Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-12

The ladies of the Congregational
church will on Saturday next have y
Market on the Court House grounds.
Pies, cakes and all kinds of bread will
be sold at reasonable prices. All spec
ial orders will be promptly filled. The
Market opens at 10 y. m. Your pat
ronage is earnestly solicited.
The Epworth League gave Rev.
! F. L. Nichols q little surprise party
last Friday evening. A social evening
was passed, and a present WAS left US q
token OF the appreciation with which
the Young people regard their pastor.
The Elk Point nine went to Akron
Friday to play the home team. The
game was we'll contested throughout,
and was won by Elk Point by a score
Of 8 to 5. A good crowd was in attend
ance, and the boys speak highly OF the
treatment they received. We trust Il
return game will be played here in the
| near future.
NJ. Hoffman and wife, Miss Alice, and
Miss Kittie French returned from their
California trip this morning. They
report delightful journey and visit,
and all seem TO be improved in health,
unless Mr.. Hoffman be excepted, who
got little touch of rheumatism Just
before reaching home, Charlie will
| remain with his uncle for the present,
and may be absent IA year if the climate
agrees with him.
The pony rattle and bowcry dance ut
Garland Saturday was largely attend
ed, between three and four hundred
people being present. Henry Clark
held the lucky number, which proved
to be 50. Mr.. ClarI: sold the pony on
the grounds for $40. A magnificent
f1oor was prepared, which served be-
tween sixteen and twenty sets. The
Benny & Fox orchestra furnished the
music.
The Eleventh Annual Fair of the
Union County Agricultural Society will
he held on tie fair grounds Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Sept. Is, IL and
II. Sec'y Simmons is hard at work
arranging the program and attractions,
| and under his wide awake and business
management we may confidently rely
upon an exhibition which will be
abreast with the best of the kind and
credit TO the county. The premium
list will be out next week.
The bridges between Sioux county
Iowa, and Union county known AS the
Chatsworth and Finnie bridges, near
Hawarden, have been completed and
accepted by the commissioners OF both
counties. a very satisfactory piece of
work has been done by the Goodrich &
Robson Bridge Company, of Sioux
City, the builders OF both bridges. The
county is to be congratulated On the
thorOughness, cheapness and dis.
patch our commissioners have secured
in the construction OF these bridges.
| In his examination before Justice
Smythe Monday for larceny, John
Henke was held to the grand jury in
5000 bonds. He was then arrested on
another charge, that of stealing gold
watch from Miss Minnie Comfy, waved
examination, and was placed under an
additional bond OF 5000. Failing to Sc
cure bail he was committed to the
county Jail. Today he is showing
marked signs OF insanity, and whether
it be feigned or genuine, he is certain
ly an object of pity.
Miss Genevive Blair has received
notice this week of her promotion to
the principalsbip OF the Sterling, Colo.
high school which she served as as
sistant the past year. She has also
been appointed assistant instructor in
modern languages at the State Uni
versity. AS the latter gives her a
specially, and is along the line of Miss
Blair's tastes, We presume she will ac-
cept it and not return to Colorado. We
heartily congratulate Miss Blair on
these deserved recognitions of her
ability and accomplishments.
Howard H. Russell, D. D., LII. D.,
will be in Vermillion next Sunday in
the interests of the Anti-Saloon
League, speaking in the Baptist
church in the morning and the M. f.
church in the evening. DR.. Russell is
acknowledged to be one of the ablest
temperance orators OF the present day,
and will spend about two weeks visit
ing some of the leading towns OF the
state. This will be about the only
opportunity Elk Point people will
have of hearing him, and several, we
understand, are planning to visit Yer.
million for this purpose.
| Last week Wednesday the fast mail
train on the Chicago Il Northwestern