Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-08-27
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The city schools open on Sept. IA.
A. O. Ringsrud left for Chicago on
Wednesday. -
Mrs. W. r. Buchanan and con are In
Cherokee, Iowa.
Capt. Fisher OF Vermillion gazed on
our streets last Monday.
The Beresford News declares Hance
Murphey is a poor prophet.
Miss Mangan and Miss Smythe were
visitors in BeresfOrd last week.
Mrs. F. M. Gilmore was accompanied
to Lincoln, Neb., by Miss Grace Rings
rud.
Mrs. Julius Schaetzel has returned
from her trip to FreepOrt, H., and
other points.
Mrs. Carrie Perkins of Wisconsin is
here visiting with her parents, T. Tol-,
lefsOn and wife.
Mrs. John Reid who has been quite
i'll from an attack of the quinsy is inn
proving md is able to be out.
Prof. II. r. Miller has been rendered
the Gettysburg schools, but has nOt
yet decided to accept the same.
Mrs. Ira Nichols and daughter antic.
ipate leaving for Omaha this week for
a visit with friends and relatives.
Preparations for the old settlers pic
mic seem to be going on with consider
able vim. The prospects are for a big
turn out.
Miss Grace Nash, daughter of Post.
master Nash of Sioux City, who has
been the guest OF Miss Nellie Freeman
has returned.
C. w. Brown of Flandreau, this state,
is in the city with Il view OF locating
here. His present intention is to open
up a new millinery store
W. T. DcnnisOn, merchant OF Jeffer-
son, was Ia the city n day this week.
Mr.. DennisOn Is the junior member of
the firm, Ryan & Dennison.
The city school of Alcester opens on
Sept. Z. Miss Nettie Murphey Of this
city has the primary department while
Prof. Sam Hind is principal.
Ext congressman Lucas wife, who
has upon several occasions visited this
city. Is said to be near deaths door and
her demise is hourly expected at Car.
ner, Iowa.
The agent for the Omaha Bee was in
the city on Tuesday. The Daily Bee
gets here on the morning of publication
and is n OF the brightest news papers
in the west.
We learn that r. w. Henshaw has
named his youngest son in honor Of w.
}. Bryan and that the youngster will
hereafter be known as William }. Bry-
an Henshaw.
Miss Malissi Allen OF Akron. Iowa,
opened the Bland school on the 18th of
month. There was II good attendance
on opening day, there being an enroll
ment OF thirty.
The Alcester Union declares that the
Alcester Silver Club is a fake, that the
officers named AS elected never heard
OF the organization and that il they
were elected it, was the first they knew
anything about it.
The delegates elected by the Brule
pOpulists to attend the BeresfOrd con-
ventiOn are Don Crawford, Pat Hand,
james OlesOn, Ole Lawrence, Henry
Rash, l.. N. Grill, w. =. Chamber
lain, ann Ed ward Tollefson.
Capt. Talcott and wife returned from
their overland trip to BeresfOrd on Sat
urdsy. The captain reports having
hav a very pleasant time. Crops are
magnificent and abundant. Corn, he
declares, looks better than it has in
years.
While the feeder Of a threshing ma
chine at w. w. Mains was at work on
Tuesday. his gold filled watch happen
ed ~ drop in the mouth leading TO the
cylinder, and before he knew 1t the
time piece WAS ground into n hundred
pieces.
Akron Register: The new residence
OF Elmer Seward, which is being erect
ed IN his recently purchased property
south of the Lutheran church, is rapid
ly approaching completion 1t will be
one OF the substantial residence build
ings OF the city.
Charles 3. Smith of Fairburn, this
state, is In the city with his family, the
guests OF T. TOllefson, father Of Mrs.
Smith. Fairburn is out in the Black
Hills, and Mr.. Smith is engaged in the
cattle business. He reports last win
Ter as one OF the best for tho business
eve experienced out there.
The purse offered by the fair associa-
tion Tor the one mile bicycle race Is $50
instead OF go rs stated in the premium
list. 1t IL the intention OF the society
to secure even more than this amount
il possible and no doubt II generous con-
tribution will be made by the citizens
10 make the purse u more attractive
one.
Tom Gunderson, who was injured by
being caught in the belt of a threshing
machine one day last week, is getting
along nicely. As luck would Y 1t
his arm, instead of being % and lac
Grated into several sections, was broken
in two places. He Is improving. and
outside Of the usual Inconvenience o. q
brOked arm Is thankful it was not a
worse accident.
The Cakes Swiss Bell Ringers, one OF
the beat musical combinations on the
road, will hold forth in the Arm0ry