Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Jim Miller returned Saturday from
Chicago.
Miss VERNE Wood visited In Hawar-
den last week.
One thing to he thankful for this year
Is the absence OF the potatOe bug.
The band boys treated the citizens 10
some very fine music last Friday
evening.
Mrs. James Knapp returned Tuesday
from a visit with relatives and friends
at Akron.
Lex Weston shipped four cars of baled
hay To the eastern market the fore
part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Ericsson werd- pas
sengers on Saturday nights train re-
turning from Sioux City.
DR. G. w. Dorman, the dentist, tele
graphs us that he will be in the city
today "Wednesday June p. I
Mrs. Henry Henkin and the children
left Monday afternoon for a week or ten
days visit at Mapleton, Iowa.
In some parts oi Nebraska the grass
hOppers arc SO thick that they seri-
ously impede the progress Of trains.
There are several vacant lots in Elk
Point that would he greatly improved by
Il slight touch Of an "ArmstrOng" now
ing mach,ng.
Mrs. F.W Smythe and daughter, who
have been visiting relativis at Jackson.
vile HIS, for the past month, returned
home last Friday.
Seven years in prison for killing his
brother, and ten years for stealing a
ham are two cOntrasted Kentucky SON
fences of recent date.
There are more than six million in
this country who cannot read and write.
This may explain why the democratic
party refuses to consider itself dead.
Tyndall Tribune: Mrs. II. ID. Fcnnel
returned to her home at Elk Point on
Monday after several months visit
with her sister, Ella Smith Of this
place.
Hawarden independents: Andrew
Ring, assistant cashier OF the North
western State bank, combined bust
ness with pleasure in tripto Elk Point
Tuesday.
Akron Register: T. J. Reeves tran
sacted legal business in Elk Point
Wednesday. Mrs Muhs and children
returned from their visit to Elk Point
Saturday.
S. f.. Brookman Of Vermillion has
mi f,,. h h, hx,
Vermillion city council to put in an
electric light plant at that place 1t Is
about time Elk Point people work up
Stand up for South Dakota! II you
don't like it here, gets move on your
self and get ont - and may success ut
tend your efforts elswhem. But don't
STAY here and 'chew the rag about
everything. People lose respect for
those who don't try and help them
selves.
Vermillion Freeman: DR.. Collins was
called to Elk Point on professional
business Monday. Ira Lynch and
Sabbath in Vermillion. w. II. H.
Washblrn was in Elk Point Monday
ON business. Col. JOlley went down
10 Elk Point Yesterday =. r. Mac Vim
son was an Elk Point visitor Tuesday.
Tho "curfew" ordinance came up be-
fore VermilliOn's city council ,st week
and was postponed for one month. 1t Is
not probable that anything further
will ever he done with 1t. In speaking
of It the Vefmillion Freeman says
''curfew shall not ring tonight, nor in
the future will it ever annoy the peO-
ple OF Vermillion. Fool ordinances
don't 20 with u.s..
The Elk Point Driving association
have reduced the price OF admission
to the races July ; and to % cents
for adults. Is cents for children, and
taams free. The races will be the best
ever seen in Elk Point rs there will
be from six 10 eight starters in every
trotting and pacing race. while In the
running races there will be about
twelve starters.
Alexandria Herald: The loafing boys
and gadding girls Of to-day are sowing
seed which In after years will result IN
broken hearts, ruined lives and crimes
galore. These warm evenings are
particularly favorable to the evils TO
which this class are prone. t'aren's
are s0metics blind or indifferent 10 the
psriIs Of street gadding after night, ana
society should protect itself by pro.
viding that the loafers and g'aiders OF
tender years should be oil the streets Al
a reasonable hour
The prisoners confined in the Clay
county Jail at VermilliOn made their
sscape last Sunday night. With some
blunt instrument they knocked no'e
ia the wall and naturally "hew the
cnonn We understand that but llttie