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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
THE LUCK OF A FISHERMAN.
He Almost Meets the Fate of Rob.
Der at the Hands Of a Posse.

Everybody in Elk Point knew that
f. G. Ericsson and his good wife were up
in Minnesota on piscatorial outing,
and, Of course, it would be expected
that his little home during his absence
would be a place of peace and quiet.
ness, especially in the small hours of
the night when everybody but robbers
Onght TO be in bed.
Now our good marshal, who believes
in law and order, and lots of other good
things, while making his nocturnal
walks last Saturday about midnight. in
passing EricsOn's house saw light in.
side: the door partly open and on peep
ing in like good man would be, to his
tied up like robbers sometimes are, sit
ting on a trunk.
Robbers by gum" thought the
marshal! And to make his calling sure
he called to his assistance five other
fellows who ought to have been at
home and in bed that was'ent. AS they
approached the house they were a
terror to evil-dOers. The marshal
CdiIlcu d Ols navy FcSOlVcf, INT uepuJy
sheriff held in his right hand Smith
& Wesson, with his forefnger on the
trigger. the third man had Il pitchfork,
the fourth club, the next rock and
the last stove poker. Silently they
tip toed to IA window and there their
eyes We're Mortified to see Mrs. Ericsson
sitting in chair her head resting
back, eyes closed, and hands crossed
"She's tied and has tainted said the
leader OF the posse and they wendell
their way to the door.
The burly man was sitting on Il trunk
Whose there?" shouted the law.
abiding marshal.
''lt's me-" shouted the burly man.
but who are you. I'm the marshal OF
the city of Elk Point and | want to
now what you are doing here"
Guess have right to be in my own
house" said the burly man with band
age around his head. II just drove
up from Sioux City. Been up fishing
got my head and face all poisoned and
have TO keep it done up"
The marshal thought he would &C
home, while Ericsson was heard to muir.
muir: "All flesh is grass etc"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

knew that: but they did not know that
Miss Bellies clothes were in the same
trunk. Monday evening Miss jerks
told Mrs. Brown that she was going
over to Chamberlain to attend Il party
to be given by Miss Hattie Dent and
would be back tomorrow. Tomor-
row is the day that never comes and
this particular one was no expection.
The young couple went to Chamber
lain and took the Tuesday mornings
train for p l;lnkington where they were
married by Rev. Williams long before
Oacoma neople dreamed Of their clope-
mcnt. What their distinction is no
| one can tell, but certain is it that they
are married ard there is no use now to
kick about it SO the Leader wishes To
extend its congratulations and would
advise the sOrrOwing mother To Join
with us in wishing them IA happy jour
ney through life. Mr.. Llnd is an en-
ergetic industrious young carpenter
and his bride is an excellent young
lady,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
TEMPERANCE NOTES.


WHY OBJECT To THE SALOON.
First. hrahse there is no good thing that can
be said of 1t; second, because there il no bad
thing that cannot trnthfully be said Of 1t.
II causes more human misery than any other
institution in the world.
1t is destructive Of all the sweet and sacred el-
ementS of home.
1t Isl school OF vice and u breeder OF illeness
and crime
i causes infinite waste Vt time and money.
1t leads t. poverty and want.
1t destroys public as well rs private virtue and
morality.
II corrupts every element of our political life.
IL Is the natural resort Ut thieves, m,,rderers,
gamblers, prostitutes, anarchists and criminals
Of every description.
IL Is the cause Of untold disease, idsanity and
death.
1t utterly ignores the rights Of helpless women
and children.
1t tramplcs upon I'LL laws, both human and d.
vine.
II hIots out hope both for time and eternity
1t Is the sum Of all villainies, 4 child OF the
devil, and al offspring Ut perditiOn.
The saloon with all its brood Of !niqltties must
~. A. u. q.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
FRANK BLAIR A BENEDICT.

