Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-14

Douglass street, from the alley back of
J. S. Talcott's to the alley back of NJ.
HOFFMAN & Co.'S and extending to Court
street, as the fire limit, in which MOTH
ing but brick or corrugated iron build
ings a be built. No action was taken.
The will Of the late Judge Jacob Kip
linger was filed on last Saturday with
Clerk OF Courts Omdahl and by its pro-
visions he b%equeaths 800 and all his
household goods to his wife Ella. To
his daughter Ida he gives an organ and
to his two son Charles and Henry and
to Ida, his daughter, he bequeathes
all his realty and personal property.
E. C. Day, optician, son of DR.. A. L..
Day, the oculist of Sioux City, will
make his next regular visit to Elk
Point, Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18th
and 10Th. Do not fail to see him if you
have any trouble with your eyesight
or glasses. All examinations free at
the Merchants hotel. He is indorsed
by Drs. Marvin, Hermann and other
doctors of Sioux City.
You often hear people riding on a
train say: II wish l knew how fast we
are going" Well you can easily find
out. Take out your watch. All rails
are thirty feet in length. You can al
ways tell when a truck goes over a rail
joint. If you count how many OF these
joints are passed in twenty seconds
you yill have the number of miles per
hour the train is travelling. Try it.
On Sunday evening at 10 o'clock, Mrs.
liver Rannum, wife Of liver Rannum,
died at the family home in Brule town
ship after an illness of several weeks.
The deceased came to the county with
her husband nearly Is years ago. She was
during life, a woman of many excellent
qualities and her large circle of friends
sincerely mourn her losss. The funeral
will take place on Thursday to-day
John DALEY of this city is occupying
the bridal chamber in the Hotel d. An
derson. John attended a dance in JEFF
ferson and partook freely OF the spirit
fermenti. The fermenti got the better
of his spirit and he attempted to run
the whole shebang. Chief Justice Tim
Sheehan was called upon to a djudicate
the differences between peace and
order, which he placed at five days in
the county Jail.
Married-In this city on the 18th,
instant by Elder G. w. Freeman at his
residence, Edward Vassar and Mrs.
Anna II. Johnson, both of whom are of
Elk Point, South Dakota. The above
parties are we'll and favorably known
in this city and county. From their
we'll habits Of industry and
economy we expect from them sue
cess In building up a prosperous and
happy home in our midst
The following telegram appeared in
the Atlanta Constitution under date of
February 2: "Medena, Ala, Feb. l.
A serious explosion took place in the
Dispatch Office today, which resulted in
| the death of one man William Hagers-
cup. The cause of the explosion was
due to a Zoos gas engine. 1t was not
by careless handling but owing to some
condition or defect in the engine. The
entire Office was destroyed"
In this issue will be found a notice
warning those who are gathering up
and hauling dead hogs or other animals
dying from a contagious disease, and
must stop the traffic or suffer the pen
atty OF the law. The board of health
are constantly receiving complaints
with reference to the leaving of cholera
hogs in various places and several cases
of serious loss to hog raisers hare oc-
Cured from the negligence>of the
buyers.
Frank St. Pierre, of Big Sioux
township, was in the city on Mon
day and while here swore out a
warrant charging Charles Estell with
having on the night of Oct. 30, 1894,
set fire to q large corn crib and ma
chine shed in Big Sioux owned by S..
s. Adams. The warrant was handed
to Sheriff Anderson and the accused
Was arrested and bound over to await
the action Of the grand jury by Judge
Smythe.
Sometime ago q tombstone agent
was In the city by the name OF G. A.
Powell and while here he placed a
tombstone over the grave of the late
Judge Jacob Kiplinger and others.
He left here and went to Salem where
he was arrested and placed in the Sioux
/ Falls jail on an alleged misdeed which
is said to have been committed ten
years ago. Powell was released on
Tuesday on bail furnished by Charles
Sells, q former resident of this place.
"E. NJ. Coates" declares the Yank-
ton Press and Dakotan, ''has sold his
Wholesale oil business in this city to
the Standard Oil company, and the
price Of both kerosene and gasoline has
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