Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-04
Drink Rocky Mountain Tea and live
long, be happy and die Of old age.

MCSs utAuS OCu0GV1OA 0esO EsAAcC ssA -
ME Comfy we're in Sioux City ON Fri
day.
Frederic G. Buchanan, the sketch
artist OF the Sioux Falls Forum. took q
glance or two ut our streets on Tues
day.
Judge Smythe one day last week
married q couple from Sioux City
The groom was w. p. Hall and the
lovely bride was Miss Jennie McGraw
Mrs. Henry Henkin on last Thurs
dav entertained In her very pleasant
heme on Cedar street number Of her
friends at tea. Mrs. Henkiu proved
herself model hostess. and succeeded
iii entertaining her guests in q manner
perfectly suitable to the event.
Harry JOY, whose first article 1.-THE
County on Bike" appears in this is-
sue, will by the end Of this week make
his appearance in Sphinx township.
We desire all our friends to extend
him<a hearty welcome, give him such
Information as will make his trip in
%fNsting and profitable.
wa reprint in another column por-
ton Of the many compliments received
by THE COURIER on It's school edition.
We have remaining only twenty-five
copies of the entire edition, and those
desiring any to send to their friends
should call at once. The edition, by
competent critics, Is declared to be the
finest of its KIND and character ever
gotten out In the state.
Miss D. May Miller will not leave for
Chicago until the last Of next week in
somuch as President Mauck OF the
state university has invited her to sing
at the graduation exercises on next
Tuesday, June 9. Miss Miller, while in
Chicago, will take lessons In instru-
mental music during the summer vaca-
ton of Emil Liebling, the famous
pianist. as we'll az vocal culture In the
Highland Park institution.
Miss Title Coverdale closed q term
of school in District No. 20, In Civil
Bend township, Friday, May %. The
pupils and patrons expressed their ap-
probation Of her splendid work by at
tending on the last day picnic at
which fully eighty Toasted on b0unti-
full dinner, while in the afternoon they
enjoyed listening to a delightful pro-
gram. Miss Coverdale has been very
successful in her school work, and the
district board speak in high praise of
her ability.
Peter Haas of Sioux Falls, the Ger
man editor, scholar, and politician,
who can pound type, sing q Dutch song,
kill a rising statesman before break
fast, smoke q cigar. tell good story
in the Italian dialect, crossed our
threshold, snapped lies, and took the
evening train for Yankton on tuesday.
He was out on trip hunting up delin>
quent subscribers, and from the blood
in his eye it could he theoretically sup
posed that a murder will soon occur
or the cash be forthcoming.
The conditions of the highways be-
tween this city and the prairie we're
never better. The Richland road and
the ::One parallel to it, known as the
grade, are In apple-pie order which is
due to the work performed by Super
intendent John Nims-than whom no
better road master lives. He is an
artist in his line and the gently curves
he gets on his form while working the
mammoth road scraper are no doubt
the cause. The grade lie in fine shape
and a good portion of the way is as
good "a q race track. Credit is due
Uncle John for the excellent job he
has performed and we are ready to
give him good sized chalk mark.
The memorial exercises on last Sat-
urday in this city attracted q large at
tendance, and the services in cOnnec-
ton Herewith passed of very satisfac-
torily. The local post at the G. A. r.
hadlcharge Of the day, and it is not
stretching words for effect when it is
stated that better exercises were never
experienced here. After the decora-
ton OF the graves, which of itielf 10 one
of the lovliest holiday customs to be
found in any country, the post, under
the guidance of the local militia and
the Uniformed Rank X. of P, marched
into the M. E. church, where Rev.
Shepard delivered a practical and
thoughtful address. HIS remarks we're
pun;tuated with good ideas, and the
audience went home with better con.
ceptiOn of the day and It's hallOwed
memories, Mrs. E. w. Miller hastily
and without apparent effort recited
Midnight at Shiloh" It was effective.
~ rendered and visibly impressed the
audience. The singing was especially
good, and all in all the day Was made
more sacred and more highly appreci.
ated to the large audience than ever
before.
Marriaeo Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were
issued during the month OF May BY