Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-23
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Four weeks more of school.
G. D. Lufkin was in POnca on Tues
day.
Mrs. Jacob Kiplinger left for Cham
berlain on visit.
A divorce suit is one of the aosorb-
ing matters in Alcester.
Andrew Verzani returned from Italy
last Monday, after an absence of six
months.
Mr.. J. Frost kicked up muss on
Monday night. He ought to be tarred
and feathered.
Miss Myrtle Talcott left for Yankton
on Monday to visit with her sister AL
lie, who will graduate in June.
j. F. DeLorie of Boston, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Will
liams for several days left on Monday
The marriage of Mr.. Andrew Ran.
mum and one Of the daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Rowland takes place
next week.
Miss Irene Simmons attended the ex-
Saturday as the guest OF Rev. Van
Doren's family.
Mrs. s. S. Adams OF Sioux City was
caller at THE COURIER office Tuesday.
Her visit here was due to matters per-
tanning to the estate OF her husband.
A union temperance meeting was
held in the congregational church last
Sunday evening. The attendance was
large. and among tho speakers was
Alex. Hughes of Bismarck.
J.E. Behnke of Emmett graccd our
sanctutn last Saturday, and planked
down the wherwithal for securing THE
COURIER for the coming year Mr..
Behnke Is one of our live and energetic
farmers and it is a pleasure to meet
him.
Hans Leander of Sioux City was the
guest of his friend Sheriff Anderson
for two days this week. NJ. Leander
and the sheriff were army comrades in
Sweden in 1870 and it does theie two
old soldiers good to swap stories of the
days when they wure serving under
tho king of Sweden.
The peanut sociable Mt the residence
OF Rev. A. NJ. Pipes last Friday even
ing was II marked success. Something
like eli was received. The program
was rendered by the assistance of Miss
Julia Freeman, Mrs. Addie Williams,
Miss Pearl Mitchell, Miss Cora Has
son. Lon Hssson, A. M. Pipes and
picked chorus.
F. l.. Measc. editor OF the Sentinel
at Madison, w. l. Clark of Potter, ex-
editor of the Democrat, and +. G. Blu
chanan, the humorist of the State
Forum ut Sioux Falls, visited our shop
one day last week. In commenting
upon our establishment each one de-
clared it to he the best equipped coun-
try Office in South Dakota.
Col. Tom Roman OF Emmett was one
OF our callers on Saturday. We did
nat recognize him at first owing to
decided change in his facial appear
ance. Instead of wearing heard his
benign cOuntenance is now only graced
by q moustache. Mr.. Roman reports
crops in good condition up in the north
end, and he predicts bountifnl crop
for 1885.
Last Friday and Saturday Vermillion
put on her holiday attire and took in
the state oratorical and athletic con-
test. There was very fair attendance,
and the sports were participated in by
all the colleges OF the state. Yankton
won the chalcedOny slab for oratory,
while in the athletic course the stu
dents of the mother city won major
ity of the laurels. The weather was
perfect. and more than enjoyable time
was had.
Three weeks ago young lady by
the name Of Laura Biggerstaff came to
this city from Ponca to work as a
domestic for the family OF G. ID Lufkin.
Last week she PACKED her trunk and
declared her intention OF going home
As she had received word that her
mother was very Ill from an attack of
typhoid fever and that her brother
would call for her. The same day
young man called and tho young lady
departed with him. A cOugle of days
afterward her mother came to town
looking healthy and hearty and in
quired for her daughter. When in
formed of the lact she was very mnch
surprised and enclined to think 1t an
enlOpement.
The trustees OF the state university
at VermilliOn were in session for sew
eral days this week. The board had
an economical streak Oh hand, owing
to deficiency Of funds caused by re-
duced appropriation. In consequence
of this there was an Ovorhauling OF the
list of teachers and several were dropped
not from any dissatisfaction with re-
gard to their work, but simply because
the board has not the necessary funds
to pay for their services. II is not
known here whether Miss Genevieve
Blair was retained rs instructor in Ian
guage and mathematics, but the hoard
could not have done better net than
to engage her for the ensuing two
years. She Is q young lady Of much
ability, very earnest and thorough In
her work and THE COURIER would be
delighted to hear OF her retention.