Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01

q. NJ. Walters spent Sunday in Sioux
City with relatives.
J.P. Kendall. the popular Akron
motel man. was 10 town Tuesday.
Alex Matson has occupied James
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on Rose street.
Edward johnson is rapidly failing
n death may be expected at any
time.
Henry Harter and Mrs. Amy Wal
ION lnee Jones) were recently married
in Iowa.
Mrs. Walter Hoffman and daughter
are visiting in Akron the guests OF
Miss Ida Rash.
a.. q. Anderson, who resides two
miles northwest of Richland, is build
ng a fine residence.
Hon. A.. r. Brown of Canton was in
the city Wednesday.
Ben Crum and wife have returned
from a months visit to Omaha.
S. A. Thornton, Carl Anderson and
Nell Kent visited the state fair.
Senator Grill spoke in the Vandevere
school house on Tuesday evening.
Teen Franklin returned to Joliet, ILL.,,
Yesterday. He was pleased with his
visit.
The circuit court took a recess on
Wednesday until next Monday at 10
o'clock q. m.
E. c. Ericsson and Prof. f. f. Collins
will make addresses at the Bland school
house on Saturday night.
Father Kelley visited his old parish
at Scotland and Bonhomme on Friday
and Saturday OF last week.
Jacob Schaetzel, Sr., of Frceport,
ILL.,, president of Union County bank
is visiting his son Julius.
A. O. Ringsrud and wife, E. C. Eric
son and wife, Louis Behlmyer and NJ.
B. Kent were in Yankton on Wednes-
day. a.
X Benz. Briggs and wife returned on
FSaturday from d four weeks sOjOurn in
the east. They report a very pleasant
visit.
J. N. Dalgren of Chicago is
ing this section for Rand & McNally's
map OF the world. A copy should hang
In every house.
The editor and family are costly
situated in M. Hoffman's residence on
Main street, recently occupied by
George Hayes.
Bishop O'Gorman of South Dakota
lectures in the Catholic church On Sat-
urday night. Subject: "Christ's Or
ganization OF the Church." The
bishop will no doubt be greeted by a
full house.
Those who heard Luther Benson on
the occasion of his recent visit to Elk
Point will be glad to know thas he is
to lecture here again. He will speak
at the M. E. church, Tuesday evening,
October 6. Tell everybody. All will
want to hear Benson. Admission free.
Since September 25 marriage licenses
have been issued to the following per-
sons by Clerk Omdahl: John Fen
messy and Miss Hannah Quinn, Frank
F. Kerr and Minnie Hofstadt, Clement
l.. Clark and Dora limerick, OF Monona
county, Iowa, f. c. Kester and Blanch
M. Adams, w. L. Payne and Julia
Feauto.
Akron Register: There does not APP
pear to be in Akron or roundabout any
people who are not friends of George
N. Rash, and he was warmly well
coined the first of the week upon his
return home from a ~sojourn of several
weeks in the Black Hills district and
northwestern Nebraska. His health
was improved by the trip and he de-
clares that he enjoyed himself as we'll
rs he could anywhere away from
Akron.
In the accretion case of Mr.. S. S.
Adams VS.. Allen Summerville ct al,
before the Circuit court, twenty-five
witnesses were called by the plaintiff
and ten by the defendent. Mrs. Adams
claims by %accreation a large tract of
land, some 500 acres, south of the home
property in Big Sioux township. Sum
merville and several others have moved
upon the land and established homes
claiming that the formation was origin
ally an island in the Missouri river
with q channel on either side. The
case was holly contested and consumed
three days time. Ericsson and French
conducted the case for the plaintiff and
r. c. Stason OF Sioux City for the de-
fendents. The jury have agreed upon
a verdict and sealed it and will present
it in open court on next Monday morn