Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-02
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and hay weather.
Threading is we'll along here and
wheat u yielding from 70 y bushels
pensaCre. A few pieces are reported
q ID 70 ~ bushels.
The Ericsson boys started their horse
posGor thresher last week and are do
ing good work.
n a, q. Palm OF Akron came over
thIe side OF the Sioux last week and
putA new feeder on Mattson's steam
thresher. Mr.. Palm has sold several
looAors this season and they work |
splondidly, and save the farmer, the
ueo ,of four men. The good Nhousekeep- |
ers al appreciate this rs II ID no fun TO
oook tor . threshing crew, and the less
haods around the machine the .lighter |
istheir labor.
Abram Olson, living north OF Alces-
toEwas down here last week testifying |
to1 Mrs. Anderson in her land contest
obo. Mrs. Olson came down with
hin and visited with friends few
days. i
rs email culyert on the Akron road
81 the south west corner of Martin
scots farm is In bad shape and dam
eorous TO teams, especially In the
dark.
Nies Ida Anderson has gone to Sioux
CITY whore she will visit for few days
6q1ore returning to her home In Texas.
Fred Hall Of Austin, Mimi, came
hofo IN hts wheel = few days ago and
- bssn visiting his uncle, S. w.
Hall q this township. He started
,h6mo last week via Sioux Falls, and
VII taae In all sights Of any import
e6the return trip. His round trip
I'll make about one thousand miles.
IA. r. Robertson OF Akron was do
IL business up this way one day last
~.
IA. g. johnson Of Akron called here
- 0Fst Of last week. He was sOn his
- - vermillion on business trip.
Nsssrs. Horton and Putnam Of
lkrca brought their wives up to the
saio Thursday.
The Lutheran picnic drew good at
Gndance Thursday despite the very
h1ey eoasou Of haying and threshing,
lad everyone present seemed TO enjoy
t&o0selves very much. The program
- good and brought out much merit.
applause. The goods belonging to
v sewing society brought good prices
~ The church society are very thank
RI % the people who turned out and
.s9aped 70 make their annual gathering
0ccess.
Ghe Populist party held their eau
O. Wednesday and selected r. f.,
o8uires, Frank Wakeman, A. w.
Wade, Andrew Hanson, j. G. Bredali
81 JnO. MARBLE - delegates to their
c1unty convention. They also nomi-
nSto0 the following township officers:
4 uooeor, r. E. Squires; Justices.
81 e. MARBLE and Andrew Hanson;
obo1enbles, Andrew johnson and Mr.
o3ooo. These are al good boys but
10y wont be IN 1t when the returns
- n.
The Rspublicans held there caucus
Saturday and selected for delegates,
Jcha 9sllbsrg, Peter shoulberg, Hen
Ming 0aseman, Lars Ericsson and T. j.
Jueeicos, =. J. Reeves and e. w. Fet-
torsnAn; Constables, Henry Manning
aad Charlie Seamunds.
OBITUARY.
etophen Reeves died at Garretson.
:. o., Sunday, August -, 1897, at 500
oiclock D. n. He was born in Kent.
EaklAnd, Nay 10. 1874 was married
a. l113 % Rh0da Reeves, and cam.
With her 70 America In l84Y, settling
- schenectady, N. ". where his viii.
dia6 November 10. 1852, leaving two
eQnll children. On January /, 1853. he
49, married TO Mrs. Abigail Maxul.
phia, Of schenectady. This union wae
6l1oeed With nine children, all Of whom
- SSH living. He moved to Kane
0oonty, lllinois, In 1855, aud WAS u sue
oGnoful farmer there until 1868, when
h1smovsd 70 Plymouth county, Iowa,
ano located on farm In Elgin town.
chip, which adjOins the town OF Seney.
Ia.s Whoee be resided through ali the
vielsoltudos OF pioneer life, and saw
- Wild prairie Gloom into beautiful
homos. II 1883 he moved TO eastern
Iowa whore he resided for few
months, then moving to Nebraska,
UAoe1 he lived for two years, after
W11ct be again moved back to
Plvu0uth county, but soon concluded
/ = est his lot Ia South Dakota and
.u1Dvo0 70 GarretsOn where he spent
No laet six years Of his life. Durinp
- pl0aeer years Of Plymouth county
- Was prominent; In public affairs.
Y pl6ing many officer Of trust, among
N&an being member Of the hoard OF
SoAnty supervisors, in which capacity
~ mode IN honorable record. He was
eYooosistent member OF the M. e.
church aud lived \ religious life, trust.
tAgda the Master always, and setting
- excellent example for the large
famaly Of children which came to his
6ase. He was y loving father and hus-
eood, md the dear old wife and child.
SoaNAo are left to mourn his depart
sur6eaa nsver hnd anyone to ill the
gaaAnt place left In their hear.s by his
gol4e. His second wife. Mrs Abirail
1eeve4 a9d their children, also the
oAlldnoo ~ his frat vile, a,i survive
hin, - 8alpws: Samuel Reeves. 81
1Itoheock, Nab; Mrs. Sarah J. Small.
Lo1fass. +. ]; William H., Walter S..
Joop6 u. and Alfred RI. Reeves, Gar
seaeoa, 8. u; n. NJ. Reeves and Mrs.
RI RI HtaoDv. Sioux CITY. In M. s