Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-28

the WOmans suffrage bill. he reports
the Union county members as being
among the most influential in the leg
islature. They attend strictly to their
duties and are ever watchful for the in
terests of the county.
Next Saturday evening in the opera
house in this city the jefferson Home
Talent Dramatic company will present
the three comical farces, entitled
''Hnmeopathy," "Wide Enough for
Two and "The Darby Wood Dealer"
We are under obligations to Knapp
T. Son for printing the last edition of
THE COURIER. Our engine went on a
strike and refused to work. It has
since capitulated and we are running
right along in good style turning out
superior work.
Tom Ayers of the Vermillion Plain
Talk wiggled his ears last week and
called our state senator, John Sinclair
an ass in his paper. Simply because
Tom is an ass it's no excuse for him to
think that everybody else belongs to
the same breed.
Miss Laura Chamberlain of New York,
and daughter of D. w. Chamberlain
is in the city visiting her father. Miss
Chamberlain for several years was ma
tron OF the Yankton asylum. While
in New York she took a course in a
training school for nurses.
Mrs. Brad Slaughter Of fullerton,
Neb., is the guest Of her grand daugh-
ter, Miss Grace Gilmore. Miss Oracle
makes an entertaining hostess and is
pointing out to her ''grandma'' the
beuaties of the city, as we'll as points
pertaining to our Italian climate.
A representative OF the state insur-
ance company Of Des Moines, Ia, was
in the city last week and with the aid
of LEGAL Agent Ryan placedsthe resi-
dence of J. r. Wood, recently injured
by fire in excellent condition, re.paper.
ing all the rooms. Mr.. Wood feels en-
inently satisfied with the company.
THE COURIER has received an in
vioce of stationary for the ladies. We
have the latest thing in visiting cards
with or without being printed. And
for invitations we have just the thing
you can get them printed on not as
you please. Call and examine u
stock when you want something in that
line.
Eight new subscribers were received
since Saturday. They were John HEIDI,
Alcester; August Freiburg, of Beres-
ford: Oscar Thorlson, John Sellberg and
John johnson of Sioux Valley; John
Gill of this city: Thora Halverson of
Mcfarland, Wis, and M. Ryan. ST., of
jefferson. This makes twelve since
our last issue.
E. B. Merideth, we'll known here,
who for a number of years was presi-
dent of the Baptist university at Sioux
Falls has located at Topeka, Kan,
where he has accepted a position as
missionary secretary OF the Kansas
Baptist convention. He reports that
he is we'll pleased with his work in his
new location.
John l.. Lockhart, commissioner of
and public lands, decided some
time ago that unless payment was made
before February 20, by parties holding
time leases on school lands upon which
payments became due January l last,
such leases would be declared forfeited
and the land again offered for lease on
March Is next.
II believe" said Geo. r. Freeman the
other day to the reporter, ''that the
Union County Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance company is n Of the soundest
and safest insurance companies to be
found. have taken out a o, 600 policy
on my farm buildings. It is vastly
cheaper than the old line companies
and just as SAFE"
A party of eleven-all from Nebraska
purchased tickets on last Thursday
from Agent Cummins for Missouri
where they will reside in the future.
They we're L. T. Adams and family, l..
S. Scott and family and J. NJ. Bootroff
and s~ou-in-law and his family. Their
designations are Seligman and Yer
~sailles, Mo-, respectively
E. E. Wenner has found that old
steamboat about which there has been
so much talk. He located it on Mon
day and no joking. He has q shaft
down eight feet, the boat being located
at a depth of twelve feet. 1t is 100 feet
long and 30 feet wide. Mr.. Wenner is
constantly receiveng orders for the 80
year old whisky in the boat.
At the reception recently rendered in
St. Paul to Gen. Fairchild, commander
of the Loyal Legion of America, we
note in the Pioneer Press that Maj.
VIM. Duncan was one Of the guests.
The major is doing finely in Minneapo-
lis where he resides and holds a very
important position Of trust in connec-