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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
Corn Taking.

In 1875 the corn crop Of the United states Was
sci ,0o, 600 bushels, says the 81. Louis Republic.
The nrst large Increase Afterwards was In lSo0
when the figures jumped TO- ,7l7,43l,6l3 bushels.
The largest crop ever made was In 1850, ostlmAt-
cd IN the goyernment reports OF 1890. 1t WAS
This years Yield pron,lses TO- b., BY far the
g~reatest ever gathered. The estima&e h for 2.
Too 600 900 bushels. In nearly all western corn
ssssss Is sn f.l RsuSsR mess s aas a e any previous sSES; PEE Pc.
Rod, the vast capacities Of Texas alone being
able 70 odd TO the total corn product at : rats
cosaaaa', crop p, which ii have b contributed i there
se II : spsss = ss &. enornou. yield now a,nes. as
price price, 81 Il. 8 cents tie g general ns alp production Vii e,
Corn Il the most valuable product Of the
but alsc Seca1se Il Is Manufactured and con.
sumed at home. The total crop ID transformed
into human energy or adds TO the coG!ntry's EN-
p' Y e corn 2, n ;sSsSS't 1aR X 0s sSss Az e. nm people p:osS;
the best fed In the world; which gives them q
variety and cheapness Of meat foods, phen0m-
n ns'tt ni and striking wSsn c: Compared With the
There has been some rep,n,ng because Europe
VII n nSs import o our corn o.9r sne corn ssn, mea Sa 10 f Resn
the table witch We find palatable and whole.
some. Pc pefss.ps these ax.s e1Ssss . are no =, snrow =
10 the form Of meat. II the United States car
sell abroad oil the meat their corn win make
they could Be pleased rather b discontsnted
II not . buShel Of corn LETT our shores: Wheu
the south manufactures it, cotton - closely y
the west manufactures IL corn. the weaan o
that section win no longer suffer In comparison
to the wealth OF New England. There Is more t.
regret In the large proportion 1t raw cotton ex
ports than In the small proportion OF corn Ok
ports.
A corn crop Of 400 COO 600 bushels, . doubled
Yield within twenty years. at prices NOT very. I'll
dilerent-wOuld create wealth and trade where
both would do the most good. 1t would be !
debt payer TO . vast amount. 1t would imprOvt
the value Of railway % real estate improve
ments I'll over the west. The consumption o
manufactures would set new limits.
Corn 10 the poor mans crop. Requiring les'
fixed capital than any Other, affords return fO
labor. IL can be grown on almost any soil aD(
in almost any county OF the union. 1t gives NC
tivity Of production everywhere and distributes
comfort 10 Ill clAsses. A great corn year Is I
great year for the United States. We seem t.
i have nnQ &s%S s.@E --1aE --EH#r
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
Boreesord.