He 's Married at Sterling, Coio., to
a Young Lady Living In the Gen.
tenntai State.
The following Is clipped from the
Logan County Advocate, published at
Sterling, Colo, under date OF June 8,
1895:
MAnnIED At the residence IT w. j. Powell. III
Sus ely. June 5. 1%l5. Prof. Frank H. blair and
officiating
Prof. Blair is superintendent Of the
public schools of Sterling. Miss Pow
ell grad uated from the high school de-
partment, and during the past collegi-
ate year was one of the brightest stu.
dents in the University of South Da-
kOta. The bride and groom are very
highly respected and esteemed in the
educational and social circles of our
city for their excellent attachments OF
mind and heart, and hosts of true
friends wish them long, useful and
happy lives.
The groom grew to manhood in Elk
Point, is graduate of our high school,
and Il son of Judge and Mrs. Blair oil
this city. During the past year the
bride has been attending school Mt the
state university at Vermillion. She is
handsome and accomplished young
lady. and THE COURIER cOngratulates
the couple. They are model young
people, and their large circle Of friends
in Elk Point wish for them all the sue
cess, all the pleasure and all the hap.
plness Dame Fortune has at her be-
stowal. They will arrive in Elk Point
about the middle of July to spend the
summer with the groom's parents.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
El.OPED.
Love Laughs at Locksmlth at Ocama
"A Former Elk Point Man Wins a

Love Laughs at Locksmlth at Ocama
"A Former Elk Point Man Wins a
Bride.
Many hereahouts will remember Eric
Lund who lived in this neighborhood
many years and two years ago left
for OacOma in Lyman county, this
state. Last winter Mr.. Lund formed
the central figure to an interesting
discussion at Oacoma. 1t seems that a
young man was elected justice of the
peace and while at social gathering
he proposed that l try his new made
powers and offered to marry any couple
from among the guests. MIR. Lund
and one of the young lady walters in
the hotel accepted the proposition and
were made one In fun, but disclaimed
any realistic feature to the marriage
and repudiated the idea. There was
diversity of opinion Of the legality OF
the performance, but yet there was one
thing about it and that was it set Eric
TO thinking and the OacOma Leader OF
last week has the following account OF
an elOpement, with Eric as one OF the
principals:
''For a long time it has been an open
secret with Oacoma young people that
Eric Lund and Belle jerks were ''sweet
on each other" Sometime last winter
Bellies mother forbade her having any.
thing to do with Erick or in fact with
any other young man. Now Miss
Belle was bright, handsome brunette,
and handsome little brunettes as rule
don't like that kind of prohibition.
Consequently she proceeded to fall
desperately in love with Lund, her
artistic eye perceiving at once that his
flaxen hair formed on excellent Toll for
her own raven locks. Erick returned
her love with an ardOr that made it ap-
parent to all the world except the
blinded parent that q crisis was ap
preaching. Under the disguise of do
ing sewing Miss Belle obtained her
mothers consent to spend u few weeks
at the Pioneer hotel. There is where
Erick boarded. Last week the young
couple foolish'y, (elopements are
always foolish,) concluded to elope.
With this object in view Mr.. Lund,
who Is carpenter, shipped his tool
chest somewhere and gave it out gem
erallj that he was going to the Black
Hills to work. On Monday he sent his
trunk over to the depot; his friends
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

Next Week Miss d. May Miller, the
efficient musical instructor of our high
school, leaves for a two weeks SOLO lrn
at Hot Springs S. d., to receive the
benefit OF the climate and the medici-
nal properties Of the Springs. After
ward she will take trip through the
mountains, and in July go TO Chicago
to take an advanced course in music
that she may secure the latest ideas
with reference to public school work in
the matter of musical instruction. The
evident desire OF Miss Miller to secure
the benefits of the best thoughts obtain
able in the art Of musical instruction is
a qualification to all.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

Andrew Nelson of Sphinx became q
subscriber to The COURIER on Satur.
day
Fifty tons OF baled hay for sale for S5
per ton. Sound and bright but a tribe
weedy. GEO. r. FREEMAN.
Rain continues to fall in abundance,
and it is prOphesied that we will reap
the biggest crop ever known in South
Dakota
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

We wish to announce to the public
that we will close out our entire bust
ness here by the 1st OF August aud
offer our entire stock OF goods ut cost.
Hats, hornets, ribbons. flowers, fancy
work, notions and toys. We also
have "a large cook stove and three
heaters as well as other household
goods which we will sell very cheap.
a5-3 NJ. f. SIMMONS Il co.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
Will Celebrate tho Glorious Fourth
As She Never Old Before.

