Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-25
LOCAL
Mary had a little calf,
So says the rtiInor.
Aitl that The reason why
She didn't don the hlaomer,

Nhaifh'an Main was IN Sioux City on
Saturday.
John S'Xrlrnan and wife visited rela
bvcs and friends in Nermillion the for,
part Of the week.
1T is reported that FIX posimasteI
jnhHStad of Sphinx is now running n 81
loon up near the Nankton reservation
4. II. L,lfkin returned from l'airbaAlt
Mimi, where he performed the sad
mission Of attending the hIrial of hi.
con Howard.
Lincoln county with twenty. four or
gahi2ed townships, has oniya lopula
ton Of 10, $50. i,:st 900 more than Unto,
county with twelve townships.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. o Ringsrud. accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Grace
and son Alfred, left GA Thursday TO,
Madison, = -, 10 >p"nd few days al
the lhautaugua now in session there
Mr. Einosrud returned on Saturday.
Hicks, with his usual precision, pre-.
diets The greatest heat and the mos
violent storms from July Il to II, fol
lowed by very warm weather. Seat
tering midsummer storms with more
buster than rain will occur from Jul,
~ to -.
ID. Z. Ward, for fifteen years lh.
South Dakota Sunday School mission
AIRY for tire Baptist church, has been
promoted to the position Of missionary
for California. Mr.. Ward is well known
here, and his promotion is u source o.
pleasure to the editor Of this paper III
particular.
A story is going the rounds Of a mar
who died in Kansas, and being a siran
ger, the minister who conducted the
funeral, after say ing what he could
called on any friend Of the deceased
present to speak. As no one responded
IA man in the rear Of the room arose ant
said as there seemed to l.. no one [,
OCCUPY we Ilhit iIt "tiuiI iihI W man
Il few remarks on silver.
There was II German in town tn.
other day, and on going to the post
Office received a letter announcing the
death al a near aud dear relative IN ih,
Old country. He felt gerry blue, and on
going dnwn the street he met II Young
fellow who was whiatling the tune
MY Angel Mothers Grave The
Ieuton stopped and cried out to til.
Young fellow in an injured tone OF voice
Say, Charley, | don'd kick ON ce'
visiting. but Mein Colt in fielnnneI
stricke up q livlier tune.
Emanuel Stcinan. who for almost 3
wear has been conducting the Fan
store, packed up his goods last weeh
aud shipped them away. Mr. Ste'nat
did not meet with such success as II
make the dry goods business pay, ano
the reason of tall is that he lacked the
necessary business qnaiiticatiol'-the
most important Of which Is the value :"
advertising. Mr.. Steinan gives us ne
reason for shutting shop" his health
which is not Of the best. He Is think
ing OF going to California to rest ~
and recuperate.
l,aoroe r Freeman received a lettel
from G. w. Collins, general manager
of the Milwaukee railway system, II
which the latter expressed ms tha''e'
and delight for the specimens Oh crop
sent to him from Union county l"'
weeks ago. The samples were wo'ae'9
The corn was ten feet high, the Whea
mammoth to an unheard OF degree
while the oats and barley coIld not o
~excelled in any cline Oh the face OF t"'
earth Mr.. Collins very APPLY remark'
in his letter that Union county must u
a veritable garden spot when snch won
ders can be produced.
BLACK Hills Chronicle Custer CITY
Wednesday OF last week I'm 1ehte
r,odre X. Of r. installed tt.eir onlcer
elect, and on "Wednesday Grand Chah
cellor A. ID. Keller arrived IA durin'
tho afternoon was shown about TN
country by some OF the brothers. an
visits we're made to some OF the mine
and mills. In the evening he exein
nlitied the work before the lodge a
which there was a full attendance
After the ceremonies j.. W. spec
Ia = Enthusiastically happy speec'
presented the grand chancellor WIN
native gold nugget scarfpin IN oena'
Of the lodge.