Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-30

The marriage of C. H. Lindsay OF
this city, and Miss Alice NJ. Cecil Of
Sioux City occurred in the latter
named place on last Sunday. Mr..
Lindsay has been a resident of this Sec
ton for a number of years, and THE
COURIER extends its congratulations to
the couple.
There were two errors in the report
OF the election nj officers of the w. c..
T. U. Mrs. Alverna Rome, instead oil
Mrs. Il. H. Rowe, was elected vice
president, and Mrs. Tone instead OF
Lowe, for superintendent of evan
gelistic work. With these two excep-
tions the list Of officers as printed was
correct.
Two horses and a road cart were
sold at sheriff's sale on Monday. They
were the property Of Charles Chaussee,
and were sold on an execution-fo r $3.50
secured by John Arendorf of Sioux
City. The property brought about $40,
leaving a judgment of $500 unsatisfied.
Jay Edgerton, the son Of Judge A. J.
Edgerton, was a a pleasant caller at
The COURIER office on his way home
to Sioux Falls. He reports his father
in about the same condition as in the
past. He is able to sit up in an invalid
chair, having lost the use of one arm,
and constantly requires the services OF
Il nurse. His friends hope for the best.
A constable from Akron brought 10
this city on Monday the two Lane girls
who were mixed up in the arrest Of the
two young men who were accused OF
abdncting them. They found
south Of Akron stopping at a farm
house. The constable brought them
before States Attorney Keller and the
girls stated they had no charges to pre-
fer against anybody; that they left
their own home freely and voluntarily;
and that they had not been guilty oil
any misconduct whatsoever. They not
desiring to prefer charges against any.
body, the states attorney refused tl
have anything to do with the case, and
at last accounts the girls we're taxed
home.
A Mr.. Hunter OF Plymouth county,
Ia, was in the city n day last week
seeking subscriptions to n fund to aid
in building a bridge across the Big
Sioux river at the Bella Vista farm,
directly east of Jefferson. He me,
with a favorable reception, and al
though the citizens hereabouts do moi
believe the bridge will benefit Eth
Point at all they were willing to look
at the question broadly and generously
enough to regard whatever would hell
Jefferson would help Union county
Mr.. Hunter declared the bridge a Ger
tainty.
A young man named Albert Smith
said to be from Lemars, was drowned
Tuesday in the Sioux river at the Rich
land mill. He was crossing the river
in a boat, and in some manner the boa
was overturned. The body has no
been found but a party is searchin,
for it. A Lemars man who was ther'
says he does not know Smith. ant
doubts If he tivedn at Lemars, although
it Is possible he did. 1t is believed h
is a German and has no relatives il
this country.
Father Kelley returned from a triI
to Bon Homme county, where he in
spected his farm. He drove iron
Scotland to Yankton, and while in tn
city called at the insane hospital to sc
how Hal Perkins was getting along
He seemed to be in better condition
and DR.. Mead stated that there was
fair chance for his ultimate recovery
He requires the constant service of q
attendant. He was rational most
the time, although he had spells i
which he was irrational. He inquire
OF many Elkpoint citizens and recoe
nized Father Kelley the minute b
observed him entering the room.