Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
And the snow is going.
What did the ground hog do?
The doctors report but little illness
in their practice.
S. B. VanBuskirk was in the city on
his way to Deadwood.
( Harvey Noggle of the Nora district
was in the city on Monday.
Pierre is isolated-but two trains
were able to get out in ten days.
NJ. Mikesell of Ponca was in the city
over Sunday the guest of friends.
Miss Carrie Melum is in Ponca the
guest of her sister Mrs. f. Fl. Wells.
Miss Nellie Freeman was over from
Vermillion visiting her parents for the
day.
Receiver Goss of Sioux City reports
that the Sioux City bank will pay 30
cents on the dollar.
Hon. Adam Scott of Virginia was in
the city on Saturday. Business is good
he reports, at Hawarden.
Prof. Simpson. superintendent of
the Deaf Mute school at Sioux Falls,
was in the city on Saturday.
Pinafore will be presented in this
city the latter part of the month by
local talent for the benefit of the
Episcopal church.
Anditor-elect Whitney OF Sioux
Valley arrived on Monday and has
moved into the residence formerly oc-
cupied by A. b. Parker next to James
Steckman's.
Mrs H. Sickle, states the Hawarden
independent, who is visiting at Elk
Point, met with the misfortune last
Thursday to fall upon the ice and
break an arm just above the wrist.
The Jefferson dramatic club gave an
entertainment in Ponca on last Friday,
evening. They played ''Jebediah
Judkins-" There was large attend
ance and the performances was all that
1 was anticipated.
An error crept into our columns last
week in the printing of the program
for the entertainment to be given by
the ladies OF the Congregational church
on Friday night. The admission fee is
% cents, and children under ii only Is
cents.
Mrs. A o. Ringsrud and son Alfred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Schaetzel and son
Julius, and Mr.. aud Mrs. c. d. Lufkin
and son Frank, were in Sioux City last
Monday evening to witness Palmer
Cox's Brownies" perform. 1t was a
wonderful and delightful performance
Jerry Ryan returned from Pierre on
Saturday, where he mingled with the
powers that be. The visit evidently
was not enjoyed by Jerry as he has not
looked the same. 1t is intimated that
jerry would be happier If the pops did
q little more business and less quarrel
Ing over United States senator.
United States District Attorney
Miller, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, returned from Pierre. The
Judge was at one time strongly talked
OF as compromise candidate for United
States senator. He left the fore part
of the week for Deadwood, where he is
attending term OF the United States
court, Judge Garland presiding.
Last week John Beacon received q
letter from DIR. M. v. Mulcahey, who
at the time Of writing was in Orilla,
Ontario. The doctor wrote that he
was on the eve OF his departure for
New York, where he intended to take
q six weeks course at the leading med.
ical college. AS soon Us he finished he
intended To leave for the west and seek
new location. Canada was too slow
and he was anxious to get ''out west
where there was life. vigor and free
dom that made life worth living.
Carver Roxell deceased, was borr
Jan. q, 1890, in Henry county, Indiana,