Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-22
The weather 10 beautiful.

The weather il beautiful.
There is some sickness in our com.
munity.
Will Lawton has rented the Sim
mons property.
Don't wait for the dies to make you
move, but get up and dust anyhow.
One day last week Mrs. j. F. Reid
entertained a number Of. young ladies
in honor of Miss Dora Hawk.
The scorching weather of last week
damaged corn to some extent Par
ticularly Is this the case with late corn.
The Vermi]lion baseballists were de-
feated in this city On Saturday by the
home team. The score stood 18 to Is.
George Freeman is "back setting"
his 100 acres on the bottom. Next
year he proposes to have one OF the
best farms in the valley.
Captain Crowder Of Bethany, ILL.,, &C.
cupied the NJ. E. pulpit last Sunday.
The captain is not only q good repub-
lican but q good preacher.
The ladies of the w. C. T. u will
give an ice cream sociable on the lawn
at the M. E. church on Friday, August
%, beginning at 8. p. m. Ice cream
and cake 10 cents. Everybody in
vited.
The Republican, by name and popu-
list in politics, will move this week to
Beresford at least so Mr.. Reynick in
formed a gentleman the other day.
After all we are very sorry to lose u
next door neighbor. He has worked
hard and faithful and it stands to
reason that he is deserving OF credit
for his efforts In that line.
Our local base ball nine had u very
interesting contest with the lads from
Akron on Monday last. The result
was a victory for the home crew by .
o of % to Is. During the early part
of the game it looked very much like
defeat for the home boys, but during
n OF the nine innings they revived
and ran in Is scores, thus forging to the
head with such speed that the Akron
ties could not catch them. A return
game will be played.
Sheriff Anderson received q letter
from John Arensdorf of Sioux City ask
ing for the return Of two kegs Of beer,
a patent faucet, and q few other Access
sories to the successful operation Of .
saloon. which had been seized on this
side of the Sioux opposite Riverside
park. Mr.. Arendorf claimed the prop
erty as his, and suggested to the sheriff
that If he would send them he would
receive, express prepaid, q gallon Of
the finest whiskey to be found in Sioux
City. Hans threw the letter into the
waste basket.
The will of the late Judge John Dean
Cation was probated in Chicago re-
Gently The distinguished jurist left
property valued at 81, 600, 900, OF which
$500, 600 is in personal property consist
ing of stocks, bonds and mortgages. He
divides his property into thirds, giving
his son Arthur one, his daughter, Mrs.
Williams, another, and. the final one
third is to be held in trust for the
children of a deceased daughter. In
case they do not survive, then their
share is to form q fund for the relief Of
the poor in Chicago and Ottawa coua-
ties. The late Judge visited this Sec
ton in the early days, and was we'll
known to our citizens.
DR.. G. l.. Blunt has q valuable piece
of paper in his possession which he
would not take q good many dollars for
and which he proposes to hand down
to the generation to follow him. 1t 10
a United States government patent to
100 acres Of land in Onondag0 county,
New York, issued in 1897 and signed
by Martin Van Buren, as president and
H. NJ. Garland, commissioner Of the
general land Office. Garland was the
grandfather OF Attorney General Gar
land. The land was decided to Henry
Gillespie, the doctors grandfather on
his mothsr's side. It Is indeed . valu-
acle relic and well worth keeping in
the family archives.
In the published account Of the stale
census as furnished by the commissioner
Of statistics, Union county 10 given q
population OF 8,9l6, q loss OF us from
the government census OF 1890. The
loss Is due 10 the fact that the 10.
turns Of Brule township are not figured
in the grand total. It seems that il
taking the census Of that township the
age was not enumerated, although elias
sified. In case the person ri under
So years Of age, It was merely recorded
as SO, and not stated that he or she wa
"a. The enumeration OF Brule IL about
1900, If not more, which would make