Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26

A piece containing 30 acres was cleared
up aud yielded 23 bushels per acre. Mr..
Main feels quite elated at the prospect,
as he has over 200 acres more to thresh.
The Y. +. S. G. L. will hold |; Mar
ket next Saturday in the fremont
House sample room. The Market will
open AT 10 o'clock. Bread white and
Grahaml cream putfs, douyLnuts,
baked beans, Boston brown BIT cad, pies.
cakes, etc, will be offered for sale,
The patronage OF the public is solicited.
John Steckman and family, his
brother-in-law L. B. Wilson, ,lr., and
Joe Smith, of Burbank, started out last
night for ahun,ing trip up in Aurora
county. They expect to be gone some
six weeks, and had fine outfit for
travelling ana hunting. Johnnie is AN
expert at the business, knows where
to go and how TO do it, and will have
lets Of sport before he gets back. The
whole party have our best wishes for Il
pleasant outing and happy return.
The Missouri Valley Joauuat says
that the strongest flowing six inch we'll
In the world has just been struck at
the Lower Brule Indian Agency. The
water rises 20t feet ABOVE the top of
the casing and the flow is nearly FIVE
thousand gallons per minute. This Is
the first we'll that has been made in
this state west of the Missouri river,
and the government is TO be coDgrat
ulated on getting such an immense flow
of water at the nominal cost of $1,000.
The depth Of The we'll Is SOB feet.
What is sure TO be one OF the most
interesting events of the coming Couu-
Ly Fair is the match race Of stations
for a special purse, of which We made
brief mention two weeks ago. Ar
rangements are now all completed and
the race is sure to take place. The
horses which will participate are
c. S. Bovee's Adrian Jr., w. j. Conly's
Belmund and Joseph Covcrdale' 5
Tropic. The race will be in three
heats the WHINE, of each heat to re-
pace. and will take place the second
day, Thursday Sept. 10th.
Rev. E. II. H. Holman, pastor of the
Pilgrim Congregational church OF
Sioux City. the man who ''could have
rc"t to the legislature. was in the city
Tuesday night. the guest OF The
COURIER household. We found him
quite as companonable as OF yore, not
withs landing his recent and slight
lapse from the paths OF political rccti-
tude. We read To him the rotten
idolalry the Leoder offered up to him
two weeks ago, and we are authorized
to state that Bro. Holman is now quite
inclined to return to the republican
ranks. A few more swings OF the cen
ser would fetch him, sure.
We acknowledge the receipt OF an
admission ticket, good for "bearer and
lady," from the State Fair Association,
Hitherto it has been the custom To
limit the use of editorial complimentary
tickets TO the editor and wife or lady,
but this year more liberal policy is
being pursued and they are good for
bearer. We believe nothing will be
lost by this plan, the privileges OF which
will certainly be appreciated and wise
ly used by newspaper men. The care
full preparation and abundant facilities
at hand this year warrant the conf
dent expectation that this years Fair
will be the best ever held in the state.
When the Leoder charges us with
knees from overmuch praying, We take
no Oifense, for everyone would under
stand the editor WAS Judging his broth
err from his own editorial conduct:
when on the other hand we are told in
the same breath that We are ii bigger
liar than Buck we can look on with
eouanimity, for Buck never could lie n
little bit: but when the LcGder asserts
Il 81 l<,,,,, Il
have went to the legislature" that is II
little : mulch, to use the words of the
late lalnented Josh Billings. Go to,
thou Ishmaelite! Get thee to thy
primer
a serious accident occurred in the
depot yard last Friday night about
ll:3O. A special freight was going
west and the trainmen We're switching
ia the yard. A brakeman. Charles
Bacon by name. in the darkness and
wet somehow fell under "a car. which
passed over him and nearly cost him
his life. He received a fracture of the
skull near the right temple, his back
was badly sprained, and his right arm
was run over SO that it had to be ann
putated four inches below the shoulder
He was attended by DR.. Carter Wade
and is getting along nicely. He is still
at the fremont House, and will prob
ably not be able to be moved to his
home in Sioux City before next week.
The writer has just returned from
week in Lincoln and Union counties,
and in looking over the finely improv-
ed farms and beautiful groves of that
region we could not help comparing it,
not only with this country but with
itself as we first saw it Is years ago.
At that time land there went beggi NC
at from 800 to $3.50 per quarter for
decided land and claims could be had
for the jumping. Most of the people
had moved out and the rest were anx-
ious to get away. Now the land is
| worth from $50 to $50 per acre and the
man who owns farm there is indie
pendent. And that the same will he
true OF this country within the next Is
wears there is no reason to DOUBT
| White Lake Ware.
The Hunting Elevator Co. is making
some much needed and valuable i'm
provements on their elevator property
here. A new building will cover
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