Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-30

Nrs. Brace has been quite i'll from an
attact Of the grippe.
Col. B. f. Campbell Of Sioux Falls
was in the city on Wednesday.
Rev. A. E. Carhart returned from a
two weeks trip into the northern part
Of the state. While gone he met with
excellent encouragement in connection
with his work.
The members of the Epworth League
will give q pie sociable at the home Of
Mr.. A. r. Weston IN Friday evening,
january 81. Refreshments will be
served. All are welcome. .
u The receipts in the register Of deedB
eflce for the month Of January amount
ed to $500 in round numbers. This is
the largest amount by $50 aver received
in the Office of which there is any
record.
The CoUR1ER's job rooms begin on
Friday or saturday to print another
edition Of The TRUTH, the official
organ of the Non-P Partisan Prohibition
Union. It will take two days Of con-
slant work by the aid Of our fast cylin-
der press to make the $4,000 impress
siOns.
John Skate feels proud and he has
reason to feel SO for at the age of thirty
seven he Is a grandfather. His daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Mills presented her
husband with an s pound boy Tuesday.
Not only the grandfather, but the
parents have our sincere congratula-
tions.
According to the quarterly report Of
the county treasurer there Is on hand
in the treasurer's salary fund 1901. IS
which is the surplus or balance after
paying Treasurer johnson his salary
and his allowance for clerk hire. 1t
may not be generally understood, but it
is q fact nevertheless that the county
derives q profit every year of S1,4OO out
of the t~reasurer's Office. Under the
law 4 per cent is charged for the col
lection of taxes. So it is that the state
contributes in the neighborhood of
$500 each year, the road and bridge
funds, the township funds, city OF Elk
Point and Villages of Alcester and
Beresford, pay the 4 per cent OF all the
taxes collected for them. The amount re-
ceived from these sources coupled with
other minor fees leaves a clean profit Of
Sl40O-not allowing 4 per cent on col
lectlons Of the county general fund
which amounts to, if figured, $500.
Prof. Collins, of Vermillion, was in
the city On Sunday and while here in
terviewed q number upon a proposition
which certainly has merit in it as well
as some disadvantages. It was the plan
OF q summer school instead of an insti-
tute for the teachers Of the county.
The plan is this: let four or five coun-
ties join hands, put their institute funds
into one pot, and employ the best tai
ent obtainable in the country. BY SO
doing q session of six weeks could be
obtained, thus giving the teachers the
benefit OF a longer and better training.
The plan was submitted to Supt. Smith
and while he thought the benefit would
be considerable and that those who
might attend would receive better adj
vantages, yet he believed the attend
ance would be smaller, and its effects
would reach nat as large a number In
the various counties as the present plan
reaches. Then again there would be q
dispute as to the town In which it
might be held. AS suggested by Prof.
Collins, Vermillion would naturally be
the best point on account Of the advant-
ages Of the State University laboratories
and library. Nothing definite was
agreed upon, insomuch rs supt. Smith
had engaged some of his instructors
for this year.
Squire Joy has a relic which 10 of
great value. It is one Of Webster's
calendars published in Albany, N. Y,
In the year 1904 for the calendar year
Of 1906. It's leaves are already faded
with age and present an appearance Of
more than the 81 years indicated by
the date. The little page reads
"Wehsters calendar or the Albany
almanac for the year 1905, being the
fret after Bissextile or leap year. The
| fifth year of the nineteenth century
and Of the American independence
which was declared the fourth
Of July 1776, part Of the 10Th and 3Oth
years." Andrew Beers was the editor
while Charles B. and George Webster
we're publishers. On one Of the pages
10 given the officers OF the general
government; Thomas Jefferson, pres
ident; Aaron Burr, v~ice.president:
James Madison, secretary OF state;
Albert Gallatin secretary Of treasury,
Henry Dearbon secretary Of war; Robt
l Smith aocretarv 0f *he navy. (,idnoy