Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-12

p. L. Kelly will sell cheap second
hand buggy good AZ new.
Prot. Jens Peterson Of Humboldt,
Iowa, is visiting his old home in Brule.
A full supply of the new chattel
mortgage blanks on hand at this Office.
Knapp and Tate, have the only ice
cream parlor in the city. If.
Geo. Walker has q bran new dog
from Omaha. She is a fine Gordon
setter.
Complete line OF the famous Culpep-
per still hats ut Kelly's.
Have you heard about those dishes
Kelly is giving away?
Miss Bertha Campbell of Armstrong.
Iowa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Stickney.
The M. E. Sunday School picnic in
the Van Keuren grove south Of town
tomorrow.
The premium list OF the State Fair
is now ready and may be had by apply.
ing at this Office.
The Episcopalian Sunday School
had delightful picnic at Nolan's bend
on the Sioux yesterday.
F. NJ. Rust has just cut a fine piece
OF millet that required in binding big
5 pound ball of Irvine for every acre.
Mrs. Fl. A. Stroud, who has been
seriously i'll several weeks, is able to be
around once more and is rapidly recov-
ering.
Union County will be entitled to Is
delegates in the Republican Judicial
Convention to be held at Sioux Falls,
Sept. I, 1897.
Miss Agnes LOucks and Mrs. Charles
Roreback, from Flandreau, cousins OF
Mrs. Mary Hickey, are visiting rela-
tives and friends here for two or three
weeks.
Clerk of Courts Lawrence Of Union
county was in Vermillion yesterday
to take few lessons from Clerk Sim
onson in regard tn marriage licenses.
Dakota Republican
We are indebted to G.. J. Hayes for
the first watermelon of the season.
'Chame" has sixteen acres of them
growing, and they will be in prime
condition for shipping next week.
Why not have a base ball tourna-
ment in connection with the Fair? 1t
would not involve much expense,
good mines are within easy reach, and
it would be decidedly drawing card.
Arthur Comfy returned Tuesday
from Des Moines, Iowa, where he has
been attending business college for
several months. After = short vaca-
ton he expects to resume his work at
Des Moines.
Mrs. F. M. Rust has had long and
serious struggle with malarial fever.
She is still quite i'll and able to sit up
in bed only for a short time. She is
gaining however, and her full recovery
seems now to be certain.
Hon. and Mrs. E. w. Miller and
Hon. and Mrs. A. o. Ringsrud return.
ed Saturday night from their 10 days
outing in the Black Hills. II you dom,
think they had good time read Mrs
Miller's letter on our first page.
Nellie Ericsson fell several feet from
a swing Monday night, striking on her
head, and sustaining severe injuries
t'She was unconscious for long time,
but no bones were broken and now she
seems to be regaining rapidly her old
strength and activity.
Captain A. D. Haskins of Perry,
Iowa, spent Sunday last with Dr.
J. Griffin Comfy. The Captain com
manded Co. K. Bird Regt. Wis. Vets.
and as there are several members o.
the organization living in the vicinity
| VI Llh Oluts GuOy Will ~OAO PA0oSuIe
In hearing about him. 1t was an en-
joyable meeting of two old army
comrades.
Sheriff O'Brien, of Hawarden made q
| fine haul OF a set of counterfeiters las,
week at Carthage. He was looking fol
some horse thieves, and stumbled upor
valise containing lot of spuriou,
nickels, dies for making 5 cent and q
pieces, etc. He Swallowed the propert,
and when freight arrived with two
strangers with q bill Of lading for thu
grip, they were promptly taken int
custody.
Jesse Compton is making extensiv.
Traditions and improvements on hi
Washington St. home. We don't ses
how he can afford it In such hari
time as these, and he had q prett,
good house before! When our popu
list friends take to silk night shirts