Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-18

Ane Congregations church received
eight to membership last Sunday anl
expects to receive more one weel
from next Sunday, April %. All wht
are contemplating uniting are request
ed to meet the committee In the past
ore study Saturday evening, April q
at o'clock.
Miss Bessie Banta, a teacher in thu
city schools In Parker, who has beer
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Crun
for several days left to resume hel
work in Parker. She was Joined a
this place by Miss Stewart Of Yanktor
and Miss Burchard Of Vermillion both
OF whom are teachers in the same
school.
Easter Sunday was celebrated In tn.
Rozell district, five miles south of town
by the organization of the Pleasant
Grove Union Sunday school, with Mr.
Quinn Pace as superintendent. Abou,
thirty were present and pledging Mr.
race their support. The Civil Union
Sunday school started up again on the
same day with VIM. Miner still its de-
voted superintendent.
Company D, First regiment, Of souti,
Dakota national. guard, met at the
Armory last Saturday evening in
answer to communication from Gov,
Chas. A. Sheldon, commander in chief,
ordering them to decide whether to
dlsband or maintain the organization
ut private expense. The boys unani.
mOusly decided to furnish the neces.
sary funds and Company d will in the
future as In the past be in the front
ranks Of our state militia.
T. w. Smith, ex-county Judge and
now resident Of Sioux CITY some time
ago traded the brick block occupied bv
e. Steinau Of this CITY, for . stock OF
goods Ia Sioux City. He conducted
the store on Fourth street until last FRI
day when he disposed of it to q Nc
braska gentleman who gave q 16()-acrc
farm near Cret0n and the balance in
cash. It is said that Mr.. Smith made
a splendid trade, that he has realized
$1,000 In cash and l6O-acro farm for
the property he traded.
On the evening of Easter Sunday the
new school house two miles south of
town was dedicated by organizing the
Greenwood Union Sunday school with
Mrs. d. M. Anderson as superintend-
ant, and Mr.. Wallace assistant super
intendent. Over fifty being present at
the organization. Enthusiastic deter
minatiOn TO succeed marked the Open-
ing OF the schools In each place. Can
not the clergy of Elk Point assisted
and encouraged each of these schools
by an occasional servicep
On last Thursday, Tilda, the ls.month
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Hanson OF Brule died after lingering
illness. The blow to the parents in the
loss Of the little one is very severe as
by her winsome ways and happy man
ner she had gained q hold on their
hearts which can not be measured in
language. Everything was done with
in the power Of tho father and mother
to save the child, but fate had decreed
otherwise and her spirit fed to fairer
land. The funeral took place from the
St. Paul church last Sunday. The eoi-
tor OF THE COURIER extends his sin.
cere sympathy to the bereaved parents.
Miss Annie Ofstad, the I9-year-old
daughter Of Knute Ofstad of Nora, died
last Friday after . lingering illness OF
near3S~. .ioor m0hths. Some time In
January Miss Annie was seized with an
attack OF quick consumption. Expert
medical assistance was called by the
parents and everything done to stamp
out the insidious disease, but it was
too firmly rooted and she died. sur
rounded by friends and with full real
izatiOn that she wouldssfind rest and &C.
curity in the world beyond. The de-
ceased was an exceptionally bright and
good girl and her loss is indeed a &C.
we're blow to her parents, who have the
Fiction. The funeral took place on last
Sunday and was the largest ever wit
messed in Sphinx township.
Work has been suspended on the
resurrection of the whiskey soaked boat
near the river by Messrs. Wenner and
KrOksh. We have never seen 1t stated
rs to the name of the boat. According
to the story as told by one of the
ancient mariners of Sioux City the
name of the sunken boat is Theodore.
She was q stern wheeler and her dimen-
sions are It's feet long and 40 feet
broad. She was owned by Mackee
brothers of St. Louis. Mo-, snd she left
that port on June 1857 with q cargo of
miners tools and plenty OF whiskey for
Montana. John n. Childs, secretary
of the Benton Transportation company,
declars that all the whiskey was taken
out and that the explorers will be dis
appointed when they reach the hold of
the boat-to find it empty.
Rev. Mr.. Carhart OF the NJ. e. church
preached TO very large audience last
Sunday evening upon the subject OF
"Christian Science" He took decided
grounds against the claims made BY
the advocates Of the new doctrine, hold
ing that many Of their claims were
fraudulent and that all of its success
was due to the alliance IL claimed
with the Christian religion. That If
1t stood upon its own merits and not bv
6eludtng people that ''cures" were at
fected with the aid OF divine power
that Christian science would be q dead
letter written q week. DelusiOn was
the chief instrument Of the doctors
Of the alleged science. He thoroughly
destcted the book written by Mrs. Eddy
and gave his hearers the truth in an
unvarnished form.