Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-30

'AiIlOH WIS Al Vie ClCy SlSltlHs ITtcuus
on Tuesday.
There will be a race matinee at the
fair grounds on Saturday afternoon,
June 8. Everybody go. Admission Is
cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Best Of Ver-
million attended the memorial services
in this city. Mr.. Best is member OF
Miner post, No. 3; G. A. II. Of YER
million.
We learn that since our last issue
there has not been any geeat change in
the condition OF Father Hines. He has
had some days and nights Of wearing
pain, and rs we write (Tuesday) seems
rather weaker than at any during the
past eight days. a.
Ole Lawrence completed his term
of school in district No. 10, commonly
known as the Powell school a week ago
last Friday. Mr.. Lawrence is one of
our most successful teachers and his
work during the past winter has been
spoken Of very highly by the patrons in
the district.
Charles Merrill of the Bend was
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sworn out by Frank Snyder charging
him with sterling curry comb and
brush. At the trial held Monday
morning Merrill was given his liberty
by Squire Jameson owing to the fact
that the testimony was not sufficient
to hold him ON the charge. 4g
Miller & Miller received this week
an invoice OF 200 new law books to add
TO their library. They now have 800
volumes and have one of the finest law
libraries in the state. They have
added another room to their Office in
the Citizen Bank building making a
suite of Office rooms which are as com.
Portable rs any to be found in many of
the larger cities.
Henry Quick, our able and success
full gardener, presented the editor OF
The COURIER, with a mess of peas TO-
day which he raised in his garden.
Think of it. Green peas in Dakota,
ready tor the table, on May %! Tha,
beats the record, but we are inclined
to think that it was entirely due to
Uncle Quick's ability as a gardener
rather than the climate. There are
few who can excel him, and we are very
thankful for the delicious feast.
James McGonagle, Geo. Apted and
William Chaussee rode the goat at IA
special meeting of the Modern Wood
men on Monday night. Each perform
ed the feat successfully and without
serious injury except James Nc
GOnagle who now takes all his meals
standing up owing to the wildness OF
the animal which in an unforeseen
moment threw him over the chandal-
iers and landed him astraddle q saw
buck. 1t was close shave from a
fatality, but Jim is inclined to think that
with proper medical treatment he can
eat his meals in the customary manner
in a couple of months.
Judge Smythe received telegram
from G.. H. Williams of Alcester on
Tuesday stating that the old time
officers had turned all the books and
pharphernalia pertaining to their re-
spective offices over to those elected at
the recent election contest, except the
far-famed Jack Wallace whose Spartan
like determination has led him to con-
ciude to make himself in his own mind
u hero. He proposes to fight it to the
finish boys, and like hero will play q
tune over the ashes of his city rather
than suffer the ignominy of II Knockout.
The mills of God grind slowly, but ex-
ceedingly fine and If Jack will wait
sufficiently long enough there will be IA
sufficient number of mandamuses issued
to send nim into the kingdom to come.
Eric Corneliason and Talie Anderson
returned last Saturday from the Yank-.
IN i'm Vuhopa fhAx had
TO witness the opening of the reserve
to settlement. They report no excite
ment whatever and that the people
of Armour, the point at which they
stopped, had grabbed up the choice
spots-which is NATURAL There is
plenty of vacant land yet which can be
squatted upon but it is high prairie.
All the hay land has been taken by the
indians. The boys came back thor
oughly satisfied that Union county is
good enough for them and will devote
their energies hereafter 10 Union
rather than the wild land of the In
dams.
On Monday Hon. Alex Hughes. wife
and daughter Helen, departed for St
Paul on their way to their home in
Bismarck N. ID. after having visited
with their old-time friends for two
weeks. There visit here has been full
of pleasant incidents, and the hand
shaking and recalling of scenes when
It was gigantic struggle for everyone
in this country to keep the wolf from
the door. revived in their hearts a
feeling OF comradarie which only death
can efface. Life is teeting shadow"
yet a visit to the old home where friend.
ships were formed never to be broken,
and kind acts performed never TO be
forgotten is one of the pleasantest
features Of life.
All will remember c. A. Potter who
recently made u proposition To the city
council OF the city of Elk Point to- put
in an electric light and waterworks
plant under certain conditions. Re-
Gently certain parties have alleged that
Potter was implicated in fraud ulent
bond deal, involving something like
$40, 900, and claimed to have been Is
sued by the school districts around
Melle,te in Sphinx county. The Huron
Huronite gives the following explana-
ton, from which it would seem that
the gentleman is largely blameless in
The transaction and financially suf-
ferer: REV. Mr.. Potter, formerly of
Grace Church, Huron. is in South Da-
kota to answer voluntarily for his part
in the Sphinx county fraudulent bond
matter He SAWS to the HurOnite freely