Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-20

94OOO 1oD0 WIN k4OO0S 0UkS~3ok1A
For SALE-A few standard bred
Light Brahma cockerels. No. l birds.
Price u. s. w. KENT.
oAAkron is to organize a ladies band
20 says the Register.
On the first Monday in April the city
election will take place.
Cap. Vim. Hodges had q scrap with
the grip the fore part Of the week.
WANTED-One copy OF THE COURIER
dated Feb. 6, 1895. Ten cents will be
paid for the same.
The editor OF this paper was In Sioux
Falls on Wednesday night to listen tu
the speech of Senator Pettigrew.
Mrs. VIM. Hodges left Monday for
Mitchell to enjoy q two weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Spo0ner.
Hon. Brad Slaughter and wife Of
Lincoln, Neb., were In the city on
Tuesday the guests Of F. NJ. Gilmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Wallace and
Martha Wallace were guests Of Mr.. and
Mira. O. H.. Williams Of Sioux City en-
Monday Of last week.
J. n. Scriven Of Mitchell, formerly
secretary Of the state Republican cen
trial committee, VAS In the city on Tues.
6ay on his way to Yankton.
One day last week a new woman Xf
Aberdeen distinguished herself by eat
Ing twonty -four bananas In thirty min
utes, experiencing no Inconvenience
whatever.
who has been sick for some time past
10 moving on his i've acre tract south
OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Hammond. who
sold their farm and personal property
the first week In January and moved to
Hammond, La, write to friends in this
city that they like the southern u
try and are pleased with their new To-
cation.
A gentleman remarked In our hear
Ing the other day that there we're lots
OF boys providing around the streets
nights who should be at home. The
street is . bad place for boys, e.
p~ecially at night, and there are places
In Elk Point where young boys can
learn many things that may make
them trouble In the future.
George Haver and family" states
the Fitzgerald Leader, s'who recently
arrived from Elk Point South Dakota,
are building quite coInmodi0us home
on MagnoliA avenue" The same paper
states that ]. G. Knapp commences
this week the erection OF q four room
residence modern style on OcmulRee
avenue near Gordon street.
The county republican convention
for the selection Of delegates to the
state convention to be held in Huron
March Is, will have to be- called ere
long. There will be q meeting OF the
county central committee a. soou a.
Chairman Ames issues the call, at
which time the date will b fixed. Let
every committeeman make It point
70 attend the meeting when It Il called,
that there may be 3 clean and open en-
preesi0n - to the date. And IL ID to be
hoped that the convention when 1t 10
held will have . large and full attend
anee that there may be . Tree and open
expreesiOu Of the sentiment OF the re-
publtcans Of tho county upon the seIec-
tion Of delegates. This year, OF all
years, every republican should consider
II Eis b0unden duty to attend tho caza-
cuses - we'll - the conventions. that
there may be no dissatisfaction in any
particular with the choice and determk-
nation Of the party machinery.
On Tuesday, February q, 1t Denver,
P. J. McConville, son 81 M. and Mrs.
a RkhasA H1NfNnn~ft1A - nAAlA-l Ala
after . brief illness. The remains were
inferred at Emmett. this county. beei0o
thOoe Of Father Flanagan who was :
warm friend Of the young man durinx
life. Six months OF more aeo
young Mr.. McConvilie made "a over
land trip TO Denver in the homes thst
out In that high altitude he might 70
cover from "a attaok or lung trOublo
which had manifested itself. AZ 1rs9
bis health improved quite rapidly ana
c0nttnued 70 do 20 until about three
weeks ago when no caught . seveyU
cold resulting In complications arising
which brought shout his death. HI
sister, Miss Kate AcConvtlle, upou tho
receipt 0fA telegram announcing hiD
dangerous condition, started for Dom
Yer, but before sho had arrived another
Telegram wa received aon0uncing tho,
ead news Of his death. She accom-
panied the remains baCk. placing them
q his request beside thcoe Of his men.
tor and splritual 9uider, Father ElAna-
gan. The deCoase0 wa1 : young man
Of splendid mental nttainmoute. and
had : bright future belorO him. Asa
public school tsacher he possessed
many superior points, anud wae regarded
d one o6 tho boutin to county. Hla