Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-23
The school election will be held in

The school election will be held in
June.
Mrs. G. r. Freeman is ia Sioux City
the guest OF friends for few days.
Miss vina Booth came down from
Parker. S. d., to visit with her brother
George and other friends.
The members OF the Uniform Rank,
X. OF p, are requested to be present at
the Armory on Friday evening for the
purpose of drill.
J. E. Behnke of Emmett has proved
up on his timper claim, and now pos
sesses one of the best quarter sections of
land in the county.
Mrs. Webb Wheeler of Lincoln,
Neb., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F.
M. Gilmore, and will remain for sew
eral weeks in the city.
Sam Dahl of Brule was in the city on
Tuesday. He reports severe frost,
but declares that corn and wheat re-
main uninjured.
Jack Frost is still in the land and last
Sunday morning he dropped his visit
ing card in many garden. The pota-
to patch was his favorite resting place.
Rev. w. l. Graham. president of the
Dakota University at Mitchell, made
our office short call on Saturday. He
reports the college at Mitchell prosper
GUS to an unusual degree.
Mrs. VIM. Dupont has sent word
from her home in New jersey to the
vestrymen of the Episcopal chapel in
this city that she is making arrange
ments to furnish the chapel with a
new bell.
Messrs. Gilmore, Nichols, Wallace.
Ericsson, Keller, Miller, Fawcett and
Can't formed an interesting group in
YanktOn last Thursday. With excep-
ton of Mr.. Gilmore all the parties ap-
peared before Judge Smith in their
capacity as lawyers.
Frank Kennicott and Mr.. Chapman of
Sioux Falls we're pleasant visitors In
THE COURIER Office during the week.
Mr.. kennicott travels for an extensive
mercantile firm in Milwaukee and Mr..
Chapman is state agent for the Mas
sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany.
Rev. Mr.. Neyman of Akron breaches
each alternate Sunday afternoon at
Westfeld and Richland. The rever-
end gentleman is an earnest and elo-
quent talker, and we advise our patrons
in the Richland district to be sure and
attend the meetings. They will profit
by so doing.
f. G. Ericsson and wife leave on next
Monday for Green Lake, Mimi, to in
dulge in II season of fishing for black
bass and other piscatOrial sport. They
will be accompanied by l.. b. French
OF YanktOn, and later on be Joined by
Judge Smith, each of whom Is regarded
as true disciple of Isaac Walton.
Miss Tillie Coverdale concluded the
term of school in the Walters district
last week. The teacher and scholars
held a picnic in consequence of the
event, and a very enjoyable time is re-
ported. Miss Title is very success
full instructress, and the directors in the
district speak of her work in the high.
est terms OF praise.
Last Sunday was Father Hines Goth
birthday. He lies very i'll 1T his home
in this city, and his friends are fearful
that he will not be with us long. He
has been growing worse very rapidly
of late, and for two weeks he has not
been able 10 be out of doors. A large
number of friends called at his resi-.
dence on Sunday to pay their respects
to the aged divine, whose work in the
cause OF christianity has been carried
on by him for seventy-three years.
The postmaster general has amended
the postal laws and regulations regard
ing holidays. The amendment states
that pOstmasters may observe as hOli-
days, January l, February %, May 80,
July 4. the first Monday in September,
known as Labor day, December 25.
and such other days as the president of
the United States or the governors of
their respective states may designate
us fast or thanksgiving days or pro-
claim as special holidays On other
occasions their Offices can be closed
only after permission obtained there
for from the department. Upon holt
days pOstoffices must be opened sui
dciently to facilitate the public convent
ence.
Our old soldier readers will be inter-
ested in reading that the action OF the
pension bureau, in constructing the
legal meaning of dependence under the
act OF June q, 1890, has been reversed
by Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Reynolds in decision on a dependent
mothers Gaze. The ruling provides
that where the property posed by a
mother having no other means of sup
port is so small that it will not yield an
income sufficient to support her during
her life it should not deprive her OF
the right to a pension. BY adequate
means OF support" the law is interpret
ed to mean not NEARLY enough to sup
port the necessaries of life for any
limited period of years but a confor-
table maintenance of the pensioner
during the remainder of her life.
Alex Hughes of Bismark and wife
and daughter Helen have been in the
city the past week visiting their many
friends. Elk Point for many years
was their home and to Union county
citizens the name OF Alex Hughes Is
rs familiar rs any name which can be
recalled. Since going to North d.
kot;a MIR. Hughes has received the re-
ward he deserves and is looked upon
as one of the ablest citizens within the
state border lines. He is at present
engaged as attorney for the Northern
Pacific railway and finds amply play
for his talents as a lawyer in defending