Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-05-13
Pinafore tonight.

Pinafore tonight.
A fine line OF straw hats at NJ. Hoff-
man & Co.'S.
J. T. Martin drove down to Sioux
City and back Tuesday.
Sioux Falls ice cream at Knapp &
Taite's every Saturday. tt
Miss Lille Talcott gave tea party
Tuesday evening to few Of her girl
friends.
All who have heard Both Berry
speak highly Of her talent as An
elocutionist.
Prof. French aud family moved Mon
day into the Hoffman house, recently
vacated by w. 4. Buchanan.
The monument of Father Hines is
being put in position at Sioux Falls
this week by Asa Grant of Yankton.
Spend twenty-five cents and hear
Phafore tonight, the best entertain
ment OF the year at the opera house.
Tickets CSC. Children l5c.
A new creamery will be built at once
two miles north Of Larson's store in
Sphinx, this county. 1t will be supplied
with modern machinery. The more
enterprises of this kind the better.
Peter Buffers baby was buried Fri.
day. The little one was only about
ten days old, but old enough to have
become thoroughly attached to the
affections of the parents and friends.
f. D. Smythe and two children re-
turned from Jacksonville, Ill.,, Friday.
He will take charge OF the grocery
department of F. w. Smythe's store
and make his home ia this city for the
present. He expects his wife in about
a month.
F. D. Smythe, formerly of this city,
has purchased the grocery stock of his
fsther and would be pleased to receive
share of the public patronage. He
will b. glad to see his friends at the
old stand on Main street, opposite the
Citizens Bank.
Oluf johnson has moved his house
back several feet into his lot, and will
build 16 foot addition on the south
side. The improvements he is planning
for will cost several hundred dollars,
and will make first-class residence
and beautiful lawn.
Miss May Miller has been engaged
as the assembly pianist, and c. d.
Lufkin as cOrnetist, for the coming
meeting OF the Lake Madison Chautau-
qua. This is a we'll earned recogniza-
ton of the musical ability of our two
townspeople. They will discharge
their duties with credit to themselves
and the satisfaction of their auditors.
The United States supreme court
handed down decision Monday, which
in effect continues the control of the
telephone by the Bell company for
seventeen years from the date OF the
last patent, which was granted in 1891.
The telephone in use in Elk Point ia an
infringement of this patent, and the
decision referred to may seriously af
feet every telephone subscriber.
DR.. Geo. o. Seeley, M. d. d. O., the
osteopathic physician from Sioux City
expects to open branch Office here
and will be at the fremont House
parlors Friday from p. IN. until 9 p.
m. to examine and consult with any
patients who may call on him. Con-
sultation and examination free whether
you expect to take treatment or not.
Call on him.
Mr.. Hudson, president of the Yank.
ton school board, and Mr.. Vert. supt.
of the city schools, we're in the city
yesterday morning between trains, and
visited our schools. They were on
their way to Madison to select teach
ers for next year from the State Normal
school. 1t Is the policy of the Yank-
ton schools to employ as teachers only
Normal graduates, and the we'll known
efficiency OF their schools may be large
~ due to this fact.
Our Pinfaore company enjoyed q de-
lightful treat at Ponca last Friday.
They went to some fifteen dollars ex-
penss advertising and getting ready to
present the opera in Ponca, and only
when q part Of the company had ar.
rived in town did the estimsble lady
who had rented her piano to them tell
them fatty they could not have her
piano. OF course there was no other
piano available and IL was decided to
give up the entertainment. Friends in
Ponca had made elaborate preparations
to entertain the Elk Point visitors and
were greatly disappointed.
The New Era bought . new 81 horse
power Ut actual) gasoline engine Of the
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