Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-09

deavor to conduct himself with propri.
ETY. ana build for himself and wife a
good name and home, which will be an
honor to the future generations which
may follow him. We realize one fact,
aud that is that two populist papers In
our community, owing TO it's small size,
VIII nave thin picking, but here's wish
ing that they will never fight, but keep
on the right side of the river Jordan
and asssail the character of no one
without just cause.
Vermillion Republican; Don't loaf
around the stores and smoke and spit
and rehash old gossip and drive away
the merchants custom and make your
SELF q geneaal nuisance, The merchant
may like your society, but the chances
are ten to nothing that he would like
your inspiring presence better after
business hours are over. Be q man q
busy man and begin right at home.
Build your fires Instead OF having your
wife 10 it-carry the Stops TO the pigs
clean house, it won't kill yOu-make
yoursels useful and you will be more
ornamental-and read. read anything
and everything; you are not smart
enough to endsnger your life: II you
lack for reading matter try the Bible
for change-its good enough for you.
but by all means break yousself of that
annoying habit OF loafing.
Talking of life insurance. said q
business man the other day to THE
COURIER scribe. "You were mistaken
when you said A. o. Ringsrud carried
the highest amount in the CITY. He
carries 81, 900 all right enough but C.
H. Freeman has $l5, 800. Geo. r. Free
man has I'll. 900 ]. S. TalcOtt carries
81 600 and Julius Schaetzel something
like $1,000. Dr.. Mulcahy's father car
ries 81, 900 policy on the life of the
doctor and he himself carries $4,000.
So you zee Elk Point business men are
good providers for their fanatics in
case they should cross the river Jordan.
And then there is f. G. Ericsson he
carries $40, 1000 think. The number
who have "clicies ranging from $4,000
to ZOO are ,merous. It is stated as
a tact tina. ~ would take 1000 times rs
much gold as there Is in the world to
pay of ali the life insurance In the
United States If death should inter-
vene on all the policies within the next
thirty days.
The Castalia Record and Republican,
the offie ial paper OF Charles Mix county
prints the item quoted below which will
he OF interest here. The COURIER
knows absolutely nothing with re-
gard to the insinuations. but re-
publishes the item at the re-
quest of the Castalia editor
Fresh reports continue to come to US
regarding the private begging expedi-
tiOns that unbeknOwn to the people of
this country having been operating the
past winter and spring in several of the
southern counties of this state and GER
tain parts Of Iowa and Minnesota, So
Letting aid for the sufferers of Charles
Mix county when no suffering existed
here. We are in correspondence with
parties who were victimized. and we
have determined. in the interest of the
good name of our citizens and the
county, to sift the matter to the bottom
and fully expose the parties that have
been engaged in this Infamous business.
There has never been any authorized
expedition sent out from this comfy
TO solicit aid, and in most instances any
such solicitations have been made for
other than the public good"
S. S. Adams, who for many years was
q resident of Union county, died at his
home at 1923 Center street. on Nav 1.
in Sioux City. "Steve" Adams as he
was generally known here settled
near McCook lake in 1872 and
year ago moved to Sioux City. From
the day of his settlement at McCook
lake up to the time Of his death he was
hard and earnest worker. He was
an able manager and when he died his
wealth was estimated at $4,000. He
owned l 400 acres of land surrounding
McCOok. The immediate cause of his
death was pneumonia. He leaves
widow and two sons, one ten and the
other eleven years of age, to mourn the
loss OF kind hearted husband and low
ing father. Fourteen years ago he
made will leaving all his property to
his wife, but since that time his two
sons have been born and they will come
in for their share of the property. The
funeral took place from the residence
in Sioux City last Friday, the inter-
ment occurring at the Logan Park GEN.
etery. A. b. Parker OF this city, and
a former partner of the deceased at
tended the funeral.
The first copy of the Rural DakOtan
published at Artesian this state has
been received. Geo. HI. Hopkins is
the editor and II the first issue Is q
sample IL promises much towards ad-
vancing the couse to scientific farm
ing.