Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-25
For the information q! our G.. +. read

For the information q! our C.E. read
ers we refer 10 the report of the secr,-
tary of the Christian Endeavcr rendered
before the immense delegate CONVEX
ton in Boston last week. The report
said $50 new societies, the largest
numb" ia the history Of the Organiza-
tion, we're added last year. making the
total number OF societies 5l.22l. OF
which 4.1l2 we're outside OF the United
States. There We're 1863 junior sOci-
cites. The contributions for home and
foreign missions during the year
amounted 10 S4o5. 0D. In the past
twelve months .O2, ls5 Christian En-
deavorers became church members.
making a total for the past six years OF
sl6,33o, About $4,000 people listened
to President Clark's address. The
meeting is n of the wonderful relig-
ions success Of our day.
For fame. fortune, and appreciation
of ones worth. "a philosopher has re-
marked you had better go away from
home. Evidently Bert Wallace is hav-
ing prospective hOnors thrust upon
him without his knowing it. For in
stance, the Vermillion Plain Talk re-
marks thusly in it's last issue: There
is a very strong probability that the
popnlists of Union county will nomi-
nate II. nj. Wallace of Elk Point as
their next candidate for state senator.
M. Wallace is u of the rising young
attorneys OF South Dakota, having been
admitted to the bar when only lS year
old. On account of his age he could
not be admitted in South Dakota, so he
went to Ponca, Neb., and there passed
Il splendid Legal examination. We re-
gard him As "a young nan of promise,
and if the populists send him to the
state senate they will make no mistake"
Elk Point will be connected with
Sioux City by aid Of the telephone on
next Monday it is predicted. The
poles are Low all erected and the only
thing remaining to be done is the plac-
ing Of the wire which wilt take but a
few days. The line runs from Sioux City
to Riverside then follows the Sioux
river to Gilman's ranch and from there
takes a direct shoot to Jefferson follow
ing the railroad track to Elk Point.
The authorities of the telephone com
pany want the central station in this
city to be placed in J. S. Talcotts drug
store, but Mr.. TalcOtt has not given
and it is weighing the advisi-
bility Of such a proposition. The con-
cern is the Iowa and Minnesota Tele.
phone company and they secured a
bonus of several hundred dollars in
cupons from the citizens some time
ago to aid in its construction.
Doland Times-R Record: The Rev.
C. A. Potter notified this paper some
time ago Thai he would prosecute US
if we further connected him with the
alleged Capitol school bonds. At that
ii ne he promised us-and several other
newspaper men at the same time-tO
furnish letters and affidavits thai
would entirely e%xonerate him. He
has not furnished us or any other paper
with any atfidavits. We may be wrong
but we still believe thst Mr.. Potter was
deeper into the scheme than he tries to
make the people believe he was. AS
as we car learn his only excuse
was that his wife bought 81 500 worth
of the bonds. Tt would be a good trans
action to put in 81 500 and pull out from
$40, 900 to SIS. 900. Potter paid the
interest on the Jerauld county bonds
for a year, which seems to be evidence
that he is not entirely innocent in the
matter. Attorney Peck, council for
the victims, says the matter is only
partially settled and we shall watch
Mr.. Potter's next move.
Gettysburg Herald, July 10. That
Forest City ferry difficulty is again
wakened up and just now is occupying
the attention in one way or another Of
the board of commissioners and at least
three Justice courts within the county.
Last Thursday on complaint of Chas.
Raily, Of the Baily-Nixon regular
licensed ferry company, Chas. Allen,
VIM. Small and Harvey Cafes were
arranged before Justice King at Gettys-
burg charged with the statutory crime
of operating a ferry without license.
The case was continued until the 22d
On Saturday Chas. Stewart and Chas.
Douglas were arrested on complaint
of the self same Baily for operating the
same boat and brought before Justice
Provine at Gettysburg. The case was
also continued until some time next
week. by which time it is possible that
several other piratical crews may be
brought over. We also hear that
Mr.. Bailey has an investigation pend
ing against him in Justice Kempf's
court at Forest City wherein he is
charged with perjury by the opposition
ferry folks. They really seem TO have
q regular parrot and monkey time over
there. May be it's a good thing we