Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

20 YEARS THE STANDARD.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Rainbow festival takes plac,
on Friday evening in the opera house
C. F. Roberts was an agreeable call
err and added his mite to our excheouel
by paying q years subscription.
Capt. Culver Of Sioux City is danger
ousiy ~. Only recently the captain
won $1,000 on the Chicago board O
trade.
Last week Mr.. Cooper, father of Jacl
Cooper, died In this city after q linger.
ing illness. The remains we're inferred
in the Ponca cemetery.
The boys paid Mr.. and Mrs. Desiarlais
q visit on Monday night and gave the
happy couple n charivari reception.
They were entertained nicely.
Truman Ames received the con.
firmatiOn OF his appointment as rs.
sistnnt attorney general last week from
COe. l. Crawford, the attorney general
Of the state.
On Tuesday our local base ball club
went to Akron and fought a ''hot fight
as they expressed IL on the base ball
grounds. The boys came home drag
ging their colors in the dust.
John A. Warner Of Richland re-
membered this Office with u years SUBJ
scription last Saturday. Mr.. Warner
is n Of our oldest and most valuable
subscribers and his visits are pleasure
able ones.
Alcester has just adopted the dis
orderly house" scheme, the city council
having passed an ordinance SO that
they could receive u evenu from
their saloons. Elk Point Ia now the
only town in the county without u
''blind' license system.
George r. Freeman is rushing the
wsrl: on the new grain house, and 1t is
thought that by n week or two every
thing will be In readiness TO handle II
large quantity of wheat oats, and corn.
A buyer will be placed on the streets
and a bid made for all the grain offered
for sale.
Ollie Munson, George O'Reilly, Ar
vim Gore and Warren ROnne, enter
tanned friends ut the handsome home
OF the latter TN last Wednesday even
ing, about twenty-five guests being
present. Al II seasOnable hour all de-
parted for their. homes pronouncing
the boys royal entertainers.
The COURIER received the other
day an invitation TO attend the wedding
Of Mr.. Jefferson X. Stickney of Sioux
City and Miss Lora Albright OF Tyn.
dali, S. D.. which will take place at the
home OF the brides parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Albright on Saturday, Sept.
I, ut 1870 p, m. Mr.. Stickney is a I'm
ion county boy of whom all Of us are
proud.
Up in Brule there is already on
siderable gossip by the pOpulists as to
who should he nominated for the
various township officers and q gentle
man writes the editor Of this paper
that the ticket when II finally comes
around TO be voted on by the pops
would be-: For county commissioner,
Ole G~underson, ST.; justice OF peace.
Frank Squires; assessor, OLE Lawrence,
constables, j. M. Clementson and
James Ven. But the republicans are
not at all iretting themselves as to re.
suits and when The day INT will
walk away with the endorsement Of
the people as they have heretofore.
The union revival services under the
direction ot Rev. A. f. Thompson, as-
sisted Ivy Will e.. Gamble, will COM
memo in Elk Point, Wednesday,, Sept.
4. The night services will be held in
the Methodist church. The place of
holding the day services will be stated
in the future. We publish for the
beueiiL Of the public the vAriuas com
mittces: Executive, REV. a.. + Car
hart. Rev. A. M. Pipes, Rev. I. NJ.
Coffey, Truman Ames. Jxnes Smith.
Miss Laura Chamberlain; musical, Mrs.
williams, Jesse Compton. Vernic WNd;
advertising, Alvn HmssOn. T.. Morris,
Otto Derr; ushers, t;.Orge Fisher,
Harry Joy, Mr.. Smith; tinancc J. I.
Martin, Mrs. ]. Nj. Talcct,, Mrs. Il.
Murphey.
There was y life iGsu. agent ~
the city the other day. From u CASUAL
glance 1t was evident that he WAS labor
Ing under the disadvantage OF having q
chrome col0red taste tO his mouth ana
carried q nimbus before his eyes. he
had Just returned from n trip To the
Black Hills. and his experiences OF
painting in that country were rare
ones. He said o man locking for Q
BILE could do pretty we'll for 10 centse,
and find more than he could convent
entity yet out Of for IS cents. The
liquor In that country, he said, meets
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