Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-30

Mayor Gilmore was called to Sioux
City on Monday.
c. F. Sischo of St. Paul, a brother.
in.law OF Will Schaetzel was in the
city on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Ericsson left last
Saturday for Green Lake, Mimi, to be
absent two weeks.
There will be q school picnic in the
Cole district northwest of Alcestel
June Il. Everybody is invited.
Miss Luverne Maupin OF Dell Rapids,
). ID Is expected by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Emory Morris to arrive and
make them visit.
The baseball game played on satur-
day in this city between Jefferson and
Elk Point resulted in score of II to 5
in favor OF Jefferson.
Mrs. F. w. Smythe left for Jackson
vile Ill, on last Friday for visit with
her son F. d. Smythe who is engaged
IN the ary goods business at that point.
She will he gone month.
Geo. L. Freeman has a number of
teams at work breaking up his land on
the bottom. He proposes to break 100
acres and allow 1t to rot this year, pre-
paratory to placing it in crop for 1896.
Mrs. w. V. Lucas, wife of the con-
gresham was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
3. F. Crum one day last week. She
departed for Castalia, Charles Mix
county to visit her son. Her health
is greatly improved.
Walter Yorker completed u term of
school in district No. As near Beresford
last Friday. FIVE scholars graduated
in the county course, which is the
highest compliment that could be paid
to him as an able instructor
Sheriff Anderson is determined to
break up the vile dens near the sioux
bridge, determination which has the
APPRECIATION OF every citizen in the
county. On Monday he instructed the
road supervisor for Big Sioux to tare
down all shanties which were on the
public highway.
There was a very large attendance
at the May fair recital of the school
children of Miss Bovee's room in the
city schools and the entertainment was
regarded, in the line of amusement, one
OF the best ever given in Elk Point,
The programme was rendered pre-
cisely as given in THE COURIER and
lack OF space prevents an extended
notice.
Two marriages occurred today WED
nesday.) Mr.. Andrew Peterson, FORE
man OF J. Coverdale's shop, and Miss
Johanna Harrington were married at
the residence of the brides mother.
The couple took the noon train for
Sioux Falls for a wedding trip. This
afternoon Mr.. Andrew Rannum and
Miss Betsey Rowland were married at
the st. Paul Lutheran church.
Deputy Sheriff George S. Libby pull
ed a small beer joint at McCook lake
last Saturday. Speaking of the mat
ter the Sioux City Journal SAYS: 1.-THE
proprietor was taken into custody.
Otto Seller signed $500 bond for his
appearance at Elk Point today. Thele
was another man running a joint next
to the man arrested, but he saw the
deputy coming and locked his doors
and took to the woods. The South Da-
kota authorities say that they will not.
II they can help it, tolerate the selling
OF liquor, and especially on Sunday
J. G. Knapp. the juvenile editor o
the Leader is contemplating a trip to
Hot Springs, S. d., on the editorial
excursion which leaves Sioux City on
Iune u. "Jimmy" anticipates taking
tplunge bath in the monster trough at
the Springs and has invited THE CoU-
RIER force to witness the event. A
lush Of business prevents acceptance
Of the kind invitation and he has given
us the tip that it is useless for him
o telegraph the moment he takes the
nlunge as the earth will momentl,
stop revolving on its axis when it &C.
ours.
On Tuesday Sheriff Anderson attach
ship belonging to Mark Naughton on
the application OF Forest Brown OF
Connecticut who holds promissory
,ote of Mr.. Naughton's for $4,000.
'he attachment is the preliminary
'orm to secure judgment, ii Browns
application is we'll founded. Should
he secure judgment the land will be
,oldby the sheriff. 1t Is very probable
uOWtNcT CIlAt MT. NAuk uVOu has b
defense to make to the suit and that he
will resist the attachment with his
accustomed vigor.
Simmons Il Troskey have placed in
front of their butcher shop q barrel OF
ice water which they keep filed by the
lid of their mammoth ice box. A con-
slant flow OF ice cold water is thus kept
running from the box to the barrel
fresh as from mountain sgring. 1t
is very neat arrangement and Of in
,stimable benefit to the public. These
public spirited young men are deserv-
ing of the thanks OF all in thus plac.
ing a drink OF ice cold water cons family
within the every body's reach. And by
the way their is no town in this country
of this size that has us fine q butcher
shop as Messrs. Simmons & Troskey
A rush of job work has delayed THE
COURIER somewhat, but we are still
hunting news and never fail to give our
readers the best we have in the shop.
The new subscribers of the past two
weeks are Thomas Anderson OF Rich
land: NJ. Vindahl of Elk Point; Sever
Severson Rowland of Sphinx; l.. Wood
of Moscow, Idaho; Ole Lawrence OF
isichland: A. DeFord Of Omaha; w. j.
E.shler Of Elk Point; +. A. Strpbel of
Elk Point: p. F. Peterson of Sphinx and
Andrew Ofstad of Nora. Just ten In