Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-18
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fwho W. cultivating . large field Of
corn. Il being on new ground the
RopherD had destroyed quite an amount
Of 1t but otherwise Il was q clean
healthy looking piece. The shades Of
evening being now ct hand We accept
cd the cordial invitation Of Mr.. Nelson
Stave 10 night under his sheltering
ROOF. Mr.. Stave has one Of the pretti-
est places In the county and with his
family enjoys the many pleasures Of
this HE. His farm 10 we'll stocked,
and the commodiOus sheds and barns
would indicate that nothing suffers
from the storms or cold Of our Dakota
climate.
Thursday morning, bright and early,
we were on the read again with the ex-
pectation Of doing . big days work.
But our hopes we o dRmpened by q
drizzling shower which soOn became a
acknowledgement, 90 hastily interview
ing Andrew Ronning, . staunch sup
porter Of The COURIER we mounted our
wheel and pulled through mud and
rain for three miles to the projecting
roof Of Mr.. Davis home, whose hos
pitality We enjoyed for the remainder
Of the day and night. Friday morning
came, bright and clear, and with a
light heart We bid our kind friends
good morning and was soon skimming
merrily down . hill with no thought
Of what might be at the bottom, when
suddenly we found 0urself In the midst
Of q nice large puddle OF mud, and We
we're awful thankful that It was real
nice and soft, too. After extracting
0urself from this dilema, and not hav-
ing even . tax title to the real estate
adhering TO III, and wishing to keep
our conscious clear we scraped on as
much ~ We could and proceeded. 1t is
needless to say, with . little more eau
tion down the next hill. Our first
victory was won today when J. M.
Fry added his assistance to our efforts
IN introducing The COURIER into
every homo in the county by becoming
: subscriber. Mr.. Fry Is working Mrs.
J.. A. Heasley's productive farm. That
Mr.. Frye understands the science of
farming, one needs only to gaze over
his thriving fields to know: and his
large drove Of hogs means q snug little
hank account for him this fall. Lars
Larson, an old subscriber, owns 800
acres Ii section q and q. His house
10 located on the hanks Of the Brule,
we'll shsltered by Q large grove OF
native trees. Besides farming he pays
considerable attention to stock raising,
having . ane bunch Of graded cattle, q
number Of which he sold this spring
netting him q comfortable sum. To
tie west and across the road we found
Aud Halseth, IN energetic Norwegian.
When be purchased his farm nine
years ago It was . bare piece of prairie
land. but today he has q cosy house
md harm and other out buildings sur
rounded BY , large grove, which In q
few years will furnish ample protection
and shade g we'll O. fuel. He enjoys
the weekly visits Of THE COURIER.
Half . mile TO the west and Ne were in
the metropolis Of Sphinx township,
which hears the small name. Enter
ing the large double store Of it's most
! prominent citizen, John Larson, We
found the clerks busiiy attending TO the
wants Of waiting customers. Passing
70 the Office We found the proprietor
busy at his desk, but he took time to
welcome 10 and enjoy half hours chat.
Besides the store he owns $50 acres OF
rich farming land throughout the
township. In 1856 he represented the
territorial Legislature, and from ~ to
'05 was postmaster Of the Sphinx post
ofice. His son, Lewis Albert, Ia part
uer and assistant in the merchautile
business with him. Across the street
is the blacksmith shop Of Chas. Berg. q
young and Handsome son OF Norway
who came to this county In 1884. Next
door west 10 Spink's popular phot0gra-
pher, Mr.. X. Rasmussen, who Is doing q