Ex.sheri6 Alison Bovee Of Elk Point
pron0unces the Georgia "old soldiers'
colony afraMd.
Anthony Hsnle Of this township had
the misfOftune 10 l0oe three large
stacks Of wheat by lightning during
the thunder storm d the It'll inst.
Mrs. Flanagan Of Emmet 10 building
II new house on ono OF her due farms
= that vicinity. Itis TO bs occupied by
i renter.
]. Il. Sinclair left on Monday for
Sioux Falls TO serve Uncle Sam % 4
jurymen before the United States
district court.
Julius Schaetzel, cashier OF the
Union County hank Of Elk Point, and
director In the Union Baking company
Of this place, wAs . Bereetord Visitor
last Friday.
81. n. Antrim, cashier OF the State
Bank Of Freeport, Ill, Ia which JoCob
Schaetxet Hr. 4 Sons are interested,
Wa In Beresford several days last
week visiting with George Schaetzel.
Mr.. Antrim 10 taking his summer
vacation and chose this section for his
trip and was surprised TO SEQ the large
drops and the prosperous condition oil
this part Of South Dakota.
George Sinclair's wheat yielded %
bushels per acre on land that VA s0wn
to wheat last year.
D Harrington started Monday for i
visit with friends Ia wisconsin. Joe
Woodward 10 helping cateer TO the
wants Of the public In the store during
his absence.
Geo. Gaenael, Chas. Jenus0n, Frank
Thomp+on, Barney Adams. Sens Jensen
and others were down TO Elk Point ~
principals and witnesses In Il law suit.
Irve Jones OF GOthland will take u
couple OF thousand heads OF Union
county cabbsge up to Sioux Falls 10
day. He hrs about 800 bushel Of onions
and potatoes enough TO supply q small
township. Reside big crops Of grain.
Archie Brown has been suffering
from = piece Of steel or some foreign
substance that dew IN hia eye MA,.e
time ago. Az pfeasant writing he ID
confined to the house hut expects 4, re
around again sOnn. Charles JOnps, the
Gothland son OF Vulcan, IL filling his
place mt the anvil.
Fridolin Kundert and wife. Nautilus
Schmid. ~r.. Mrs. Maggie johnson and
Mas CLARA Schmid went up 10 Canton
yestei day IL aid in celebrating the aa h
anniversary Of tbs settlement o. New
Glarus. Green county, Wis.,, the elder
portion 0f the party representing the
hrst settlers Of that fsrtA region.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22

The best salve In the world for outs
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. ohapped hands, chill.
blains, Corns and all akin eruptions
and positively cures piles, or no paJ
required. It Is guaranteed 70 give
perfect satisfaction, OF money re-
funded. Price Is cents per boz. Fol
salo by d.. ]. s. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
Aloester.

h&N@%fE@# &1E@H
ADeester Union.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stevens
Of Virginia township on August 9, q
son.
Attorney ]. A. Miller vas In town
Tuesday.
Duane Dean and j. j. Graham start
ca Tor the famous health resort at
Kirksvilte, Missouri, last Monday.
Miss Kate Kennedy has been en-
plCyed 70 teach the school In district
No. %, in Alcester township. The
term will begin on September JIG.
LaSt Saturday = daughter was born
70 Mr.. and Mrs. HAnce Jensen OF SLOAN
Iowa, thus ex-chiaf Justice A. S.
Wyllye Of this place becames . grand
father.
A. e Edison Of Sioux Falls, one Of the
partners Of the johnson & Edison store
81 this place will noon remove his
family % Alcester. He will live In the
house nov occupied by the families Of
Button and Mr.. HAuk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
MyrOn West, Mr.. and Mira. Blake, Mrs.
Mead. Miss Emma Mead and Albert
Mead OF Virginia township were Id AZ
tendance At the Methodist church Last
Sunday evening.
Nrs. G. h. Blake has returned from
IA extended visit with her praents and
relatives In Massachusetts,.
4rs. John Sinclair and daughter
Esther or Beresford Visited relatives In
Alcester Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. Washburn has commenced the
erection OF q dwelling mousse In AL
Ceater. u il located Immediately south
Of c. N. HeAld's residence.
According to an ordinance publ&hed
m this issuo Of the Union II will here.
after cost $40 q month payable In Id
for beverage purposes.
A head OF oats was brought into
town last week which was raised on
Is waA claimed, It'll kernels OF oats.
This We believe was ralsAd for the
special purpose ii beating VIM. CALI
Ser's oats. This will probably cause !
contest and . recount will be demand
ed. The Ireton Clipper reports an oat
head grown over there which has 265
kernels. We used to raise s0,ne line
oats 0urself when we were farming,
but the IretOn maxwell We Q none
Of the Alcester farmers eau equal him
lin telling = story and we will have
nothing to say on the Oat head
question.
=. q. Button OF Akron has purchased
tMo lots OF the Frost block from B. g.
Frost, q TO the south and one 10 the
seAst Of The Farmers and Merchants
hank. The probabilities are that Mr..
Button will soon put up ut least one
good building on his property.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22

Notice OF Examination.
There will be held in Elk Point on
Friday, Sept. 8, 1895, an examination
Of eli candidates for teachers certif-
Gates. o. j. SMITH, Supt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
EI0HB0BHOODNEWS
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respoadsats.


