Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-23


tian church here today, the ropes sup
porting the Breckenridge banner were
unfastened from the church steeple.
The banner was then secured to a tel.
ephone pole lear by. Col. Breckin.
; ridge spoke today to Il large audience
ut C~entreville, in Bourbon county, and
returned tonight to Washington. He
will come back on Friday, anu on
Monday he will speak at Georgetown,
where, according to his statements in
his speech here yesterday, he expects
to be rotten-egged."
The Irish World ~rejoices at the judg-
ment rendered by Mgr. Satolli against
Catholic saloon keepers. 1t says:
THE word has gone forth, and it shall
not return void. 1t reached Bishop
Watterson on last fourth OF July and
he hailed it us a declaration of indie
pendence. Our enemies have often
charged that the rum power was the
ally Of the Catholic church. The
charge was unfair, but, unfortunately,
there was a %coloring to it that enabled
malevolent bigots to poison their ar
rows" The charge has now lost its
point. The church has repudiated
and almost mathematical the rum
power.
The city has had no lack of "attrac-
tons" during the past two weeks.
Thursday night the dcnizens were
greeted by couple Of fakirs,
who sang songs and played the banjo,
and sold soap between acts. Thurs
day night the Barney brothers, n of
them being blind, entertained a crowd
by singing songs to French harp and
eo""e accompaniment They stated
that they wanted 81 and lookup a col
lection, but succeeded in securing
only about half that amount. Satur-
day an old blind man with Il hand or
gan and a little boy went through the
streets, grinding out many familiar
airs. A glad smile lighted up the
old gcntleman's countenance whenever
he caught the click of a coin in the
tin cup.
On Tuesday the contractors com
pleted their work or the Big ditch,
which is to drain Norwegian lake,
and the crew left for Ole Holdcn's
place to dig a private ditch. The
county commissioners viewed the
work and refused to accept the same,
claiming that it vas incomplete, as at
several points the ditch was not wide
enough by far. 1t was stipulated in
the contract that the engineer should
view and accept every mile of the
trench as completed and the con-
tractors could draw 75per cent of their
pay for the mile so completed and ac-
copied. This was done, and the Ques-
ton 10Y is, who is to blame? 1t is the
opinion, however. that the contractors
must dig the ditch in accordance with
the dimensions stated in the contract.
Ponca Journal: 1t is with a great
deal of pleasure that we refer to the
nomination af George Mattison to be
representative from this county to the
legislature. No more appropriate
nomination could have been male.
Mr.. Mattisol is an Old settler, coming
here in 1862, tnirty-two years ago. In
that long time he has passed through
and graduated in the varinus v~irissi-
tubes AMI ups AMI downs OF western
life. has shaken hands with p%rivations
as well as prosperity, and has, like
other old settlers, hal Il full expert
cnce with droutha, grasshoppnrs and
the multitude of trials and disappOint.
ments incident to every e country,
and through all. his ambition and
energy, and his confidence in the
future of the country have never failed
or ever faltrred. and he has been an
example OF industry and perseverance
which all might pro!itabIy follow.