Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-04

Don't fail to read the nd Of S. G.
Thornton.
Attend the auction sale at the Rich
ardson ranch, or Monday, NOV. Is.
Guitars, violins, Autoharps At your
own price vt St. Marie's Drug Store.
Subject at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening, christian
Science and the Bible"
A 9 front and roof and other i'm.
Provements are now being made on the
LaBelle block on Main st.
Eugene Madison, Of Sioux City, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Madison, who
were formerly residents here, was in
the city the first of the week on bust
ness.
Anson Goss, having completed his
house and moved In, is now building q
barn on his Jefferson st. lots. When
completed he will have . neat and con-
venient piece Of property.
Don't forget the auction sale at the
Richardson ranch, six miles west of
Elk Point. A large stock of house,
hold goods, potatoes, farm machinery,
horses, mules, cattle, mich cows, etc.,
will be sold. The date of the sale is
Monday, Nov. Is.
Alvs Hasson left this morning for
Armour, where he has been engaged
to teach through the winter. He does
not expect to return until spring.
Alva has the making Of q good teacher
in him, and we believe he will succeed.
Our best wishes 60 with him.
John w. Tappan, of Akron, who has
been selling fruit trees in the vicinity
OF Alcester recently, took arsenic Mon
day morning. Every effort was made
to save him, but he died Monday night
at Alcester and was buried there.
Discouragement resulting from financial
reverses is supposed to be the cause Of
his rash deed.
Ernest Tucker, wife and three child
rem, arrived Monday, having made an
overland trip from southwestern Texas.
They are all glad to get back to Union
county, and will hereafter make it
their home. Mr.. Tucker is q son of
John Tucker, living near the river
south OF town and lie we'll known through
all these parts.
Tuesday evening a reception was
rendered the Rev. G. T. Notson and
family at the M. E. Church. Words
of welcome we're spoken by the clergy
men of the other denominations, after
which light refreshments we're served
and a social hour spent together. We
trust Rev. Notson may find his sojourn
and labors in Elk Point may be crowned
with happiness and success
John F. Reid has bought of Mrs.
Elizabeth Bland his old residence
corner Of Court and Washington SITS.
He designs to repair and renovate the
house at onc and put it in first-class
condition. He hopes to have these i'm
provements completed so. that the
family can move by the middle of
December. John will have u tasty and
convenient home when once he gets
settled.
The first quarterly meeting OF the
new conference year will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal church next Sat-
urdsy and Sunday. Rev. J. Q. Dobson,
D. D., presiding elaer Of the Sioux
Falls district, will be present and on
duct the quarterly conference Saturday
evening and preach Sunday morning
and evening. The Holy Communion
will be administered at the morning
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Dean, of Sioux
City, gave IN elaborate Halloween
party at their beautiful home Saturday
night. The Tribune in speaking of it
remarked that - real witch from
Elk Point will read the palms Of the
young people, and many an anxious
soul will be satisfied by having the
future revealed" Mrs. E. w. Miller
has previously acquired quite . repu.
tation AZ q successful fortune teller,
and on this occasion, we understand,
her accomplishments in that direction
we're fully sustained.
Burton E. Franklin, Of Joliet, Ills,
we'll known here a. Teen" Franklin,
Injured one eye in = machine shop sew
eral years ago. and a thick film formed
and nearly deprived him of the Q Of
that eye. Oculists who have examined
him had pronounced the eye incurable,
but recently a DR.. Coffee, Of Joliet has
operated upon the eye, and apparently