SPHINX, August 10. The surprise
party on r. @. Linder was m entire sue
cess, and : good time was had by all
present.
its reported that Mr.. s. Price Is
shout 70 build q two-story house S0x28.
Mr.. Anderson and Ernest Gassman
Of Mount Hope visited Sunday with
friends In Sphinx.
Mr.. Swanson OF Alsen IL visiting his
daughter, Mrs. G. Anderson.
Mrs. s. A. Omdahl visited with her
parents last week.
It IL rumOred that . wedding will
take place in the north part Of Sphinx
in the near future.
Charley Stennbeck and Carl Peter
son visited with relatives in Beresford
Mrs. Mary Peterson, accompanied
by her daughter Esther, both Of Mount
Hope, attended the surprise party Fri
day.
Miss Hannah Nelson, Brule's excel
lent dressmaker, visited In this vicin-
ity for q few days last week.
Mr.. Strand wa around selling onions
last week. G0LDENRoD.
Mount Hone.
MOUNT HOPE, August l9.-The
mercury got rather low . couple Of
times last week Tor corn weather, but
no frost has been reported. II the
frost keeps on till the middle Of Sep
TENDER everyone will get . good crop
Of corn.
One farmer reports . yield Of 81
bushels Of wheat per acre, but We are
q doubling Thomas In his .
VIZ ( Informed that . hail storm
did considerable damage TO corn south
OF Alcester last week.
The COURIER made our report on
Mr.. Ross wheat read 20 pushed per
acre instead Of 30 10 we sent It In.
Mr.. Chat johnson and wife and Mrs.
A. Palm OF Akron visited at the John
con homestead ut Big Springs last
week.
Pastor sjolinger's new driver took
him to Canton last week to visit Or.
Halerugren. We would like to give
the pastor . hint that lawyers gener-
ally use their typewriters.
Mrs. M. s. Reeves OF South Sioux
City came up Last week for . visit with
relatives.
w. r Tremaine IL hauling lumber
for q new building on his fine farm.
The Halter thresher engine blew up
one day last week while threshing 81
KOch's. No q Wa injured.
Mrs. Mary Peterson and Miss Han.
nan 6ellbArg visited at Dahlsberg and
Sphinx last week.
There VA no Sunday school At the
Lutheran church on account Of com.
munion services Sunday.
Il - n--A O.A----R--A NN-O - -.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
Nora.

Nora
NORA, August 16.-Everybody Is
busy making hay.
The county auditor has spent . few
days q home.
ANDREW Dolum Is building agranery.
Some few people we're awful thirsty
ia the hay Held the other day. But
kind neighbors finally helped Thorn out.
Ole Running's health must be falling.
Every SUNDAY he takes . trip out east
for his health OF course.
K. Z. Ofstad IL going to build An
addition to his house. Carpenters
and masons have already begun.
Andrew Leggin sold p head Of
Young cattle. He is talking about 60
inc south, this looks as though he
means It.
Ole Lykken just got through stack.
ing grain.
John K. Ofstad Of Elk Point was UP
giving some Of the girls a buggy ride.
with that line horse and buggy John
has nc trouble.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
BruIe.

