Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29
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SYLVIA lily IldS Uccn cOmpletoU.
G. A. Wilson. the Akron barber, and
formerly OF this place, ia rejoicing
over the arrival OF l0.pound girl.
John Harm. who has been farming
the old Palmer farm south Of here, and
now owned by the Curry brothers is i'll
from the effects Of an attack Of typEo old
fever.
Nature said old Uncle Reuben,
"dOan' nebber dc strow all her gifts on
one individual. De lightinin' bug ain
got no stiEger, an de skeeter ain got
no lamp"
The Redfield Press is SO accustomed
TO read the good things in THE COU.
RIER that by sheer force Of habit it
credited a crop item in the Leader to
THE COURIER. No apology is needed
IN q case Of that kind.
Reader, when you are preparing to
come to town to do some trading. just
pick up your local paper and glance at
the advertising columns and see who
wants your trade. We guarantee il
you trade with those who recognize
the local paper as an incentive to their
business, they will save you money.
The man who advertises certainly has
inducements to offer YOU or he would
not ask you to come and see him
before buying.
A member of the tramp fraternity
called at the Window Reporter Office
a few days ago and left the following
which he said often described his feel
lngs: Backward, turn backward, oh
time in thy fight, feed me on Cruel
again just for tonight. | am So weary
OF sole leather steak, petrified dough-
nut, ~vulcanized cake: oysters that sleep
n q watery bath, butter as strong
as Goliath or Gath, weary of paying
for what f can't eat; chewing up rub
Der and calling it meat. Backward,
turn backward, for weary ! Inn. Give
me a whack ut my grandmother's lamb:
let me drink milk that has never been
skinned: let me eat butter whose
more have an old fashioned pie. and
then I'll be ready to curl up and die"
An Elmira dispatch in SATURDAYS
Syracuse IN. " Post makes the fol-
lowing reference to II gentleman not
unknown in this county: Rev. G.. A..
Potter is absent from Elmira under
circumstances that cali forth comment,
He came here a year ago and started
a steam bakery, cutting the price of
steam loaves from 5 cents to 3 cents,
About the first Of April he left the
city, and soon after a stranger came
from Ithaca inquiring for Mr.. Potter.
He said he had purchased 81, 900
worth of bonds from Potter which he
did not understand. At the bakery 1T
was said that Potter would be back
soon, that he was in Dakota with his
brother, and was suffering from rheu-
matism. He has not yet put in an APP
pearance, and today q chattel mortgage
was filed on the personal property in
the bakery. G. w. Kean, a partner of
Potter's, expects to settle up the bust
ness.
Life Insurance Agent Campbell was
in the city last week. He is u populist
Of a lively order, and in speaking of the
coming campaign and the part the pops
would take stated that he was in favor
of the nomination of Andy Lee of Ver-
million for governor on the populist
ticket. Mr.. Lee is an out and out re-
publican in principle, and while his ac-
tiOn last fall might be criticised by
some, still his acts do not bar hini from
| being an honorable member Of the re-
publican party. 1t strikes us that
Campbell is anxious to win Lee on the
pOpulist side, but Mr.. Lee is too able
and too clean q mar to follow u lost
cause and M that is practically dead
today. Andy Lee is all right. His re-
publicanism is questioned by no n
who understands the man and his sim
cere and conscientious convictions. The
| right way for Campbell to act is to
swing in line and advocate Andy Lees
nomination for governor on the repub-
lican ticket.
The Brat boys of Sphinx met with
a very severe loss last Thursday even
ing about 6 o'clock in the destruction
feeding and stacking attachments.
berg, and had threshed something like
IS bushels when they observed Il flame
| OF fire coming from out of u stack of
| wheat. A strong wind was blowing,
and tie smoke from the traction en-
CINE was thrown right onto the stacks.
1t was thought that n flying spark
| started the blaze. The separator was
practically new, having come from the
factory only four weeks previously.
Three stacks of wheat we're burned for
Mr.. Sandberg, and the loss foots up
81, 100 to the Brat boys and the other
parties interested with them. With
their characteristic energy they have
ordered another separator and by this
time no aoubt are ut work again. An
drew Martin WAS up to inspect the
working of their machine when the
fire occurred and was n of the first
to notice the stack was ablaZe. While
it is a severe blow to the boys they
have the vim and grit to win the fight
and The COURIER makes the predic-
ton that the boys will come II ahead
Of the game.
w. w. Main is one Of our biggest
farmers, and during the past year has
handled 45O acres OF ground. Last
year he raised 1000 bushels OF wheat
and this year he will realize 400 of
which 800 is threshed. The yield
will average 354 bushels to the acre.
He has $50 acres of corn which is in the
pink OF condition and will average any
where from so TO IS bushels to the acre.
Whether IL is luck or Motive think it
is hard work-Mr. Main is a successful
farmer, has a very productive farm and
each year believes the land is becoming
more valuable. Such u p%rodiguous
yield MS 39A bushels of wheat tt the
ncrn can not ha euualled in any other