Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-29

J. M. Talcott went to Yankton yes
terday.
James keedy Of Beresiord was in IN,
city yesterday.
T. J. Reeves ESQ.,, of Mt. Hope was {
pleasant caller yesterday.
Henry Henkin Is making extensive
improvements on h Clay street home
The air-ship was buzzing around the
edge OF town last night. Ask Pointer
Strobe.
freeman Bros. shipped car load I"
hogs to the Sioux City market this
morning.
Pres Mauck of the State University,
visited the city schools last week Wed.
nesday morning. ....
Miss Maggie Reedy came up from
McCook and took in the dance last
Friday evening.
DR.. L. C. Meade visited his Burbank
farm yesterday and returned home to
Yankton last night.
Miss Grit Hagen of Sioux City, was
in the city last Friday visiting her
sister Mrs. VIM. Close.
Judge Smith, court stenographer,
Miss Carlotta East and Or. L. Z. Mead
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Ericsson Tuesday evening.
Miss Laura Chamberlain was called
by a dispatch Monday morning to
Hastings, Nebr. She goes there to
take 4 position in the State Insane
Asylum.
The dance given by the base ball
boys last Friday night was a success in
all ways, both socially and financially.
The boys anticipates giving another
dance in the near future.
Quarterly meeting services will he
held in The M. E. church Sunday, May
End. Rev. j. o. Dobson, d. d., Of
Sioux Falls, will preach morning and
evening. Everybody welcome.
Sheriff Simon dickson of Lincoln
county, passed through the city yester-
day on his way to Yankton with a
patient for the Insane Asylum. He
remembered The COURIER office with
a pleasant call.
Rev. F. T. Nichols has gone to
Evanston, Ills, as one Of the conference
examiners Of the theological school
there. He will be gone two weeks.
The pulpit of the M. E. church will be
supplied next Sunday by the presiding
Elder.
The social of the Busy BIS at Mrs.
j. S. Talcott's last night was a very
pleasant success. The financial pro-
ceeds were something over $25, Mrs. J.
NJ. Talcott buying the quilt. This was
beautiful souvenir and attracted much
interest and admiration.
Joseph A. Hagerman, who is with
the Original Tennesseeans, gives fine
impersonation of "Old Black Joe." The
Burlington Republic says: 1.-The whole
performance was very satisfactory, but
Hagerman's was the most satisfactory
part Of all" At the Old Armory, Mon
day evening, May 8.
A special stock train went out OF Elk
Point Sunday morning for Chicago.
Alfonso Chaussee had six car loads of
cattle, James McGonagal two, and A..
O. Ringsrud load of hogs. 1t was q
fine bunch of stock. Monday morning
q dispatch came saying they were sold
and Tuesday morning the cash was
here. That is quick time for a market
$50 miles distant.
Chris Jensen, a young man Is years
of age, who resides with his sister, Mrs.
John A. johnson in the eastern part OF
town, died last Sunday evening Of can
Ger upon the lungs. Mr.. Jensen came
to this country eight or ten years ago
from Denmark. For several years he
had suffered from the malady which in
the end proved fatal. His funeral SER
vices we're held Monday afternoon in
the M. e. church.
Within few days the current OF the
river west Of this city has veered to the
south, and has stopped cutting SO
rapidly at the Steckman place. 1t has
also stopped cutting along the north
bank west Of Steckman's, and large
sandbar has formed along the north
shore. But south from Steckman's, for
q distance of four miles, it is cutting
off the rich farm lands at rapid rate.
The fine farms of Norton, Smith. Os.
born, Edwards and others are being
eaten up. Edwards Is moving back bis
house, barns and cribs. The largest
tree in South Dakota, an immense
cottonwood, fell into the river on Fri.
day. 1t is said by good judges that