Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-16

Dorn W MI. ana Mrs. Robert Crow
der daughter on last Monday night.
Allare we'll and happy as the robins In
the spring.
James keene, of Hudson. and Rev.
NJ. Rogers of Vermillion were in the
city on Tuesday, the guests of Rev,
Carhart and family.
Remember the peanut sociable at the
residence Of A. M. Pipes on FRIDAY
evening. A literary programme will
be provided and refreshments served.
Register OF Deeds Maugan spent the
Sabbath in Beresford with his family
last Sunday. His son NJ. V. Mang9n
accompanied him on his return overland
trip.
Rev. Mr.. Cook of Grand Forks was in
the city on Tuesday representing the
National Sabbath School association.
He held meetings in the Congrega-
tiOnal church Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
Pa. Peterson OF Big Springs and
Chas. Reems Of Sphinx were in the city
on Tuesday on business. The TO, mer
came to act ut q witness in the proving
up OF the homestead claim of +. W.
Ericsson, and the latter with load of
hogs.
The COURIER job rooms last week
received large Invoice of new STYLES
OF type, which with our already large
number of styles gives us the most COM
plete joo Office in the state. 1t is need.
less to state that THE COURIER office
is larger than all the Offices in Union
county combined.
OR. Williams of Webster & Will
liams shipped a car load of eggs last
Friday and another on Wednesday this
week. The egg shipments have been
very large this spring and Mr.. Will.
liams, with his up-to-date method OF
doing business, secures his share every
time and we think more then his com
petitors would like to see him get.
Harry Mills and Miss Edna Skate,
both OF Civil Bend, were married last
Rozell at his home. The bride is the n,
accomplished daughter of John Skate
and will make her husband a model
wife. The COURIER extends its bless
ings to the happy couple, and hopes
tuoV JOuIuCy lllC luhy
equal their fondest dreams.
The Grand Army post OF this city
will observe Memorial day-a week
from next Friday-as usual. The exc
cutive committee of the post composed
of S. w. Hoffman, w. J. Comfy, Il, G..
Joy, Geo. Reynick, Ed Taubert, E. D.
Woods and Uri Wood will meet this
evening to select committees to pre-
pare q programme and to attend to the
various details for a proper public OBJ
servance OF the day.
There Is considerable activity in and
about the city in the matter of improv-
ing residences by additions or building
new ones. M. B. Kent for month has
been building very pretty cottage for
James Hutchinson in the city. Carpen-
ter Ferris is building large addition
to the residence on the Turbert place.
S. G. Thornton is having his residence
raised two feet, thus making it full two
stories high and he is also adding
large and beautiful porch to his al
ready comfortable sesidence. Mrs. j.
a. Wallace has added a comfortable
looking pOrticO to her residence and
when the summer evenings come the
comfort OF q quiet snOOze on the porch
will repay a thousand fold the expense.
An afternoon luncheon was given last
Thursday from TO 8 p. m. by Mes
danes Pipes, Compton and Reid at
the residence OF the latter. There
were about forty ladies in attendance
and the occasion proved thoroughly
enjoyable. Refreshments were served
consisting of ice-cream, cake. chicken
salad, coffee and other delicious concoc-
tiOns. The luncheon was confined to
the ladies of the Congregational
church. Those in attendance were:
Mesdames Blair, Franklin, Bovee, Main,
G.. w. Hasson, Robt. HassOn, Lon Has
son. Ericsson, NJ. Hoffman, NJ. B. Kent,
J. NJ. Tale ott, J. S. Talcott. Ashley,
j. w. Steckman, Ira Nichols. Buchan-
an, Judge Cochran, f. d. Woods,
Halves, Homer Miller, S. Omdahl. +. T.
Joy, and Misses Cora Hasson, Gray,
Laura Chamberlain and Hester Spack
man, and Mrs Fred StrObel.
Assessor Linch is busy these days in
terviewing the taxpayers, and as usual
finds scarcity OF property and tre-
mendOus falling In values; but that is
Humdu uttLuft, ZIG way VI Tile WOTIu
and of every community from Dan to
Beresheba. II we had the system in
vogue that exists in Switzerland IL
might be different. There it is said
that any person can buy the property
in case 1t is undervalued-at the
price it Is assessed at. Mr.. Linch is
making a very thorough canvass to Sc
sure a complete census. He is OF the
opinion that the township of Elk Point
will have population OF 2,4OO, and it
cannot be far from that. In 1890, &C.
cOrding to the government census,
there were 1863 souls in the township,
which would be an increase of 537 in
five years. He had already secured
over 1000 names on Monday, having
not quite finished the township outside
Of the town. Elk Point generally is
estimated to possess 400 Inhabitants.
In 1890 Beresford had 4O4 Inhabitants.
BY the News this week we see the
claim made that 1t possesses 9O4, thus
more than doubling the population in
five years, which is very gratifying, to
say the least.
The court house was filed Monday
evening with persons interested in the
Good Citizens Movement" for
for the organization OF Civic Fedora
ton. Rev. C. f. Hager in an address
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