Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22

An Omaha undertaken very modestly
advertises In the Bee under the head
line: "You kick the bucket, and TIL dc
the rest"
Capt. J.. M. Talcott and vile started
out this morning "wednesday In a
carriage for = trip to Yankton by way
Of C~enterville. They will be gone
several days.
Rev. o. T. Solem of the Red River
Valley, in Minnesota, preached TO q
large and appreciative audience in the
st. Paul Lutheran church, In Brule
township last Sunday. The reverend
gentleman il an able speaker and has a
bright future before him.
Sioux City Journal: Orville r. Nc
Gibbons, the silent young desk sergeant
at the police station, was secretly mar
ried to one Annie Knudson, of this city,
ut Elk Point OF August 9, a divine Of
that town officiating. Mr.. McGibbons
did not even tell his nearest friends
that he had been united in holy we'd
lock. The happy event, however,
gradually leaked out and now every
body wants Mac to buy . cigar, but
MAC" won't buy and is a. silent as
ever.
There seems to be brewing q legal
difficulty which may and may not reach
an interesting stage. Old Thompson, q
resident for many years Of Brule, and
who has been under guardianship for
several years, some time ago married q
buxom acquaintance regardless Of the
fact that he had reached the age Of "a
years. The fact that he was under the
the supervision of . guardian rather
put q damper to the sale of his realty
property. Last week he consulted
Judge Palmer Of Sioux Falls, and the
result vas an application for q return
to competency which was granted by
Judge Smythe. The next day there
was IN issuance Of deed by Thompson,
and the transfer of his property
to Judge Palmer. What effect
this will have is only conjecture, but
rumors are abroad that the old mans
children will resist the legality Of the
deed with all their power.
It Is useless to keep track of Old Man
Knapp's vagaries. He howls about .
S11O bill allowed the South Dakota Alb
stract company, and apparently does
not know what he Is talking about. In
the first place, the amount was taken
out Of the sum allowed the assessors for
compensation for their work, and in the
second place 1t vas one of the most
meritorous pieces of work performed in
the county In years. The various di.
visions Of individual ownership Of land
in the county were written out in the
assessors' books for their convenience,
and it 10 very necessary that an abso-
lutely accurate description Of the land
assessed be given. Wherever q mistake
Is made it simply means q refund order
to the party who vas thus Incorrectly
assessed, and the real owner escapes.
So the work will be q saving, and q
large one, to the county, although the
cost 10 nothing, having been paid by the
assessors themselves.
Rev. Henry X. Warren Of Yankton,
president Of the college at that point,
was in the city on Sunday and deliv-
cred two very interesting discourses at
the Congregational church. Mr.. War
rem is . man Of scholarly attainments
and his sermons bristled with fine
points. splendid thought and helpful
ideas. While in the city he "a the
guest Of Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Talcott.
Mr.. Warren only recently came to
South Dakota from Salt Lake City,
Utah. although q native Of Iowa. He
was actively engaged there in college
work and comes to nj state with ex-
cellent recommendations. In q con-
versation with the editor he stated that
the Mormons in Utah outnumbered
the gentiles by 4 to l, and that the re-
suit Of statehood would in one sense be
. tower Of strength to the Mormon
church. Polygamy, he thought, was
doomed to die. The western tide of inn
migration. II nothing else, would drown
1t, but the coming of statehood would
put the reins Of local government in
the hands Of the Mormons, and that
they would run things to suit them
selves there seemed little doubt.
Centerville Index: There have beer
several references made to q telephone
line to be built to Sioux City, but the
first actual work is now being done
While at Sioux City, last weel
MI. Tomlinson arranged for q repre-,
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