The cannon will boom Mt sunrise.
Col. Jolley will crate. No other town
In the west can keep up with us. For
the big program see the small bills.
Come TO Elk Point and have q good
time. Two bands OF music all day. Re-
duced rates on all railroads.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

United Societies OF Christian En-
deavor.
Boston, Mass, July 10 to l4th. One
fare for the round trip.
For further particulars In regard to
the above excursions address the UNI
dersigned mt Elk Point. S. ID.
L. |. CUMLINS, Agt.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

Ayers Sarsaparilla, being a highly
concentrated alternative, only small
doses are required.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

An almost new wagon in first class
shape for sale. P. l.. KELLEY.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
EXCURSIONS VIA. c. NJ. & St. p.

Annual Convention Republl can Ma
tional League.
For the annual republican national
league convention to be held at Cleve-
land, Ohio. June - to II, round trip
excursion tickets will he sold at one
fair
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

National Educational Association
Meeting.
at Denver, Col, July to IL. One
fare plus So for round trip.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

EpWorth League Convention.
For the Epworth League convention
at Chattanooga, Tenn, June y to 20,
Excursion tickets will be sold at one
fair for the round trip.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

NHOEN.
Largest stock, lowest prices and
latest styles. $. G.. THORNTON.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
A Road That Would Pay.

TO the Editor of The State:
In an editorial to-day, discussing the
probable purchase of the Roanoke and
Southern, and the Cape Fear aud Yad-
kin Valley railways by the Baltimore
and Ohio, you say that the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley now extends to
Cheraw, and the Palmetto line from
Cheraw to Columb bia, might then be
built as a link in the great Baltimore
aud Ohio system. As matter of fact
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley does
not extend to Cheraw, but it has a
branch to Bennettsville. A railway
FROM the latter point to Columbia
however, would have many advantages
over the other route; aud moreover,
would be much more likely to be built
Instead of running through an expen-
sive, almost barren, and spaTsely set
tied sand hill country, touching only
ooe town between it's terminal points,
it would traverse the best farming Sec
tion in South Carolina, and pass
through tue thriving towns of Society
Hill, Hartsvifle, Bishopviile and Cam
den, and without eOcounteriug any
construction difficulties This line
should be built whether there is any
prospects of its becoming through
line or DOT. 1t would be Of great
value to its territory, and to Columbia
in particular, as local road only. But
ii through future deals, it should be.
come link in the Baltimore and Ohio
system. or even one terminating al
Roanoke. the distribution point Of the
gres, Virginia coal 6ells, its value tc
the State would be incalculabe.
It's DOT likely. however, that the
construction of the road will be under
taken by the Baltimore and Ohio or
any other railway system but if com.
menced by local capital. it might fnd
substantial assistance in that quarter
and finally be operated by them. The
doctrine that you have been preaching
SO ably, that "self help is the best
help fnds application here.
In spite of some recent indications
to the contrary, l cannot help thinking
thai the Cheraw-Columbia extension o.
the Palmetto Railway will never be
built but that the Seaboard Air Line
will eventually extend it's line from
Cheraw to Sumter, and thence, posi-.
blv, to connection with the Plant
System az Yemassee, with line also
into Por; Royal. w.
August. 26.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
The Southern Record.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, aug. 27-At the
meet OF the Jacksonville wheelmen
held here to-day. the Southern record
was broken by R. Y. Connerat of
Savannah. Not only was the South
ern record, which was held by George
n. Adams, of this city broken, bus
the track record as well, which was
also held by Adams Three years ago
Adams made record for the South
and track of 2:l9 4 > on the Jack
sonville track Two weeks ago he
lowered the Southern record at New
berry, S C., to 2:l4 5 The record
made by Connerat to day was 2:10
3.5. In the first halt Connerat was
paced tandem by M;xson, of Colum-
bia, and Maxwell, of Anderson, S. C.
and on the last half by Gross and
Williams, of Savannah
4 race between George n Adams
and W. |. Hufstetter, Of Orlando.
for the State championship was
won by Adams 1t was five mile
race, paced by tandem toy four and
half miles. Adams won by a good
half wheel in the excellent time of
12:59 Is Fully 2,oGo persons Wit
messed the races
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Deadly Weapons.

