Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-11

~. u. Gflmt0 on Dig SIOUX Nr1V0U
from four weeks jsunt through the
state in the interests Of prohibition.
G. D. Lufkin, John Clementson, Nell
Kent and Joe Henkin were in Yer,
million on Tuesday to attend the
orchestra CONCERT. They report q
pleasant time.
Harry Joy, who has just finished tax
ing the list of the male inhabitants OF
Sioux Valley to be placed In thh Union
county directory, found 2OS male per-
sons over the age Of 2: years lin the
township.
Prof. Miller, who has been conduct
ing the teachers institute OF Faulk
county, returned home last Saturday
night. He reports successful tnsti-
tute. AS token Of esteem for Prof.
Millea's work the teachers at the
close of the institute presented him
with very handsome pearl handled
pen.
Don't forget it. The fight will take
place on Friday. Hot blood Is bound
TO manifest itself. II will be fight
for your life. On Friday afternoon
our baseball team will wipe the Ponca
outfit from the face Of the earth. It will
be business from the start. Excitement
kis bound to run high. Don't fail to 1T
tend. The game occurs on the fair
grounds. An admission fee Of 10 cents
will be charged to pay expenses. Every
BODY can scrape up a dime. Don't fail
to attend. Tuesday afternoon Of the
next week the same dose will be adj
ministered to the Akronites.
The fourteenth annual catalogue Of
University OF South Dako q is out and
presents a very hobby appearance.
the Vermillion Republican 0fiice.
Union county is represented In the list
of students found in the catalogue by
Thomas McInerny in the junior class,
Elmer J. Wallace in the college special,
Henry and Josephine Hanson OF Beres-
ford are recorded In the sub-freshman
I'd year, while Emil T. Vallin OF Big
Springs is in the first year. In the
special or teachers classes, Lena Behl-
meyer and Ida Irving OF Richland,
Frank Ericsson Of Beresford, John Ell.
win Of Big Springs, Jennie E. Fisher
Hattie J. Hall, Chas. johnson OF Beres-
ford, M0llie johnson OF Richland,
Richard Maloy of Elk point, Arthur M:
Owens of Beresford, Willie Wilcox Of
Richland are on the roll call. In the
college OF business Francis Farley of
Beresford was an earnest and faithful
student.
A very interesting session Of the an
nual synod of the United Norwegian
church was held in st. Paul during the
past week. Ole Gunderson, Jr., and
John Kindlie, Of Brule, were lay dele
gates to the conference representing
the ST. Paul church of Brule. A Sig
nificant feature of the deliberations
was the stand taken by some of the
prominent men on the subject of intro
ducing the English language into the
United church. Rev.T. II. Mohn, pres
ident OF the board of directors Of st.
Olaf's College at Mortified, Mimi, and
of the Augsburg pub
fishing house, while submitting his
stopped to give utterance to
the following words: The time IL
soon coming when over the door of
every Lutheran church in this country
must be- written the words: The En-
glish language or death' 1t must
come" As a first step in this direction
Rev. Mr.. Mohn recommended the
translation into English of the new
hymnal of the church. By fitting the
words of the new language together
with the old, well-known melodies the
young people would feel the connection
between them and the old generation
more strongly than in any other way.