Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-25

children remain To mourn the luea
Of . loving aud devoted mother
They are Mrs. Il. G. Wilcox Of Ma.
quoketa, Ia, Mrs. Alvina PrindelI
OF Durant, ILL.,, aud Mrs. Hayes o.
this county.
Chairman VIM. Main of the coun.
" board Of commissioners, fled on
Saturday his official bond for 81 ,OOC
as provided by the new law. It il
the first bond ever given by Mr..
Main III his life aud is signed by
Geo. Il. Freeman and +. NJ. Gil.
more.
The Freeman Of Vermillion de.
clares that ]. L. Jolley, representing
Walter Hoffman, has appealed to
Judge Smith on the refusal OF Jus.
tice Copeland to accept the bail fur
nished by Walter Hoffman with D.
w. Meyers and Mrs. A. Z. Rome q
sureties.
"Ted" JOHN was arrested on Thurs.
day for having created a disturb.
ance in Brill's temperance parlor,
He vas fined IS and costs, but after
serving a few hours in the caliboose
decided that he would accept the pro.
position 70 leave town and not re.
turn, which he did.
J. r. Kent sold the residence &C.
cupied by the editor Of The COURIER
on Pleasant avenue to Mrs. Groves
Of Vermillion for 500 last week.
Mr.. Kent purchased the property
a year or more ago from VIM. Brill
for $500 and has made some i'm.
provements Stree purchasing.
The stockholders of the Clay
County Freeman held a meeting last
Saturday afternoon to consider the
leasing Of the plant for the coming
year. The lease was finally given
to Fred Lynch, who will run the
paper during 1894. The Freeman
plant is owned by a stock company
Of populis,s.
We note that the name of Miss
Jennie Bovee is upon the program
for the meeting Of the Dixon county
Teachers association, which meets
in Ponca on January q. 1t goes
without saying that Miss Jennie
will entertain her audience. The
subject of her recitation will be,
1.-THE Kentucky Belle"
Company G OF Yankton has de-
cided to appropriately celebrate
Wasllington's birthday. They will
invite Gov. Sheldon and the militia
companies Of Elk Point, Sioux Falls
and Mitchell to join with them. A
rousing reception, followed with a
banquet and ball are to be the
features of the event.
The pool game, SO generously ad-
vertised, which took place ut Beres.
ford, a week ago last Saturday, be.
tween A. L. Jones, formerly a black.
smith in Richland. and VIM. Madi.
son Of Colorado, was won by the
latter very easily. Jones claims
that lie vas doped when he ate his
supper, which was taken during a
recess in the game.
In RENTING n years subscription,
A. l.. Dawson of Neenah, Wis, we'll
and favorably known here, writes
consolingly aud consc,entiously as
follows: "Hoping The COURIER
may be abundantly successful in
everything except its politics. | re.
main, yours truly" Mr.. Dawson
reports ttoing finely in Neenah and
is receiving the success he SO abund.
antly deserves in everything except
politics"
Tuesday morning the inhabitants
ofthis section ofthis mundane sphere
awoke to find that Old Boreas was
once more Topping his expansive
ears and making life a burden for
those who car not afford to roast
their shins on a base burner. The
wind was strong enough to knock
ga~lleywest the rigging Of a topmast-
er, while powdered snow whirled
around in eddies, forming drifts to
the inconvenience Of short legged
pedestrians. 1t was the severest
storm Of the season.
On Friday evening, February 2, a
concert vii! he given by Elk Points
corps Of able musicians in the Meth.
odist church. There will lie almost
an entire change of program form
the one given before Christmas.
The receipts will be for the benefit
Of st. Andrews guild to assist in
purchasing another lot for their
church ground. Those participating
in the program are n guarantee Of
an excellent aud enjoyable enter
tainment. 1t is to be hoped that
the musicians will be greeled by a
large audience, insomuch as it is
for SO worthy nh object.
The following information will be
Of interest to many: "A driver of a
vehicle who attempts to pass another
Oh the road does go at his own peril,
for il any accident occurs to the man
he is passing, the rear driver is held
responsible. This does not mean
that the man he is passing is obliged
to yield part Of the road when noti-
fed, but that the burden Of care
rests on the rear driver, who is in a
position to avoid danger, while the
other is not. II any injury to the
leading vehicle results from an at.
tempt to pass, whether on a crowded
thoroughfare or a country road. the
rear driver is held responsible"
Miss Lizzie Slough was given a
railway ticket to Plankington on
| Saturday hv tia county anfhorifiaa