewood,
ILL.,, was called to attend the bedside
of his father and has been here during
the last few days. At present writing
Mr.. Halvorson is on the mend.
Readers Of The COURIER can obtain
the st. Paul Weekly Pioneer Press
from now until after the election for
III cents. Stamps accepted in pay
ment. This is Il great offer, and every
one should take advantage of it. Adj
dress Weekly Pioneer Press, st. Paul,
MINI.
John A. England of Sphinx brought
some very fine eating apples to town
on Monday, which he raised on his
farm. He succeeded in getting thr.e
barrels from five trees. 1t is q fore
SohV SoutIuSloH tiitt CiiiOil county -
distinctively Il successful apple-raising
section.
Mrs. Joshua V. Hines received a
letter this week from Father Hines in
which the latter stated that he will
start forh home next week and arrive
here by Saturday. The eczema which
broke out on his face has been eradi-
Gated and the healing is rapidly com-
! bIatinO tj,.. ,,vn.nsS cf r,,Aynr,-
Miss Carrie Carey, daughter Of Mrs.
Bridget Carey, died last Wednes-
day night after TN illness of ten
days. The funeral took place on
Friday from the family home and
was attended by Il large number Of
friends and relatives, fully 100 cams
being in the funeral cortege. The de
ceased had many friends who mourn
her loss.
The smoky condition Of the atmos-
phere during the past week has given
arise to considerable speculation as to
the cause. Some maintain that it is
Indian summer and that that season
or condition is "a month ahead of time,
thereby indicating an early frost.
Others believe tina the smoky condi-
ton is due purely to the immense
'haiSh anu ioiCsI HIS VI NoIlll is
consin.
The lower house of congress passed
an act recently changing the system
OF appointing United States commits
sioners OF the circuit aud district
courts. The new act places the np-
pointing power in the hands of the
United States attorney general, who
acts Oh the recommendation of the
district attorneys. According to this,
il the act becomes a law, Hon. l.. ".
Miller will make the recommendations
for South Dakota.
While NJ. Hoffman ard Howard
Mosier were in lnnkton they met Tom
Orr OF BroOkilgS for the first time in
thirty years. Tom was ouly 13 years
old when he entered the army as a
drummer boy. Each one was made
happier by the meeting and the way
they recalled the trying times OF the
war was sufficient to make any mans
heart rejoice over the fact that our
country possesses such II grand band
OF patriots as the veterans of 'Gl.
Prof. j. +. ManniX has accepted the
rrincipalslip Of the normal school Of
Wayne, Nch.. not far from Elk Point.
The board of directors OF the inStitu-
stion rendered Mr.. Mannix complete
control Of the school. He will move
his family to the town in which the
normal school is located III the course
of a week Or two. Mr.. MaItliX is an
educator Of ability, and tn recogni-
ton Of The WAYNE directors speaks
well for their excellent Judgment.
Our baseball nine was wallopcd al!
to smitherccns by the warriors bold of
Akron on Tuesday. After the nine
innings had been played and our pets
had caught their breath they examined
the wreck and found that the score WIS
p to S. ~" Elk Pointers made Il
heroic effort to save tn" day, but it
WIS impossible. On FRIDAY Of next
week a return game will be played in
Elk Point and if our local nine don't
lick the visitors it's because they
don't know how.
Capt. Joe Rcnick of the local militia
company Is in receipt OF General Order
No. 2. {. s.. commanding company ID
to prepare for ANIMAL inspection OF the
guard, which will begin September
IS. In view OF the facr t;iat company
ID was second on the iist-last year and
may I'ossiily, be the first inspected
this year, the captain is DESTROYS of
having q full attendance OF the mem
herSlip at the armorN on drill nights.
The communication is in the possess
sion of Captain Reynick and is for
the members perusal.
Last Thursday Judge Kirk listened
to the arguments in the matter Of the
application OF II. G.. Hichborit for Il
druggists permit to sell liquor in Al
ccstcr. ii. j.. Wallace appeared for
the applicant, Mr.. ilichborl, while
h. Il. HalTiott represented the con
testant, Mr.. St. John. The point at
stake was with regard to the with
drawa1 of two names-Mrs. Chcsley
and Mrs. {. S. Finn-from the petit
ton. Mr.. Hichborn's attorney main
tnined that insomuch as they had
signed, they granted jurisdiction to
the court and therefore could not with
draw that jurisdiction by an appiica-
ton to erase their names from the pc
tition. The contestant maintained
the reverse to be the law. The court
held with Mr.. Hiehborn and decided
to grant the petition.
The independent convention for
Union county meets at ltichland Mon
day afternoon. The number Of candi-
dates is said to be large. We give a
list of those we haveheard mentioned.
For state senator, l.. n. Grill of Brule:
for representative, L. A. Sheehan of
Elk Point; for county auditor. James
Walsh of Elk Point; for county treas
urer, Peter Peterson OF Brule and Jesse
Compton of Elk Point; forclerk, II. ID.
White, Chas. Bovee and J. H. Curry
OF Elk Point and Will Webster ofIir-
ginia; FOR register, c. A. Jones Of
Beresfold; for sheriff. James Gill
OF Civil Bend, b. A. Rozell and Fred
Strobel OF Elk Point and Tom Gun
derson of Brule; for county Judge, n.
A. Kirk and A. II. Jameson of Elk
Point; for superintendent OF schools,
G. A. Blake OF Beresforl, Don Craw-
ford of Brule and Miss Kate McCon-