Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-16
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GOOD Christmas trade.
Jas. Geary, Of Omaha, is visiting
relatives here this week.
Z. A. Sheehan, Of Elk Point, IL visit
Ing relatives here this week.
Lon Powers and A. Walbeck, Of
Ponca, marketed hogs In Jefferson
Tuesday.
Frank Collins and wife, of Sioux City,
are visiting relatives in Jefferson and
vicinity.
81. Hunter, Of Mitchell, s. D., Is
spending the holidays with his father,
VIM. Hunter.
Will Knapp left for Woonsocket last
week. ana rumOr has It that he will
bring . wife home with him.
Nj. Peters, head clerk in J. P. Chi
| comes store, spent Christmas with
relatives at Holly Springs, 10.
Miss Blanche Martin, Of Daily, Nebr.,
arrived here Thursday Of last week to
make her home with her uncle, M. A.
Martin.
A wandering trickster was here n
day last week working the soap game.
Enough OF the unWary bit on the game
to enrich him several dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. will Scott and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ID. Kantz, Of P0nca, were visit
ing the family Of M. A. Martin Monday.
The ladies are sisters OF Mrs. Martin.
Commencing Monday, Dec. q, the
east bound Mitchell stock train and
Mitchell local way freight will u
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
until further notice.
Messrs. C. A. Bennett, G. r. Hughes,
Pearl Barker, Chas. Barker and Clay
Logan, Mrs. G. A. Bennett, Misses
Minnie Thompson and Ada Logan OF
Ponca, were visiting friends In Jefier-
son Tuesday evening.
The horse stolen from Ryan 4
DennisOn's barn Tuesday night was
found running loose at Riverside We'd
nesday forenoon. He showed evidence
o. having been driven very hard. The
thieves evidently took him simply to
furnish q means OF escape.
Damos Moran arrived from Okla
homa Monday to make this his home.
He has purchased G.. E. LaFlenr's
interest ii the Peoples meat market,
run BY IAFlour & Montague. Mr..
Moran formerly lived In jefferson.
The meat market will now he run by
M0ntagne b Moran.
The dance given by the Social Hour
Club Monday evening was we'll attended
and proved q very enjoyable AFFAIR.
Among those In attendance from else
where we're the Misses Maggie and
Anna Fleming, Anna hurry, Anna
Geary, and Messrs. Provost and FentOn
from Sioux City, and the Misses MOllie
and Winnie Keevil and Chas. Harter
Of Elk Point.
A party Of young people who were
out sleigh riding Sunday evening had
: very narrow escape. When neal
Alphonse LaBreeche's their team be
came frightened and began running
getting beyond the drivers control and
starting home ct = lively rate. Luckil,
Ill four traces came unlocked, leaving
the team free to run, while the SLED
ran Into q ditch. Those who remained
. II the sled climbed out and waited fOl
those who had hastily left the sled
whom the team began running, to com
up, when they all walked to town Il
6nd their team in the stable.
!, The entertainment given by tn,
teachers and school children Thursda,
Ieve, Dectr23, was q grand uccess A
very neat cedar tree WA placed just Y
the left and In front Of the stage. Thi
was beautifully decorated with candles
pop corn, candies, and presents. Ev
orything was arranged In q very last,
manner bv teachers and pupils. At
O'clock the entertainment began. TIL,
J irst thing on the program was . vel
come song ~ . chorus Of boys and girls
Following this there were songs, reel
Z tatiOns. dialogues, etc, by members o
the school. All parts Of the program
were we'll carried out and showed care
ful preparation. At 9 o'clock Sant
Claus appeared and aided In distribu
tion OF presente. Everyone went hom
we'll pleased with the evenings ON
tertainment. The attendance was no
what Is should have been. Parent
shOuld encourage their children NOR
II such work.
On tho same evening q school frOl
Sioux Point and Miss Flurry's scho(
In the Montague district united in a
entertainment at the Montague schO(
. house. The entertainment Was We
given and wa we'll attended. Quite
crowd attended from here.
Tuesday night burglars forced q
entrance 10 j. r. Chicoine's store b
breaking the glass out Of q rear doc
reaching through and unlocking Ii
door. They proceeded TO turn thin1
= wrong side out and take what the
wanted, taking . large number |
knives and razors, sh0es, 0vershoe
overa1ls, jackets and about $500
money out OF the money drawer. NJ
ChicOine 10 unable % estimate his loI
y. very accurately, . he has not COR
So over the entire stock to see what
missing. Twelve pairs Of the overall
ware Afterwards found under the edo
or the walk In front Of the Union IA.
What VA evidently the same gar
also entared Ryan 4 DennisOn's stol
" breaking the lights .0ut Of q rel
4 w1ndow, which farniShed IN entranc
Here they went through about Il
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