Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS


LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The delinquent tax list for 1896 will
appear in These columns in our next ia.
sue.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Donnelly are reioic.
ing over the arrival Of n sirl baby at
their home. She made her appear.
ance last Friday.
Father Kelley returned from Big
Stone City on Saturday where he was
on business and pleasure. He enjoyed
couple OF days Of fishing in Big Stone
Lake and reports good time.
The evangelists, Messrs. Thompson
and Gamble, took their departure on
Monday, for Webster, this state, where
they will hold series OF meetinRs,
There Elk Point meetings were very
successful ones.
Ponca Journal: Mrs. Anna Legget,
mother of Mrs. f. w. Grey OF this
place, Is this week removing her house
hold goods from Elk Point to Ponca
and will reside here permanently.
She will occupy dwelling in the west
ern part OF town.
Woonsocket Times: Wilbur Serve
son went to Elk Poidt yesterday TO
visit the Hemphill family and look
over that part OF the state with view
renting farm there for next year.
He took advantage OF one fare excur.
sion rates to Sioux City.
On Monday The saloon conducted by
Joe Brow and G.. d. Chause in the
brick building formerly occupied by
1.-The Fair" was closed by Sheriff
Anderson by order Of Judge Smith
on an injunction sworn out by Ole
Anderson. Anderson can neither read
or write and is stopping with Peter
Brown. The closing came In the
nature OF Il surprise and it is stated
that a considerable quantity Of intoxi-
eating liquor was found in the build
ing.
The Harvest Home festival held last
Friday in the Church of Our Savior
proved to be- AN enjoyable affair. Rev.
A. f. Fillmore delivered very enjoy.
able affair Rev. A. + Fillmore of
Vermillion delivered very eloquent
- mon and the choir rendered some
& dice music. Rev G. O'Riley sang a
song entitled LAS Pants the Heart" In
his excellent manntr. The church
was beautifully decorated with sheaves
OF golden grain, while the corn stalk
and leaves furnished ample emporium
jty for the ladies To show their artistic
abilities as decorators. The evening
was one of the most enjoyable events
Of the season.
A large mum Der OF deaths have &C.
CURED in this vicinity since our last
issue. The infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Stroud died on Monday
morning after brief illness. 1t was
taken with the whOoping cough several
weeks ago, and other complications
arising, the little one had not the
strength to withstand the rAvages o
the disease. On Friday evening the
little daughter Of Dan Flannery died In
Sioux City and WAS buried In Elk
Point on Sunday. James Heron,
brother Of Mrs. August Frohman, died
on Saturday from Brieht's disease. He
had been i'll for months. A brother o.
Carl Nelson, living in Brule, Is also re
ported as dead. These cases, with thai
Of the s-year-cld son Of Stephen Hurl
but, OF Armour, who was stopping with
his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aug
ust FrOhmxn, makes total 81 hvt
deaths within y period Of four days.
The Sioux City journal: Bob
Kneebs, the we'll known horse,nan o
this city, has been bebarred from driv
Ing on tracts where the races are con
Quoted under auspices Of the American
Trotting association. T.. D. Wigson
secretary OF the fair nssM,iatio". WI
notified OF the action 0f the assocotto'
by II Telegram received from secretar!
]. H. Steiner this morning. The action
10 dased on the investigation OF tn
charges Of ringing in Germany In hl''
Kneeba was accused ri entering NJ
horse Nellie Kneebs ~ Bethel. tn
case was Il big surpais.' Ia the friends o
Kneeha M the decision II tho charge
Of ringing preferred nv the Germa'
race track authorities has not yet beef
rendered. II has come ut . most I'm
= portant time. He had several horse
entered in the fair association events
but under this notice he will not p
allowed 70 drive them. II ts under
stood: ne viii appeal from the decision
d the trotting association.