Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-31

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when the end of his term comes he will
stand higher than ever, If it is podsible.
IN the esteem OF his constituents.
j.. w. Lee and Miss Aggie and Sadie
Bovee, M. Fl. Gill and Miss Minnie
Comfy were in Ponca Tuesday evening
to attend the party given by J. p.
Mikesll and Miss Jennie Bovee. They
report a most pleasant time.
John Clementson of M. Hoffman &
Cos. store graccd the pavemcnts of
Sioux City with his form last Sunday.
he being the guest Of his friend DR..
Horace =. Blunt. Mr.. G. will leave on
February 4th for Atlanta Georgia.
On Friday the suit OF Mayor Gilmore
VS. the iowa savings bank of Sioux CITY
will be heard. 1t involves a 500 draft
cashed by Mr.. Gilmore for Frank Ball.
whose general ability for rascality has
been wonderfully developed within the
past year.
X. j. PeIkey had one of has legs
broken last week while driving from
Jefferson to Elk Point. He was thrown
from tho vehicle in which he was
seated and in alighting he so struck
the ground that it fractured the bones
just above his right ankle.
Mr.. G. N. Griffith and Miss Emma
Langford OF Akron Iowa, were given
permission by Clerk of Courts Omdahl
to enjoy the felicities of matrimonial
bliss last week Wednesday. He also
gave the same permission to Mr.. Frank
Fellows and Miss Elsie Layman.
Mr.. G. w. Griffith and Miss Emma
Langford OF Akron, la We're given
permission by Clerk of Courts Omdahl
to enjoy the Fluctuations of matrimonial
bliss last week Wednesday. He also
granted the same permission to Mr..
Frank Fellows and Elsis L.ayman.
w. w. Main, chairman of the
board OF county commissioners. left on
Wednesday for Lemars, Iowa. where
he Will meet the county commissioners
of Plymouth and try and make ne ar
engagements for keeping up the repairs
on the bridges across the Big Sioux.
The COURIER has a large amount OF
stationary and the largest assortment
of type in the city for the selection of
parties who wish wedding stationery.
We guarantee satisfaction and any one
who wishes wedding stationery printed
should give THE COURIER Office a call.
Andrew Martin was a pleasant caller
at this office on Monday. He reports
the condition of the Union County
Farmers Mutual Insurance company as
being first class and very promising for
the future. New members are con-
stantly being added to the large list of
500 or more.
Judge Smythe adiudicated the mat
tiers pertaining to the estate of DR.
William r. Smith Of Sioux City so far
as the estate pertained to Union county
The deceased owned a farm in this
county which was sold for S24 per acre.
f.. C.. Ericsson was appointed agent for
the sale of the property.
On Thursday Judge Smythe presided
in the trial of DR.. J. Griffin Comfy VS.
Niles Hanson for S35 for destroying a
stack of hay in April 1894. by negli-
gently setting out a prairie fire. AS is
the case in all prairie fire trials evil
dence sufficient to secure a verdict was
lacking and the Judge decided that
there was not enough facts presented
to grant IA judgement.
Miss Maggie Conway of Westield,
Ia, was in the city the early part OF
the week on "a visit to her brother, Jim
Conway of the fremont. Miss Maggie
is making a series OF visits to her many
friends in the neighborhood for the
purpose OF biding them good bye, as
she contemplates leaving for the east
ern coast of Texas in a few weeks,
where she goes for the benefit of her
health and on pleasure bent.
Akron Register: The B. Y. p. u.
net at the residence of Henry Muhs
last Thursday and spent the evening
in a royal style. Miss Simmons enter
tanned the crowd with a fine song, Mr..
Muhs and Miss Ida Greenlief a duet,
and Bessie and Nellie Muhs a n
The rest of the evening was engaged
in a game of parlor croquet, charades
and various other games. A dainty
lunch was served.
At the meeting for the organization
Of the fire companies held last week A.
D. Keller vas elected chief. John Cow
erdale assistant chief, NJ. Hoffman jr
secretary, George H. Rust treasurer.
For the chemical engine company
Thomas Stanton was chosen captain.
viii Lawton lieutenant, John Beckon
engineer, and J. G.. Knapp and George
Flanagan nozzlemen. For the hook
and ladder Frank Henshaw rs captain
and Frank Callahan as lieutenant were
elected.
Frank Lufkin, the f%our-year old son