Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-23
THE COURIER,
LocAL


The weather was extremely cold dur
ing the past week.
Alex. Weston will arrive from Ceor
gia n day this week.
Prof. o. J. Smith and wife made
a visit to Sioux City one day last week
A. 0. Ringsrud was called to Sioux
Falls on business Friday. He returned
Saturday.
III. II. S~toutenburg, one of our valued
subscribers in Sioux Valley, made this
Office a pleasant call on Saturday.
- Miss Nettie Murphey departed on
: Monday for Jessup, Ia, where she will
teach school, having accepted a posi-
ton which was rendered her.
Dr. Mulcahy has secured the plans,
and in the spring will build acomfOrta-
BILE and tasty residence. He has not
yet purchased his lots, but is at pres
ent engaged in looking over the desir-
able locations.
Will Comfy, Jr., and J.. A. Miller ar
rived last Thursday from Omaha, hay
ing covered the entire distance by the
aid OF Mr.. Millers fast team of PAGERS,
which the latter recently obtained
through a trade.
A marriage license was issued last
week to Joe Jamptgaard, aged 30, and
Miss Betsey G.. Peterson, aged 26. The
bride is the daughter of Peter Peter
sol Of Brule, and the marriage took
place on Saturday.
tts~~4rKansas woman sent one dollar
xanswer to an advertisement that prom
Used for that sum to tell how to keep
the smell OF boiling sauer klaut from
penetrating through the house. The
answer was to eat the cabbage raw.
Sam Omdahl, the efficient clerk Of
the courts, made AN official trip to
Sioux Falls to look oyer samples of a.
steel filing cabinet for the clerks Of
flee. He picked out what would be
suitable, and the file will arrive here In
a few days.
G. FL. Douglas Of Talcott's drug store,
passed an excellent examination before
The state board OF pharmacy at Sioux
Falls several weeks ago. He was grant
led a probationary permit in accordance
with the rules OF the board, and in six
months will receive his certificate.
Miss Agnes Bovee recently purchas-
I'd the two lots across Main street from
f. G. Ericson's residence, Of A. o.
Isingsrud. The consideration is re-
ported to have been 500, and that very
peculiar parsonage, Dame RumOr, de-
clares that a residence will be- erected
IN these lots next summer.
''Erv. Mccall" states the Sioux
Falls Press, "the popular conductor on
the Milwaukee rOad, Is talking very
strongly OF moving his family from
Sioux City and making Sioux Falls
his home. He has been trying to rent
Nye Phillips house on the corner Of
Spring avenue and Tenth street."
John Clementson, since being adyer-
tised as a candidate for matrimonial
hOnors, and that ne vas still in the
open market looking for bids, received
word by letter from q young lady In
Akron that she would accept him as q
husband without question or restric-
tion SO long as the knot was tied by q
person of authority.
DR.. u. i. Traer, the phrenologist
and physiOgnOmist, delivered a lecture
in the Methodist church on Saturday
evening to Il gOOd audience. Among
the heads examined was that of Joe
Henkin. Of whom the doctor stated
that he was extremely fond OF senti-
mental music and young ladies.
A meeting OF tho incorporates of the
Cyclone and Tornado Insurance com
pany Of Union and Clay counties was
had In Hoffman's hall on last Wednes-
day afternoon. President Andrew
Martin presided, and the object and
purposes OF the association we're dis
cussed as we'll rs the adoption Of the
bylaws Of the association. AT the an.
nual meeting of the Farmers Mutual
Insurance company the old directors
were reelected.
The last will and testament OF Andrew
Verzani is now on file in the clerk Ol
courts Office. The estate consists Ol
personal property only, and is In money
n and notes, amounting in all TO 81, 532. IL.
y The notes amount to 3l,40O, while the
cash in bank foots up %, 1871. There
are sir children, each sharing equally
under the provisions OF tho will. An
drew, Jr., Is ut Nashville, Neb.; John
At belmont, s. d.: Sabine ut Newcastle
Neb.; Sophia Williams in Clay county
S. D.; and Amelia Mcconnell and Fred
in Union county.
John L. Raish. foreman Of the Reg
lister Office at Akron was visiting relR
lives In this city n day this week
..The Register" says John, lis daily
increasing in popularity, under the
management OF Davis & Round, both
as m advertising medium and as /
local newspaper, and the people OF Ak
q appreciate their efforts. They
have q good Olfice, ~ country . ofice'
ara rated, but The COURIER is an eye
opener 10 me, as / had no idea ther,
was amy such country shop in So1tl
DakOts, and your gas engine, powell
pr1sses. etc., 80 q long way. suppose
towards driving away that tired feel
ing with which priuters arc - ofte,
Afflicted