Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-12

force TO w men. In consequence MT.
w. W. Hoffman. who has been en-
ployed in this Office for a year and Il
half, was permitted to 60. He has Sc.
cured a position with the Yankton
Times, a daily publication conducted by
a brother Of the publishers of The
COURIER. We were very sorry to let
him GO as he is an excellent workman,
but the results of election were hard
to figure ont and while THE COURIER
had abundant faith that the republicans
would win, it seems that our faith was
largely ephemereal. We heartily rec
0nend Mr.. Hoffman as a printer of
ore than ordinary ability.
A very important case is pending in
the United States Supreme court, in
vOlving the validity of the Berliner
patent of the microphone, which is now
the only essential part of the speaking
featured by the public. Berliner is a
Washington inventor, who discovered
la method by which the usefulness and
convenience of the original Bell tele-
Lphone was greatly increased. He sold
his invention TO the Bell company, but
the patent was held up for several
years and the opposition interests have
always charged that it was finally pro-
cured by fraud and misrepresentation.
Under these imputations and the press
ure of resolutions introduced in on
gress I He commissioner of patents en-.
tered Suit to set aside the decision of
his Predecessor. The Judgment Of the
lower court was against the telephone
company, but the court on Appeals re-
xyopcn1 IL on6 In ic ,,nuy hr iv,r ovnnol
before the United States supreme court
for final decision.
AS the prohibition law of the state
was enacted to prescribe regulations
for the enforcement of the provisions
of article "a of the constitution of the
state of South Dakota, entitled ''pro-
hibition,' it is maintained by several
local attorneys and ex-legislators that
the law, ~sodependent upon the constitu-
ton, was to ali interests repealed by the
vote on Tuesday last. which repealed
the prohibitive article: in other words,
that south Dakota has no law calculat-
ed to regulate the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors. These
authorities are inclined to hold that
the state will be in this position from
the time of the official canvass of the
vote is announced until the legislature
meets in January and enacts a license
law or makes some provision.
There is some prospect that the Iowa
and Dakota telephone toll line, running
from Parker, throug here to Sioux
City will be extended from Beresford
to Alcester and then on to Inwood in
Iowa, where connection will be had
with an Iowa line, having 1000 miles
of wire. This latter line reaches Sioux
Falls, a portion of Minnesota, and a
hundred or more towns in Iowa. Thus
by the aid of the Parker line a person
in Elk Point will be able to talk to any
one several hundred miles away.
A. f. Lee, of Vermillion, passed
through the city on Wednesday. He
was on his way to Sioux Falls to find
out whether he was defeated or elect
ed. When e by the reporter he re-
marked that they leeraphed from
Sioux Falls that he was elected, but
that they had 40 figures to show it.
The largest OF furs ever shipped to
Elk Point will be received Friday and
Saturday ut the Palace store. They
will be offered for sale on the two days,
after which they will be shipped back
Marshal Field Co. Come and get your
pick. 1t is the chance of the season,
Mrs. John Rash, daughter of G. w.
Robinson Of this city, died in Sioux
City yesterday at IL a. M, age 53 years.
The remains passed through Elk Point
This morning and will be Inferred at
Akron, Ia, where she has been resid-
ing.
Several weddings are said to be in
Sight. All OF which will make the
social season all the more interesting.
The populists in Vermillion celebrat-
ed Lees alleged victory and yet he is
o sure himself that he is elected.
w. I. Houts OF Parker was a caller
in the city on Wednesday. \
| The Canton Daily Advocate has sus-
-pended publication.