Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-11
Read the auction sale ad of Reedy's.
Father Kelly was in Sioux Falls last

| Father Kelly was in Sioux Falls last
week.
There is considerable sickness re-
ported.
Rev. FL. b. Thorgrinson of Sioux
Falls was in the city on Tuesday.
Mrs. G.. p. Lake Of Hawarden was in
the city on Friday the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. Goss.
Wednesday owing to storm
communication with Pierre was block
AIDED for the forty second time. Patrons
Of the Pierre daily hereabouts regret
that the S tate Journal cannot be de-
livered more frequently, but cannot
see any other way out Of the dilemma
but to grin and bear it.
| Senator Grill has introduced IA bill to
protect the landlords % hotels. Any
person who flashes diamond. or has
sparkler in his shirt bosom, or il brick
in his satchel and faits to pay for his
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misdemeanor subject to fine OF Sl0O
or thirty days in the county Jail.
Sam Omdahl late clerk OF courts has
moved his family to sphinx and will re-
sumo operation on his farm. During
his term of Office Mr.. Omdahl proved
to be IA faithful and honorable servant
of the people. His many friends in Elk
will always look forward to a resump
ton OF the relations of town life.
J. w. Reedy's big auction sale. two
miles south Of Beresford on the Cherry
Valley Stock Farm, viii take place on
February "a. Eight-ive head OF cattle
Of which 50 are fine mich cows viii be
sold, also some horses, hogs. farm ma
chinery, etc. This will be the largest
sale of the season. Everybody should
attend.
Quite a number of our farmers be-
came alarmed over the probability Of
a passage Of bill-known as the ware
house measure. This bill--in the
opinion of some-would lead to every
farmer desiring to send in carload Of
| grain to Chicago on his own hook to
his paying the state SO for the priv
ei, &c. BY the aid Of the republicans
ard Il few spopulists the measure was
killed on Tuesday. Senator Palmer
the distinguished and 'curly locked
statesman from AEinnehaha, and leader
of the movement TO rejuvenate, re-
habilitate, and reincarnate mankind
was the author, promoter and schemer
of the bill.
Senator Grill now votes for Powman
He has not yet cast his vote for Kyle
and declares he will not Senator KYLE
in a conversation with the editor after
election stated he had received a letter
from Mr.. Grill in which he compli-
tude, land that he regarded him highly.
that on the first ballot he would vote
for Loucks, but If the contest prolonged
to the third or fourth ballot ne would
vote for him. He has not done it, al
though over 80 ballots have been taken
If Senator Grill would spend ten min
utes on the streets any Saturday with
the populist farmers he would find that
they are not ''mealy mouthed' in their
denunciation of his attitude.
''Do you know said an old Tuner
that next spring will be the wettest
we've ever had hereabouts." Why?
well I'll tell you. Do you see that
popular tree there? Well. do you
notice that shell Oh the bark. It is
very curly, amt it. Well, that is a
sure sign of plenty of snow in the north.
/ have watched those curls for nigh
onto forty years and it is a sure thing
sign. You can bank on it, bake on it.
bet on itand come out winner. I never
seen such curls. They are big. tight
and very curly. 1t means water
plenty of it on the ground in the spring.
Some of the fellows will plant Il pot
full Of wheat to the acre and miss ii
when harvest comes. My son plant
light, use but little seed and you will
win.'
" There are times when words fail to
express the sentiments of the heart and
mind and one of these occasions master
cd the editor on Tuesday evening
Through the secret maneouvers Of his
wife aud friends he was hoodwinked
into leaving home shortly after supper
to engage in "A gigantic contest of whist
On returning from a well won victory
aud entering his home his surprise was
beyond all manner of description
Seated about the rooms were some sc
or 60 business men of the town, appar.
emily in possession. Suddenly il
dawned upon the we'll worked brain OF
the editor that it was his birthday and
| that he had passed the ARD mile stone