Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-06
Mount None.

MOUNT HOPE, S. D., August 3.-We
did not get our COURIER last week.
We hope we have not been stricken
from the list on account Of U religion
or politics.
Frequent rains make stacking tedious
work and doubtless spoil considerable
grain by %sprouting.
The wheat fields not cut before the
storm a week ago Sunday will have to
be burned, as the grain Is not worth
| the harvesting. We noticed a few
moving some fields, but they will not
| get much return for the labor.
T. }. Reeves was at Canton Friday
and Saturday on business.
The two boiling P's will start the
campaign rolling for the two-tailed
m~onstrosity in Lincoln county Tuesday.
Every meeting these fellows hold for
the double tailed curiosity adds
strength to the Mckinley forces.
Travelling men who make South la
kota towns say that the republican
ticket grows in favor throughout the
state daily and they fix the majority
for the entire ticket at $1,000. The
drummer is a good political thermOme-
ter,
The lawn social at Mr.. Sellberg's
Thursday evening drew out a large
crowd and the refrcshment tables we're
we'll patronized. The affair must have
netted IL neal sum to the church
treasury.
S. B. Fox and son started their steam
thresher today on J. T. Ericson's farm
thrcshing from the shock.
S. W. Hall was a passenger for Min
nesota Friday where he vent to attend
the funeral of his sister. Mr.. Hall in.
formed us that it had been u sad week
for him. Sunday the hail destroyed
his crop, Monday he received word that
his brothers wife died in Minnesota
and on Friday the sad Jews of his sis
ters death came. Mr.. Hall has our
sincere sympathy in these dire misfOr-
tunes.
Some pnsillanimOus sneak thief stole
the cushion from our carriage at the
social at Mr.. ~She.lberg's Thursday eve.
1t is evident that this community needs
II secret organization with facilities for
making an example Of the parties who
| are So low down in the moral scale as
to help themselves to other peoples
property. Awhile ago some one APP
propriated our whip while we were at
tending one Of these parties, and we
presume the next time we will have to
walk home, as the whole rig will un-
doubleday go with the next raid. Mr..
| Stoutenburg's whip was stolen at church
two o. three weeks#Ago and not long
ago some mi took allsthe rings from
Lew Fox's harness.. is evident that
this community contains an individual
that should board with Sheriff Ander-
son for a season and take u few lessons
in honesty OF a bread and water diet
and We will make In effort to see that
the guilty party is Accommodated.
The news agent n Milwaukee train
in our state informed us one day last
week that he sold sixteen Mckinley
buttons 10 one of the twO-tailed sort.
He carries a supply OF all kinds Of but
tons and has no call for any but repub-
lican badges to speak of.
Messrs. }. II. .Seeman and Henry
Iauble of Akron with their wives visited
friends here Sunday.
j. Fl. Sceman is helping We scribe
stack what wheat the hail left us.
The annual festivities and picnic Of
the Union Creek Lutheran church will
be held next week, Thursday, Aug IL,
at the same place rs in former years In
Mr.. Peter Shoulberg's grove. The
program will be in the Swedish lam
guage in the forenoon and in English
in the afternoon. The ladies are re-
quested to bring a basket and the COM
mittee will serve dinner at noon and
coffee and lunch at evening. Every
body come, for a good time Is assured.
In case OF a storm OF that day the fes.
tival will be held on the first clear day
following.
Swedish program 10 to IL q. H.
Opening exercises --~---~-R Rev. q. II. Matts0n
Song -,...,---..-.. >. Choir
/ Children'S exercises. ...........- Pupils OF the School
Song Choir
Speech Rev. q. w, Fern
Instrumental music,
Dinner.
English program 3 to 8 p. H.
Instrumental music. e~~
Recitation ................ 49,. Miss Maude Reeves
Mrs. n. Il R9nvea. Al