Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-25
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lion was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
II. Freeman on Sunday.
Children's day exercises were appro-
priately observed in the NJ. E church
last Sunday morning. A large crowd
was present and enjoyed the entertain.
ment prepared for them.
The Leader purchased 100 pounds Of
second hand type Of the discarded dress
OF the Sioux City Journal last week.
They intend to print four pages of their
paper in Elkpoint hereafter.
Our baseball club on last SUNDAY was
pltted at G~arry0wen against the local
players of that section. They evidently
knew more about the game than our
" pets for they won the contest by q
score of IL to 10.
The temperance meeting in the M.
E. church Sunday wa the most en-
thusiastic Of the season. The chorus
OF fifty male voices and the temperance
orchestra which furnished the music
we're excellent and succeeded in draw
Ing a large audience.
The death of M. J. Lewis OF Yer
million in New York City last week
caused profound sorrow here when the
news wa received. He had many per-
sonal friends in the city all of whom
speak of the deceased a one of natures
noblemen-in the full sense of the term.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage Of Charles F. Maynard and Miss
Emma F.. Coverdale, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. COverdale, to take
place at the residence OF the latter four
miles east of Burbank on July 2 at 3
O'Clock. THE COURIER acknowledges
an invitation.
Gayville is to have a celebration on
the Fourth. The chief feature. the
chief attraction and the chief excite
ment will be q debate between the
~irrascible, pugnacious and ubiquitous
Thomas Horatio Ayers of Vermiilion
and L. B. French OF YanktOn. That
Mr.. French will give Thomas plenty to
think about there is not the slightest
doubt.
In this issue will be found the Sec
tion OF a continued story entitled .
Harvest of Tares'' which means a
harvest Of weeds. It is q story of
Norwegian characters and full of in
OOlilIk uCluCuSs W. Waut every
n to read 1t feeling certain that all
will be repaid in its perusal. The
author, Hjalmar Boyseen, is one of the
widest authors in the Scandinavian or
English language-writing with equal
facility in either.
School closed In South Bend District
No. Z, Clay county, last Friday with
Miss Emma COverdale as instructor.
She is An efficient teacher, and one OF
Union county's best and brightest in
structors OF the young. The number OF
pupils enrolled was ., while the aver
age daily attendance vas Is. The last
day closed with n picnic in GundersOn's
grove. Ice cream, lemonade and Otner
dainties were served. All enjoyed
themselves and remark a splendid
time.
The COURIER editor received a letter
last Friday from q former townsman,
James Lilley, who is at West Plains,
Mo. He writes, among other things,
that he had failed to get q copy OF THE
COURIER for June 4, and he wanted 10
see 1t rs he missed it more than he
would u SO uare meal. I'VE are cutting
wheat remarks MI. Lilley In his let
ter. "COrn is tassled out, and We have
g potatoes. Rxspberries and black
berries are ripe; also peaches and APP
PIES"
Here is the late Bill Nye's definition
Of q newspaper: ut is \ library. It
is an encyclopedia, a time table, q ro-
nance, q guide, q political resume, .
ground plan of the civilized world, q
low priced multum In parvo. It Is q
sermon. a circus, an obituary, q ship
wreck, q symphony in solid BREWER, q
medley of life and death, q grand ag-
gregation Of mans glory and his shame.
It is, In short, a birds eye view OF all
the magnanimity and meanness, the
joys and sorrows, births and deaths,
the pride and poverty of the world, all
for q few cents"
q. J. Moline OF Big Springs was q
very pleasant caller at our Office ON
Monday. He was In the city to see
what he could do In the way OF . pur-
chase Of q sorghum mill. Mr.. Moline
every year manufactures about 1000
gallons Of sorghum mOlasses. he has
six acres in his cane field and 1t IL one
of the chief sources OF profit on his
farm. He cOmplimented THE COU-
RIRR on It's ability TO satisfy It's sub
scribers and added that it furnished q
great deal Of amusement to his children
Ia the way 0f good reading. big
Springs, said Mr.. Moline, is going to
celebrate on the Fourth in grand style
ut Fred Larson's grove.
On Friday the board Of insanity en-.
amined two persons on complaint Of
being OF unsOund mind. They we're
Ben Thompson Of Brule and Erie Eric
sono OF Sphinx. Mr.. Thompson is . broth
er Of Mrs. Ofstehagen, while Ericsson 10
60 years Of age, having resided in the
county three months with his relatives,
coming from Charles Mix county. The
conclusion Of the board VA that both
we're insane. In the case Of Thompson
he had threatened on several occasions
TO shoot his nephewt Ole Ofstehagen,
and seems to have entertained fearful
enmity for the young man. Thomp-
son for eleven years was m inmate Of
the California asylum. On Monday .
guard from Yankton arrived and took
both to the hospital.
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