Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
A carload Of Italians passed through
the city on Tuesday, bound for Sioux
Falls to work on the packing house.
It Is the Oberlin college in Ohio, in
stead OF the MI. Holyoke OF Massachu-
setts that Miss Grace Ringsrud will at
tend for the coming year.
The amount Of wheat coming into
market at presant Is very large.
Threshing seems to be the rage and
the number engaged In the business
is among the hundreds.
The city schools open on September
16-three weeks from next Monday.
Prof. Miller is at present in Dexter, Ia,
and will probably arrive here about
the first day Of September.
A farmer from the north end was
down to this city on Monday to buy
q steam threshiag engine. He paid
$1,000 for the machine. The COURIER
extends its sympathy to the family
OF any farmer who is 60 foolish as to
buy . steam treshing machine. 1t is a
sure start for the poor house.
The lawyers and court house nine
pounded q base ball for several hours
last Wednesday with such fierceness
that the lawyers won. The court house
crew are anxious to try their hand at 1t
again, but the lawyers, it would seem,
have decided to rest on their laurels,
believing discretion is the better part
Of valor.
Major Anderson OF Hot Springs, S.
D., who delivered q political speech In
this city for the populist party during
the last campaign has renowned pop
ulism and become q republican. T.
M. Simmons Of Washington, who also
made four Or five speeches in this
county during the same campaign is
also reported to have deserted the sink
ing ship Of populism.
One Of the vans of Sioux City arrived
on Monday 10 take a load Of the house
hold effects belonging to Judge and
Mrs. Kirk to Sioux City where they
will In the future reside. 1t is some
thing 70 for these van wagons to come
as far as Elk Point to get household
goods. but it is quite a bit cheaper
than railroad transportation and the
necessary moving from the a to the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Smith of Yank-
ton passed through the city on Mon
day for eastern Iowa where they will
visit the judges aged parents. The
Judge and his family for the past three
weeks have been sojourning on the
banks OF q Minnesota lake fishing for
black bass. They all looked the per-
s~onification Of health. The Judge will
bring the fall term OF court in Union
county on September "a.
Ole Garberg. who lives four miles
due south of Sphinx p~ostofice has de-
cided to make q trip to the old country,
aud for that reason on Monday. Sep
TENDER 9, will sell his ~ rs0nal prop
erty at an auction on his farm. The
property consists of three horses. four
cows, and ali the machinery necessary
to conduct farming operations. Any
one desiring 10 get something cheap
should attend the sale. Alison Bovee
will act as a~uctioneer and Halvor knud-
son as clerk.
We regret 10 say that The COURIER
failed last week to present I the
Leader the copy Of the list OF names Of
those who we're successful in securing
teachers certificates from the hands Of
the county superintendent from the ex-
animation held at the close Of the in
stitute. It was q compsete oversight
on our part. although we presume the
..old man. will declare We lid 1t hend-
ishly and with q malice aforethought.
But we Old not. and We will let It go vt
thAt.
Two boys, who will wind up IL the
penitentiary II they pursue their pres
ent course, broke into Freeman's store
last Sunday night between the hours
of and 10 o'clock by breaking n pane
Of glass Ia = back window. They broke
open two tills and secured or two
dollars ia small change, besides rum
maging through the clothing depart.
ment. Whether they took U suit o.
clothes could not be determined. Inc
Nessrs. Freeman have knowledgs q
who the lads are, and II they VII
come up like . and confess y the
error q their ways nothing will be said
and forgiveness will be extended, ou'
should they hold out the sheriff Will b
asksd y NE them In charge.