Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-13

paid 376.o8
Bal. % hs.A this date tJas. &, zl3yO7
Risks urittsn dur3nx year, 160.9A7!0O
Total anoaut Of ls.- u ssrce, 6Ss,Bit.O0
M~eabershsp. s6z.
A.. W. JOHNSON,
Secretary.
Truman Ames is wrestling with the
grippe
John F. Reid was a Sioux City yisi-
tor on Monday.
Mrs. J. N. Rash and her daughter
Ida returned to Akron last week. Mrs.
Raish is greatly improved In health.
The wife of Judge A. G.. kellam
passed through the city IN her way to
YanktOn on last Monday. The utmost
sympathy is expressed for her in the
inexplainable action of her husband.
y Never was there finer winter weather
Experienced in South DAKOTA than is
now being enjoyed. 1t is marvellous TO
the extreme and the only fear is with
regard 10 the sufficient moisture for
spring seeding.
Born, to Prot. and Mrs. 81. r. Miller
rekxhis city Thursday, February +, 1895,
a boy, weighing 81 pounds. The pro-
lessor has been showered with con-
gratulations of late, and THE COURIER
desires to express its best wishes for
the youngster, his smiling father and
handsome mother. Mrs. Miller and
the little one are doing finely and
will soon be able 10 receive their
friends.
Fred Verzani, the youngest son of
Andrew Verzani, states the VermilliOn
Freeman, started Wednesday morning
for northwest Nebraska, to see his
mother who married Mr.. Robert WEIGH
in 81 who at that time vas living on
what is called the Patel place. He
Dnticed the poor woman to 60 with him.
and she left a good home and has been
destitute ever since. l could write a
big pamphlet on this. but will omit;
there is q history come cted with it.
Editor Reynick, Of the Beresford Re-
public, has been very i'll from an attack
of pneumonia. The COURIER is sorry
to learn of his illness and sincerely
hopes that he will soon ecove There
are few editors OF the populistic per-
suasion brighter than Mr.. Reynick. It
seems he was called to Elk Point on
business recently and on The way back.
having driven overland, he became
chilled. resulting in an attack of pneu-
monia.
Capt. James NJ. Talcott and J. S. Tai
colt departed on Tuesday for New Or
leans for the purpose Of enjoying the
salubriOus cline of the land of the
magnolia blossom. They will be gone
two weeks and propose to enjoy q need
ed rest from business turmoils. Capt.
Talcott's health has not been of the
best this winter and THE COURIER sin-
cerely hopes that he may return better
prepared TO Withstand the rigors OF our
climate than ever before.
Miss Nellie Rifenbark an attendant
of the state hospital and q sister of
Rev. Mr.. Rifenbark, formerly n. e.
pastor of this city, arrived last Friday
10 accompany Miss Marian E. Lucas, an
insane patient to the hospital. Miss
Lucas is in q d~eplOrable condition
mentally, and is thought to be incurar
BILE. This gives Union county sixteen
patients in the hospital-the expense
for the care of which is getting to be q
very i"POESous AsOu SOunSt Au0uCCo.
Mrs. C. w. Beggs, OF Chicago, ILL.,,
left for Sioux City, Ia. accompanied by
Mrs. A. o. Ringsrud. Mrs. Beggs will
leave in a few days for her home. While
here. outside of the very unpleasant
task of paying the last sad rites in con.
nection with the burial of her father,
she experienced much pleasure To
meeting the friends Of former years and
realized more than ever that the friend.
shipsuf life-those bound with ties that
never break amid adversely or good
fortune-are found In the villages OF
this earth. 4
A concert was given on last Monday
| night in the M. E. church. in Vermill.
ion, in which q number of Elk Point
| musicians assisted. The attendance
was large and the function q pro
nounced success. Rev. G. Oswald O.
| Reilly rendered . tenor solo entitled
1.-The Scout" by Campana. Miss d.
| May Miller rendered Schubert's Sere-
made, a piano solo, as we'll rs the Sec.
ond Hungarian RhopsOdie. C. D. Luf-
kin furnished assistance in q coruet
duet with DR.. Collins. Had it not been
for the assistance Of the Elk Point mu.
sicians the entertainments would moi
have been as successful. and as can be
readily imagined, they carried OF the
honOrs Of the evening.
Judge r. w. Pettigrew Of Fandreau,
brother of Senator r. F. Pettigrew,
was q pleas ant caller at this Office on
Saturday. He was on his way home
from Vermillion, where he delivered
lecture TO the students Of the Uniyer.
sity on the subject of the NPrehistorit
Indians OF South Dakota" There va,
a large attendance. and the Judge KEEP
the attention and the interest Of hi
hearers in his usual successful manner
There are few men in the vest who Ar
mors thoroughly conversant with tn,
condition Of the Indian-prehistoric o.
otherwise-thau the Judge. He In
made it a life study, and today he /
recognized In the east and by student
OF archaeology Ne . master mind in tina
line.
George Myers Of the class Of ~ q
the u. s. D. is taking . course OF medl
cine ut the Cleveland Medical COlleg
at Cleveland, Ohio, says the Vormill