Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-07

n ehinG u IN tu1u,or tSSl
JaSo onith lntended . resign.
III. and Mr.. Beeman Stroog 81 ".
ukn county are IN Union county ~
guoets Of friends.
0sCrre Weber Of vermillion ~
down here interviewing old-time 90.
Quaintances On Monday.
Heury Gardner q Sioux VALLEY sold
his farm 70 r. II. Gilmore On last Mon
Day. Nr. Gardner oo1templates NOV.
Ing south.
John K. Scveness Of Billings, Mont,
who has been here 10 settle up business
matters, anticipates returning to his
Hontans home In few days. 7
1Mrs. Geo. Ashley Aas purchased
three lots facing Aionzo Hasson's resi-
dence and will ct once erect q conc
Portable and substantial residence. :
tuen. DaIos hes lost his bulldog.
Some miscreant poisoned the generals
peQ and II tho fienl's name ever reach.
g tho eAr Of the general his name 10
Dennis.
Nebraska has gone crazy over . gold
0nd % Milford. A mining engineer
N Sxpert-deClares that the find OK.
oeeds anything ever discovered IN the
world bofore.
lAdance was gwen ct Crumrine's hall
q RiChland last Saturday night In
honor q Mr.. and Mrs. Beeman Strong
Of Lyman county. There was q largo
attendance and Ill had good time.
S. d. Milliken and Miss Rosy Becker
wero married ct tho Baptist parsonage
on Monday, Dot. q, by Rev. 4. n. Cot
toy. On Tuesday, Dot. q, Isaac Ham
mer and Mis Mollie r. Cooper were
also married By Rev. CofIsy.
Attorneys Hutchinson Of Hawarden,
Can't Of Sioux City, French Of Yank-
ton end Fawcett OF Sioux Falls were
among the legal lights kept alive BY
Union county clients during the week.
They wero Ia attendance upon court
held b. Judge Smith.
Eric Lund, whose romantic marriage
ct Chamberlain last winter created
somewhat Of sensation, was In the
city last Sunday accompanied by his
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Lund are now To-
Gated IN Bereslord, where he follows
the carpentering trade.
The annual salo Of delinquent taxes
took place last Monday morning ct 9
o'clock in accordance with the law.
There were practically no bidders,
and the major portion was struck on to
the county. Nearly oil Of the delin-
Quent taxes were paid, and the ofler-
tngD were few and Of small moment.
The other day the Rev. Chas. Potter,
whose escapades and doubtful transac.
EE4ions have found their way into the
newspapers, WAS seen in Sioux City.
He was stopping At the MondAmin. He
made no inquiries 40 to whether he
could get q waterworks franchise from
the city OF Elk Point. He Is said 70 be
ct present working for the st. Louis
Post Dispatch.
A foot ball team has been organized
by the high school boys, and with the
assistance Of few outsiders they pro
pose to make the pig skin fy TO the
goal. Tuck Comfy is captain, Tommy
Ryan, manager; 81. J. Miller, treasurer.
They practice every evening, and have
sent challenges to Vermilli0n, Lemars
and Sioux City. They have ordered
suits, and propose to SHINE with glory
In al their games.
All Of Monday in the circuit court
WAS devoted to the trial Of Mrs. Ars-
bulia Mitchell 70. Hamilton Mitchell
IAN action for absolute divorce. Mrs.
Mitchell alleged - the reasons for
wanting . divorce - being habitusl
drunkenness, non-support and extreme
cruelty. Tho couple were married
seventeen years ago-l676-in CherO-
kee, Iowa, when tho plaintiff was only
10 years Of age. They afterwa rda
moved 10 Dakota, locating ct Alces tor,
this county, whore Of late the aged de-
fendant-lor he h upwards Of 50 years
OF age and tho vile only 33-.has been
prosecuting the honorable and ardu0ua
calling Of well.digger. The evidence
disclosed that upon divers occasiona
Mitchell looked upon the wine whom II
was red and came home with . 6re ia
his eye, and . demonstrative feeling, "a
much 90 that his profanity absorbed
the leading portion 81 his talk. A year
ago his vile left him and began the ac-
zion. The only defense offered Was OK
treme poverty, IN occasional spree to
drown the sorrow and cares Of lie and
. high-strung temper inherited from
his iorefsther0. The jury was out only
brief time and when II returned the
verdict Nas read, the plaintiff winning
her case, and she viii Be- granted a
absolute divorce from her aged hue-
band. Hamilton Il . veteran Of the
war, end was DESTROYS Of forgiveness
for his past sins, but the wife would mol
have Is that way.
e. G. Ericsson, A. O. Ringsrud and
the editor attended tho grand repub.
loan rally IN Sioux City last Wednes.
day and listened 70 political speechel
By Senator Allison and General Drake,
both Of Iowa. Senator Allisoq only
spoke On hour, but during that time be
Impressed his hearers with his ebiltty,
foresight and cohservatism. He II !
man below the Average height, stockily
built, with heen 90 and remarkably
we'll poised an etioasd bead. He
resembles Ex-k - aent Harrison both
Ii form ard nanner ot address. Hi
gestures are far from elegant andrathel
naOnotonous. He points his iorsdnsez
at the audience and draws straight
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