Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-28
Hogs are higher.

t66k in dance at Jefferson last week.
Foxy Reynick, the tool. should try To
pay up his own debts before preaching
honesty.
Sioux Falls is joining the throng of
''Curfew" towns and will erect a 8
o'clock bell.
Many important social events are on
the list of Elk Point happenings for the
next two weeks.
The reform papers OF this county evil
IDENTIFY don't like any kind OF reform
that in any manner will effect them
selves.
The Minneapolis Journal OF last Sat-
urday contained a cartoon on Andy
Lee and his demand to see the state
money.
Messrs. Ellis & Lennon who are
putting on local play in this city. are
also making arrangements to put on
the play AZ sioux City.
If charging Is per cent less than the
Leader did for county printing two
years ago is wrong-then it Is high
time the Leader should reform.
The weather the fore part Of the
week was very cold. On Sunday there
was every evidence Of q storm, but for
tunately it passed over into Iowa where
it raised havoc with the railroads. In
the northern part of this state the roads
are experiencing some difficulty in
keeping the tracks clear.
Foxy Reynick Is a fine specimen.
Two years ago or more ago he was q
member of THE COURIER force and ex-
Marshal Eslick at2o'clock in the MORN
ing woke the editor up, declaring that
there was band of rufiians in our office.
On going down we found Foxy Reynick
drunk and raising hades. He was
turned loose and discharged.
Elk Point offers one of the best live
stock markets to be found in this Sec
ton. Freeman Bros. and the Rings
rud Mercantile Company are paying
the highest market price-sometimes
better. In conversation with Geo.
Freeman q COURIER man ascertained
that On account of our superior market
farmers from fifteen miles the other
side of the river come here to trade.
This speaks we'll for Elk Point. A good
market always makesia good town. w.
There was quite a sensation in town
last Monday. On Friday before war
rant was sworn out for the arrest of
Cashier Stone of the Sioux City Saw
ings Bank. It was stated that he was
in Jersey City and an officer was sent
on his trail. On Monday someone
started the report that Stone was seen
to pass through here and that he was
now in Yankton in hiding. The story
seemed quite plausible and caused a
great deal of talk, but it was afterwards
found out that Stone was in the east.
He is charged with forgery. having
while cashier made loans to the amount
of go, 600 on cattle. When the bank
busted it was ascertained that there
was no cattle behind the paper, hence
the depositors commenced an action for
his arrest.
Messrs. Ellis & Lennon two expert
enced actors, assisted by some thirty
local amatures will present the roman
tic military drama-On the Potomac
at the opera house Monday and Tues
day, February lst and End, under the
auspices of Company D., 8. d. N. G.
These gentlemen have been presenting
this play and Damon and Pythias to-
gether with other dramas in all the
principal towns Of South Dakota and
Minnesota and come highly Endorsed
by the press Of Yankton, Aberdeen,
Huron, WATERFOWL, Madison and
Mitchell. They carry special scenery,
costums, wigs. makeups, etc., neces-
sary to complete representation of all
their plays. Last week they put up
ION the Potomac" at Sioux Falls for
the benefit of the fire department and
the Argus-Leader has this to say In re-
gard to their entertainment: ''Sioux
Falls has good reputation for the
excellency of her amateur artists. The
presentations Of ION the Potomac" last
evening detracted nothing from that
reputation. 1t is rot overstating the
matter to state that last evenings en-.
tertainment was by far the best per-
formance ever put on the local stage by
any amateur company. The result was
due to q certain extent to the admir-
able training Of Charles Ellis. The
performance as Q whole was above the
average Of those given by travelling
companies. Mr.. Ellis % the hero gave
superb piece Of acting. In the scenes
just before he leaped from the port hole
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