Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-28

JmO lovo 0o0Ifo
and Mr.. Gantz will in Il few days so 10
Washington to lay the matter before the
land department. The question as 10
whether 1t is school land is a very
deep one, and possessed with many
intricate law points. The fact that II
now adjOins Nebraska soil. is due, it is
claimed, to the migratory disposition OF
the Missouri and hat at Que time this
land was firmly secured by roots and
trees and sand and brush to the virgin
soil of Dakota, but owing to the boasts
OF our boomers the Missouri Topped its
angry current into the bosom of the
Dakota banks and washed out d new
channel a mile away, leaving the land in
question attached to Nebraska. This
was twenty years ago. A heavy growth
OF timber is on the land and 1t is said to
be worth 500 an acre. Nebraska has
no further claim from the government
for school land and in that state the land
would be subject to be fled upon. II
strikes US that it is a long road to travel
for possession, but If success crowns
their efforts, and the land is worth
300 an acre, and they are able to sell
it at such a figure. Mcssrs. CAN'T and
Miller will have made q ten-stroke.
Judge A. j. Edgerton of the United
States district court for South Dakota
passed through the city on Tuesday
evening on his way to Sioux Falls by
way of Yankton The Judge has been
in the south several months for the
benefit Of his health, having been sta
toned most of the time at Little Rock.
Ark. 1t gives THE COURIER pleasure
to learn that the Judge has fully recov-
cred his health and is as vigorous and
strong in body and mind as in his
palmiest days. There are few men in
South Dakota who are held in higher
regard among the common people and
have a stronger hold upon their affec-
tions than Judge Edgerton He is the
embodiment OF honor and possesses
the sterling character which makes
him the fearless Judge that he is. The
recovery Of his health is 4 source OF
satisfaction to everyone in Union coun-
| ty. where in the early days he presided
on the bench with dignity and eminent
fairness to all parties.
The five senses formed an interesting
feature to the q o'clock dinner given.by
Mrs. j. A. Miller last Thursday. Five
tables were arranged to represent each
OF the senses. The sight" table con-
tanned NUMEROUS curiOs, the hearing
musical instrupents of odd cOnstruc-
tiOn, tasting" bottles containing sus-
piciOus connections, smelling per-
fumes that would delight an accident
mandarin and feeling unknown to call
by name. Each of the guests after an
inspecting the tables wrote out q list of
the articles which caught her eye.
The largest list won the prize and Mrs.
J. g. Knapp was the victor, for the
least number named Mrs. Don Franklin
was given q prize. The invited guests
were Mesdames NJ. Hoffman, Held,
Compton, Pipes, w. J. and J. G. Comfy,
G. II. Freeman, "A. r. Weston, N. A..
Kirk, II. HI. Blair, Thomas Wilson,
J.. G. Knapp, Schaetzel, Krause, Rings
rud, sWiseman, Murphey, Hickey,
Buchanan, NJ. B. Kent, A. D. Keller,
Homer Miller, f. w. Miller, Lawton,
Apted, Cummins.
This morning wednesday, at 5
o'clock the citizens were awakened by
fire alarm to learn that the old EpiscO-
| pal church was on fire. Before the fire
was discovered 1t had secured such
Roadway that the fire boys could do
nothing with the flames and put all
their attention to saving the new
structure. The chemical engine came
in good play and accomplished good
results. The rear end of the new
chapel was severely scortchedA and
burned, as at several places it caught
afre. Both structures were Ensured,
the new at 5000 and the old at 1876, Of
| which $500 is on the building and &l75