%#NrH&6$ - 0D0u0s AE##SE& &.EHE&-
BRUI4E. Aug. 2O.-S. s. Eidem took
d business trip TO Sioux City last week.
Miss Minnie Mikels0n came up from
Sioux City last week to spend . couple
0f weeks with her sister. Mrs. Ole
Gunders0n.
Mas Minnin johnson arrived from
Sioux City accompanied by Mrs. Fin
seth and her little daughter. Their
ara visiting with friends In Brule for a
short time.
Joseph Upland OF Alsen visited with
the Ranlmns over Sunday.
g. r. Solem OF Norman county,
Minn., occupied the pulpit In the st.
Paul church last Sunday.
While looking ' 9 the Sioux city
Journal We noticed y marriage licence
taken out by Miss Betsey ClemetsOn,
d Brule virl to one Il. "A. Swartz oil
Sioux City. We wish them u long and
happy life.
Jennie Dahl returned the latter part
Of last week from Canton. Where she
has been attending the institute.
Gust johnson OF Hawarden visited
with folks II this berg Sunday.
ReUa johnson Of Sioux City Is visit
ing with her parents and other rela'
tiVes.
Bertha Dahl returned Tuesday OF last
week from Fremont, Neb., where she
has bean attending school for the past
sir mouths.
Miss Mary Kxlstad went 10 Sioux
City Saturday.
Mike Solseth IL building . new corr
crib and granery
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22

Reduced prices II walking shoes 1t
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
To School Officerss

To School Officerss
School officers who are contemplat-
ing the purchase Of school supplies,
should avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity afforded by purchasing them at
wholesale prices Of the undersigned.
have closed q contract with Thos.
McKane Of Chicago, by which I can
furnish
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20

provement. The commissioner of public roads of New Jsrsay advises the people of that state to build no highway less expensive or durable than a macadam road 10 or 2 feet in width and inches in thickness, and where the traffic is heavy the road to be several inches deeper. Macadam roads of this descrip- tion are built in New Jersey at a cost of 45 cents per square yard where the inn provements bsing made are no more than 90 miles from the quarry.
 4 great many counties in Kentucky can obtain the necessary stone withoat going outGids their herasEA The seoS roads meVamant is h Its infAAcy. cad many other statas ara confronted vikh the sAms problem. which is the out growth of a general desire for better transportation facilities. The state com mission of Massachusetts has asked for murs than $l,O0o. 600 to be expended in road improvements, and more than half the states are experimenting for good results in the construction of pub. lie highways. Bad roads are largely re- sponsihle for the tendency of the rural classes to drift to the cities, and with better Highways the l0Deliness Of farm lisa will esasE to bs an incentive toward tefsnking tas sgpntrF [ r the town. And in tbis connection Kentucky is nc exuep. tlssa ea ,,-s s...ss steses
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20

gazed. It was tho young woman whG had registered at the Windsor as Mrs. Darius C. Howard, Vienna, and she, was alone Sho looked at me for the second she was in sight as she would have surveyed tree, a horse or COW. She could have had nO suspicion that that we'll dressed man sauntering along the highway and swinging his cane had any more interest in her than the hun dreds of other people whom, she saw every day.
 was now on the rig Gs trail, and the sun was shining, great advantages that l had not possessed before, Further, the road was comparatively straight for half mile, a%d there was no reason why l should be thrown off the track again.
 The cab rattled on for furlong or more and then wheeled into lane and was partly hidden from sight as it bowled between the tNees toward the dwelling at the other end of the avenue.
 No mistake this time. l have run you down, my pretty bird. "
 The astonishing turn of the busileSs now was that the dwelling to which Mrs. Howard had been driven was an almost perfect counterpart of the scer1 of my adventure of the night previous. There WAS ths long lane shaded by tall poplars the big stone house set among A grove of trees. and even the piazza along the front, precisely the same as when Mir Hickman (mistaken for MT. Howard) paced back and forth enjoy u.l I .9S af passed she first would have believed that this WAS the same.
 By the tim reached the mouth of the lane the Cal'man was turning ouS of il H. hardly noticed me, but saw the interior uf hi; vehicle as he swept by. IL was empty
 decided to po>tr. no my little game of bluf until could think it over. So l walked past tho lane, with only a glance at the broad. Inv stone building. partly revealed through the autumn trees.
 had made somo progress. l had To- catvd tho houso Mr. Howard and his wife wore i'll tho habit of visiting for somo purpose which at present could not hr guessed In leaving New York and Jersey City-th&t l., sn far as l had lrarnrd-thvy took every prrcaution to avoid being followed, even to the ex- tent of not recognizing each other or sitting ill tiH' >aur car These preCau- lions were t...Uwn aside when they left the tram at RAhlNay, probably because | they were satisfied that no enc was shadowinS them and their carc was use | less
 l fixed t$e locality of the house clear ly in my mind. so that if it was ap- preached in the night no mistake would be made. l knew the distance it was | from town and how long il would take to reach it. Whether l would come on foot or in A carriage was to he decided later. In short, needed an hour or So to settle upon the course to follow.
 Meanwhile something might be gain | ed by few guarded inquiries of those who must possess part of the knowl- edge I was seeking.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
g.H&a. Railroad Time Table
Octo'r 1 1894. NAUGAFUCK DIVISION.


