Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-03

II yous eant groceries which dc
efrseh and at,prioss shat ars y low .
considered -cail q T. ". smythss.
\ limitations are out for the wedding
q Mis- Cora Rust daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. 81. Rust Of this city, and Mr.
Charles p. Goble OF American Forkt,
Utah, tp take place Ut the home Of the
brides parents, In this city, on Thur
day, December II, 1895, Of 7:46 p. q.
Peter Peterson Sr., Of Brute, IL still
very Ill and. his recovery seems profile.
mAtical'at this writing. He has been
III dyer q month with heart trouble and
Other; complications. Prof. Jens Peter
sOnAqd Mrs. a. Ronnell OF Humboldt,
Ia son and daughter we're telegraphed
for,and 'ase nov Ut the bedside. e 10 70
be hoped that Mr.. Peterson will over
conc his ailments and be spared many
yeaFs .of life yet.
The purported interview 10 the
Sioux City Evening Tribune with A.
p. Keller ESQ.,. is denied In toto BY Mr..
Keller. 'No such . conversation ever
occurred" said Mr.. Keller, land the
whole thing 10 . fabrication from be.
ginning to. end. The idea 10 prsposter-
Gus for got out and worked for the
republican ticket, and not only that
made . number Of speeches throughout
the county in the interests OF republic
can success. To say that my friends
and myself bolted . portion Of the
ticket u IA unmittgsted falsehpod."
Fred satter Of Sphinx, living one mile
southwest of Sphinx will hold . public
auction ct HE farm Monday, Dec. is.
A. flne lunch will be served at noon.
He will cell 8 fresh milch cows, 8
DOZEN chickens, 16 shOats, 6 head Of
horses, oil sound, ranging from 8 years
old TO 10 Years, self binder, new,
mower, hay rake. Il riding cultiva-
to5, waiting cultlvator, stubble
pllw, drag. pair bob sleds, working
harness, Itwo seated buggy, grind
stone, 10 rods Of hog fence, l cook
st4ve, auA'household utensils too nu-
merous to mention. Alison Bovee will
be- the aucti0neer, and everybody will
be treated fair and square. Ifyou are
needing anything don't fail to attend.
THE COURIER would like to call the
attention IT the city council to this fact,
nsmely, that the prohtbitory law IL
ste0iutelX. and unquali6dely repealed,
consequently the statutory provisions
asb Of mo- effect whatever. In c0nse-
qy3ence Of the repeal there Is no reason
Why lio6nse law cannot be enforced
II. the council be up and doing they
certainly can secure reasonable
aAount Of license out Of the existing
80 &Sa< ~ To nit IN hNv HhH>0p
viii take up the matter. Elk Point has
visions, there being no constitutional
have the backing Of the fact that It 10
council perform its duty.
A bold robbery took place at Yer
million or Tuesday morning states .
dispatch. Mrs. L. Herrick, . widow.
living snear Meckling, was coming from
thefdep0t when she was met by man.
TIE fellow started to run when close to
her and grabbed the pocketb0ok from
her hapds ~ he passed. The pocket
book contained $50. all the money the
woman, hs1 In the world. The thief
disappeared down the bottom road, and
before the,woman could gather seuaes
apd give the alarm he had escaped,
officers soon were informed, and the
men with teams were soon In hot per-
fsait in several directions. Marshal
ISullivan got on the right scent, once
Lost on the Missouri bottom. It IL sup
hppsed that the thief started for the
| Nebraska, bluffs, Eve miles from the
c(sy, and IL supposed to be 3 tramp who
kha6 been hanging around the city
Eseveral days. The lady robbed is in &
critical condition from the fright and
l6ss Of money. A fair description Of
tie man given Is. we'll built, about 100
! sounds, sandy. full beard, wore wolf
| skin coat and scarf around his neck. II
y thought that he will be caught be-
fore light.
The J, n. Pinckney Book and Sta
Gcnary company Of Sioux. City failed
| HIST Tuestay. The failure was due tO
4 3 mortgage held by the defunct First
National hank Of Sioux City for 3l0, 500,
! Speaking lof the failure the Sioux City
/ Journal 6f Wednesday states: THE
4 6rst mortgage 10 given to the First
Natiosal bank, In the sum Of olO.6OO.
i The seoOad mortgage 10 given TO Arms
\ PinOlQoy, for 500. ]. N. Pinckney
i hos been III for some time with sciatics
i snd W. not ct the store last evening
i lar. Gotthelf, In charge Of the store
i laid theh mortgages told the whole
story There will be no cessation u
j the conduct Of the business. Mr.
PinckneH has bean continuously IL
business longer than any other mer
Ichant in Sioux City. He began In I
i"13dest way with = pOetOfiice new
tan0 and book store, when the pest