Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-17

loss would have been $3O, 900 had the
incendiaries succeeded. 1t is thought
the fire resulted because of trouble
Mrs. Livingston has had with her for
mer husbands second wife over a
division OF the property. Mrs. Liv-
ingston and family were away and no
one occupied the house.
Miss May Miller returned on Tues
day from her trip to the Black Hills,
where she visited Deadwood, the
Homestake gold mine and Hot Springs.
The weather could not have been more
delightful had it been made to order
and the trip was one continual round
OF joy.
There will be a Sunday school con-
vention held at .Alcester, S. d., MAY "a
and % of the Sunday schools of Union
county. Let every Sunday school be
represented by at least one delegate
(your superintendent if possible), or at
least by Il report in full of your school.
Able workers will be in attendance. A.
Hasson, President Of County Associa-
ton.
Nothing like going away from home
for the news. The Plain Talk of Yer
million states: "Girt Collins will be
here in June to open Il dental office
and become a permanent resident. 1t
is understood he will bring Il wife with
him" 1t is understood in Elk Point
that the young ladv's name is Miss
Madge Lauss Of Ann Arbor, Mich,
and that she is Il fellow student of the
university with Mr.. Collins. The mar
rage will take place some time in
June.
Last Sunday an important change
took place in the arrivals and depart
ures of the passenger trains. The
1ankton passenger arrives from Sioux
City at $50 p. M, an hour earlier than
before. The Sioux Falls passenger
arrives from Sioux City at 1920 Il. m.
and is followed by the Mitchell at 1880
a. m. In the afternoon the Sioux Falls
passenger arrives at 1925 and the
Mitchell at 3:35. No change is made
in the arrival of the morning Yankton
passenger.
John Henke was arrested for the
second time on last Friday, his wife
being the complaining witness, charg-
ing him with assault and battery. The
trial took place before City Judge
Ames who, after hearing the evidence
in the case, fined Henke $40 ard costs,
amounting in all to SIS. In the first
trial, which took place ten days ago,
the costs and fine amounted to nearly
$25, making $40 for the two cases. An
| appeal has been taken in each case by
Mr.. Henke. A. II. Jameson appeared
in Fridays trial as prosecuting attor-
ney and II. NJ. Wallace for the defence.
Mike Gill, Willie Freeman and Carl
Anderson made the trip on their bicy-
Giles to Richland last Sunday. On com
ing back the professionals had to face
a very stiff breeze, which overcame
Prof. Gill, and Messrs. Anderson and
Freeman declare that he tainted
whetherfrom eXtaution or anticipation
of the neal approach of ahighly trying
event they could not state. ANYHOW,
he was brought home in carriage and
had the pleasure of watching his COM
rades pump for dear life, with the pers-
piEation pouring down their manly
brOws, while he leaned back in the car
riage and enjoyed the breeze.
An item was published last Friday
in the Omaha World-Herald which
stated that Bob" Kneebs, who was
some time ago arrested in Germany
on a false charge, had been refused
bail. This, unfortunately, proves to
be afact. Application has been made
through the department of state in
Washington requesting that ademand
be made on the German government
for bis immediate release. 1t looks
very much like some of the papers
had Il grudge against kncebs and
snatch at the experimentation he is
in trOub!c-to say savage and scuTril-
| u things about him. Bob will
yet sec the day when he a give
his unvarniSh"d opinion Of these fel-
lows to their face
One OF the n~eutcst printed catalogues
ever printed in South Dakota is the
annual catalogue of the state univer-
sity issued from the Republican Office
at Nermillion. While We can not bow
down and Worship the irrascible and
i~rreycrent editor OF the Republican.
canaor coGGpe!S rs to say that the cat
alogue is az honor to his job printing
department. Elk Point is represented
in the faculty by Miss Gencvieve J.
Blair, =. A.. tutor in mathematics,
and among the students are the fol
lowing: Senior. Donald Alexander
Crawford: freshmen, Thomas Fl. Ne
Inerney. special. Elmer JOY Wallace:
sub-freshm"n. Heimer HaldcrsOn, Olaf
Eidem, Elizabeth Donovan, Ernest {.
Eckcrt. Melville S. Kent. There nave
been PSI students in attendance during
the year, Of which I41 are credited to
the city OF Eermi!lion.
The women of South Dakota are a
brave lot and Union county has a fair
sample. All winter long-amid the
storms. the slcet and the binding
snow-Ralph Brown OF Richland, the
stage driver, delivered each day the
Richland mail at the Elk Point post
Office. With the mail, he carried on
an express business between the two
towns. Ralph enjoyed a game OF pool
| and liked to frisk about with the boys,
and some so so far as to say that in
consequence of his freshness he neg
lectcd his wife and baby. A week ago
last Saturday Brown gathered up his
Sunday clothes and, hitching up his
horses to his wagon, disappeared from
his haunts. unbeknown to his wife and
child. Nothing has been heard Of him
since. Mrs. Brown did not do like
many another woman would have done.
She did not weep. What was the use:
Weeping would not feedher baby, she
argued. And then, what was the use
OF weeping owe poor rubbish? She
felt the lonliness OF her position and
the cruel hand of fate in giving hei
such IA worthless husband. But weep
she would not. She borrowed a horse
and gig and each day she makes the
trip between Richland and Elk Point
earning 624 cents a day which Uncle
Sam pays her for carrying the mail
She proposes to make good the wore
Of her backsliding husband and fill the
contract to the letter. She is a plucky
woman and abetter citizen than hel
late "liege, lord and MASTER
States Attorney Keller returned or
Monday from Pierre, where he de.
Tended the interests of James Lewiston
of this county, in a divorce actor
brought by Mrs. Lewison, now Mrs
Nyr-lx g.,