Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-10
LAKE MADISON cHAuTAuQuA.
Asse mbly attractions for the Meeting
1his Summer.

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1his Sunlmer.
The directors Of the Lake Madison
Chsutauqua have adjourned. The as.
sembly will be opened on the evening
OF Tuesday, July 3, and will close Tues
day, July "a.
Among the new features will be the
school OF athletics, swimming school.
institute Of christian culture. and one
day will be the young peoples day for
the different societies.
Many OF the features of former as
semblies will be retained. including
the school..of patriotism, Grand Army
day, w. &. Y. T.. day and the laymans
congress.
The Collins Family Concert Band
will furnish the band music for the
first two weeks and following them the
Fourth Regiment Band Of Sioux City,
Iowa, that played so successfully last
summer, has been engaged for the last
week. The Moody Quartette that
sang during Mr.. Moody's Worlds
Fair meeting Is on the list. Misses
Minchardt and Cooper, celebrated
violinists, from Burlington. Iowa, and
also Mr.. Spencer, the famed violinist,
Is on the list. 1t is expected that an
other well known soloist will be here,
but arrangements have not as vet
been completed. Miss May Carter OF
Minneapolis is the leading singer so
far engaged and there are two or
three others in sight.
The list of the leading talent is,
with possibly q few exceptions. entire
ly new, and among the names are Sam
Jones, whose fame as a preacher is
world wide: James Clement Ambrose:
Robert Nourse OF Washington, d. c.:
Dr.. +. l.. Eaton of Milwaukee, Edward
P. Elliott, the i~mpersonator; Mrs.
Emma Cranmer, president state w. C..
T. IT,: Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker of Chi
cago, DR.. Thomas McClary OF Minneap-
oils, Prof. H. j. Delano OF Evanston,
Ill; Austin d. Wolf, president of the
Christian Endeayor Society of Iowa;
Prot. c. NJ. Young. OF the South Da-
kota State University; Fred Emerson
Brooks, of New York city: DIR. A. A.
Willis, OF Dayton, o.: Herbert Stan
ley Renton, Of Boston, Mass; DR.. A. J..
Palmer, OF New York city: John Tenn
pie Graves, OF Atlanta, Ca: s. Hall
Young, OF Marshalltown, To-: J. w.
Hancher. superintendent OF Hot
Springs, s. d., Chautauqua, and Rob-
ert Mcintyre, of Denver. Colo.
The swimming school will be some
thing altogether new and will be a
source OF pleasure and amusement to
the old and the young. Prof. Il. p.
kaigh. OF Minneapolis, who will have
charge Of the athletic school, will be
the instructor in this department. The
directors are sanguine that Gov Nc
kinley can be secured, but it will be
some time yet before u definite an
nOuncement on this matter can be made.
Telltale Letters.
Two families who recently moved
to Kimball from Iowa, had a rather
amusing experience while unload
Ing their goods. They had been
intimate neighbors and put
all their belongings in one car.
While the al stood on the track it
was locked and one OF the men carried
away the key. The other man wanted
to get into the car and was told that
the key was in an Overcoat pocket. in
getting it he also found some letters
from his wife to the other man which
were Of a compromising character. A
warrant vas issued and talk of a
divorce suit and Of shooting was rife.
When the angry man got cooled off
the two men and their two wives got
together and the letters were ex-
planned to the satisfaction OF all and all
agreed that while there had been in
discretion there had been nothing
worse. So the suit was dismissed and
the two families are happy again.
win Fort Meade lie Retained:
Word has been received from Stur-
gis that Secretary OF War Daniel La
mont is expected there soon to make a
thorough inspection OF Fort Meade.
The secretary has been travelling
about = month inspecting posts in the
west and has just about reached the
end Of his task. 1t has been MIR. La
mont's intention TO abandon u number
Of the western posts and concentrate
the army o Fort Meade was
down on his list u posts to be SO dealt
with. 1t is argued that Fort Meade
occupies the most advantageous posi-
ton OF the northwestern posts. as re-
CARDS Indian warfare and is considered
n Of the most charming, healthful
and best governed posts in the ser-
vice. it is thought the secretary will
ucblue W uH0titthlu ~.
Huron Creamery Case Ended.
A decision has been rendered by the
Supreme Court in what is known rs
the Huron Creamery case. A creamery
was built vt Huron years ago by Davis
h Rankin. and when completed was
not accepted, the stockholders affirming
that the terms OF the contract had not
been fulfilled. Suit was brought
against 4. NJ. Jeffries, ct al, and much
litigation followed. On trial OF the
ease in the Circuit Court before
Judge Campbell, 4 verdict was given
pealed to the Supreme Court. the decis-
ion Of which snstains the lower court
and settles an expensive and import
ant case.
VIII Await Another Deci .isn.
Notice Las boon received at Huron
that the suit against the City Of HUI
ron, involving the validity Of bond
amounting to $4,000, docketed for
trial In the United States Court In
Sioux Falls q few days since. was con
tinned pending : decision Of the Court
OF Appeals In what ID known a. the
school bond case, In which like ques.
tions are involved.
~ Test ~ Aaasisrv Law.
A writ Of habeAs corpus Was served
on Sheriff Whealy, 81 Flandreau -
curing him - appear within twenty
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