Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-02

See our supplement for full report
OF the county convention.
Good Combination Coffee, 2 lbs. for
Zoe. at Thornton's.
The 500 City Art company has de
cided to stay.
| Tickets TO Matilda Fletcher's lecture
now on sale at Talcott's Drug Store.
What have you got to exhibit at the
County Fair? Plan to bring some
thing, and plan to take prize.
Alex. Reynick and family are now
located in Miss Dolly Hunts house ON
Washington 81.
One of Elk Points farm machinery
dealers sold seven sulky plows il one
day last week.
A big line OF newest and latest dress
| goods just received. Please come in
and see us. NJ. HOFFMAN & Co.
We will not sacrifice our news space
to advertising demands. hence = sup
plement is an absolute necessity again
| this week.
c. w. Buchanan was in the city yes
terday. He has lately looked over the
! Centeryille Chronicle and Inder. but has
decided no, TO locate there.
1t is not definitely known when the
Elk Point schools will begin. The
probability is that week from Mon
day, Sept. 18th will be the time.
Mrs. G.. d. Lufkln gave ''cOnver-
sational party" last evening to few
young people, in honor OF her sister.
Miss Grace Gilmore, which WAS much
enjoyed.
Mrs w. H. RI. Barker OF Sioux City,
Iowa, formerly known by many old
residents OF Elk Point as Miss Rachel
Akers is visiting with Dr.. Ellis's taml-
ly this week.
1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal Diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, letter, eczema,
and ali skin troubles may be cured by
1T quickly and permanently.
J. S. TALCOTT.
Mr.. McKuren and daughter with
Mr.. and Mrs. MCGEE Of Sioux City
were the guests of j. C. Hayes and
family Sunday afternoon, returning
home in the evening.
In the obituary notice Of Stephen
Reeves which appears in the Mount
Hope items the names of two of the
surviving children we're ommited by
mistake. They are T. j. Reeves of
Union County, S. D., and Mrs. Elsie
Darvill of Sioux City. Ia.
Mr.. }. r. Dosh OF Stuart, Iowa, q
brother of Mrs. A. E. Carhart, spent
Sunday with relatives here. Tuesday
he started on his return home with
his daughter, Miss Pauline, who has
been spending some six weeks in the
Carhart family.
Tuesday OF this week, James John
son, H. C. Anderson, E. o. Carlson
and John johnson, all prosperous
farmers near Akron, sold some fine
hogs in this market. The price was
SO satisfactory that they dropped into
the COURIER office and paid up for
their papers for another year. Let
the good work go on.
MIR. and Mrs. e. G. Ericsson returned
from their European trip Saturday
night. They are very much pleased
with their four months visiting, sight
seeing and globe trotting. They re.
ceived u warm welcome from their
| many friends here on their return, and
can testify from actual experience that
the best part of going abroad is the
getting home again.
The father and mother OF John NJ.
Perreault drove through from Kansas,
J arriving at their sons home q miles
south of town some two weeks ago.
Mr.. Perreault's age and the exposure
Of the trip combined to weaken him.
He took cold in the wet the day before
hi. arrival, has been sick ever since.
and died yesterday morning. The
funeral was attended from thes Baptist
church this morning.
Matilda Fletcher will give her we'll
known and popular lecture entitled
.Is Man an Angelo" at the NJ. E..
church next Monday evening. Some
years ago she spoke in Elk Point, and
her lecture is very favorably remem-
bered to this day. A large number Of
tickets have been sold in advance, and
an unusually good audience is already
| assured. The church has q share in
the proceeds which, with an enter
tainment OF such high order and merit
ought to net snug little sum.
Mrs. f. w. Miller Is preparing for
| exhibition at the County Fair 4 cabi-