Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-24
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The building recently vacated bv c..
j.. Peters is now occupied by Mr.. But
ton Of Akron who has a good stock of
goods which he is arranging in a tasty
manner. He would like to have more
room but Il not procure it at presant.
Mr.. Il. ]. Hank, IA mar of business ex-
perfence, is assisting Mr.. Button.
The Senior Knapp of the Elk Point
Leader is now i'm the sunny south and
is sending home some very interesting
letters scented with orange blossoms
and other sweet southern smells and
mixed with strawberries and snow.
He also sends telegrapnic dispatches
to the Leader and THE COURIER, which
are shorter and more pointed but not
so highly perfumed as the letters.
Letters and dispatches Ae both good
| and We hardly know which is the best.
The citizens of Aicester and vicinity
will meet Saturday evening, the 10Th,
Hotel Grand for the purpose of devils
ing ways and means to collect contri-
buttons for those who are in need in
this O T other states.
+. ID. Govey sold fifty-five hogs last
week to John Netbone for the e sum
OF Sll2.
Mrs. Anna Coonan of Mendoza, ILL.,,
is visiting her son of this place. She
will probably spend the winter with
her children in this locality.
Harry Finn brought his saw mill to
town "Wednesday and sawed enough
wood to keep Fred Slocum's fires
burning the rest of the winter, pro-
empty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcot went to Elk
Point Thursday of last week and re-
turned Saturday.
Coll Hilton last week bought the
Lcnard, including bottles, kegs,
appurtiances belonging thereto, and
is now established in business.
The county commissioners have re-
duced the yearly salary of the county
attorney from 5000 to 800. We believe
the action of the board in this matter
will be sanctioned by the people of
the county. 1t a not be charged
that the commissioners did this on
account of any political spite as the
attorney was elected OF me same
ticket as Il majority of the board.
The commissioners merely used their
own unbiased Judgment in executing
their sworn duty. Not being a lawyer
we cannot look at this case from the
standpoint OF the "bar, but to a man
outside the bar it would seem that
5000 a year is a pretty high plice to
pay for the service of alawyer, besides
giving him four-tiths OF the time for
his own personal benefit. Allowing
that the county attorney has hereto
fore spent one-tifth of his time labor
ing for the county, it is evident that
the county has paid at the rate of ST.
500 a year for the time actually spent
by the attorney. The governor of
Iowa, Frank Jackson, who is also a
lawyer gets $4,000 a year but is dis
satisfied and says he can hardly make
IL living at such low wages these hard
times, and declares he won't take the
job another term at that price. The
governor says he has to put in about
al OF his time tinkering around in
state matters and visiting county
fairs to shake hands with the farmers,
and attending balls and receptions at
the state capital and that his expense
is quite heavy in this business. The
county attorney of Union county has
the advantage Of the governor OF Iowa
III this respect, as he is not expected
to visit any fair outside Of Elk Point
and may dance or not just as he
pleases and enlarge or curtal his ex-
penses accordingly. However il the
people OF Iowa wish to raise the
wages Of the governor or the com.
missioners raise the wages Of the
county attorney OF this county We
shall offer no serious objections us
we think they are both pretty gooa
men for the position they occupy.
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