Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-19
The city public school is enjoying
vacation,

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business In Elk Point Thursday.
The city election will be held on
Monday, April 6, 1895. See the may
or's proclamation In this issue.
w. Il. Lyon and wife Of Sioux Falls
we're In the city on Wednesday greet
ing their friends between trains.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. T. Rust died on Tuesday night after
q brief illness. The funeral occurred
on Wednesday.
Mrs. w. T. Buchanan and son Robert
are home from . trip to Cherokee L.,
where the former was undergoing
medical treatment.
A. O. Ringsrud is home from his trip
to Chicago and Oberlin, O. While at
the latter place he visited with his
daughter, Miss Grace.
Milt Havland of Akron who has just
finished q successful term Of school
hear Jefferson Is at home enjoying q
two weeks vacation.
Misses Coverdale, Gettings. May
nard and Steckman formed a bevy OF
handsome schoOlmams from Elk Point
in Sioux City last Monday.
The U. S. D. cadet band of Vermil-
Non has been furnished with q new set
or silver plated instruments, purchased
&c. D. Lnfkin of this city.
1t is almost time to dress that boy Of
yours In appropriate spring clothing.
Look Over our adds and e where you
can do 1t nicely at q moderate cost.
A gentleman listening at one Of the
city telephones last Thursday evening
made the remark that it reminded him
of aSunday school convention in full
blast.
An exchange says: That the idea Of
q home for disabled editors is pure non
sense. An editor is never disabled un-
til he is dead-and then most of them
expect to make it interesting for delin-
quent subscribers who have gone before.
The teachers Of the county had their
regular meeting in this city Saturday.
The attendance was not quite up to the
usual number, but an interesting and
instructive time was had nevertheless.
Hamlin's Wizard OH company is at
present holding forth in the opera
house in Canton. In speaking of their
entertainments, the News of that place
very appropriately remarks that ''the
fun is better than the physic."
Ole Quaale of Nora was transacting
business in Elk Point Monday and paid
this office q pleasant call. He has been
a constant reader of THE COURIER for
twenty-five years, and before leaving
he deposited the '.jingle'' to insure its
arrival at his home for another year.
From q Mitchell paper we note that
at q recent meeting OF the G. G. League
at that place, Rev. A. E. Carhart OF
this city was present and made q short
address in behalf Of prohibition, also
securing 700 new subscribers for his
paper, The Truth, which is printed at
this Office.
Walter A. Burleigh died at his home
In YanxtOn last Saturday, OF paralysis,
aged IS years. Mr.. Burleigh repre-
sented Dakota territory in congress
from 1864 to 1868, and also served two
terms in the upper house of the terri
tOrial legislature. He was sOn-in-law
of Andrew j. Faulk the third governor
of Dakota territory.
The Modern Woodmen lodge was the
scene of a whole lot of fun" as the
members expressed 1t, last Monday
night. There we're six candidates in
itiated, and it was q late hour when the
work was completed. The candidates
were Joe Callan, John Herrity, Dan
Ryan, Louis Carey, VIM. Homer and
John Smith.
The following item taken from the
Hawarden Independent may be of inter
| est to our local horsemen: "B. K.
| Rowley sold his flyer, Ell Double You,
last week TO F. J.. Campbell of Mime
apolis. In an exhibition, with Harry
| Leppett holding the ribbons, the AMI.
NAL showed q 2::2O gait, and Mr.. Camp
| bell was not Glow in taking this valua-
BILE piece Of horse flesh:
Hawarden. It Is said, is to have q
third newspaper, which will be launch.
ed upon the turbulent sea Of journalism
by G. w. Carpenter, who recently pur'
| chased the plant formerly used In the
| publication of the Parker Democrat
We wish Mr.. Carpenter success In hts
new venture, but we think there are
more desirable locations than Hawar'
den, with two newspapers already 60
tablished. The town Is not large
enough TO support three, and we iea'
some Of them will suffer more or lesi
in consequence.
A Vermillion citizen In Elk Point re
Gently. made the remark: 1.-THE Clay
County Freeman is q dead duck.
Whether the statement Is true or not
We are unable to state, but It continues
however, to make q regular appearance
Since Bower bought the plant from thu
stockholders he has printed two Issues
and in that time, II reports are correct
two more parties have become associ
lated with him in its publication. The,
are c. w. Trent and Clint Dawson
Under the new management the Free
man ought to be a hummer.
Gilbert Larson Of Olalla,. Kitsal
county. Washington, writes for TIL
COuRfER, and In the letter extends ht
hast wishes for Elk Point and Uniol
countySpeople. Mr.: Larson y 2 ne,
subsori6er, and having for years been
resident here, he wants " get IN