Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-25

Joe Reynick was a Sioux City visitor
on Monday.
Claudio. the ~6-year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. II. Compton is very i'll.
l.. Herrick. n Of the pioneers of
Mecklin township, Clay county, died
last week.
Hon. Il. w. Miller is out in Hot
Springs attending to Uncle Sam Grim
inal business.
Miss Allie Rome returned Tuesday
from a visit with relatives aud friends
in Sioux City.
Bids are being received for the CON
struction of IA new school house in the
Ole Gunderson district.
Mrs. G D.Post, Of Lake City, MINI,
Is in Elk Point. the guest OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. II. Freeman, and other
relatives.
Mr.. &. IT. Lindsey desires to extend
his heartiest thanks TO those who min
istered to tae wants and comforts of his
wife during her illness and death.
Mark N%aughton Of Sioux City was up
ON Saturday to gaze on his 90D-acre
farm, OF which GEO acres are i'm crops.
He has 400 acres Of small grain and 200
acres of corn.
John Curry's oldest son is very III.
The little fellow has been suffering
from wh0oping cough and apparently
symptoms of pneumonia have develop
ed. DR.. SpraDger of Sioux city was
called on Tuesday.
Captain Junkins and niece departed
on Saturday for Massachusetts. The
captain will be remembered by our cit
liens. He has IA true sailors heart, and
is not only generous, but a whole-sonlcd
genial gentleman rs well.
The modern system Of fining dis
orderly houseshis now in progress in
this city. The '~'disorderlies'' are. no
more than u soup houses. They ap-
pear once u week before Police Justice
Jameson, and chip up 50 week.
Since last issue, MIR. aud Mrs.
George r. Freeman have entertained
Postmaster Nash and wife, N. Hanson,
Royce Cheney and A. Mason of Sioux
City. All were given II ride gut in the
country to get a view Of our magniti-
cent crops.
d. Nj. Anderson brought to THE
COURIER Office On Tuesday a sheaf of
oats that measured from the routs to
the top spear 6t feet. Mr.. Anderson
is a good farmer and the oats he
brought are a good sample of what can
be raised in Union county.
Miss d. May Miller leaves today for
Mineral Point, Wis, to give a few les
sons in vocal culture before a summer
school being held there, and from that
place she will go to Chicago to take an
advanced course in the vocal culture
department of the Highland Normal.
Tuffel Snow of Ponca died last Tues
day week in his home after an illness
of several months. He was 60 years of
age and was a highly respected citizen.
He was a veteran of the war and fo.
many years a resident Of Elk Point.
Speaking of his life the t'onca Journal
states: 'Mr. Snow was a kind and
thoughtful husband, a generous father
and a sympathetic friend. He was an
unseltish man. His blindness robbed
him of earthly happiness. He found
trouble and sorrow. He met with mis-
fortune over which he had no control.
But he has at last received his sight;
The death of Mrs. Lindsay took place
last Friday after an illness of over two
years from pulmonary difficulties. She
was As years of age, and had been a
resident of Elk Point for six or seven
years. During the past summer and
winter Capt. Junkins. a brother Of the
deceased has been at her bedside
CARING anu "dtCuIHS Ioi hct auIlLB Tue
trying illness, Mrs. Lindsey was ex-
ceplioaally bright, and by her charm
ing ways gained II strong hold on the
affections of her acquaintance. The
remains were accompanied by her hus-
band and brother to North Berwick,
Me where they will be Inferred.
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Miss Allie Talcott of this city, and
a daugh liter Of Capt. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Talcott, has been retained by the au-
thorities of the Yankton college of
Yank.on as an instructor in music dur
ing the season of 1850. This indeed
is quite a compliment to Miss Talcott,
who only graduated from the institu-
ton last Juue, aud her retention by
the college board is a true aud just
recognition of her accomplishments
and talent as a musician. The CoU-
KIER rejoioes with her friends over her
advancement and will not be content
until she is enrolled in one Of the east
ern colleges as an instructor Of rare at
ta,nments and natural powers in the
divine art,
The Leader last week printed a long