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

Tile State nOSpltaI ~ HuktOu, was III
the city on Monday.
The Revere Rubber company of
OF Minneapolis Is ready TO settle with
Elk Point with reference to the pay
ment for the chemical engine bought
by our city from that company. After
receiving letter from Mayor Gilmore
in which the latter declared that the
council were of the opinion that the
Revere Rubber company had no claim
against the city, the company writes
that they have submitted the whole
matter to their attorney who will SUBJ
init proposition to the council. 1t
looks very much as il the Revere Rub
Der company had not very good stand
ing sO far as their claim is concerned,
but there is no disposition to deprive
the company of q fair valuation Of the
goods and u settlement can no doubt be
secured amicably and satisfactorily.
The following appeared in the North
Western Christian advocate OF q recent
date: Elk Point, s. d., oyer sixty have
been added to the membership Of the
M. +. Church since conference. One
fourth Of these are from the young
Christians band, established BY the
recent pastor, Bro. Jameson, and a
equal number reside in the country
near Elk Point. About forty regularly
attend the Junior league, while the
Epworth league. prayer-meeting, and
chiIdren's classes are we'll Supstaincd.
Congregations were never before SO
large as now. May II the Sabbath
school reached high water mark with
an attendance OF 15S. Nearly $3.50 of
of old church debts have been wiped
out, leaving about 500 yet to pay on
debts, and Improvements imperatively
needed. Rev. J. j. Stuempges. local
preacher from Irene, S. d., has been
engaged to assist at several preaching
points,"
A copy Of the Fargo Argus-the lead
ing daily in North. Dakota-has been
handed to Us and we note an interview
with |. M. Adams, brother OF S. S.
Adams OF this county. He states: IL
returned from trip through the state
OF Minnesota. While enroute / was
called to Sioux City. Ia, to attend the
funeral of my only brother Stephen S.
Adams. He was one of the earliest
pioneers of Dakota bringing his young
wife and settling near Sioux City near
ly twenty. five wears ago. My brother
with his true hearted wife fought to-
gether the many battles of pioneer life
in a new country aud he was at last
borne to his final resting place by his
neighbors and friends, honored and re-
spected by all. II our mother we're
living she would say to US this Is a
call to the living to be ready for our
great change. What better text could
the readers of the Sunday morning
Argus have to reflect upon on this
blessed Sabbath day than this OF holy
writ familiar to us all. ''Be We also
ready for in such an hour as We think
not the Son of Man cometh. ,"
Last Thursday the city of Alcester
was we'll represented in this COM
munity by the presence of ten or fifteen
OF its most prominent citizens. Some
were under the protecting wing of the
sheriff, others were onlookers while q
share were witnesses of one of the most
narrowing scenes-the rape Of the
ballot it was alleged. The prisoners
were Jack Wallace, who has held the
office of king-bee and high-cocka. forum
of the town by the aid of his 25O pounds
of flesh, Robert Smith, L. B. Harding
VIM. Rodebold and j. w. Roach.
Roacl., Harding, Smith and Rodebold
accused OF illegal voting at the Alces-
ter city election held on May &
are young men and Intentionally COM
mitted no wrong, they not understand
ing that the city election was different
from that of township and no blame
can he attached to them. Jack Wal.
lace was the leader and the complaint
for his arrest was that he had illegally
interferred with the judges of election
and destroyed the official stamp.
Judge Smythe. before whom the trial
was had, bound each over in the sum OF
800, all having waved the customary
preliminary examination.
In Elk Point hogs are down in the
mouth with only o.. IS to 81 to pay for
their broken spirits. That is if you
have good hogs you can get pretty
close to 81 a hundred for them. This
is more than Akron or Vermillion ia
paying for these animals. Wheat il
up and dancing and the Lord only
knows how high it will climb. The
local board of trade had very spirited
and animated contest yesterday in the
pit, so much 80, that the price was run
up to 63 cents. This is the highes,
point it has reached here in Two years.
Some declare it will 60 to 81 but the
indications point to huge tumble one
of these days and then the fellows who
are holding their wheat will wonder
where they are at. Butter-good.
clean and whOlesome-will bring Is
cents, but the average is Il. There is
q good local demand for butter and in
sOmuch as the cows are doing so we'll
it would be a good idea to turn the
churn and bring some to town before
the price goes away down. Eggs are
declining and the hens do not care
much as they keep on laying. The
merchants are paying 10 cents. 1t
pays to bring in your eggs for these
are days of ''candleing" and an egg
becomes soiled very quickly owing to
the hot weather.
Ben F. Crum arrived lass week after
having enjoyed a six weeks visit in
CerrO GOrdO, Worth and Floyd count
les Of Iowa. In 1855 Mr.. Crum with
his parents settled in that portion of
of Iowa and in 1866 after having been
in the war he moved west. Ninteen
years ago he had occasion to visit his
old stamping ground, but since that
time he had not been there until his
trip Of few weeks ago. Nineteen
years makes great many changes and
the whole country was SO differs mt
from the log house, rail fencing and
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