Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

lation to all citizens in Union county
Tor the splendid manner in which
Messrs Weber, Sinclair and johnson
performed their duties and THE Co..
RIER takes this occasion to congratu.
late them upon their splendid work.
Their votes we're for the the interests
OF their constituents, based on sound
reasoning and in actual conformity
with their promises. The fact that
Senator Sinclair was a member of the
conference committee to con-
slider some plan of agreement for the
appropriation, is IN honor worthy be-
slowed and n in which the whole
county participates. Their votes we're
Invariably in the line of economy, to
which they gave their promise during
the campaign, previous to their cleo
ton.
A story is going the rounds about a
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.,, rustic who saw
his first train last summer. He stepped
up to the ticket agent at the depot aud
said he wanted to take a ride on ';that
ere train" The agent asked him how
far, and finally elected the information
that the man only had so cents, and
wanted to go as far as he could and re-
turn, and accordingly gave him a ticket.
The rustic boarded the train and took a
seat next to the window. The train
started and gradually increased in
speed. The passenger. jumped up and
down with CALCULATIONS of pleasure so
great that he finally commenced to
swear. A minister of the gospel who
sat in front of him turned around and
said: 'Say, young man, do you know
you are going to Hades?:' The young
turned his attention to the divine
and said: II don't give a d-n, I've
got a return ticket"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Ryan we're called
Vermillion last Wednesday by the
fatal illness of Mr.. Ryan's uncle, Mr..
Riordan. They drove to the University
city and on their way back, just at they
leaving Burbank the snap in the
whipple tree broke, letting the tongue
down, and soaring the team, which
jumped with uncomfortable speed result
ing in the tongue striking the ground
throwing Mr.. Ryan and his estimable
out of the buggy onto the ground.
Mrs. Ryan broke her wrist and shoulder
blade, and received bruises
n the fall, while her husband succeed
ing in escaping any injury out
side of a few scratches. The unfortu-
nate couple were taken back to Bur
bank where they were cared for by the
Kind people until the morning train
when they came to Elk Point. DR..
Mulcahy dressed the broken bones.
md at present Mrs. Ryan is improving.
In giving the account of the death of
John Riordan, an uncle Of Jerry Ryan
this city, the vermillion Plain Talk
John NJ. Riordan, late of Bu-
county, Ia, died at his home in
his city at I o'clock Monday morning
It the advanced age Of 72 years. He
lad not been sick long and his death
vas a great surprise to many. He did
lot show his years and was apparently
veil preserved. Mr.. Riordan came
1ere about the LIST of November and
some fine residence property.
Intending to commence building opper-
Itions in the spring. Indeed he had
got some OF the material on the
He had long been a resident
II Buchanan county, Ia, where he is
veil known and universally respected.
His funeral took place Thursday after
loon at the Catholic church in this city
Ind the remains were entered in the
Eairview cemetery. He was a brother
If Mrs. James Egan OF this city.
Charles Williams of Alcester, the
banker, was an agreeable caller on last
having been called at the coun-
;y's capital on important business in
with VIM. Sedgwick. While
aere Mr.. Williams added his name to
our subscription list as did Emel Peter
'on OF Sphinx. I p. Asbjeld of Nora
in on Wednesday last to see
,ur press work and incidentally added
ais name to u rapidly increasing
subscription list, Z. M. Slower of
Freeport, ILL.,, Jens johnson OF Virginia,
Hans johnson of Emmett also subscrib-
ID for The COURIER during the week
making a total of six, and a grand total
of 81 since Christmas. THE COURIER'S
subscription list has been growing at
the rate of thirty new subscribers per
Advertisers will please take
OF this fact. The COURIER
reaches every nook and corner of Union
and in its progressive march is the best
newspaper in the county and for that
in the state. Since writing the
above two more names were added to
our list: Frank Adams OF WestGeld
and August NJ. Anderson Of Sphinx.
Still we grow.