Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-25

tions and added her name q q sucscrib
or. We next met Ellin johnson but he
would not answer my questions, 20 l
went TO his neighb0r, J. v. Collins, who
has go acres. His crops are proof Of an
industrious owner. Here THE COURIER
will find q weekly welcome. Going
q mile west I reached the home OF
Matthew Peterson, a native Of Dem
mark. He is q successful farmer and
was in the field with L. FL Collins. l
next stopped at Severt Stene's who is
an old subscriber. He Is slowly but
surely climbing toward the top Of the
ladder Of success, az IL also his neigh
Dor Christina Ericsson who lives on 100
acres OF good soil. Lars Stene has q
nice farm of l6O acres and IL making .
good living. At Jacob Schucks l stop
ped for the night. Here is q comfor-
table, prosperous farmer.
June 10 brought me to Lars Potter.
son, a Swede farmer, who enjoys life
as best he knows how. Eric ROnnig,
the prosperous farmer who has lived In
the county twenty-f0ur years was found
eating breakfast. Andrew Stene Is a
wide-awake farmer. Eric Nervic, Hans
Anderson, and Peter Enron are pros
porous farmers and subscribers of THE
COURIER. John Ronning was getting
ready to cut ten acres OF timothy for
early feed. Chris johnson and Ole
Wevik each " eighty acres. K. X.
Ofstad is very happy on his fine farm.
J0nn Summerwall Is renting q half
section of Sveeggen who lives In Ten
nessee. Ole Ofstad not being at home
his wife and daughter furnished me
with the desired facts and invited me
to dinner. Ole j. Lykken was not at
home, SO l called upon his neighbOr,
Peter ROmbrant who works forty acres.
A. G. Anderson Is confined to his bed.
He has been gradually growing worse
and the doctors have given up all
hopes. The family have the heartfelt
sympathy of The COURIER. o. Palum
and Ole Selberg are both industrious
tillers of the soil. John Hottie is q
well-tO-dO farmer and added his name
to the list of subscribers. A. Michel
is u successful farmer and hog raiser.
l next met Gaberiel Eggen who rents
of Lee & Prentis of Vermillion. Chas.
Kundert is renting 800 acres Of J. w.
Reedy, near him lives Chas. Brown
who Is working for M. Reedy. called
on Jas. Lauless but found no one there.
/ saw Andrew Jorgen, and he told me
of his sons property, James Jorgen.
James Flanagan fs a good farmer living
north Of Emmett postOfice. Near
Emmett ~p0stOfiice q Catholic church
is being built. Rev. Traynor is pastor.
Mrs. Patterson, the postmaster, was
next called on. Henry Henley, E. M.
| MerriEan and Jas. Gehau were met in
order. Then David Benjamin an old SET
tier who has taken THE COURIER since
it's first issue. He came to the county
t~hirty-five years ago living on the farm
now owned by J. T. Norton then the
present site Of the brick yard. Next
was J. E. Behnke another old subscrib-
er. Then at Knute Ofstads I was in
yited to stop for the night.
Early o. the morning of the next day
q heavy rain fell which made it impos-
sible to make any heatway, 80 at IL
o'clock l mounted my wheel and start.
ed for Elkpoint. The roads were mud.
dy in some places but I managed to
reach M. F.. Runbeck at dinner time.
At 2:3O | again mounted my wheel and
reached Elkpoint at o'clock.
ALvA HAsSON.