Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-07

are making their annual pilgrimage to
the north. Oh, We farmers prepare to
SOW thy grain that you may reap a
beautiful harvest therefor.
Charles Anderson, who if we remem
Der rightly, was superintendent of the
poor farm at one time. met with a
severe loss last Friday at Perkins, Ia.,
where he has resided for a time. A
fire burned out his general store,
which entailed a loss of $1,000. Mr..
Anderson has the sympathy of all here
in his severe loss. We are not in
fromed as TO the amount of insurance
carried.
Supt. Smith has nearly completed
his M arrangements for the teachers in
stitute to be held this summer. The
dates chosen are from July Is to 26
Prof. Young of Vermillion will be the
leading instructor, having proven to be
such a success last year. He will be as
sisted by Profs. Smith and Miller. The
primary instructor has not been chosen
but a long list of applicants gives Supt.
Smith opportunity for a wise selection.
The city council met last Monday
evening with all members and clerk
present for the transaction of business.
The fire ordinance was laid over on mo-
ton of Alderman McGrath. For the
city election to be held on April l Tru.
man Ames was selected as superintend-
ent and Oscar Bland and jerry Ryan
as judges. Among the bills allowed
we're: j. S. Talcott, drugs, 81. 20: John
Minis, labor, $3.50; Z. Tucker, salary,
SIS, and NJ. Hoffman, hardware, Sc. so.
D. NJ Anderson was in Sioux City
all of last week as a witness in the
Strange case. Strange was Sioux
City's Doodle county commissioner and
is thought to have got away with many
thousands of dollars. The particular
charge upon which the trial is based
is that OF forging an order on the
county. Mr.. Anderson was called by
the defense to assist in impeaching
some of the testimony for the prosecu.
ton. He returned to Sioux City on
Monday.
While moving buildings last week
on the farm of James Egan, located on
the island at Vermillion, Patsy Naugh-
ton, brother-in-law of Jerry Rryan, OF
this city, wa seriously hurt while hold.
ing the rope to the captsan. A stake
was pulled up by the strain on the rope
and struck him on the head, knocking
him senseless. Besides a fracture oi
the skull he received Internal injuries,
which placed his life in danger. Mrs
Ryan Of this city, and Mark Naughtor
we're called to Vermillion by the seri
BUSINESS OF the injured mans condition
An exchange hits the nail squarcly
on the head when it says: Whenever
you hear of a man finding fault with
his local paper, open it, and ten to on,
he has no advertisement in it; five t,
one he gives it q job of printing
to do; three to one he doesn't take tn,
paper: two to one If he is a subscribe,
he is delinquent. Even odds he neve
does anything in any way that will as
sist the publisher to run a good paper
and forty to one If the paper is goo
and full Of life, he is the most eager t
see the paper when it comes out, if h
can borrow M
Messrs. Ringsrud and Freeman re
turned on last Friday from Pierre
where they had been for q week look
ing after the interests of a bill wnic'
would grant the general governm en-
absolute jurisdiction over any Ian
which might be bought by the nationa
government within the confines of tn
state. The particular object in vie,
was to pave the way for the exper
diture OF the $4,000 appropriate
for an ice harbor at the mout
t OF the Big Sioux in this count,