Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-01
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Sam Holiday and Clyde Keller ar,
acting as bailitfs.
Nell Kent and Willie Freemon drove
up to Vermilllon Sunday.
The ubiquitous G. w. Kellogg, is in
attendance upon the court
DR.. Gray financial agent of Yankton
Mrs. J. A. Miller ha, returned from
an extended visit in Wisconsin.
Louis N. Grill spoke in tie Vande.
we're school house on Tuesday evening.
Col. Wilson of Minneapolis, formerly
OF Watertown was in the city on Tues
day.
Will Comfy and Charles Bovee are at
the state fair in Yankton with their
trOtters.
Our grain merchants are shipping on
an average OF four cars a day Of grainA
Our grain market is now a No. |.
George Hasson now occupies l.
M. TalcOtt's new store on Main
street three doors west of the COURIER
Office.
Mrs. Hetta M. Wood OF Cambridge,
Pa, a sister OF Mrs. Alma Cline, ard
her daughter Grace, are visiting rela-
tives here.
L. r. Perkins Of Alabama, is in the
city. He reports his son, A. Haswell
Perkins, who is in the insane asylum
as improving.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson went to Akron
Wednesday, where she will spend a
week or ten days the guest of relatives
and friends.
Supt. Underwood of the Milwaukee
division of the G. Nj. and st. p. railroad
was the guest of George II. Freeman
on Saturday last.
There was no opposition whatever to
the denomination of +. e. Collins to
the office Of county superintendent OF
schools in Clay county.
DR.. J. G. Comfy was called by tele-
gram on Tuesday to reduce the frac-
ture of q leg for q child OF George
Libby, deputy sheriff, who resides four
miles below Jefferson.
President Warren OF Yankton,
preached q powerful sermon in the
Congregational church on the subject
Of higher education, on last Sunday
morning. In the evening he spoke on
the advantages of YanktOn college.
The fine chandelier in the Episcopal
church fell last Monday night. The
rod which supports the chandelier
parted where it is coupled together.
The only damage was thirteen broken
lamp bowls and fifteen chimneys.
James NJ. Adams o! Sioux City, form
erly Of Big Sioux township, is a witness
in the Adams accretion ase Mr..
Adams with John Sellberg, John
Tucker and Andrew l.. Doe, repre-
sented Union county in the lower house
In 1877.
Adolph Mason OF Big Sioux was a
witness in the Adams case. In lS46
Mr.. Mason conducted a train Of six
wagons loaded with merchandise, with
six yoke of cattle attached to each
wagon, from St. Louis via Of the Mis-
souri, river route to Fort Union, Mon
tana, for Pierre Choteau, agent for the
Hudson Bay Fur company. Oh N.Y..
remarked Mr.. Mason to the editor,
this was o wild country then. Thou
sands and thousands of buffalo in sight
every day. yes. and Indians too. Mr..
Mason settled permanently in Big
Sioux townshipin 1858.
Hezikiah Townsend now a resident
OF Moscow, Idaho. is in the city shaking
hands with old time friends, and visit
ing old land marks. Mr.. Townsend
hOmesteaded the A. S. Bland place.
He sold it twenty-one years ago to NJ.
Hoffman. Mrs. Townsend died On the
old farm. Mr.. Townsend has pros
pered in Idaho and likes the country.
He is on his way to Waverly, N. Y,
to visit his childhood home. and will
remain during the winter. Mr.. Town
send made this Office q pleasant call
and paid ia advance for the COURIER,
which he has taken since It's first issue.
The Harvest Home ut the Episco-
pal church on Friday evening a u
deep interest and intense satisfaction
to all who participated, rs We'll rs to
those who were auditors. The Audi
forum was lavishly decorated with
evergreen cut flowers and ported plants.
Twelve trained singers from VermilliOn
assisted the local choir, increasing the
number OF singers to twenty. who rem
dered In 4 faultless manner "Magni-
feat and Dune Dumittis by Stainer'and
A'Praise We the Father by G0unod.' Rev.
Dyk of YanktOn, preached an excep-
tiOnally interesting sermon, the con-
trail thought of which was praise and
Thanksgiving to God for the abundant
harvest.
The case OF George Morelan VS.:
Gearhart OF Hawarden, L., was tried
last week in the circuit court. Some
mouths ago Gearhart obtained . judg-
ment against George Moerlan for
debt. An execution was issued, and
the 30 ar OF the &c or Of sec. Z was lev
led upon. Mrs. Mary a MOrelan then
came Into court a. i%ntervenor claiming
the lrnd. The evidence disclosed the
fact that Mrs. Morelan was the law.
ful owner OF the land and that she had
never legally transferred i TO her son.
The Jury brought In . verdict Tor the
defendant on q. the issues.
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