Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-18
Beresford.

MIS-. y. II. ttocOy Is ON the SICK list.
VIM. Duncan and wife started last
Monday for an extended visit with
f, lends in the east.
Judge Mangnn spent a few days in
town this week, He pays an able
to transact his business ut the
seat while absent.
A. r. Van VOOrhis of Pleasant town
while digging potatoes one day
last week unearthed a hill that con-
tanned Al of these esculent tubers.
Miss Maggie Reedy, who has been
teaching school in the lower end of the
county, spent the 4th with friends in
Beresford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con. Donovan, OF Emmett
were called upon to part with another
one Of their children last Sunday
morning, making the fifth they have
lost by that terriable scourage, diph-
liberia.
Assessor Jones gives US the following
item in regard to Prairie township:
Population, 84S; land assessed, 3o.434
acres valued at $2:.9, 543; land exempt,
72O acres: personal property tax SIS, $50,
219 persons paying school poll tax.
This does not include the town Of
Beresford.
Rev. Father Traynor. recently from
the Black Hills, has been stationed aG
Emmet, to fill the v~acincy caused by
the death Of Father Flanagan.
Brule.
RRULE, July 15.-That rain Sunday
III grow.
Miss Betsey Peterson is home from
Sioux City where she had an exceed
ingly enjoyable visit.
Mrs. G. Lewiston came hack from
Sioux Falls ON Wednesday Of last week.
Ole Nelson was in Sioux City one
day last week.
Albert Larson Vas rather surprised
when he hcared the little porker grunt
under the seal OF his buggy while go.
ing home from church last sunday.
Miss Jessie LewisOn returned home
from Canton Monday where she has
been enjoying q couple weeks visit
with near relatives and friends.
County Treasurer johnson and fam.
lily visited with his parents in Brule on
Sunday.
Ole Anderson and Helmer Elleson
with their best girls drove to Riverside
park lASJ SUNDAY
Will Kerr will feel rather lonesome
when q certain young lady goes away.
James A. Ven was in Sioux City On
Monday.
John A. Oleson is on the sick list.
Mrs. X. Paulson is still very sick.
Miss Carrie Ericsson is still on the
sick list but an Improvement in hcl
condition is looked for very soon
Miss Louis Runum left on Monday
for Sioux Falls where she will attend
a term IN the Normal Luthern school.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w, Ward, OF Canton,
is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Hofstad.
Gilbert Lewiston, ST.. started Tue J.
day for Lyma county, South Dakota,
where ht Is going for u few months Wis
it with Rev. II. T. Solem.
The members Of the st. Paul Congre.
CATION meet on the 3lst Of July to se-
lect u preacher for the ensuing year.
The president of the United Norweig-
ian Lutheran church oil America is ex-
pected to be present.
The girls society OF the st. Paul's
church will hold an auction sale Of their
goods in the north church ON Friday
afternoon.
The Leader correspondent wants to
know wherd Nightingale was on the
Fourth during the fireworks. Ii it is
of any information to the young man
we will say that we did not need a
chunk Of Ice to cool our head no lemon
AIDE TO brace our dropping spirits, but
felt like 'Barkis "wiuin't0 xaxcept The
sitooashud." NIGHTINGALE.