Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-05-14
Stroud
viab1e Reputation o.

James Walsh starts out on Monday
on the road to perform the duti . of q
travelling man.
In this issue will be found q cali for 4
democratic mass convention for Union
county to be held in. the court house on
Saturday, May is to select ten dele
gates to the state convention to be held
in Aberdeen on May 20. The call is
signed by Thos. Keevill, George n.
Miller, John Peterson and r.. Author.
Hon. and Mrs. E.W. Miller will leave
on the Odd Fellows excursion which
leaves for Hot Springs, on the 10th, in
the Black Hills. They will stop with
the excursionists in Hot Springs and
enjoy the wonderful sights of that reg
ion. The grand lodge Of the /. o. o. F.
will be in session several days there.
Pom Leary, the Sioux City contract
t6r has had his gang Of men at work
here fixing up the toll line. He was
called to Sioux City on Tuesday by
the serious illness Of his 8-year. old son,
who Is afflicted with an abcess of the
stomach. The physicians have reco-
mended the performance OF an opera
tion as the only chance to save his life.
Monday night fierce wind storm
| followed by rain passed over the city
doing no damage. But when it got in
to Nebraska it raised the deuce. Many
farm houses were damaged while hay
stacks, barns and fences played hide
and seek in the air. In Omaha many
small buildings we're seriously damaged
| while torrents of rain fell.
N Up in Nora, Postmaster Eric ROM
wig is about to build store building
| which he will stock with line of gro
ceries and dry goods. The stone for
the foundation Is already on hand and
| the workmen will soon be at work.
| Mr.. ROnnig proposes to handle the sta
pie articles. and make the store q salts
factory one to the trade of the SUR
rounding country.
A concert Is to take place in Akron
on the evening Of May 20. Among
the especial attractions" states the
Akron Reg lister, ''may be mentioned
the Vermillion orchestra of ten pieces,
led by DR.. G. w. Collins; the cornet
SOLOS by G. d. Lufkin, of Elk Point; in
strumental and vocal solos, D. May
Miller; cornet duet, Messrs. Lufkin and
Collins; chOruses, quartets, solos, etc"
The COURIER this week prints six
pages at home and we will probably
continue to do 30, as long as our adver-
Using patronage continues on the In
crease. Next week we will have an in
teresting paper in our report Of the
high school exercises, and other spec
ial features. The COURIER, as y mat
ton ~ fc Id ~.
ed by any paper in the county.
Col. John M. Braddock of Worthing-
ton, Mimi, and representative of the
Cole Publishing Company Of Chicago
| departed for his home on. Tuesday
afternoon in response to telegram to
| the effect that q windstOrm on Monday
night had demolished his big hay and
stock barn valued at $500. Mr.. Brad
dock Is engaged in preparing bio
Graphical history of the early settlers
and now prominent citizens of the cOun-
ties OF Union, Turner and Lincoln.
From May 26 to 10 an expert cook
will give an exhibition in M. Hoffman q
store on the Majestic range stove of
how biscuits and other delicate food
may be prepared on short notice. COf-
fee and biscuits will be furnished to all
who come. "Mike'' does not often hold
receptions ut his store, but since being
crowned as the big whist player of the
state he proposes to give all who cali
biscuits and coffee upon the occasion
| mentioned, II not with every pound OF
ten penny nails.
The VermilliOn orchestra assisted by
&. d. Lufkin, Joe Henkin, Miss D. May
Miller and Charlotte Kirk, will give \
concert in this city sometime this
month. The concert will be for the
benefit OF the Episcopal church. Miss
| Kirk has been pursuing q course Of elO-
cutionary studies in Sioux City for the
past year, and her many friends will
no doubt be glad OF an opportunity To
listen to her. ThOee who are cOmpe-
tent to Judge declare that the young
lady has really remarkable talent a. an
elocutionist and is already able to en-
ftertain an audience in q surprisingly
able manner.
Two weeks ago The Leaders Plain
Talk patents had an article on Church
and State" written by an anonymous
writer. The VermilliOn Freeman re-
marks with regard to 1t as follows:
when a man wishes to vent his per-
sOnal spleen unknown he writes to a
newspaper under nom de, plume, not
possessing sufficient honor to do 1t open
and above board. We warrant there lie
not man In Vermillion who will dare
sign his name to The Church in Poll
tics by Nemesis in. last weeks Plain
Talk The article was disgrace to
civilization, and does not speak we'll for
the paper that will publish such vile
attack under an assumed title. At.
kacks Of this kind should he resented
and the author ferreted out"
The crqb cfnditions in this county
were ney4r better for small grain at
this tipIe oi the year. Wheat Is up In
fine sbhpe, with strong rich color,
evidencing strength and vitality. The
rail- showers have been at timely inter-
xels, while the fall has been ample.
The percentage Of wheat, % far y
acreage Is concerned, lie largely In ex-
cess come say double-of that Of any
former year for six years. Corn plant
ing ia now IN progress and the farmers
are M busy "a thew can be- Go where