In North Carolina the judges of the
superior courts ''rotate"-i. e.. ride
each circuit of the whole state in regn-
lar succession, says the Argonaut.
When Judge Shipp Of Que of the
mountain circuits. in regular rotation,
came to ride circuit on the sea coast
he was much pleased With clans, which
were pew 10 him. He bad claim sup
per With the result thas he had most
violent Illness, and could nor hold court
for two or .hree days When able to
sit oa the beech the first case tried was
an ARRAY io which one man used pistol
and the other Knocked hiu dowp With
clam Gin shelly Mary, appearing for
the STATE, Introduced . witness to prove
tina, enc clam. so Used, was deadly wea-
pon Stop there, Manly said the
judge. earnestly. ''the cour: will hear
evidence whether or no: a pistol is a
deadly weapon. but the court knows
without further evidence that clam
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Violent Quakes in Mexico.


MEXICO CRY, Aug. 29.-Four vic
ant earthquake shocks are reported from
Pinotpa and Nacional, in Oaxaca, caus-
ing widespread terror. Each shock had
violent effect upon buildings. Walls
we're rent and roofs caved in. The iu-
habitauts of the stricken towns have
saken refuge in the open ccuotry in fear
of other formidable shocks, as a com
paratively slight trembling continues
The severe shocks we're preceded by a
loud roar. coming from the sea. and it
is believed 10 the stricken locality that
subterranean volcano is ou the
point of eruption.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
SUMTER, S.. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1895

had to 60 to Charleston whether
Charleston exerted herself to get it or
sat complacently on Oyster Point
dangling ner gentle toes io the tapping
waves of the deep blue sea Charles
ton seemed to think that hustling was
incompatible with dignity, therefore she
did Dot hustle; and while she was sitting
around clothed in dignity other towns,
Wilmington aud Norfolk for instance.
we're busting and hustling all day long
all the year round. Consequence
Charleston lost large part Of the trade
that was hers naturally, but which she
did not exert herself TO keep.
We do not criticise Charleston with
i'll will or malice on the contrary We
have nothing save the best feeling for
Charleston and her people and no one,
not even Cbarlestonian, would be more
grati6ed to see the city prosper and
grow through the exertions Of her reo-
ple snd the utilization of the advantages
and opportunities that are the rich
heritage of the place. But even the
best of friends sometimes grow impa-
tieut from waiting and disappointed ex-
nectations
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Without a Parallel.

At West Point, Va the other day
a negro was hanged for attempting to
feloniously assault six-year-old
white girl
We have no hesitation in declaring
it the most remarkable case that ever
occurred in this country, or perhaps
in any other.
The negro's guilt was undoubted.
He offered to pay the girls two older
brothers if they would not report his
crime, which they had discovered, to
their father, but the two boys made
the fact known.
Then the father, who is deputy
sheriff, and also jailer of the county,
made the arrest, and on his way to
the Jail protected the prisoner from
the threatened violence of the mob
The Richmond Dispatch states that
this singular father is an old Confed.
crate soldier, and says he must have
had high sense of honor and duty
under such extraordinary circumstan
ces to protect the villain who had
sought to ruin his child. He warded
off the would.be lynchers, and told
them that as an officer of the law it
was his duty to see that the law took
it's course.
We read of such stern devotion to
public duty among the old Romans,
but never before was such an in
stance recorded in our annals. 1t
would be interesting to know more
about the personally of this wonder
ful deputy sheriff.
From the lofty standpoint of the
law this man did his duty. but 1t is
bard to see how he could have for
gotten that he was the girls father
and remembered only that he was an
officer Ninety-nine men out of
hundred would have slain the brute
with their own hands, or they would
at least have allowed the mob to
wreak vengeance upon the prisoner.
Roman virtue is a rare thing in
our day, but this Virgihian seems to
have it.-Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Editorial of The Item, in Reply.

