Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-16

OHLS IUC.
Corn lac.
Hay 81. IS for new.
Butter Sc(0lOc.
Eggs &c.
Mrs. Bert Wallace was quite sick or
Sunday.
Ben. Briggs says sound money is good
enough for him.
T A mild epidemic OF tonsilitis is prev
~--a!ent in the city.
Dick Coonan was in town the fore
part Of the week.
l.. B. French was in the city attend
ing court on Monday.
Attorney w. T.. CAN'T of Sioux City
was in the city Monday.
r. w. Cook was in the city on Mon
day looking for a farm hand.
Atty. Tilton of Vermillion was a
visitor in the city on Monday.
Judge Smythe, wife, and daughter
Martha were Sioux City visitors Mon
day.
S. w. Kent is home for a rest from a
tree selling trip. He will remain till
after harvest.
Monday wa the hottest Of theShOt
1days. The thermometer registered
nW0 in the shade.
Mrs. James Walsh returned from
Orillia, Canada, last week after an alb
sence of several months
Charlie Hoffman and Lee Walters
vent to Sioux City Monday to see the
elephant and the peanut man.
Next week THE COURIER will print
a full account OF the proceedings OF the
board of county commissioners.
The game OF base ball on Monday be-
tween Coleridge and ElkpOint resulted
in n victory for the Coleridge team.
James Martin, wife and children of
Vermillion spent Sunday in this city
the guests of Alex. Reynick and wife.
Miss Jessie Hoffman departed on
Tuesday morning for Marshalltown,
Iowa, for visit OF several weeks with
relatives and friends.
The members OF the Modern Wood
men in the Sioux Valley are making
prepa ratiOns TO hold q picnic at Rich
land some time in August.
Mrs. Jerry Ryan, accompanied by
her son Willie and daughter, departed
on Monday for Dubuque, Ia, where
she will visit with her parents.
Captain Talcott has purchased the
lsicard property on Pleasant street Tor
a. DAM ISSr 1..nc r. syo hnllclA0 IN 81 ROW
now, two of which are double ones.
E. C. Ericsson sold his big barn 10.
Gated on the lots owned by himN0p Main
street to VIM. Vinson. 1t was taken
down in sections and moved to Mr.
Wilson'S farm this week.
On Monday last Mrs. Goss was carry
ing q tub of water from the we'll to the
house when one OF the handles broke,
letting the iron hoop strike her on top
of the foot cutting IL severely.
A party OF young folks consisting Of
Carl Anderson, Nell Kent, Misses
Nellie Freeman and Grace Ringsrud
sought TO escape the extreme heat OF
Sunday by seeking the shady banks g
the river Sioux. y
The total assessed valuation OF Elk
Point township for 1896, us equalized
by the board is $685., 923. IS. OF this
amount $3.50, 2O8 is on land; 49,, 1872 ou
town lots, and $2l ,O09 on merchandise.
There were thirty-fOur bicycles as
sessed.
The firm OF Geo. s. Ogle & Co., oI
Chicago, is still hard ut work getting
uD the material for the biographies
record of Turner, Lincoln and Union
counties. G. b. Ward Of Illinois is Al
present the ~ca.nvassing agent here
abouts, aud has been making thorough
work for the past two weeks.
vcrmillion papers still continue Il
whine because their ball team WA
beaten here July ), and all the blame
il marked up to the umpire. Now w
viii give the Vermillion boys credit TO
being good players, but they cant III
wayso EXPECT TO win, and as two Yer
million gentlemen umpired the gam
IL seems TO us that they had a gOo'
show for Justice from that s0ur,e.
Our farmers are generally preparin,
to begin harvesting within ten days
Wheat il ripening very fast. and som
fields will be ready for the binder mex
week. II Is not expected that IN
Weld will be rs large rs 1t was last yea
and II q general average OF q or
bushels ID threshed the full expectation
OF the farmer will be realized. Corn
in flne condition and vas eve bette
One Of the largest yields known 10 lOOl
ed forward 10. All in all the crops ~
.erage up high.
Dack1en's Arnica Sslve.
The Best Salve In tho world for Cut
.D..t.o~ syx,,eaa TYlHnra Salt RhNlf