Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-23

trip to Iowa Monday.
DR.. J. G. Ross, OF Sioux City. was in
the city Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Buchanan have
been in the city several days.
Auction sale OF furniture at the
opera house a week from Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Moore, of Akron,
visited their son Bert here Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Fred F. Saville, nee Addie
Beggs, of Chicago, arrived in the city
yesterday morning to visit with friends
a few days.
The Hawarden Cornet Band took in
the sights OF the city Tuesday after
noon between trains, while on their
way to the Clay County Fair.
| Business is rushing at the lumber
yards these days. Our dealers receiv-
ed thirteen CARLOADS of lumber last
week, and new orders are sent in
every day.
N. G. St. Marie went to Pierre Tues
day on business and will be absent dur
ing most OF the week. DR.. Hill has
charge of the drug store during his
absence.
Miss Grace Ringsrud left Saturday
morning to resume her studies at the
Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She
expected to spend the Sabbath with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Beggs in Chicago.
An interesting thank-offering SER
vice was conducted by the ladies at the
Congregational church last Sunday
evening. The Offering amounted to
about Gil and was given to Foreign
Missions.
So to S. per day. This salary can be
earned by any man or woman in this
vicinity. Work light and agreeable.
No need to leave home. Success
certain. For full particulars address
the Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, S. D..
New names added to our subscription
list this week are Mrs. Lille S.
Cooper and X. Paulson, Elk
Point: Ole A. Olson. Lamont: Charles
Bratt, Sphinx; John w. Gibson, Jeffer-
son: Charlie Thompson, Richland; X.
Paulson, Elk Point.
While attending the Sioux City
Mondamin Carnival patronize the la
dies of st. Thomas Episcopal church.
They will serve three course dinners
at 30 cents each and nice suppers at 25
cents each, at No. 5l3 Fifth street, in
the Marks building. This will be q
quiet resting place, and your packages
will be cared for.
Clerk of Courts Lawrence on Friday
last issued marriage license to Mr..
Joseph B. Ellison and Miss Nellie
Wester, both of Clay county. Mayor
Coverdae tied the knot and the couple
went on their way rejoicing. Its re-
ported that the old folks in the case
objected to the match, hence the young
people took the matter into their own
hands and got married on the quiet.
Howard Mosier is just back from an
Iowa trip. During his absence he Wis
tied his sister at Monroe and the State
Fair at Des Moines. The Fair he re.
ports to be a greater success in every
way this year than ever before. The
texhibits of stock and hogs, in which he
was of course specially interested, were
very large and OF excellent interest
and quality.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Smythe and Miss
Martha returned Saturday from their
Canadian visit, after an absence of fou,
weeks. They stopped for a short time
in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and ther
went to Sault au Recollet, nine mile.
from Montreal, which is Mrs. Smythe'
old home. Here they spent most o
their vacation, although short visi
was made at Mr.. Smythe's former home
in Huntington, which is also only 1
short distance from Montreal. Mr.
; Smythe says that in the thirty-on,
years which have elapsed since he lef
that section many substantial improve
ments have been made, and he coult
scarcely recognize the surroundings
Charley Wilson tells great story o
adventure that happened when he wa
returning from Sioux City on No. 6
Tuesday night. Somewhere between
here and Burbank, so Charley says
y a team was crossing the track just u
t the headlight of the engine came il
view. Becoming frightened, the tear
8 commenced running straight up tn
J, track for Vermillion. This they KEEP
}. up for three miles, in their wild das
Y crossing over three long culverts, an
n all that without the horses stumblin
through the bridges. The engin
finally stopped before the team got OF
9 This is weird tale. but anyone VIII
e knows Charley will have but little di