Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-17

life would fill volumes. He was hard
worker, and strictly honest in all bust
ness transactions. When one of the
county treasurers defaulted he manfully
came to the front aud reimbursed the
county. He was neighborly in his
associations and leaves host of friends.
He was Il kind husband and devoted
father. He leaves behind him a wife
and six children-Peter, who lives on a
farm four miles northwest of the city;
Jens. who is president of Humboldt
College. Humboldt, Ia: Marie p. Ron
ell wife OF the vice president of the
Humboldt College: Betsey l.. Jemt-
gard, who lives on a farm seven miles
southwest OF Alcester, and Sigri and
Andy minor children living with their
mother on the old homestead-to mourn
lis loss. He died happy in the hope of
entering into everlasting happiness in
the abodes which his Savior had pre-
pared for him.
The assault last week OF the Leader
upon the good character and name of
John Mcclellan deserves the rebuke and
censure of every citizen of the county.
John Mcclellan is as honest as the day
is long and the newspaper which will
accuse him of dishonesty ought to be
cleaned out from cellar to garrett. The
Leader, if it continues, in it's lies and
assaults upon the character of honest
men will find an outraged community
at its heels. Such actions of the Lead
er for the past two weeks will not be
passed by without being rebuked in
some manner. And when any party,
newspaper or person accuses John Nc
Kellar OF using county property with
out the legal right so to do, he, or it is
II liar and venomous sc0undrel. Simply
because Mr.. Mcclellan, at the request
of friends, made the race for sheriff,
that is no reason, now that the cam
paign is over, that the Leader should
villify and lie about him. A large
number of the populists are denouncing
the act of the Leader and the friends OF
Mcclellan are not going to swallow such
charges in silence.
The $50 acres of land belonging to
Mark Naughton were sold under the
hammer by the sheriff on Monday tn D.
+. Gilman of Sioux City for $1,000,
subject to an $4,000 mortgage. The
Judgment held against Naughton was
Upon notes given for the payment of
property purchased in Sioux City dur
ing the boom, to the amount OF 81, 200.
They are held by Herold Brown.
Rather than foreclose in Sioux City
upon the security given, he brought
suit on the notes, secured judgment
| and closed on Marks Union county
farm. 1t is generally supposed that
, Gilman would not for moment pay
$l9, 900 for $50 acres of land whic h
would be 1921 an acre, but hopes to
knocl: out the second mortgage given
| to T. J. Stone for SIC, 900, which Gilman
maintains is void.
| DR.. Schott, OF Sioux City. was in the
city on Monday in consultation with DR..
Carter Wade. with regard 10 perform.
ing surgical operation for the remov.
al Of a tumOr upon the person Of N. A
salseth Of Brule. After making q
thorough examination It was decided
for the best to have the patient remov.
ed to the Samaritan hospital In Sioux
City. that the advantages OF trained
nurses may be had. Mr.. Salseth waa
taken to Sioux City on Wednesday.
Mrs. +. W. smythe was . Sioux City
visitOr Wednesday. MAJ.