Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-21
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Work has been started on the ditch.
Pray for IL rain, brothers and sisters.
The Congregational church has Il
new organ.
Geo. Matthews has been confirmed
as postmaster of Armour.
This evening "wednesday the high
s hoOl graduation exercises will take
place.
On FRIDAY the Elk Point nine and
one from Civil Bend will play for $50
IL side.
PROF. Miller and Miss Speckman
have each been retained for another
year by the school board.
Don't forget the Williams Comedy
company in the opera house for II
week, commencing June %.
4. Bovee was placed on the state
central committee for the populists
and also On the executive committee.
Any party desiring to loan money on
first-clasS realty security can be given
information at this office where he can
secure a loan.
Hon. T.. G. Ericsson will deliver a
fourth of July Grafton at Alcester.
Those attending can rest assured of
listening to n fine address.
Commencing on June 25, for one
week, tie Williams Comedy company
" IL hold forth in the opera house. The
company is an excellent n
Miss Lydia Hoffman has purchased a
piano Of the Francis Bacon make from
q. ID. Lufkin. 1t is Il superior instru-
ment OF excellent tone and finish.
The concert to be given by the Har-
ward Concert company in the Congre-
gatiOnal church on the evening OF the
26th inst, has been postponed for Il
week.
Here's news for you, taken from the
Akron Register: Elk Point will sub
NIT the question of a new $2O, 900 court
house to the residents of Union county
this fall"
On next Wednesday afterneon at
Malady's grove the NJ. f. church and
Sunday school will have a picnic.
Everybody invited. A good time is
assured.
The state prohibition convention
will be held July IA at Lake Madison
during the C~hautauqua. Sam Jones
will address the convention in his pc.
culiar style.
The Northwestern State bank OF
Hawarden has brought a suit agains,
the Elk Point Opera House compan,
for 500 on a note which has been due
for some time.
Mrs. Benz. Briggs has a very hand.
some cactus plant in bloom. Its
beauty exceeds anything heretofore
observed by the writer in the line o.
cactus blossoms.
On June 3. Miss Alta Davis, who
was born. and blossomed into a hand
some young lady, in this city, and Mr.
Benjamin l.. Schumacher were mar
ried in Garberville, California. The
many friends Of the bride living her.
wish for her the full measure OF hap
piness.
The two games OF baseball played a
NermilliOn last Saturday between tn,
COlerldge, Neb., and Vermillion team!
resulted In almost even hOnOrs. Tn,
morning game was won by Coleridg,
In a score Of u to 8, while in the after
noon the Vermillion bows REDEEMED
themselves with a score Of IL to 0.
The attention Of every tax payer il
Union county Is respectfully called I,
the fact that the board Of county com
missioners will meet as an equalizin,
board on the 9Th anu 9th Of July. Oh
o dates every assessor In tn,
county will be present at the meeting
Ihen Is the time to make any obiec
tons to the assessment OF 1894. I
costs the county g a day to have eacl
assessor pre- ,ent and there Is no rea
son, Y you object % the assessment
why you should not register IL d