 Trains leave Waterbury as follows: For New Y ,rk-s:05, SIP, l0:50 a, ID. as S.25 5:53 9. m.; S1' day t:l5 p III. Return. soc, 500. 1908 ID; l:OO, 4:o2. 600 p m ; Sunday. 600 a m. For New H ven ia Derby I"nction- sos. s.t2 lO:5na m :2S, ,3:25, ,5;53 p m. R.tnru via D-rhv Ju'cti n, M, 10 a m: 12:O. 2:27. 5:S0, B p n ; Sunday, s ca tn
 For Br dSer ,rt sos, s:'2 t0:50 4 m |; 8. 8 35. s D ,n : Sunday. l5 ? m, R-turu 7:0S, 940 a m :O1, 2;5". 5;3l. 7:4Op m Shnta", S:l5 m Far Anaoni.-S:n5. S:l2, 2,lO:5O ID ; l:2s, s:95, 6:ss, zoo (n'x~d)p p m.; Sunday Resurn. 7:4s, 1O:2l a m; 19:S1, 3;O5, g:lO, sis p m.; Sunday. SAG a. m. For Watartown-6:4o, S:Ss, 11:17 8. m; s:5s, 6:I2, ":04 p. n.; Saturday. 9:l5 Rstprn. $40, TAO. l0:90 a m 2:50 4:35. e:so m Saturday, 7:35 p. m For Y omast rn s:3S, i1:12 a m; 3'5S 6.ap. m Su, day. o:25 g.. m
 Return, 7:43 10 23 a m.; 2:55. 5:26 p n.: Sunday. 3:47 p. m-
 For rTorringtp,.-s:33, I1:l2 A m; 3;5S e.bo D m sunday, 9:25 a. m
 Ks urn, 7:aO. 10: 0 a. m 2;S0. sos p n Sunday, 3:s3 p m
 For Wtustel-s:S3 t1:i2 m; S:53 0;ssr m; Su.. ay, 9:a5 6 m.
 Rxturs, 800, a;40 . m; s:0S, &i4e p n.I eaa5 sioo ?. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
CHAPTER XII.


