Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-06

Sioux City on business on last Monday.
Judge Blair was in Yankton last
Saturday to meet the board of trustees
for the University.
Miss Hogdson of Sioux City, Ia, is
the guest of the Misses Comfy, daugh-
tiers OF Mr.. and Mrs. ". j. Comfy.
DR.. A. B. Halves is contemplating
The Idea OF moving to Minnesota to To-
cate. The doctor is at present at Has.
lungs to look over the situation.
Us. Talcott has just finished fenc-
ing his farm northeast of this city,
consisting OF 24O acres. The posts are
OF hard wood and Mr.. Talcott has as
line body OF land rs there is in the
county.
Capt Talcott has been putting on the
spring touches to his handsome resid.
encc and with its new coat of paint,
there are few homes in any town look
ing more comfortable and homelike
than Mr.. Talcott's
Mrs. o. c. Foster and her two child.
rem who have been the guest of their
brother and uncle Amos II. Jameson
returned TO their home in Correction
vile, Iowa, on Tuesday after very
pleasant visit.
Paul Mangan. deputy register of
deeds, started for Belesford on his
wheel on Saturday afternoon lust be-
fore the rain flood made it's appearance.
NO word has been received from Paul.
and We Presume his wheel is buried in
the mud and that he is taking in farm
life for awhile.
The first annual ball of the jefferson
Camp, No. 2,74S of the Modern Wood.
men OF America will be held at Jeffer-
son in Ryan ~ Dennison's hall on Tues.
day evening, June II. The reception
commute consists of II. Walsh, i. H.
A. Pinard and j. G. DennisOn. The
members Of the Jefferson camp, are all
active young men and have brought
the lodge toa ilourishing condition.
Col. John l.. Jolly, the big-hearted,
widc-open, rip.roaring, all-around
statesman from Vermillion, has been
engaged to deliver the Fourth of July
Grafton in Elk Point. The colonel pro-
poses TO let her scream and screech,
and yell for dear delight, and if there
is any man living who does not think
that the Elk Point people will have a
rip-tearing Fourth of July speech let
him duck his head,
In the names mentioned by the daily
papers as persons suitable TO become
commander of the soldiers home at
Hot Springs to succeed Commander
McGrew we note the name of our fell
low townsman, NJ. b. Kent. Should
the board of trustees show tie good
Judgment to select Mr.. Kent there is
one thing certain, and that is that the
home would have an administration of
affairs that the state would be proud of
and the citizens as we'll. Mr.. Kent is
thoroughly competent when it comes
to administrative affairs. and we be-
lieve the old soldiers would like to see
him made commander.
Deputy Head Consul A. r. Jameson
organized Il camp of the Modern Wood
men OF America in Richland Tuesday
night. A membership of eighteen was
initiated and the camp starts out in
splendid condition. l.. N. Grill was
elected venerable consul and that he
site is the belief OF all members of the
vi dIt. IiC olbCCIS clSCbCu WCIc lI &Ns
Grill, V. c.: VIM. Field, worthy ad-
wiser: Ole Lawrence, clerk: Frank
Squires, banker; Green Cumrine, es-
cort: J. Jcnries, sentinel: J. Swayer,
Waterman: and G. Cumrine, L. N.
Lewiston and Mr.. Nelson as managers.
Horace Flanagan is the camp delegate.
Invitations were received here from
Armstrong, Iowa, last week, an
nouncing the marriage of MIR. George
B. Stickney and Miss Ellen Campbell at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eben f. Campbell OF Arm
strong. The groom is one OF the ia
vorite sons Of Elk Point, having been
born here. He is cashier in bank in
Armstrong, and is steady and indus
lrious young man. Possessed with an
excellent education, he is carving out
for himself good name which is to be
preferred to great riches. The COU-
RIER, along with II large circle of
friends, extends its heartiest greetings.
The marriage took place ut high noon
today, Wednesday, June S.
On Wednesday morning. May %, Mt
o'clock at Rev. Father Kelley's resi-
dence occurred the marriage Of Andrew
Peterson and Miss Johanna Harring-
ton, both of Elk Point. The witnessing
parties were Miss Birdie Brady OF
Sioux City and Cornelius Harrington,
a brother of the bride. Miss Harring-
ton wore a dress Of beautiful crystal
silk, with elaborate pearl trimmings.
Her travelling dress was wine colOred
cashmere. Miss Brady, who is close
friend of the bride. wore dress of ele-
CANT pinl: silk trimmed in white Span
ish lace. After the wedding a recep-
ton was held at he home OF the brides
mother Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson left
on Il wedding trip on the 1880 a. m.
train to visit friends and relatives in
Minnesota.
Sheriff Anderson returned on Mon
day from the Sioux bridge, where he
had the pleasure OF meeting mob of
Sioux City toughs, gentle sports, and a
portion VI the hammer-claw section OF
the metropolis. While the sheriff was
ENJOYING the scenic beauties OF the river
fully $50 men came over to meet our
distinguished officer ana pay their re-
spects to him. Evidently they struck
the wrong man, for with them came
two prize fighters, twenty kegs OF beer
and plenty of the dollars OF our daddies.
The party forgot To leave the fighters
at home and bring only ice cream and
lemonade instead. Maybe that WAS
where the mistake was made. They
invited our Hans to cushioned seat TO