Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-06

..Pillsbury's Best for sale at Frank
Inns. Minneapolis FloNr-Best on the
market. Try > sack.
Next Wednesday, February ~, Is
Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
Mr.. ank Mrs. Alex Reynick wero In
the city over Sunday the guests Of Mr..
Reynick's parents.
The stockholders OF the Leader
Publishing company had a business
meeting last Monday. y,
quite . distinct earthquake shock
OF about IL seconds duration was felt
here Tuesday at 6;02 .. m.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott, Of Grant county,
spent Monday night in town, the guest
Of Rev. Mr.. Nichols. He left Tuesday
for Sioux Falls.
J. G. Besto vermillion will probably
be chosen by the Clay county commits
sioners ~ superintendent of the poor
farm In that county.
Rev. s. F. Huntley, of washington
Springs, state secretary Of the nom
partisan prohibition union, arrived in
town Wednesday evening for q few
days stay. He reports his work as
very encouraging in many parts Of the
state.
c. L. Smith received q telegram
from Ed Taubert, who is now in the
colony lands, which read as follows: II
have cold your lot for you for $780,"
Knapp & Son have the adjoining lot, on
which they have erected their print
ing Office building.
A celluloid comb, in Miss Mary
Windley's back hair, caught on fire in
church, at Armour, Sunday evening,
and reduced q very pretty piece Of
head gear to ashes while the parsons
unfinished prayer, wendell its way to
heaven. So says the Herald.
The Red6eld college which was burn
ed to the ground recently was amply
insured, but was also mortgaged, and
the insurance money will be used to
pay Of their Indebtedness. Arrange
ments are already being made by the
citizens Of Reddeld and Sphinx county to
rebuild.
Sioux City Journal: Jim Madison,
who accompanied Bob Kneebs to
Germany, is expected TO arrive in the
city tomorrow. He is one of the three
men who went from Sioux City to
testify In the fraud case, but was not
allowed to testify because Mr.. Kneebs
paid his fare and the expenses of the
trip.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that q
young Chicago drummer was taking a
vacation with his uncle in Iowa and
was suddenly called upon to ask the
blessing, and not being accustomed 70
IL he promptly tackled the difficulty in
the following style. I'VE acknowledge
the receipt Of your favor Of this date
Allow VI to express our gratitude for
the expression Of good will. Trusting
that u house may merit your con-
fdence and that we may receive good
orders from you this fall, we are, truly
yours, amen"
The DeSmet Independent says in a
recent issue: George Houghton, a
we'll known lawyer and editor Of this
state, 10 in town this week selling copies
OF his book containing an exposure Of
the corruption of the court and the bar
in the Black Hills. We shall have
more to say Of this book q o as we
have had time 70 read It," This item
is copied by the Iroquois Chief, and its
comments, though rather pointed, con-
tain, perhaps, considerable truth. It
goes after" the Independent and
HOughton In the following manner;
1.-THE Independent will make itself the
laughing stock for well posted people
If it gets caught on that old fake.
Houghton has been ringing that change
for the past ten years, and he hasn't
been able to get . respectable member
Of any party 70 take up his maudlin
stuff. Tho fellow IL cracked.h
Messrs. Wenner and Kroksh have
commenced operations again ct the
wreck OF the .sunken steamer Leadora.
They are scraping away the sand from
the bow Of the boat with teams, and
will 60 down AZ far n possible in this
way. Then q shaft Sx8 feet, cased
with 4 inch plank, will be sunk to the
deck Of the boat. Then . hydraulic
pump With . capacity Of $4,000 gallons
per minute will be used to clean the
hull Of the sand deposited there By
the wash Of the river. In 1858, We be-
lieve, Tom Phillips Of Sioux City At
tempted 70 reach the valuable cargo
supposed to be lying twenty feet unde,
shifting sands In the hold Of this boat
After much labor and many backsets
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