 Twas now so far in the country that tho dwellings were widely separated, the next house being q fourth of . mile off and on the same side of the highway. It was near noon when prsssntsd my self at the door asking whether could obtain dinner, for which. of course, I expected to pay.
 The occupants were kindly old cou- pie and their grown son. The meal was on the table, and noting my smart ap- pearance they invited me to sit with them, the old lady asserting that they could not think of accepting pay. forced q dollar upon them, much against their will. and naturally rose in their estimation.
 Nothing was easier than to turn the conversation upon the gossip of the neighborhood, during which l secured about all the information they possessed about their next door neighbors.
 The name of the head of the latter household was Isaiah Bridges, and he was the twin brother of my host, whose given name was Nathan. The former couple had no children, having lost their only daughter long time before. They had owned and lived upon the farm for 40 years,
 My infurmants seemed t0 know little about the visitors of their rsla6v&s. They were aware that . very diGtin- Euished locking gentleman and his wife. foreigners they thought, had been board ing there of and on for the past few weeks. They occupied most of the upper floor, but associated with no enc in the ! neiEhborhood and avoided making ac- QuAintanoss. NrH Bridges told me she had called once or twice when she knew the man and his wife were up stairs. but they did not show themselves, and neither my host nor haasaas had seen either except at . distance.
 After establishing friendly relations with my new friends I AAkSd to be Al- lowed to stay with them for . flaw days, explaining that if found ib necessary to remain longer would send for my luggage They expressed modest fear that their accommodadons were not good enough for me, but the bargain was quickly made
 My friend Mir. Brown had omitted from his narrative a fact which must now be given. There was Q strong re- semblanoo between the appearance of Mir. Darius c. Howard and mysslf We were of similar height and build and wore our boards in the same style-ps- culiaritiss which noticed when first saw him.
 My hair, however. is auburn and my eyes hazel in color, the difference being 90 marked that no one could miStNks either of us for the other by daylight or in the glare of gas CT electric light. At night. however, suck mistaks would be natural.
 Ever since took held of this businsss the fancy had been disksrinE in my brain that psrhapS it was possible te turn this parsonEI rs2smblansa to ae'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20

DETAINED ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS.
 grants have been known to make afiida- wits of this sort, when at the very mo. ment of declaration relatives were stand ing near by, waiting to greet their new ly landed friends, and this was known to the inspectors.
 \ very large proportion of the work ing people who come to America do so on the recommendation of agents for the steamship companies. These agents, who receive commissions on the sale of tick cts, act only from selfish motives, as a matter of course, and therefore their statements are often at wide variance with the truth They cxaggerate the amount of wages to be received here, they minimize the cost of living, and they often enter into agreements, gen erally verbal. that employment shall be provided upon arrival in America IL Is not at all unusual for these agents to persuade . victim to turn every avail able possession into ce,h and then 70 col lCCt the ll:,t cent rcaliEed in payment fer steamship passage, >u that when tho poor fellow gets tn Ellis island he finds him- self utterly l"!,nilcS'. and perhaps liable IA. lating of tho contract labor law, then on account If physical inability or extreme poverty. It k this class of immigrants which k hardest tu deal with They have been told in a general way that if tho facts are known thvy will surely be returned, and they bend their entire en- CrgiCS to the cnucnctiuu of plausi lls falSchnndS, often when the truth would he much more satisfactory and advan- taE,N,uS to themselves.
 Owing tn the efforts of Professor Odrini, however, the number f those coming tn America under this >,pt of misLpprcLyu>j,u + constantly dir.:u;>h- ing, and, also owing largely t0 his vf- forts, steps have been taken by the Ital- ian government to prevent thr future humhuR%'nS f innocent parties by >wlndlH..; "zs llt, a> much aS possible. To this end a re ulAt!uu has lately been adopted that whenever q person not found acceptable un arrival here is in duCcd by the l'cr>uasionS of an agent to take passage for America. on proof of the facts, the agent and not the steam ship company shall lG held liable tO the Swlndled person for money 50 expended. This is because it would be manifestly impossible fer the company or its officers to have personal knowledge of the nnan- cial ability CT physical condition of cv- cry person taking pa.saSc. whereas each suhagent can and in the nature of things must D. infinitely informed as to the affairs oR each person he hooks for passage
 IL is Professor Odrini's duty also to e1tcrd q helping hand in tho way of giving directions and making explana- tion. to any Italian immigrant who may ask f1r them. He must Gls" examine the passport of each one and give him practical instructions aH to how to reach his dc'ijnation. Professor Oirini i. en thusia,rr and thoroughly efficient in the discharge of Ill these duties.
 l. D. MARSHALL