Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-20

J. G. Knapp was In Lemars, Ia, OF
last Thursday Afternoon.
Keep your eyes open for tramps. The
police are driving them out OF Sioux
City by the score.
Akron and VermilliOn played bal
last week. The score stood 32 to 2 IL
favor OF Vermillion.
Saturday was busy day in Elk Poin,
Tor this season of the year and mer
chants report a good trade.
An exchange wants the ladies te
look up Deuteronomy 22:5 and see
what the Bible says about boomers.
Lots Of prairie schooners pass through
the city every week, and all headed
westward. South Dakota is all right
and the people are cognizant of the fact
The fire bell has been moved to the
top Of the building now occupied by
THE COURIER. This change of location
was nude In order that the bell might
be heard over larger area
A special service will be held at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning.
There will be roll call. Every mem.
Der il urged to be present and answer
to his name. Other exercises will be
interspersed. You are cordially in
vited to be present. Childrens day
concert at night.
Supt. Smith recei we'd a response to
an inquiry put to State Supt. Crane az
to whether an examination for first
grade certificates could be held ut the
close Of the institutes. Supt. Crane
states that first grade certificates can
only he given at the regular
quarterly examinations and 1t no
other time. Hence no first grade ex-
animation will be held at the close of
the coming institute.
Ferguson, the horse trainer. and
Stroud, the shoemaker, crossed words
in language last Tuesday. Fully 100
acres Of atmosphere was masticated in
ectatiOn of man. The nearest the COM
batants got together was thirty feet.
1t was a marrow escape. Marshal
Kropp concluded that the air possessed
too much sulpher and arrester Fergu-
son for disturbing the peace and
quietude OF our Acadian village. Squire
Jameson dismissed the action.
Exchange: These bladder-wh bi.
cycles are diabolical devices of the De-
mon OF Darkness. They are contrfvances
to trap the unwary and skin the nose of
the innocent. They are full of guile and
deceit. When you think you have broken
one to ride and have subdued its wild
and satanic nature. behold, 1t bucketh
you of in the road and tareth q great
hole in your pants Look not upon the
bicycle when it blOweth upon its wheels,
for at last it bucketh like brOncho and
hurteth you like thunder! Who hath
bloody noses? Those who daily long
with diabolical bicycle.
Taxpayers are requested to take
notice that the county board Of equi-
lization which consists of the board of
county commissioners will meet on
July l, ?, and to adjust the diff
ferences which may exist "a q result of
the recent assessment. Every mer-
chant and farmer Is asked to take
notice of this fact and il he has any
Objectment 10 the assessment let him
make it ut that time or forever hold
his peace. Every property holder in
the county has been Informed as to the
amount he has been assessed and
whether it is high or low or just the
thing is for him to decide.
On last Monday night Jonathyn
Doyle otherwise known as ''Shorty,"
who cavOrts behind the bar and dishes
up pop. lemonade and cocOkolo for the
boys got into heated argument with
j. Milton Bland as to the conditions
which confront the AkahndOOr of
Mezabealand. ''Shorty" was of the
opinion that the Akahndoor was strong
in his capacity for holding lager while
Bland, regarded him as an old duffer.
Considerable air was chewed up in the
debate which resulted in "Shorty 81
arrest, conviction and incarceration for
six days. While languishing in the
city bastile he filed a complaint against
Bland with the result of the latter's
arrest.
H. E Parker, living near Richland,
met with narrow escape from what
might have been fatal accident. He
had occasion 10 feel OF the foot OF q
horse which was noted for its gentle
ness. He had no more than placed his
hand on the animals foot than it be-
gan to kick like fury. In the space of
a second or two the horse struck Mr.
Parker in dozen different places.
Between the hip and knee is q severe
bruise and his left temple was just
Had it been an inch iurth-
er In Mr.. Parker would have no doubt
'cashed in" and made his peace with
the next world.
The annual catalogue OF the univer-
sity OF South Dakota has just been re-
ceived. The institution seems to have
had prosperous year, having had a
total attendace OF nearly three hundred.
In addition to the usual information,
we note the following points: While
no normal department Is established,
teachers can receive thorough training
in subject matter in the various courses
offered by the university. A class In
didactics Is conducted by one of the
regular professors. Free tuition is
offered to students from each county
and new departure has been inaugu-
rated by Offering examination papers to
such high school as may apply for
them. Photographs are shown Of the
new building constructed by the city and
and Clay county. Courses are offered
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