Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02

We wish all happy New Year!
A. D. Keller, ESQ.,, was ia Sioux CITY
on Tuesday on legal business.
Joe Troskey, who went to Minnesota
Lake to attend the funeral Of his sister
Miss Tillie, Will remain with his
parents until spring II not longer.
Martin Moles OF Richland has sold
his store building in the town on the
Big Sioux and report states will move to
MaQuoketa, Ia, TO reside In the future.
Mrs. Grill, mother Of ex-senator Grill,
is the purchaser OF the property and
will occupy the building as soon AZ
vacated. Mrs. Moles il now in
Maquoketa.
escapades as violater OF the law would
fill book as big as the Napoleon code,
was arrested for the thirty-second time
on Monday. This time 1t was the
charge of an attempt to kill. A change
of venue was had and finally Nash was
bound over TO appear before the grand
jury in April.
Akron Register: Two gentlemen from
Elk Point were on their way Wednesday
morning to feast with the genial cashier
of Canton's First National bank. A
beautiful young lady was in the seat
ahead Of them and . lovelyringlet,s stray
ing from her nutbrown locks, attracted
their attention a. it hung oyer the
back of the seat so temptingly. We
wouldn't like to say which gentleman
is the possessor OF that pr0digal curl,
but 1t is the probably the secret treas
ure OF some upper left vest pocket. Ask
J. C.
The first copy Of the Fitzgerald
Enterprise, paper printed at the
Georgia colony town and conducted by
a couple OF Nebraska boys was received
by Geo. NJ. Lynch on Monday. 1t Is q
we'll gotten up sheat full Of advertising
and presents highly satisfactory ap-
pearance from q printers standpoint.
It is the same size as THE COURIER but
not as neatly printed. The Knapps
have not got out their paper-The
Fitzgerald Leader--but will 70 to press
next week. They will have the ad.
vantage OF q power press and no doubt
will soon be ahead of The Enterprise.
which concern has only hand press.
Some OF the farmers ten or twelve
miles north OF US are In the habit of
going ito other towns to secure the
service of an auctioneer, and we write
this to advice them that Elk Point has
one Of the ablest auctioneers to be
found in the state--Alson Bovee He
has the natural ability TO keep crowd
in good humor and with ripened ex.
perience of twenty years there are few
who can excel him. We do not know
of a better auctioneer and we would
advise all who wish for successful
sale to secure his services.
The following item taken from the
local column OF the Minneapolis Journal
will be of interest to Elk Point people
who are acquainted with and have
had dealings with the slippery Mac:
"A sad case Of desertion is that OF
Mrs. L. P. McClaren, now living at
27Ol Third street N. Her hurband left
her and her two children three months
ago, and since that time, she states, he
has not been heard from, nor has he
anything to the support Of
the family, which is now in sorely strait
ened circumstances. McClaren, when
last heard OF by his wife, was travelling
for theP Press, butrepeated appeals
per failed to elicit any information con-
Union county has borrowed more
money from the State permanent school
fund than any Otner county In the state.
The total, as reported by the state aud
itor, being $50, 7l0. Kinesbury county
is second with $50, 973. Minnehaha, the
most populous, has only taken e10,NS4.
while Clay county has borrowed o28. sos
and Yankton $18, 4O2. The annual In.
terest charge to the amount borrowed
by the farmers Of Union county is o..
l81. %. All told there has been bor-
rowed from the fund in the state, o0l9,-
lat, the annual charge OF which IL Sl8,.
1856. The loans ii this county are
and could not be improved,
the security usually being SIX TO eight
times the amount Of the loan. II the
same differences, relatively, between
the loan and security. exist In other
as does here, the school funds
are handled with care that is to be
E. C.. Ericsson and Jesse Compton met
with an accident that might have
proved to be serious affair, but lucki-
" no damage other than q good scare
arose. They started Monday morning
at an early hour for an overland trip q
Alcester, both having business there.
When they arrived Ia the neighbor-
hood OF August Henkeb place, north
Of Richland, the kingbolt In the rig
broke, soaring the horses and letting
the front end Of the buggy down ka-
whack on the ground. Mr., Ericsson.
who held the lineH, gave vp me Job
when thrown over the dashb1afd while
Mr.. Compton, With that spryness for
which he IL notedi landed On his feet.
The two children Jof Mr.. Erickion who
we've seated on the back seat were I'M.
The horses made success.
fnl dash for liberty leaving the rig ID :
partially democrat lied condition On the
road. A new team was secnred from
the neighbors ahd the travellers re-
turned. somewhat detected on tho fail
ure Of their trlp, yet very happy that Il