The Charleston Post takes the Item
severely to task for what was said con.
cerning the improbability of the pur-
chase of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railroad by Charleston CAPT
talists aud the general neglect Of oppor-
tunities for Increasing the business OF
the city that has characterized Charles
ton for so long period Of time. We
will exonerate the Post at the outset.
That paper has been like voice crying
perhaps bawliug would be better
word-in the wilderness. aud its cry has
been progress" always. The Post
deserves all praise for its attempts 10
awake the sleepers, end We are
satisfied that the praise will
be we'll bestowed. for We think
there are signs that its cry IS beginning
to be heard and there are signs of an
awakening. The Post is all righ, and
We hope it will succeed 10 making
Charleston sall right, 10 time.
The part that Charleston capital has
taken in developing the State We know
and admit, tut this ia not case ia
point. What we were talkiog abou,
was what Charleston fails to 90 70. her
self
And the shipmen; Of cot'ea to VII
mington aud Norfolk illustrates the
point cxcelen'iy we'll Why does cat
,oo 20 to those points from Sumter :a1
other places in this State instead Of
Charleston. Notwithstanding Charleston
is much ucarer? Why: Simply Be
cause Wilmington ana Norfolk max
greater efforts to get the cotton They
have a force of buyers "a the ia!d who
are there 70 get the cotton and they Oh
tain what tbey are out ;or Charleston
is TIE aa;ural post Of THIS e@si-c section
ard At one tine haf; the eu.:re Il.
;uc2uli;s ca:cca a.d everyrt;ne else.
B !, wl'a chang ~ eondi':s::s, g..j!~na.!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
Ransom Reappolnted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Tbe un.
certainty concerning the case of Hon.
Matt. W Ransom Of North Carolina.
was ended to-day BY the announcement
Of the ex-Senator's reappolntment to the
position of minister to Mexico, which
was declared vacant by the decision Of
Acting Attorney General Conrad that
Mr.. Rausom's nomination TO the mis-
sion during his Senatorial term vas IN.
constitutional it was kuown pretty
generally iu official circles that the CON
mission of Mr.. Ransom would be re-
ceived at the White House yesterday
and some surprise was expressed by
those cognizant of the facts that it had
not then been received. because their
information was tha; the commission
had been sig"ed on Saturday. That
TINS understanding is correct is borne
oat By the date Of the document. which
came IN to-day's White House mail,
and IS dated Angus: II.
It IS stated at the Treasury that Mr.
Ransom will lose one months pay as
riois;er to Mexico al 81 $40 year,
that being the period intervening be-
tweea Auditor iiolcomb ; oPj:No;i 10 his
case to the date of ms reappo'ntment
Auditor iIolcombe would aoe pass his
July account, !!;oldi;g that whlie be
wa dc;ac:o MINISTER t. Ne1ieo he v&s
5isqr&i:tiai from hoIdiag ;he oo@: 'on
BY aevic5 6een = a:enAey d ;ha sais.e
G'a.sres, 'bai :ocreeSe.: Tie pay o; ne
't,;cxi:sa saisss5n to vi / - VS. s.,b-
segaeaii9 s?poiutsd N's Ransom vii
t,@yc % lock to Congress sor ais saIafy
aai expenses during the Interim
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-04
The Dignity of Travel.

There was just one seat 10 the pas
senger coach not occupied by two per-
sons. and the man who was holding
that down gave me my legal half so
grudgiogly tha: determined to totally
ignore his existence during the after
noon, says the Detroit Free Press. As
near as [ could make out be figured
that I ought to have taken another
train or gone 10 the baggage car, and
was therefore determined to make it un-
pleasant for me. For the first hour we
crowded each other to show our spite.
During the second we let up little
and each one was busy with news
paper. At the beginning of the third
hour we threw our newspapers away.
and sat there looking at the bald head
Of man 10 front of US. At the end Of
the sixty minutes we had begun to for
give each other, but pride kept US from
making aoy advances. The fifth hour
was thirty-fve minutes old when my
fellow-traveler yawued and pretended
to 60 to sleep. Not to be outdone by
mean man 10 playing mean game.
I followed suit Ten min''' later be
woke up, hunted around 70, pencil and
paper, and wrote and passed over to me
the inquiry:
"Were you born that way p
Yes; we're you?" / Wrote and
hauded back.
"You make me tired ~ was his next
m essage.
Ditto ~ was mine in answer
Then be looked out of the window at
the fading day, and looked at the cow
hide boots of farmer thrust out in the
aisle Five hours and twenty minutes
had passed since sat down when be
suddenly turned and held out his hand,
and said:
"Say, I have to ride hundred aud
fifty %
Then, let's talk -
Aud we talked. and talked, and |
found him so we'll posted aud intelligent
and entertaining that when he finally
got off l took him by the hand and
said
Come down and stay week with
me this summer !"
And be made my whole arm ache as
be squoze my hand and heartily re-
replied
Come up with your whole family
and cat and dog and pat 10 a month
with US.