Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAoaAPhs.
Over two cars Of hogs were brought
II town Monday.
Rev. T. M. Shanafelt OF Huron was
In the city last week.
J. r. Kent was passenger on the
east bound train Tuesday. s-
Corn Is cents and wheat 40 cents Is
yhe ruling price this week.
Miss Grace Nash Of Sioux City en-.
joys Thanksgiving here, the guest Of
Miss Nellie Freeman.
II this weather continues we expect
Elk Point will receive . large share OF
the Nebraska trade that has been go
ing TO Poncs.
Sioux City has dissolved partnership
with our c. Arson Potter. The only
conclusion to be reached is that C.
AnAon is insane.
p. L. Kelly has new advertisement
In this issue, which we desire to call
particular attention to. He makes a
splendid offer to all customers and it
behooves everyone to take advantage
Of it during the holidays.
Here IL y good way to lind the value
Of y load Of grain, as furnished to US by
q young and active observer Of tho Cd
dities Of life: Divide the price per
bushel by the number Of pounds to be
taken for a bushel, and multiply the
quotient by the number Of pounds in
the load.
The Sioux Falls Forum: Will p.
Chamberlain has IN excellent poem in
last weeks Beresford Republic.
Chamberlain is South Dakota poet
and no doubt will prove success and
receive recognition before he leaves
the stage OF life.
1~.The Elk Point Duplicate Whist
club, says the vermillion Republican,
challenges any aggregation Of Yer
million or other whist players to con-
test 10 the bitter end, that the winners
may crow Justify to the world at large
by reason Of their victory.
: The Epworth League entertainment
given In the opera house Friday eve-
ming was success financially and other
wise. There was . large attendance
and Ill enjoyed the evening. 1t is the
intention of the League to repeat the
performance at Richiand on Friday,
December 6.
ut 10 whispered In newspaper cir
culars that Plain Talk Tom Is figuring
to purchase the Elk Point Leader"
declares the Vermillion Republican.
IT'S II possible that we are to lose our
populist brother o. soon after squat
tering upon Centre-stp Oh! the
whirlygig Of time may prove corker"
B. F. Knapp, Of The Leader, return
ed from Georgia last Friday after .
stay Of nearly two weeks in that glow
ing country. He was at Fitzgerald
most Of the time, and witnessed the
opening scenes Of the new metropolis.
The soil Of the colony landas he de-
scribes as very sandy, and with proper
fertilization would become very pro-
ductive. It ID especially adapted for
garden and truck patches. The pro-
moters Of the new town have their
ideas a. 10 values up very high, and
when Mr.. Knapp began TO enquire the
price Of corner lot in the center Of
the town they asked $500 for It. A
few blocks down the street lots are
placed At q, 200, still further, $500. No
business lot on the Main street was
short on price, and q, QUO was the least
70 BE- asked. Mr.. Knapp believes thsse
enormols prices simply prohibit small
investments and bars small enterprises.
Benson Wood II engaged In chopping
wood for 4 INV mill at u per day. - =
also Ed TAchert. Edward JOhneon,
whose family arrived there short
time ago, has ! tent for house, and u
making his living BY driving : Garry
Ill 70 and from the end Ut tho railway
q Abheyville some four miles. Ffom
NJ. Knspp's statements, and they are
quite reasonable, Fitzgerald has bright
prospects 10 store Tor y. The colony
members run up Into the thousands,
end ars scattered III over the north,
there even bslng sub-colony IN Can
ada, The roadbsd for the four miles
bstween Abbsyville and Fitzgerald
has alrsady been graded and within
ton dsys trains viii b running into
Fitzgerald.
Celery. hauanas, Malaga grares.
lannon's, orangsA hgS, Olives, apples.
80, q 0eoeee Halnon j..