Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Daniel Sharp ana AVA 6asSOn took
a tandem ride to Mitchell Tuesday.
Full line Of ladies, girls, and childrens
fne shoes at kellys.
Sol. Lee of Alcester was in the city
Saturday.
Have you heard ab,ut those dishes
Kelly is giving away?
d. w. Gurney of Yankton was in the
city Sunday
Institute pictures for sale at 500 Art
company.
NJ. f.. Myers has been appointed
The coming year.
The premium list of the State Fair
is now ready and may be had by apply
ing at this office.
w. II. Buchanan, formerly editor of
the Elk Point COURIER. was in the city
over Sunday Mitchell Republican.
J. O. Dobson, d. d., presiding elder
of the Sioux Falls district was in the
city between trains Monday morning.
Complete line of the famous Culpep
per stilf hats at keliys.
Miss Nellie Freeman returned Fri
dav from several weeks Of vacation
outing and visiting friends at Lake
City, Mimi.
T.. l.. Kelly will sell cheap a second
hand buggy good as new.
Prof II. T.. French is at Armour
this week conducting the Teachers
Institute for Douglas county. This is
the third and will be the last Institute
that Prot. French has been connected
with this summer.
Come and see how cheap you can
Shoe your family at Thornton's.
Scholarships in the normal course of
the LIE Mars Normal School for forty
weeks. including all necessary text.
books. are only $50: in the commercial
course. including all necessary text
hooks, are only S45. These scholar
ships may be bought on or before the
opening day of the fall term, Tuesday,
September 9TH.
Call and see the 500 City Art COM
pany at the same old place.
Here is the best offer of the season :.
u new SuDSCIlDcIS VIC Will Scuu i RE
COURIER all the remainder Of 1897,
with "A l00-page Guide to the Yukon
Gold Fields, and the Northwestern
Agriculturalist a l6page semi.month-
ly farm journal published at Mime
apolis for only - cents. Send in your
subscriptions.
The excursion to Riverside Tuesday
was fairly wei, patronized, l39 tickets
being sold at this station. About 25O
were sold at Nermillion and 200 at
Yankton. 1t is not so much of d novelty
for people living close by to visit Riv-
erside as TO those from distance.
Nevertheless those who went report a
very enjoyable time.
The 500 City Art company has de-
cided to stay.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ +. church will hold u
tea meeting at the home Of Mrs. Hance
Murphey, on Friday afternoon. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all TO at
tend. Come early and spend an hour
or two socially. supper will be serv.
I'd from five until eight. There will
be free-will Offering.
H. p. Packard disposed OF his flock
OF sheep, receiving 81 per head for his
ewes and 81 per head for his weth-
ers. His wool clip some time ago WAS
sold for 12c. per pound, an advance OF
cents over last years prices, and the
sheep last year brought only 1925 and
81, respectively. Mr.. Packard expects
30 buy number Of sheep later on
Redield Jt,,trani- Observer.
Mrs. C. II. Freeman and daughter,
Miss Julia, of Elk Point, visited at the
home of Mrs. FL. j. Muhs Monday
While in Akron Miss Freeman favored
few friends with several beautiful
piano selections. She is an artist o.
rare ability and perfect cultivation
and 1t is hoped al opportunity may
sometime be afforded for the Akron
public to enjoy her music.--Akro'
Register.
!. F. Halliday, editor of the IrOquOis
Chfe, has been appointed postmaster
at that place. The newspaper boys
this state are CO ming in quite prom
inently for the postoffices. The maj
wh0 can make a good newspaper ha
business enough about him to make
good postmaster. Rasing our judg
ment upon this test the people at Iro
quois may took forward to an excel
lent administration of their pOsta
affairs for the next four years.
The school house is be ing put in flint
shape for next years work, which viii
begin week from Monday, Sept 9th
The interior walls and ceilings hav
been thoroughly cleaned by Janito
q Meyers, who u an expert in that line
The southeast corner Of the basemen
is being fitted up for new primar
SOON which is much needed. Chas
Murtha did the mason work aud NJ. {
Kent the carpenter work. A large
enrolment than eyer may be looked TO
this fall, and still more school rOOI
will be demand that this city vii
have to meet again ia the near future
Do you want to attend 4 norma
school or business college? Well. here
your chance. For fifteen new sui
scribers TO the COURIER we will Civ
ynu nro torm's f,itin,, ~ thsa Mar