Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-27

George Rust visited over Sunday In
this city.
Mrs. C. r. Wiseman was shopping In
Sioux City last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Reynick attended
divine service in VermillioL Sunday.
Beresford will celebrate the glorious
Fourth. Akron intended to, but has
given up the idea.
Quite a. delegation Of Elk Point
people transacted business in Sioux
City last Saturday.
Mrs. D. w. Myers of Ternillion
was an Elk Point visitor for few
hours between trains last Saturday.
Copious rains have been falling all
over the state and every county in the
state will reap an abundance OF grain.
Angle Eleson made this office pleas
ant call and before he left he renewed
his allegiance to THE COURIER for
another year.
We are pleased to learn that little
Nellie HassOn Is recovering from her
| illness and will soon he completely re-
stored to health.
Alcester Union: All indications are
that Elk Point will have one of the
grandest celebrations that this part
of the country has witnessed.
Henry Rowe and Mesdames. J. r.
Kent and Devers are ut VermilliOn at
tending the annual camp meeting of
the South Dakota Holiness association.
County Teachers institute commences
July Is, and all progressive, wide
awake teachers should not fail to at
tend. An instructive session is as
sured.
THE COURIER last week received a
| newsy letter from our Mount Hope
correspondent, but as it came too late
for publication last week we give it in
this issue.
The city council of Scotland, this
state, has passed the cerfew ordinance
and now the "kids" of that town will
be compelled to crawl in their little
beds at nine p. m.
The Lemars races have been declared
of, and everybody will now come to
Elk Point, July 3 and 4. Many of the
Lemars' hOrsemen wished to enter
their horses here, but Secretary Knapp
informed them that they were too late,
IA entries closed here June II.
P. Donnelly, who lives few miles
east of town, made this office u pleas
ant call, and made the editor smile by
leaving $3.50 behind him. Mr.. Dom
nelly is one of the solid farmers of Union
county, and one of those energetic men
who assist in making this the banner
county of the state.
Our thanks are due to Knapp Il Son
for their kindly tender of assistance in
getting out THE COURIER this week
during the editors absence on the sad
mission OF attending his fathers fun
eral. While we did not avail ourselves
OF the kindness, we are under Obliga-
tions for their heartfelt sympathy en-
pressed.
Editor Wiley of the Vermillion Re-
publican ia building for himself a very
handsome residence. and will have 1t
ready for occupancy by the lst of Sep
TENDER. Mr.. Wiley has edited the
Republican for over four years and ut
the same time has worked at the cease"
thus doing the work of two men, and
we are OF the opinion that such labor
justly deserves it's reward. We con-
graf llate Brer. Wiley on his news
paper success financially and otherwise.
The attendance at the annual camp
meeting of the South Dakota Holiness
association, now being held at Vermil.
lion is not as decided success as it
was last year. The Vermilion people
np1 n 0fh 1o
tending such gatherings seem to feel
not just the proper thing for religious
meeting and seem to be staying away
on that account. Last Sunday after
noon afout fifty were in attendance.
and it it is claimed by parties who
know, that it has been the largest at
tendance Of the series so far.
There has been a faint hope that
Father Hines might again be seen
upon our streets, but at this time the
desire is not to be realized. He has
had many "ups and downs" during the
past six weeks, and his power to rally
from apparently hopeless conditions IS
remarkable. This makes any predic-
ton as to the future course of his NAL
ady quite impossible. The latest re-
ports state that he has been for twen-
ty-fOur hours much quieter and pretty
free from pain, but with increasing
weakness. Still there are signs of re-
turning appetite, and II he could eat
freely he would no doubt rally again.
The cancer itself is making but little
progress at present. but the brain and
nervous system have been greatly
weakened and from them the present
low conditions apparently proceed. He
Is out of his mind most of the time.
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THAT HAT.