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

While the city finances are not In !
piethoric condition, still the taking up
oI q bond is y c0mmendable act and il.
sonuch as 1t Is the purpose to take up
one = year from now on, by making q
small levy for the purpose, IL seems
quite likely that our city will soon be
out OF debt.
In writing a letter to the RedAeld
observer Mr.. II. B Lathrop recently
located in Virginia township states
tnat he likes his new home very much.
no states that Union county came near
est TO q failure last year than ever be-
lore yet farmers had q living crop. He
writes that he has seen more stuff 20
past his place to market the past Sea
son n he has seen for years. He
n wife are In good health and are
very well satisfied with the change.
The insurance companies having the
FISK on Joe Smiths home do not seem
to regard the loss of his residence and
it's contents u a total one although Mr..
Smith cannot even find so much as a
coffee pot Of his former home. Every
thing was licked up by the flames sleek
and clean. The total insurance car
ried was 81, 400 and the adiusters made
an offer of 500 which of course was re-
jected. A suit will be brought BY Mr..
Smith to collect the insurance II a
settlement is not secured.
For the first time since the census
was taken In 1890 the statistics for
Union County are available. At the
time OF the taking Of the census there
were l,7A8 dwellings and 1881 families.
The average family consisted of STA
persons and the average number of Der.
sons in a dwelling was $50. It has al
ways been thought that the forign born
population and native was EQUALLY
divided, but the difference is the dit.
ference between 6,8l5 native and 2.3l5
foreign. There Is only one colored
person in the county. He is of the
male persuasion and over II years old
according to the government statistics.
Nothing has occurred that we can re-
member that illustrates the affections
and hold the late Rev. George Whit
field Freeman had upon his friends than
incident which occurred in the death
Mrs. Elizabeth Kinsley OF Canton, a
few days ago. She had been i'll for
weeks and had not heard Of Father
death. just before she died
she made her final request, which was
that Father Freeman preach her fu-
neral semOn and preside Over the sad
rites attending her burial. Speaking
the matter the Canton News states
in its last issue. "Father Freeman In
stead of mingling his tears with those
who mourn Mrs. Kingsley's departure,
will welcome her advent to that better
The Clay county board OF commits
consisting Of G. Christensen, L.
The guests of the Union county com.
missloners on Monday. The purpose
Df the meeting of the two boards was
TO agree upon some plan for the con-
struction and repairing of bridges on
county line which separates Clay
and Union. After the preliminary /
skirmish had been gone through with
.lay county agreed to provide for all
The necessary bridges and keep them
repair One-mile north Of the Sphinx |
postOfice, on the county line, while |
'onth of that point Union county will
keep in the best Of condition.
judge Ryan, Squire Ames and Oscar
Bland In their official capacity u c
,eeded in directing on last Monday one
the quietest city elections held here
many q day. Something like 256
were cast. There was lao on. +
position to Mayor Gilmore, Clerk Moore. |
Ind Marshal Kr0pp for a reelection. |
City Treasurer Kimmell had the honor |
having no opposition as we'll as
Chief Justice Jameson. The dispute |
vas over aldermen, and the lucky Ones /
we're Charles VOllmar, Lon HassOn and |
George Rust. Mr.. Volmar received /
10 votes; Mr.. HassOn 1856: and Mi. |
Rust III. The defeated candidates red
,&ived John M. McGrath 81, james Nc. |
Wee 100: Ole II. Olson ~. John Minis |
von the street c0mmisionership by 80 |
majority receiving 1A votes TO Abe |
Str0bie's lO2. This makes a very able
ist OF officials and the city ought 10 be
Ible to get along in excellent shape.
Last Wednesday, March q, q very
pleasant wedding party gathered at
home OF Mr. Satter, a mile north
vest Of Sphinx p. O., the occasion be-
ng the marriage OF Miss Matilda Sat- +
;er, daughter Of the host to Mr.. John
Abrams OF Sioux City. Quite q COM
pany Of friends and relatives we're in
After the ceremony q
dinner was served and soon
after the wedding party took their de-
for the afternoon train for
Sioux City, their future home. Mr.. /
IL assistant superintendent of
The Metropolitan Life Insurance COM |
pany and could barely spare q few hours
Office routine to attend to this i'm. +
matter. He is q member of the
church in Sioux City and his
wife Is a Lutheran. Both are interest
I'D in religious work, and they start out
life in very bright prospects. On
their return to Sioux City they were
accompanied by Mr.. Edward Sonimer
Of Sioux City, who had acted as grooms-
man and Miss Sophia Satter, q sister OF
The bride, who acted g bridesmaid.
When it comes to making farming nj
success we firmly believe Union county |
possesses nor individuals who &C.
,0mplish that result than In any county f
IL South Dakota or Iowa for that mat
Ter. Every once In q while something
crops out TO prove this assertion and
last week there was an incident which
the point In very clear
manner. James McGonagle drove q
bunch Of cattle to town and before re-
BURNING had in his breechcs pocket the
snug III e2,743. They were the pro-
cuct Of his own labor so far as fatten-
Ing was concerned. Within . year Mr..