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

Mrs. c. H. Freeman and daughter,
Miss Julia, were in Sioux City Tues
day.
Miss Kenna, of Keokuk, Ia, visited
over Sunday with Mrs. Lille S.
Cooper.
Regent Hare, OF Aberdeen, passed
through the city Tuesday, en- route to
Sioux City.
Miss Lulu Sharkey, OF Charter Oak,
Ia. is the guest of H. A. Schumacher
and family.
Miss Cole, OF Hawarden, is visiting
with the family of Mrs. Patrick Carey,
northeast of town.
Will Lawton by request will visit the
city every Thursday for fine photo
graph work. At the old stand.
F. D. Smythe's new house on the
corner OF jefferson and Grant streets
will be ready for occupancy in about
two weeks.
The local supply OF ice has been ex-
hausted, and Drayman Halter now
supplies his customers by hauling ice
from Akron.
M. Z. Donohue, the Kirksville osteo
path, will be at the fremont House
every Tuesday Thursday and Satur-
day until Noy. st.
Col. E. w. Miller and wife were pas
sengers on Tuesday mornings train for
Sioux City, as were also Misses Julia
Taylor and Josie Smythe.
Jake Bartleson came over from Ponca
Thursday to take in the Fair, and in
cidentally chewed a few sticks of Tutti
Frutti with his best girl.
Miss Yates, of Maine, known as the
second Frances Willard, will deliver a
temperance lecture in the Nj. +. church
on Monday evening, Oct. 4. Every
body invited.
S. G. Thornton is offering great
bargains in Shoes at soc. to 81, regular
81 and $3.50 grade. Odds and Ends.
Call and see If we haye your size.
About 600 pair to close out.
The Sioux City Stock Yards received
Monday lib carloads of cattle, the larg-
est consignment ever received in one
day. The shipments throughout the
month so far have been unusually
heavy.
A number of cases OF CHAMBERS was
reported from the vicinity of Akron
last week. DR.. John J. Miller, OF
Sioux City, was sent for, and upon MAX
ing an examination Monday he re-
ported that there was no cause for fear.
Plain TAX is running daily for four
days this week during the Clay County
Fair. Also coupon ballot confined to
subscribers as to who is the most popu-
lar Clay county school a'am. The
prize is SIS Winsted clock, and there
will be some plain talk among the 80
school ma ANS who don't get it.
Harry II. De Jean and Walter G..
Andrews of Plankinton, the latter a
brother of Frank Andrews, have been
visiting in the city the past few days.
The boys are members of the Plank
linton Bicycle Club and are both expert
bicyclists. They took in the Fair Fri
| day. and SUNDAY made the trip to Sioux
| City and return.
| A. X. Dewick is slowly recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever. The
Beresford Republic states that there
are several serious cases of typhoid
fever in town. There have been sew
eral cases OF malaria with typhoid
symptoms, but we believe this is the
only case of typical typhoid fever we
have had this fall.
John ana Henry Delaney, the latter
of whom will be remembered as a son.
in-law of Dick Malloy, of CIVIL Bend
have 5000 head Of cattle near Bowdle
in this state, which they expect tt
market in Sioux City next month
With all the proceeds and none of the
terrors of the Klondike, commend vi
to a South Dakota cattle ranch for I
gold mine.
We understand the circus advertised
to appear at Elk Point last saturda!
failed to fill its date there on accoun
OF having become stranded on the rock
OF. financial adversity at Yankton. Thi
is q hard time of the year for circuses
when pop political conventions are rife
. They are cheaper and better than an
ordinary hippodrome and menagerie O
the road. -Pomca Journal.
RI It has now been definitely arrange
that Star Pointer, who holds tn
, worlds pacing record of 1854, and 10
Patchen who beat him in u race laf
week, will 60 for the worlds record
Sioux City, Friday, Oct. 8. This wi
! be the day following Woman's Day, &