Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-11
Col. G. I. Holt is in Aberdeen.


Akron will celeb rata on the Fourth
Miss Grace Ringsrud will arriv,
home week from next Tuesday.
Photographer Lawton Of vermillior
enjoyed the Sabbath with his family.
Read the announcement of the race
meeting announced by Secretary Con
ly.
Bob" Kneebs is said to be danger
ously Ill In prison hospital in Ger
many.
Nk.Baby" Bliss Of Chicago, the 5Os
p6uhu bicyclist, was In the city on Mon.
way and attracted considerable atten.
ton.
A petition was circulated last week
for the pardon Of Boyd Budde, who is
at present in the Nebraska peniten-
tiary. It was generally signed.
Miss Allie Talcott, the accomplished
daughter Of Capt. and Mrs. Talcott,
leaves this summer for Chicago to take
instructions from Emil Liebling, the
famous pianist.
Charles Harter left for Sioux City on
Monday to take course in stenog-
raphy and type writing. When he has
finished he will enter q law Office, and
at once begin the study of law.
Jesse Compton is rejoicing, and his
bosom heaves with manly swells-insO-
much as he is q full-fledged citizen
the father of handsome boy, who
made his appearance on Thursday
evening.
There was strawberry social
at w. w. Mains Wednesday evening.
Conveyances for all were furnished
at the Congregational church at Z
o'clock that evening. Free ride, big
time, and q jolly time.
Asa Grant of Yankton, president OF
the State Firemen's association, was in
the city on Monday. His visit was for
Elk Point to attend the tournament to
be held at Canton this month, and have
the local company join the state associ-
alton.
Sam Dahl of Brule dropped into our
sanctum on Tuesday with sack of new
potatoes in one hand and $3.50 in the
other. The potatoes were the finest
we ever put our molars into. They
were planted from new variety of
seed on April Is, and he now has pO-
tatoes nearly as large as your fist.
They possess remarkable growth, and
the fact that they can be placed on the
market q month earlier than other va
rieties enhances their value. Anyone
wishing potato seed this fall can pur-
Jhase few bushely of Mr.. Dahl, as he
HIS quite a large patch of them, which
he proposes to save for seeding pur-
poses.
Melvin Grigsby of Sioux Falls will
deliver the address in this city on the
Fourth of July. Mr.. Grigsby is can
didate for the populist nomination for
governor fact he is practically
without opposition since Andrew Lee Of
VermilliOn has refused to become a
The Smoked Yank" is
q speaker OF some power, and will no
doubt give an address of an interesting
character. The prospects for q big
turnout on the Fourth here is unex-
celled. Secretary Comfy has not al
lowed the grass to grow under his feet,
and with the $3.50 guarantee put up by
the citizens for the race meeting, one
of the most interesting events is sure
to take place.
G. w. Beggs, Jr., a son of our former
townsman Is winning high honors in
the east as q tennis player. During the
past wear he has been attending school
In Lawrenceville, Mass. All here feel
q sort of ownership in the young man,
and his achievements are source of
pride. The western blood is bound TO
show up to the high water mark in all
kinds Of athletic sports. Harper's
Round Table contains fine picture of
the young man In conjunction with the
announcement that he had won the
coup" at the Princeton Interschoolas-
tic Tennis tournament. In Its account
of the event the magazine states:
"Beggs won handily, and Is probably
the best tennis player Lawrenceville
ever had, (which is saying q great deal.
It is seldom the providence Of the
local chronicle of events to record q
sadder case than that OF Hal Perkins.
For many years he has been resident
OF the county and from room to room
he has passed through the course Of
studies provided In the city schools
until at the close Of the last term he
graduated with honors-being vale
dictorian of the class Of '96. Ever
since his graduation he has been act
Ing very strangely and finally 1t dawn
ed on his acquaintances that he was
demented. His condition grew 30 bad
that two weeks ago he was taken tt
Akron and on last Friday his father
who had arrived from Alabama tool
him to Yankton where he can be cared
for. In writing down to friend the
other day from Yankton the father
stated that he would remain there fol
q few weeks and give Hal medica
treatment and await the decision
| Of the doctors. II they CAV
no hope he would place him In tn
state hospital. The demAnted youn{
man possessed many traits Of characte
indicative of natural ability and hi
father and friends looked forward Il
the time when he would become
citizen Of distinction In whatever pre-
IfossiOn he intended TO accept - hi
own. But just g he was shout to In
herit the reward Of his yearsof toll Il
hard and earnest study his mind CAV
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