Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-27

Ijr. Ellis.
NJ. Bartleson of this city transacted,
'b0Ainess in Yankton on Monday.
Ex-County Judge Smith of Sioux
City was greeting Elk Point friends on
Monday
Hance Murphey is home from the
South, arriving here on Wednesday
morning.
Frank Snyder and son of Coleman, S.
D.. the former q brother of Mrs. A. o.
Ringsrud, is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
40. Ringsrud of this city.
Carl Anderson is getting to be aswift
one on the bike. He made the trip be-
tween VermilliOn and Elk Point one
day this week in II minutes.
Runyan Compton, ex-county treasur-
er, is taking time by the forelock and
pulling out q few stray hairs. by seed
Ing wheat. He has already several
acres planted.
Henry Henkin leaves on Saturday
for Chicago to purchase the spring
stock for Hoffman Il Co. Anyone
wishing special orders filed by MI.
Henkin while in Chicago he will be
pleased to accommodate them.
Andrew Lewis brought in from Sphinx
on Tuesday nine wagon loads of hogs
from his farm, when the teams march
ed through the street they made quite
an imposing parade. There were 50
hogs and the total weight was IL, 100
pounds for which he realized $3.50, the
selling price being $3.50 per hundred.
A. o. RiuRsrud purchased the hogs.
Mr.. LewisOn is q wlde-awake and re-
sponsible farmer and makes q CRAFTY.
ing success In the matter OF hog rais-
ing.
Last Friday at the meeting of the re-
publican county central committee the
fact developed that the next county
convention will be 80 per cent. larger
than those held two years ago. The In
crease in the republican vote from 8l2
to 1l35, increases the number Of dele
gates from A to SO, the basis Of the rep
resentAti0n being the same. This Ii .
gratifying circumstance and the larger
the county convention the better the
results and the more sa~tisfActOry will
be it's determinations. Never was there
e greater opportunity tor the republic
cans to arouse themselves, and 1t is to
be hoped that every republican shalt
make II his duty to attend the prima-
ries in his precinct,and in sending mon
Of known probity, activity and aesur-
a1ces thatthey will be on hand to attend
the convention and assist In its DELHI.
eratiOns.
Last Friday evening twenty couples
appeared at the door Of the c0mmodl-
Gus home Of w. w. Main, and demand
ed that the house be thrown open for
social enjoyment. Tosay that Mr.. and
Mrs. Main we're surprised In putting 1t
mildly. The evening was spent In So
cial conversation, card playing and
other amusements. Il was - late -
bali past mi before the company broke
/ up, and oil vowed they had q Of the
most ~pleasurable evenings Of their ex-
perience. Mrs. Main proved 10 be m
accomplished hostess, and entertained
the friends 10 . manner pleading. Those
who were invited we're Meesrs. aud
Mesdames Oluf johnson, NJ. B. Kent,
C. III. Freeman, e. e. Erics0a, A. q.
| Ringsrud, j. M. Talcott, A. D. Keller,
George r. Freeman, 81. 81. Blair, ]. 7.
| Martin, John Coverdale, W. ]. Comfy,
Julius 8chaetzel, J A. Miller, s. g.
Thornton, George Main, w. T. Bu-
chanan, DON Franklin, Alex. BOvee, n.
| Hoffman, Fl. A. Franklin, Ira Z.
| Nichols.
TIE lAea1 Paaacsa.