Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-12

The .CCURIER'S subscription list
keeps on growing pretty we'll, thank
you. The people Of the county are be-
ginning 10 appreciate the fact that the
COURIER is a substantial and permanent
newspaper, and gives the news Of the day
in h satisfactory manner. We aim to
improve the paper each week and reach
as near the point of perfection as we
can. Since Saturday sever new subscrib-
ers have been received: Alfred Rome
and Ed. TollefsoD of Richland, Eric.
Bruneau of Big Sioux, James BreGsll,
and Carl LindblOm Of Big Springs,
w. Wilkins of Alcester and Fred
Reemts of Akron, Ia.
The managers of tie Sioux City race
meeting in July have refused to change
their dates from the ones selected by
them long after the same dates had
been chosen by our people. 1t is al
ways thus. Whenever Sioux City has
a petition to present to congress, an
ice harbOr to construct, a cOrn palace
to push, or anything that will put a
feather in her cap, they pat our people
on the back and declare ''yOu m dam
dies. have q fine town, fine lot OF men,
and we like you. Call on us for any
thing" But when the call Is made they
are non est. Sioux City is all right as
long as everything goes her way, but
the minute you cross her path-Ugh!
it's different you know.
One day this week-on Monday
Messrs. Wenner and KrOksh, who are
engaged in unearthing the lost steam
boat LeOdOra, struck the upper deck,
- %ho;~ vour ohoft IN thn nlA wivov ho1
and brought to the surface 600 feet OF
rope, in apparently good condition, and
several bones, resembling those in the
human body. Wenner and Kroksh are
greatly encouraged by their discovery,
and state that it will be only a few days
more, before they will have several
barrels Of whiskey-thirty years old.
The question has oeen raised, could
this whiskey be destroyed under the
law if found.
About thirty invitations, written
partly in Chinese and partly in En-.
glish were circulated among the ladies
OF our city by Mrs. Sing Yon, inviting
them to come to her house on Friday
afternoon. The ladies quickly discov-
cred the sender of the Invitations, and
Friday evening at 5 o'clock the invited
guests WERE seen vending their way to-
ward the home OF Mrs. e. w. Miller.
Some of the ladies we're decorated with
Chinese fans, while 8 party OF three
came under an immense Chinese UNI
brella. A lady was present in full JAP
anese costume from Japan. Mrs. Sing
Yon met her guests in regular Chinese
costume, while her home was decorated
with q great many lovely articles from
China, which we're presented to her
while she was In the Black Hills.
among them being q red satin table
cloth, embroidered In gold threads,
with q silk fringe six inches In width
around It, the whole being lined with
pale green silk. Chinese tea wa served
In little Chinese cups and saucers, and
an elegant luncheon was spread, after
which each lady received Chinese can
dies and nuts and . little Chinese fan
as a souvenir. The evening was most
delightfully."- spent In music, singing,
etc. Mrs. +. M. Gilmore, the Japanese
lady, delivered . very neat address to
the hostess and the ladies. Responses
were made by Mrs. Ericsson and others.
A prize was given to the lady reciting
the best poem, which was awarded to
Mrs. e. C. Ericsson. The guests de-
parted 1T q late hour, but not before
expressing their thanks to Mrs. Sing
Yon for the delightful entertainment
she had given them. Those invited
we're Mesdemes Keller, Henkin, J. M.
Talcott, Smythe, J. A. Miller, Alex
and Alison Bovee, Ericsson, Hoffman,
Rowley, Kent, ]. w. Comfy, Buchanan,
Nichols, Starkey, 81. r. Miller, George
r. Freeman, G. w. Freeman, !. Ryan,
r. 4. Kelley, Schaetzel, Ringsrud,
Briggs, Gilmore, J. w. Steckman.
Compton, Ellis, Reid. ]. G. Comfy.