Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13

IN the city on Friday. June Is, and
Will stop with A. J. Ven.
Rev. A L. Carhart is in Mitchell at-
lending the meeting OF the state ex.
ecutlVe committee Of the Prohibition
League OF which he is a member.
Ahere will DC three days session.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Ericsson returned
,ast Saturday evening from Green Lake.
Mimi. laden with piscatorial tronhies
They had very successful time in Ash.
ing for the festive black bass and the
hungry wall-eyed pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Schaetzel leave
To-Day for a three weeks trip through
california, Oregon and Washington.
dhey nave very pleasant trip planned.
ana before returning will observe
Americas scenic wonderland.
Charlie White, who has for the past
nine months neen attending school in
Lincoln, Neb., returned on last We'd
nesday. Charlie is well satisfied with
his years study in the school and
speaks highly OF his instructors.
Saturday was base ball day in Elk
Point. The Ponca team crossed bats
with our first nine and won a victory
ny score of IA to ~. The Vermillion
tadpoles contested for a victory with
our own pollywogs and got a goose egg
Tor their pains, while the pOllywOgs
managed to exc out % scores.
In order to properly celebrate the
Fourth Of July Elk Point has drawn
heavily on Verm. lliOn for help. Col.
Jolly will deliver the Grafton and the
VermilliOn base ball club will compete
with Hawarden ia. nine for a SlOO
purse. These and numerous other
attractions will doubtless cause large
fraction OF the Clay county people to
do their celebrating in Elk Point this
year.-Vermillion Republican.
Land Commissioner Lockhart REPORTS
good returns from the school land of
this state. Three hundred thousand
acres have been leased at 5 cents per
acre and that department has collected
since January 8, '95, $4,000 for de-
ferrcd payment and leases. This
amount together with the $9S, 900 re-
ceived on sale of bonds to replace that
amount stolen by Taylor win be dis
tributed proportionately among the
different counties on July l. Union
county will receive in the neigbbor.
hood of $4,000 which will be a little
over 81 for each child of school age in
the county.
Heldor Johnson Langorgen of Hous-
ton county, Mimi, who was the que st
OF his nephew, Andrew Hayhome, re-
turned on last Monday after a very
pleasant visit. Mr.. Langorgen was
pleased with Union county as farm
ing section and expressed the senti-
ment that it was every whit as good as
Huston county where he has resided
for twenty years. He came to this
country in company with Samuel Dahl
and while here made a call upon Mr..
Dahl and the recalling of the events
and incidents of their trip across the
ocean to this country formed a pleas
ure rarely experienced.
A special meeting of the school board
was held on last Saturday evening and
action was taken upon the applications
for positions in the public schools.
Prof. Homer II. Miller was engaged for
another year. Miss Jennie Blair was
engaged rs assistant principals; Miss
Geddings was given the grammar de-
plrtment, Miss Cora HassOn the first
intermediates; Miss Bovce the second
Intermediates; Miss DOllie Hunt the
second primary: and Miss ID. May Mil
Ter rs teacher Of music. No action was
taken to ill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Miss Spackman, but the
board is in correspondence with an
able instructor and it is quite possible
II contract will be made with her.
A. d. Keller of this city was elected
last week at Chamberlain to the posi-
ton of chancellor commander of the
grand lodge OF the Knights of Pythias
Of the state OF South Dakota, IN honor
that is worthily bestowed. There are
few meD.in the state that stand high.
er in X. p. circles than Mr.. Keller
and his selection to the highest posi-,
ton of honor i'm the state is indeed IA
very gratifying compliment to his
friends. When the news was received
here of his election there was rejoicing
among the local members OF the lodge
and the uniformed rank appeared in
uniform headed by the cornet band at
the depot to welcome Mr.. Keller. He
was escorted in state to his residence
where he received the congratulations
OF his large circle OF friends.
The Mondamin OF Sioux City, the
new Rooge hotel was opened last week.
Among the many attractions was the
parlOr piano which is OF un-
usual beauty and finish as we'll as
magnificent in tone Speaking of il
the Sioux City Daily Tribune stated
'If any one article will attract more
attention than another it is the beauti-
full piano selected by the Mondamin
hotel management for the main parlOr.
1t is an Upright Concert Grand in IN
old gold quarel-sawed oak case, with
hand etched rlnals, elaborate top,
bottom and end holdings and elegantly
carved ,russts, The instrument il
manufactured by the w. w. kimball
company Of Chicago, aud personally
selected ut the factory by Mr.. c. A.
ElmendOrf, manager Of the kimball
company Sioux City branch. The hotel
management, in its desire to cater t
the wants Of the travelling theatrical
and concert companies have made Y
wise selection in a piano, as no instru'
mcnt manufactured has received the
universal Endorsement from artists II
has the kimball.
Sterling Colo Advocate: The city
schools of Sterling compare we'll with
the best graded public schools of the
>1s~ as pi< .Ss,