Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-04

wnlcn $500 was paid in cold cash.
ny zeal Is one OF considerable mapni.
sude for this country of small farms.
W. G. Lillibridge and David Smith
OF Sioux Valley were in the citv on
Tuesday to interview the county hoard
ley. oAoaA a-
=: D. Lufkin. Elk Points music
dealer has q card In this issue. When
"a need OF musical apparatus do not fail
10 give him a call. He will save O
money.
Patsey Dyer disposed Of four car loads
OF cattle this week realizino in Tho
neighborhood of "a. 900 for the entire
drcd.
!. N: Flanagan, greatly to the happi.
ness OF his large circle OF acQuaintan.
ces and friends, is getting the best of
the attack OF pleurisy which seized him
recently.
"A prominent young man OF this city
VIII Nc married to q very estimable
,aay IN Lake county on the 10th inst.
~ Is TOO early to give namcs-but it will
- Jcy ON0 ONNdAOlOlsF H"-- EE.E.
Lisle Webb, a former resident OF
this place, but now of Denver. was re-
Gently elected as alderman of the Queen
OF the Plains. Webb is reported 10 he
a free-silver man and of course owns n
silver mine.
DR.. L. c. Mead Of Yankton was in
the city last week to attend the bed
side OF l. N. Flanagan returning the
next Gay. Mr.. Flanagan is improving
rapidly, greatly to tho satisfaction Of
To. Reeves Of Sioux Valley was in
town ~transacting legal business on
Monday. He reports eight inches of
snow In Sioux Valley and every farmer
as joyful over crop prospects as he
we'll could be.
Ole J. Ronbeck OF Sphinx was in the
city last Thursday waiting the arrival
OF Mrs. B. c. Mattison, who was on her
way Q Arkansas to join her husband 1
in Sphinx. MIR. Madison has rented
Mr.. Ronbeck's farm.
Next year is leap year when we will
have the last February % until 1905.
the year 1900 not being a leap year.
This Is the solitary instance in q cent
ury where there entervenes eight years
from leap year to leap year.
Col. Mark w. Sheafe of Watertown
who is we'll known to our citizens here
has just returned from a trip
through the south The colonel re-
ports that he had a delightful time and
his visit to Atlanta was full of pleas
ure and joy.
E. w. Miller in a week or such mat
ter will go to Washington, D. c., to
certain matters before the United
States supreme court and also present
q report to Attorney General Olney
with regard to the affairs of the gov
eminent in this district.
We were in crror last week. mo- of
our own fault, but to a misunderstood.
ing.of our informant. Ira l.. Nichols.
Esq, has been appointed agent Of Brad
Mercantile agency instead of T..
G. Ericsson who represents Dun's Mer-
agency.
Will Schaetzel of Sioux Falls while
out hunting the other day shot an eagle
on the river bank in the city limits.
says the Sioux Falls Press. The noble
was wounded and captured alive.
Mr.. Schactzel proposes to keep it in a
in case 1t lives which seems pro.
A letter was received, since our last
issue, by Father Hines and Rev. Mr..
O'Reilly. from Bishop Hare extending
his coincidence over the loss of the old
Episcopal chapel and incidentally re-.
marking that he had sent each a new
to replace the ones lost by them
in the fire.
The local lodge OF the Odd Fellows
order has received a circular letter
from N. G. Nash of Canton, grand
master, calling attention TO the fact
on April 26 will be the 10th ami
versary OF the order and asks that the
same be duly observed with appropriate
exercises.
j. J. Steen OF Nora was a very pleas
ant caller last Saturday and while in
Dur Office renewed his allegiance to
THE COURIER for a year in advance.
Mr.. Steen is getting along very finely
In his northern home and Is regarded
one Of the progressive farmers of
the county.
Gen. George A. Silsby of Mitchell,
who made a number of speeches in this
county during the heat OF the CAM
last fall has invented a new kink
roller casters for furniture which he
will make him rich. The pa
tent has been placed with a furniture
in Rockford. Ill.
E. w. Ericsson and wife of Big
were in the city last Friday,
being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. f. c.
Ericsson. While in the city MIR. Eric
paid The COURIER Office a pleasant
visit and IN enjoyable conversation was
had with reference to the late legis-
for the lower body of which he
acted as postmaster.
Supt. Oscar Smith filed Miss
Sheritt's place in the city public school
last week owing to the sad call re-
by her that her mother had died
1T her home In Hiawatha, Kan. Mr..
Smith took q hold of the room at its
most critical period and concluded lis
with credit to himself aud the
scholars.
Misses Jennie and Bertha Dahl left
last Monday for Fremont. Neb., to take
q course In the normal school at that
point. The Misses Dahls are two of
Union c0unty's most accomplished
luI{os aud <ho{n nr,iaou< ~..~~r~,o - 1