Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-19

Weeds grow fast when the lazy man
hoes the corn.
Mrs. J. s. TAlcott was quite i'll one
day last week but is now on the mend.
e. G. Ericsson and Ira L. Nichols
were up IL Clay county on BUSINESS one
day last week.
Henry Henkin has returned from
Chicago. He reports the market a
lively and bargains on all sides.
Miss Susie Snyder, q niece of Mrs. A
o. Ringsrud, who has been stopping
with the latter for . month o. two took
her departure for her home In Cole
man, 8. D., aftera very pleasant visit.
f. E. Harriott has located at Red
wood Falls, MIMI, and is the junior
partner OF the arm Of Baldwin & Har-
riott. The senion member Of tho firm
Is n of the leading attorneys in that
section Of the country and Mr.. Harriott
writes that his prospects are Of the
best. Dr.. Halves 10 located in the same
town.
Miss Lillian Moore Of st. Paul ar
rived on Saturday to accept q position
In Mrs. Will Lawton's millinery es-
tablishment. Miss Moore comes high
~ recommended as a trimmer and with
her experience in the metropolitan
shops Of st Paul, the patrons OF Mrs.
Lawton will thus secure the services OF
an able, tasty and successful artist.
Edward Woods, son of Uriah Woods,
is proving himself to be an expert ball
player. During the summer he caught
for the Dubuque nine, but lately he has
been with his old club, the Coleridge.
Oyer In Ponca his nine was able to
shut out the Sioux City Maroons. Did
it SO easily that it is a wonder the
Sioux City boys can call themselves
ball players.
James McGonagle has now 10 head Of
cattle on his fine farm northwest OF the
city, and will feed them during the
winter. He purchased them in North
Dakota ut q fair figure, and We predict
that Mr.. McGonagle will furnish the
market with az fine q bunch Of cattle
a. ever graced the yards In Chicago
when they r shipped. There are
few men in the county who understand
the art Of fattening cattle better than
''Jim," and he always makes q good
profit on his deals.
Mrs. Adam Snyder and daughter,
Mrs. Theodore Severson.of vermillion,
we're in the city over Sunday the guests
of Mr.. and MIS-. George Snyder. Mrs.
Severson, who is q widow, has just
passed her 18th birthday, and Was mar
ried In Vermillion to her deceased hus-
band anout q year ago. He vas In Chi
cago under medical are and allreports
we're favorable to his recovery until .
few weeks ago when news came an
nouncing the sad fact that his life could
be prolonged for only q few days. His
vito left for that place Immediately
and was present at his bedside at the
time OF his death, Both YER Of Yer.
millions most respected young people,
and Mrs. Severson has the sympathy OF
everybody In her great bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Callahan Of this
township on Monday, in company with
DR.. Comfy, took their 18-year-old son
Willie to Sioux City where he ri
placed under the surgeons knife and
an operation performed on his foot. It
seems that about elk weeks ago the
little fellow ran q needle into his foot
at the joint Of the big toe. Nothing
was thought OF the injury until . few
weeks ago when shooting pains we're
experienced and the foot became In
famed. The surgeon stated after the
operation was performed that there
was little likelihood Of any permanent
effect remaining, and that he thought
in q short time the young man would
be able to use his foot again, although
apparently 1t wa In . bad way. Mr..
and Mrs. Callahan have the sympathy
Of all In their trouble, and r doing
everything in their power to 9 v their
son from any serious results 20 far as
the injury IL concerned.
Every now and then some north
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western farmer undertakes to fnd
some spot on the earth more favored
than this In which 70 live or carry on
farming, or 70 engage in manufactor-
ing, or raise fruit, o. TO get : profit
from stock; and almost = regularly
these people CONS back to the NORTH
west we'll satisRed TO remain here"
says the Sioux City Journal. Zone Of
these systematically restless farmers,
Who hrs recently had some Of the rest
lessness taken cut Of him, II G. w.
Bates, the owner Of . fine farm neal
Sergeant Bluils, who has lived in this
part Of the northwest . good many
years and he's been fairly successful in
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