Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-20
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


Kelley is in it with boots and shoes
A. Q. Ring-rud leaves for Chicago to
morrow.
Geo. Hasson has rented the new Tai.
cott block on Main street.
~ Mrs. w. II. Buchanan returned from
her trip to Cherokee, la.
Grain-buvrr Slaughter of Akron, Ia..
was in the city on Monday.
Mrs. II. j. Muhs of Akron, Ia, is
the guest of friends in this city.
Peter O. Rambrant of Nora. transact
ed business in Elk Point last Tuesday.
r. Il. Bennett and Hon. John Sinclair
of Beresf"rd were in the city on Friday
Gov. Sheldon and John Il. Bald win,
engineer Of irrigation, were in the city
today.
A week from next Monday, the coun-
w populist convention will be held in
Beresford.
Don't fail to attend the Mckinley
club meeting on Saturday night in the
court house.
Mrs. +. NJ. Gilmore and children are
Mrs. Brad Slaughter.
Miss Florence Ashley OF TT. Scott,
Kan, is the guest Of Miss Allie Hotf-
man for "A few days.
NJ. Il. Kent. Silas Kent, and RI. J.
Quincy all left for Worthington, where
they wilt engage in selling fruit trees.
Joe Callan lost 80 bushels of wheat
hy fire II day last week. The report
ed cause is lightning striking IA setting.
Nyr Phillips o! Sioux Falls. warden
Of the state ~penitcntiMry, was in the
city on "Wednesday on his way home
from Iankton.
The proprietor of The ''Farmer's
Home" Nermiilion. Mr.. G. i. Gilbert
son with his wife and two children,
were the guests Of Auditor Asbjeld last
Sunday.
John Stcckman. our popular barber,
is preparing for a hunt. He has Il new
rig, and it is fitted up in a style as con-
venicnt rs it is unique. He will be
gone several weeks. and hopes to break
his own record rs a prairie chicken
hunter.
Capt. j. NJ. Talcott and wife departed
for Beresford for a visit of a day or two.
This is the first time Mr.. Talcott has
been in Bcrcsford since it has beer Il
town, although he has lived in the
county before and after its construc-
ton.
Today hundreds Of Modern Woodmen
- A.. - tlA.. ma ,,, !
picnic and outing at ttichland. EXer-
ciscs of a brief character took place,
and Judging from the happy counte-
ances Of all, everybody must have had
a good time.
c. J. Holman of Yankton on going
down to Sioux City on Wednesday on
the afternoon train tool a straw vote
on president. There were 81 voters on
the train. - OF whom were for Mckin-
ley, 2 for Bryan, and > who had not yet
made up their minds.
Mrs. J. n. Rash of Akron, Ia, who
has been in the Samaritan hospital for
several weeks, in Sioux City. passed
through Elk Point Monday on her way
home, She stated that she was on the
road to recovery, and felt better than
at any time in several years.
Miss Mabel Harter. the 7-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Har-
ter of this city on Wednesday cele-
brated her birthday, by inviting some
twenty or thirty of her playmates to
enjoy the day with her at her home.
Refreshments were served. and all had
very pleasant time.
NJ. Hoffman, Jr.. is home rom Chi
cago. where he placed himself IN the
charge of an occusist and had Il very
difficult surgical operation performed;
Mr.. Hoffman nov wears glasses and
looks quite like a different fellow.
While in Chicago he got an emporium
ity TO shake hands with Bryan.
Will Talcott returned from his visit
among friends in Iowa. He tells OF
having a splendid time. He used tC
live down in the central portion ano
had not visited that section for many
years. Far all of the lovliness OF Iowa
and the many pretty girls they nave
down there he prefers Union county.
} The republican county central com
mittee met IN this city on last Friday
and selected Tuesday Sept. s as the
day for holding the republican county
convention. The time is II o'clock ;tno
the place Elk Point. There was a ful
attendance of the committee and all re-
ported favorable conditions for the sue