Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-03

q Tor pasturage. Judgment was
oosalned In each case. Now comes T.
:. Foley with a suit against the Wal.
lace brothers for work which viii be
tried soon.
new trial has been granted In the
SUIT OF the Northwestern bank OF Ha.
warden against Hance Murphey. At
the last term OF court Mr.. Murphey
secured a favorably verdict. The suit
involves notes given for q piano by
the Elk Point Opera House company.
Register Boynton has received an
invitation to go to Lennon, his old
nome, and oficiate as installing officer
at a joint installation of the G.. A. r.
and W. r. c., On January 5th. The
colonel will content himself with being
there in spirit only.-Mitchell Repub-
lican.
II the reader had 4 chance to save
81, would you do it2 You can~ave
the dollar with ease. Come to The
COURIER Office, pay q. so and get the
Weekly Inter Ocean and The COURIER
for one year. The regular price for
the two is $2.5O. Now is the time to
subscribe.
Prot. ROwley OF Vermillion preached
the sermon at the Stickney funeral.
1t was u very impressive one. There
are few In the state who q deliver a
better or more appropriate sermon
than Prof. Rowiey. He is an able
scholar and possesses an unusually
bright mind.
Wilson Miller returned from Wis
cOnsin last week, where he had been
called by the illness of his father.
When he left his father was greatly
improved, but OF arriving home re.
ceived q telegram announcing the sad
intelligence Of his death.-Hawaredn
independents
Argus.Leader: The Elk Point Cou.
RIER announces that 1t has purchased
a complete and expensive re- outfit
and will In q short time issue In q muct:
improved form. The Argus-Leader
cOngratulates Brother Buchanan. He
Is one OF South Dakota's brightest
newspaper men.
The Modern Woodmen lodge Of this
city Is in a very prosperous state. No
less than twelve new candidates have
been initiated within the last sixty
days. Last Friday evening James
McVey, the alderman, J. w. Middles
and Edward Duhame were given ride
on that ancient animal, the goat.
A. o. Ringsrud has full informa-
ton as to the identity of the party
who has been stealing corn from his
shed at the stock yards and is con
sidering the question of having the
party arrested. 1t is the second time
within a month that the he has helped
himself under the cover Of darkness.
The COURIER has made arrange
ments 50 that every subscriber OF
The UNION COUNTY COURIER In Union
county will receive a sample copy OF the
Weekly Inter Ocean. This is for tie
purpose OF examination by the sub.
scriber, so that he may judge OF the
wonderful proposition made by this
paper that a copy OF The COURIER and
a copy Of the Weekly Inter Ocean will
be sent for one year for one price,
namely. @l.5O. Our contract Is a short
lived one, and all those who wish to
take advantage * this o6sf -sa0sA
call ut once.
The following was taken from the
Sioux Falls Press Of recent date:
"The Elk Point COURIER Is to be
changed In form and generally i'm
proved. 1t has purchased q Hoe cylin.
der press, a gas engine, two jobbers
and plenty OF type, In addition to the
outfit it already possesses. Will Blu.
chanan has put u whole lot OF effective
skill and energy into The COURIER
since he has taken hold OF 1t, aud with
the increased facilities he will be able
to still further surprise and crafty
Elk Point and the entire state. The
Press is particularly well pleased to
sec his prosperity, for he used to help
to make the Press"
f. W. Miller, ESQ.,. was In Dead
wood last Friday and witnessed the
hanging OF Two Sticks, the Indian
| murderer. As United States attorney
the duty Of prosecuting Two Sticks
for one OF the most ~cowarIly and In
human murders ever committed fell
into the hands Of Mr.. Miller.
He managed the ease with abil-
ity aud received praise In open court
from Judge Dundy for the mastery
manner In which he handled the trial
and finally secured . conviction. A
change Of the death sentence
to that OF Imprisonment for life could
have been secured had Attorney Mil
Ter given his consent, but he very pro
perly refused and couched his reason
In q very few words in q telegram II
Attorney General Olney at WashintoI
when he replied, "Two Sticks deserves
1 hanging" An account Of the circum
stances OF the murder will be found II
another column.
Senator John E. Sinclair OF Beres
ford writes to q friend In this city I'M
der date OF Sunday that his 4-year-ol'
daughter Is dangerously Ill from a
attack Of diphtheria. Their residence
has been under quarantine for severa
, DAYS and on Sunday his wife cam
down with the dreaded disease. Thi
is indeed sad news and the sympath'
OF all goes out to the senator In thi
terrible afiiction. W. sincerely hop
that his wife and daughter will N
!, cover. The letter written by MIR. Bin
clair had been thoroughly fumigate
with disinfectants, so that all possibl
. ity Ut contagion might be eradicatet
: The dangerous condition OF tn
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