Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-24
THE COURIER.
n COURIER Is mailed regularly to
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are paid.
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Court has been in session severa
days this week
Eric w. Ericsson of Big Springs wa
i nthe city on Friday.
F.. NJ. Gilmore is having q number 0
changes made to his residence.
What we need is less falsehoods an(
more honest arguments in this cam
paign.
The infant child of John Henke dice
last Monday. The funeral took place
on Tuesday.
II. A. Schuma cher is improving hi.
residence by the addition of a bay win
dow to the east side.
THE COURIER, this week, Is made W
largely OF discussions on the silver
question and our local news conse
ouently has been crowded out.
+ N. Flanagan received word or
Monday OF the death Of his brother, II
C. Flanagan, which occurred last week
in Vermont. The deceased was 81
years of age. and had been a amer
and morocco dresser during his work.
ing life.
The attendance at the public schools
is aarger, we ur derstand, than that OF a
year ago. The pupils are highly de.
lighted with their new principal,. and
the school board is to be congratulated
uu,n the excellence of its force Of in
stxnctOrs.
Hon. A, O. Ringsrud departed or
Monday for Bijou Hills, where he will
address an audience upon the political
issues OF the day. Ali Of last week Mr..
Ringsrud was in the northern end OF
the state. and according to the reports
OF the newspapers made a number OF
impressive speeches.
There will be a harvest home"
festival Friday evening at the Eplsco-
pal church, the regular choir OF the
church will be assisted by the choir OF
the St. Paul church OF Vermilllon.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Albert L. Fillmore OF Vermillion.
Services to commence at 1870 o'clock.
Bishop German will deliver a lee.
ture in the catholic church on Sunday
evening of October 4. There are few
men ia the west possessing a greater
reputation than Bishop German. he
is "a scholarly gentleman of ripe men
tality and his lecture will be n OF the
abIest ever given in this city. Do no
fail to attend.
Frederick Free Press: A special
train of seventeen cars OF cattle was
loaded at Glendale and sent south
Monday evening, part being consigned
to Elk Point and part to Clty
The train carried about Sl0,OW worth
of stock and the proceeds will make
pcrceptable increase in the per
capita" circulation just north OF here
and every dollar is equal to gold.
They tell a good story OF our friends
L. N. Grill and Ole Lawrence, VINO are
the respective candidates for state sen.
a,or and clerk of courts on h popn'ls,
ticket. 1t seems that meon had
hand bills struck of announcing TINS
startling fact: ''If you want TO be made
happy and wise come out and hear SEN
ator Crill and Mr.. Lawrence" and then
followed the time and place IN some
srhool house. II was decidedly q novel
way to advertise II public meeting. IL
is = GOOD Joke, and Messrs. Grill ant
Lawrence seem 10 appreciate IL az
highly as anybody.
Tim LOOMS, private secretary o
Gov Sheldon. was in the city between
trains ON Monday On his way noun
from the Black Hills. He had spen
" weeks out in that section examin
ing into the prospects OF repuDllca'
success. and he declares that the Hill
country will give fully 1000 majority
for MCKINLEY. The sentiment on
there for. Mckinley is growing in v o
I'M every day, and II Indications pom
to ANYTHING. the result can not b
otherwife than overwhelming. In Lea
CITY alone there is IA Mckinley cluD o
800 members.
Judge F. F.. Dillcnbaugh OF Cleve
Hand. Ohio. who made three speecne
in this county last week for the repuu
lican party. IL a man OF unusual aDillt
and is exceedingly popular in his oWJ
bailiwick. On the day OF his arriva
here he received Geographic news INA
he had been nominated by the rePu1
licans for the position Of common pea
Judge for the county In which Cieve
land IA located. This is an exceedingly
fine position. The term OF once IS 81
years, and the salary 5000 per annun
The day OF his departure ne receise
word that he had been endorsed ~ ~
p0puiists, and it looks very mucn I'M
the Judge was highly regarded py
in his home town.
Temperance meetings will be held
the following places: Az the w.
Ganagle school house, six miles wess :
Elk Point, Saturday evening, Sep.e.,
Dor 26; at the Jondreau schooi n0us !.
or No. SO, Elk Point twp, At lO:sO; /.
the Gibson school house, three M! a'
southeast OF jefferson, Sunday alte,
noon ut $3.50; and Sunday evening !
61cfferson. Several speakers VIII !
each Of these meetings, . 2 ~.
&ertette Of singers will also % pre-
Evening meetings will ope -
100 and will BE- preceded oy 2 sao
service. Everybody 10 inviseo
present. Admission Tree. ,uu
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