Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-14

order of the evening and four tables
were arranged numerically. Fourteen
games were played and the prize win
ner proved to be Major Thomas Will
son, he having secured twelve points
out of a possible fourteen. Mrs. r. A.
Hudson, usually a good player, won the
bloody" After the game came the
luncheon which was 2 rare treat in
deed. The menu consisted of COM
pressed chicken, sandwiches, CON-
prairie defie, sailed almonds, fruit salad.
cake and coffee. Misses Nellie and
| Minnie, daughters OF Mr.. Comfy, the
host, assisted Mrs. Comfy very cleverly in
entertaining the guests, being aided by
Mrs. J.. A. Miller and Miss Luella
Comfy. There were present Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c..
Ericsson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Keller,
| MI. and Mrs. NJ. Hoffman, DR.. and Mrs.
r. A. Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. F.
Reid, DR.. and Mrs. J. Griffin Comfy,
Robert Miller of Aberdeen, Arthur
Comfy, w. T. Buchanan and T. H. Will
o
Il wish you would announce" said
Henry Henkin Of the Palace store to the
reporter that We have received the
bill for u spring invoice of wash fab
RIGS and they will be ready for inspec-
ton on Friday or Saturday. They are
the finest line in shades of colors and
in designs that I have purchased in my
twenty years experience in the dry
goods line. 1t seems to me as If the
designess had excelled in their efforts of
former years and l am more than de-
lighted with my selection. l Am sure
that the lady readers Of The COURIER
will wish 10 inspect the line before buy
ing their spring goods, and q cordial
invitation is extended to them to call
and look at them. We will be pleased
to show them the goods, regardless
whether q sale is made or not Tor it
will delight anyone to look at them and
see what pretty goods are in the
market. We bought these goods un-
der the new tariff schedule and can
sell them at prices below those of for
mer years. Pretty goods at better
prices to the buyer is something worthy
of inspection"
For the third time Peter Peterson
and James Teller have begun a suit
against Simon McInerny, his wife and
Peter Callahan and his wife to 20
the sun Of 81 1888. 10 which, it is claimed
bv them, is the amount due from Mr..
McInerny on the bond furnished by the
late George Stickney, ex-county treas
urer. The Stickney sureties we're
Mrs. Lenore LaBelle, Thomas Denni-
son, James Teller, Peter Peterson,
Simon McInerny and Andrew Omdahl.
The amount Of Mr.. Stickney's short
age was In the neighborhood of &c.
600 and each share to be put up by the
bondsmen was the amount named, $780,
The reason why Mr.. McInerney never
paid was because he was financially un-
able, having sold his farm previous to
the d~efalcatlon to Peter Callahan. The
defense claim that it was q bogus sale
and merely to avoid the payment OF
the judgement. The case has been
twice dismissed on the motion of the
plaintiff. II. A. Wallace of this city
and w. G. Fawcett of Sioux Falls rep
resent the plaintiffs while E. G. Eric
sou is for the defense.
A decidedly interesting and amusing
trial took place on Friday before Squire
Norton. 1t created plenty of fun,
plenty of amusement and not a little
seriousness. It was the trial of the
state of South Dakota VS. f. E. Wenner,
the latter being charged with having
f~eloneously, with malice aforthought
and "evilly inclined"stolen a key OF beer
from the vehicle Of Yves. Halter, the
drayman. The rumors we're of a
highly salacious character, full Of rich
assertions and striking Illustrations.
1t was better than q pantomine, for
on one side was the state of South Da-
kota with all its wealth, power and in
iuence and on the other the e%x-county
surveyor, an avowed prohibitionist, q
teetolar, a woman's right advocate and
a seeker for Capt. Kidd's treasures,
laboring under the weight of the charge
of having stolen a key of beer. The
facts developed that the beer was taken
by some one unknown, that Wes. Hat
ter was an employee Of the cypress
company, that the keg Of beer was in
the hands Of the express company and
that its disappearance was intended for
. joke, but the express company would
not have 1t that way, There being
nc evidence to hold Mr.. Wenner,
he was discharged.
On Sunday morning George Akley,
father Of Mrs. E. G. Joy, aged "A years
died at the home of his daughter in
in this township after . lingering ILL
i $500 49, r. =