Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-08
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kec last Saturday TO attend an educa-
pional association meeting.
+ I'll Bredie and p. M. Limoges Sr.
were Sioux City visitors last week.
a couple of gentlemen whose bust
ness is that OF cleansing feathers have
located here for n short time.
Mrs. win Creycr was In Sioux City
Saturday.
Mrs. Thos. Dennison, Sr., was shop
nina III Sioux City Monday.
Ci,as La Bredie was attending to
important business in Sioux City the
first of the week.
Miss Eliza Dennson is attending the
county institute.
George La Bruno rode the Modern
Woodmen goat last week and is now
full sizeu Woodman.
The infant child of Pat Malloy which
was seriously scalded about fortnight
ago, has been very low, but is better
ap ohiH w aeiH
w. /. nennison, Asse ssor for Jetfer-
son, and w. p. Connors, Assessor for
Jefferson township, are in Elk Point
this week for the purpose of submitting
4 their books tn the County Commission
ers.
Il. l.. Prasher, local agent of the c.,
u. and ST. =. Railway. has received a
letter from Supt, Bcardsley stating
that the Milwaukee road will haul free
Of charge from any point on its road to
jefferson. S. D., three carloads OF ma
terial 10 De used in the construction of
a wagon bridge across the Sioux river
Mt or near the mouth of the Broken
Kettle Greek.
Bernard 4 Chicoine have received
four carloads Of brick to be used in the
construction OF the seventy-fve barrel
ilonr mill which they expect TO build
in the near future.
Jefferson did not celebrate the 4th
this year. bus sent delegations to Riv-
eiside, Belle Vista and Elk Point.
Two dances were given here the 5th,
one in the Jefferson and one in the
Uatoa Hall. The one in the Union
Hall WAS well attended, and every one
present reports having an excellent
time. The other was not so we'll at
tended
,n{ s,,1s
monthly session last Monday evening.
Aside from calling a meeting of the
citizens 81 Jefferson for July Is, to dis
cus9 the question al providing fire pro.
lection, no business Of Importance was
transacted
Moses Beaabien is erecting new
house on.onc OF his farms.
lsyrn- K aapp " erecting large hay
barn on ens OF his farms across the
river ia Iowa
p. NJ. Limoges, Sr, and family, E.
Blaszeau and family and N. Z. Mon.
tague and family were visiting p. M
Limoges, IT., II Civil Bend township
last SUNDAY.
AT about . o'clock Monday morning
the large barn OF J. b. Bromillette, in
the southeast part Of town, was found
10 IL Oh fire. The alarm was given al
once, bat the ire had gained such
heatiway that the building could not
be saved with the means at hand, and
al that could be done was TO save the
horses harness, etc, and the adiOin
ing buildings. After about two hours
hard work tho lire was under cOntro
and the adjoining buildings saved with
practically 40 damage to them. The
barn, however, WAS completely de-
stroyce: loss, 1850; no insurance.
Now chat Jefferson is to nave new
school house, the question is whether
TO build on the present grounds. which
are small and only leased, or for tn,
district TO purchase new site
special election has been called to vot
on the question OF buying a new loca
ton.
54ssss - ~ s~it it'>hy iOi oCACISOu tIla
there was no wind blowing Monda
morning, particularly from the south
east. If there had been such wind
in all probability three-fourths OF tn
town would have been destroyed. 1t
To be hoped that this will wake GU
citizens np so that they will see to i
that some form Of fire fighting anna
rates is provided.
Mrs. Rebecca Martin and Miss Jen
ME Rabinspn, o! Ponca, are visitin,
the family Of NJ A. Martin.
~ RrHic.
From & ~ 1gS. 49,, Correspondent
This is beautiful corn weather. an,
you can almost see the corn grow.
sF Wall hoss do Won fool aftar III