Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04


earliest settlers, where he has resided
until his death, which occurred. after
an illness of five days, Jan. %. 1897,
his sixty-seyenth birthday. He leaves
wife, four children and six grand
children to mourn his loss. The child
rem are all married but the youngest
and live in the.neighborhood Of their
parents. They were all present
through the sickness and death of their
father and did all that loving hands
could do. The children are Barzillai,
Ernest, Vernon and Mrs. Addie Rem
ington. The grandchildren are Carvie
Harry, Rena, Glen and baby Reming-
ton and Lille Rozell
On Monday there was a crowd stand
ing on the corner of the Citizens
National bank discussing the situation
at Pierre. Geo. Freeman ventured the
remark that the Argus-Leader of
Sioux Falls was giving an excellent re-
port OF the capital doings. One of the
bystanders declared that the Argus
Leader was all right so far as Pierre
reports but that its news matter was
not in it as compared TO the Sioux City
papers. Fred Buchanan, an old Sioux
Falls boy, took up the remark and
stated that he was willing to wager
that the Argus Leader contained as
much set matter as the Sioux City
papers. The bet was taken and the
crowd came down to THE COURIER
Office where the Saturday Argus
Leader and the Monday Sioux City
Journal and Saturday evening Sioux
City Tribune were measured-plat
matter not being counted The result
was that the Journal contained T. more
columns Of set matter than did the
Argus-but this was counting in five
columns of markets. The Tribune was
Il columns short of the Argus-L Leader
total SO Buchanan was given the
wager. This revealed but one thing,
that the Argus-Leader is equal and
better for South Dakota than is the
Sioux City papers. Every republican
IN the state should see that he belongs
to the Argus-Leader family.
Both Charley Ellis and Tom Lennon,
who put on son the Potomac in the
city Monday and Tuesday evening, are
two of the cleverest men in the bust
ness. Socially they are very agreeable
and entertaining, and professionally
they are way up. The best wishes of
The COURIER follow them.
The latter part OF last week was very
cold, but on Sunday the weather
moderated aud for the fore part of the
week the people of this section en-
joyed themselves. The snow in the
north part of the state Shampered the
train traffic somewhat but now all
trains are running on time.
1t is the opinion of old residents here
that the cold weather is about over,
that during February we will ex-
Herience some of the balmy kind.
There will be plenty of snow yet and it
is possible that in the spring we may
get "a good freshet.
The Pierre papers speak kindly OF
Miss May Miller of this city, who has
been there during the session. Miss
May entertained a large number of the
people there with her singing, which
brought her the praise of everyone.
Harry Linch is home from Center
Vile, where he has been associated
with the notable doc Johnson in the
hotel business. Harry says Center
will is n good town, but that it does not
touch Elk Point in anything.
The Argus Leader takes The COU-
RIER to task for stating in these
columns that the curfew bell would
ring in that city. The COURIER cot
its information from the Sioux Falls
Press.
Jesse Compton informs the COURIER
through written communication that
he has not sold out his business. 1t is
to be inferred tn en- that the deal which
was in contemplation fell through.
The Hawatden men who had de-
cided not to open saloon in this city
reconsidered the question and are
now conducting resort next door to
the Royal Bodega.
DR.. Rhoden arrived this morning
from Chicago, his. with his bride.
THE COURIER extends congratulations.
For the next 90 days cabinets only
81. 90 per dozen. Lawton's old gallery.
3w. Il. A. Skinner.
The whereabouts of the Sioux City
cashier-E. p. Stone-still remains q
mystery.
There will be early Mass at the
Catholic church next Sunday.
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