Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
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No frost yet.
Ira l.. Nichols ESQ. was in Sioux
City on legal business last Monday.
O. II. Williams, of Sioux City, en-.
jOyed the Sabbath with his wife and
family.
Grant Troxell Of Big Springs last
Monday sold his so acres farm to Gus
tave Carlson for $1,000.
Miss Oracle Ringsrud returned on
Friday from Sioux City. where she had
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Jas.
T.. Blair.
The wind storm Of last week played
havoc with the tops Of the wheat
stacks but not enough to materially
damage them.
The COURIER force has been very
busy getting out the Bulletin for the
Union County Fair. An edition OF
1000 was printed.
Lieut.. Filter, an aged warrior with q
full crop OF whiskers, who has been
with us the winter and summer just
past has taken his departure.
Howard Mosher and wife are in Des
Moines attending the state fair and
visiting friends. Mr.. Mosher is taking
in his regimental reunion, the Fifth
Iowa.
Miss Genevieve Blair, daughter Of
Judge Blair, departed on Monday for
Sioux Falls, where she will act as in
~structor in English Literature in the
Sioux Falls University.
NJ. Hoffman left on Friday for Des
Moines, Iowa, where he will attend the
annual reunion of his regiment, the
Fifth Iowa. 1t goes without saying
that Michael will have a jolly, good
time.
The Argus-Leader, OF Sioux Falls,
states that the Elk Point band has
been engaged to play at Sioux Falls
during State Fair week. The boys
are good players and will give the
citizens excellent music.
The Sphinx rape case was dismissed
last Friday. The preliminary hearing
was held before Judge Smythe. The
COURIER does not believe it 10 the
duty OF II newspaper TO chronicle the
nauseating details of such trials.
A. p. Lanning Of Baltimore, Md,
private secretary OF VIM. DUPONT,
arrived on Saturday to look after the
interests of the latter in this section
and incidentally hunt for II few prairie
chickens. Mr.. DUPONT is at present In
England.
Sunday Sioux City Journal:-John
St. Pier, who said he was n South
Dakota constable, created q disturbance
last evening at the corner Of Fourth
and Pearl Streets. He was y arrested by
Patrolmau Curtis and locked up on q
charge OF intoxication.
C. r. Wiseman and Uri Wood made
q trip to Council Bluff. Iowa, on last
Thursday. Mr.. Wiseman was called
there to fix up the title TO 100 acres Of
land owned BY him west OF town. He
WAS successful and n0w has An abstract
AZ clenr AS the MONDAY SUI for his 100
acres.
NJ. v. Seamonds, Of Sioux Valley,
departed Monday for Louisville, KY.
TO attend the national ~encampment OF
the Grand Army. While absent on
this trip he will visit the home Of his
forefathers ia West Virginia and on
the way back he will stop in Ohio In
terviewing friends and relatives. He
win be gone six weeks on the trip.
Thomas Thompson q ranchman from
near Rapid City. s. D., arrived In Elk
Point on Monday to look after the In
terests OF his father who was under
guardianship. nut recently returned to
competency. His father has decided
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his property away and it is quite likely
that there will be q law suit growing
ont Of the transfer. Nj. Thompson has
brother Chris. located In Rapid City,
who is engaged in the nursery business.
The editor Of the big daily paper
Who ridicules the country paper for
chrouiciling the fact that "feN,
Browns red COW had . black sail last
week" or that "'Tom White had given
Ma house ! new coat Of paint or tnat
Billy stumpkins and Mehitaole Jones
vent "a Podunk Holler last Sunday,
ought TO run his eyes-the one wl.n
The mopocle-over the slush no prints
= society news before he sets up 10
shA hnainess n 9 high minded critic.