Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-03-04
Mrs. E. w. Miller is visiting In Ha-


session on Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. G. w. Buchanan is visiting with
her parents in Yankton this week.
Several vermillionites were down to
the opera, Pinafore, Tuesday evening.
w. I. Buchanan, the editor took in
the Queen city the fore part OF the
week.
Ash Wednesday was properly observ-
ed in the Catholic church. There was
very large attendance of the mem
bers Of the church.
Hon. A. o. Rinesrud started for
Pierre on Monday, but from indications
and news reports, he must have been
showed in, near che storm center of the
earth, Highmore.
Adolph Anderson living near Green
field was in the city greeting old friends
Mr.. Anderson Is one of the foremost
farmers of his section and his many &C.
quaintances are always glad to meet
him on his visits here.
A number of the young people tovk
possession Of the cozy home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. d. Keller on last Friday night.
The affair was led by Frank Callahan
and to him much of the success of the
evening is due. Cards and dancing
were INDUCED in after which beauti-
lul luncheon was served The affair
was most strongly enjoyed.
Mesdames. J. M. and J. S. Talcott
gave delightful afternoon tea to about
fifty OF their lady friends, at the home
Of the latter, on last Saturday. The
principal feature in the line Of amuse-
ment was the answering what poem of
Longfellows some thirty different quo
tations We're taken from. The contest
created considerable amusement after
which magnificent lunch was served.
Each guest was presented with beau
tiful rose from the Sioux City florist
It may be Of interest to our readers
to know that Easter will come late this
year. Easter Sunday Is April l8, almost
as late as it can possibly can come.
Easter may come as early as March q.
and as late as April Is. 1t depends as
everyone knows, upon the phase Of the
moon, but jus. the rule of computation
is not always known. Easter Sunday is
always the Sunday that follows the full
moon Immediately follows the spring
Equinox, March q. If the moon fulls
on Sunday, Easter Sunday is the next
following. 1t is held by many that
hate Easter always means = late spring.
Senator Kyle passed through the city
last Monday on his way to Washington
where he will attend the last day of the
present congress and also take in the
inaugural festivities. He was met at
the station by The COURIER repre-
sentative who had pleasant talk with
him. H. stated that he was very
grateful to the republicans for the way
in which they stood by them and stated
out and above board that he w0nld not
forget their loyalty. The senator will
act with the republicans in all matters
with the exception Of the silver ques-
tion but otherwise he will act
with the republicans. He has
not decided yet who will be his private
secretary. On Saturday last the
senator was given big reception at
Aberdeen and he was to have stopped at
Sioux Falls where the republicans were
to have given him big reception, but
he had not the time and had to hasten
on to Washington.
A representative OF The COURIER
took in the Black Hills last week. It
occurred to him as he observed the city
OF Deadwood and the town along the
B. Il NJ. route through the hills coun-
try, that the space writer's OF that
country have certainly got In their
work. There is no such boom there ~
has been made the impression. Dead
wood is not as lively berg a. 1t was
two years ago, and AZ for the ragged
top country-it Is simply boom coun-
try-there not being the gold In
quantities to make 1t pay to mine.
OF course Deadwood is q good city, and
it always will be, for It has q good
country to draw from. Many miners
being employed within q few miles OF
that place and nearly all them 60 to
the metropolis to buy their supplies.
But as for its enjoying q boom there Is
mot the slightest possibility. For In
stance. On the train going into Dead
wood with US were seven people, who
had come from homes In the different
states to make their fortunes in that
country. None Of them had more than
enough money TO keep them for week
after they had arrived. This II the
class OF people that are Hooking into
the hills country. And today there