Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-21

~~A~ saw ~
Mailahan the benefit of such a secret
80 that the people there might forever
bless the name of Mallahan.
Grant Reid, brother of .'our John"
came up from Sioux City on Monday.
He has disposed of his business to E.
M. Cummins and will 60 to Chicago to
try his luck in the far famed city.
Spring is nearer at hand that we
thought. The Leader sprung the Cen
terville-N extension last
week and if warmer weather does not
come atoncewe willlose faith in Mother
Goose.
Since Paper-Hanger Snyder placed
his artistic touches upon the dry goods
department of Ringsrud's store, it has
greatly improved in appearance. The
wall paper is light in color and very
pretty in design.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. j. Ven have a bow
baby at their home. She made her
first appearance on this mundane
sphere last Thursday night. The
happy father and mother have our sim
cere congratulations.
Fred Wagner, jr., left on Monday
for Montana where he will resume work
on a mining claim which he has out in
the mountains. Here's hoping that
Fred will sell ont to an English syndi-
cate for fifty millions.
Among the Jeffersonians in the city
on Monday night to take in the oyster
supper furnished by the Modern Wood
men were: p. V. Walsh, w. /. Denni-
son. NJ. Ryan, Jr., A. L. Prather, r. H.
Walsh and 7. A. Sheehan.
Petitions were circulated in each
of the churches last Sunday by the
ministers asking for signers. The pc
tltion were addressed to the state legis-
lators and ask them to oppose the pas
sage of the new divorce law.
E. c. Ericsson was in Sioux City on
last Friday evening where he listened
to Henri Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, while he delivered his
lecture on money and Morals" The
lecture was in the opinion of MI. Eric
son was highly entertaining and in
structiye.
Mrs. Visa Duel, of Lanark, H.. who
has been visiting her sister for the
past three weeks, departed last Satur-
day for Independence, Ia, where she
will visit another sister before return
ing to her home. Miss Duel was &C.
companied by Mrs. Wiseman as far as
Sioux City.
Mr.. James Batroff OF Nebraska is load
ing his goods at Elk Point and will ship
them to Versailles, Morgan county, Mo.
Before leaving he purchased three
thorough bred Poland-C China gifts of
James Lilly after looking owe
various herds. Mr.. Batroff expects to
make Versailles his future home.
A western editor his invented an in
fernal machine which he places in an
envelope and sends it to those who ''re-
fuse" the paper after taking it without
paying for it. The machine explodes
and kills the whole family, and frag-
ments that fall in the yard kills the
dog. We are going to invest in the
new patent.-EX.
Vrmillion Republican, Farmer Eden
of Union county is sending butter Of
his own make to Boston and is getting
a higher price for it than that paid for
Elgin extra gilt-edged. Mr.. Eden it
is needless to say, has made a special
study OF the dairy art. But there are
a hundred farmers in Clay county who
can do just as we'll, if they would try:
Mrs. VIM. H. Lepper, who has been
visiting for several months with her
father andmother, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hasson, departed OF last Thursday for
Burlington. Wis, where her husband
has recently prepared a home for them.
Mr.. Lepperis al electrician and is en-
gagged in that business there. Mrs.
Hasson accompanied her daughter as
far as Sioux City.
Father Hogan was in the city Mon
day. greeting his large circle of friends
here. 1t was announced in these
columns hat Father Hogan had in
tended to 60 to ST. Cloud and accept a
parish there. but he has since changed
his plans and now has supervision of
the Garretson, Dell Rapids and Hart
ford missions with his home in the
bishops residence in Sioux Falls.
Peter Ekren of Nora. one of Union
county's substantial and reliable farm
ers, paid this great moral journal a call
IN Tuesday and added $3.50 to our
worldly possessions. He brought a load
of hogs with him and sold them for
83.6 II believe as Adam Scott told
you q week or..two ago" said Mr.. Ekren,
shat would have got % for my hogs
had it not been for the democratic tar
if tinkering jugglers."
On next Saturday there will be a con-
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