Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-04-22

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~eter Crum has bought house on
Jefferson street of J. NJ. Talcott.
The Methodist church has received
eighteen members on probation and one
by letter since the close OF the Houser
meetings.
The COURIER has been holding q
regular reception for the past few days.
We hope we may to some degree merit
all the good wishes we have .ceived.
Bro. Hackett Of the Parker New Era
has been improving the interior of his
office lately, and has add new gaso-
lene engine to his plant. He now has
a convenient and well equipped outfit
The Baptist people are holding revi-
val meetings this week. Pastor Coffey
expected the assistance of Pastor Kline
OF Hararden. but he has been detained
at home with the grippe. Rev. w. j..
McCollom, an evangelist from Sioux
City, is preaching this week.
Over on the Edwards place south west
OF the city and near the Missouri river
stands an ancient and magnificent
specimen OF an Elm. 1t is over seven
feet in diameter and contains hollow
large enough to hold or 10 persons at
one time. The river has been cutting
away at The rich alluvial soil this spring
so that it is now within few PAGES in
stead OF three Nuartere of mile from
the old tree. The loss of valuable real
estate is serious and discouraging, but
in addition to this many will be grieved
to see this old landmark 90, rs it surely
must.
In consequence of our week OF moist
ure it may be safely assumed that Ne
braska will this season present its for.
tunate citizens with another enormous
crop. 1t people are wise they will put
in less corn and more sugar beets. The
former. at present prices, ill not pay
for the labor and trouble Of planting
and harvesting, while the latter will
give an ample remunerative profit.
The time will soon come, if farmers pay
attention TO raising sugar beets, when
a factory will be established in this
country. Until then, however, it will
pay to ship beets to the factory at Nor
folk.-North Nebraska Journal.
j. M. Talcott went to Yankton Tues
day. We are sorry to state that this
family expect to make Yankton their
home for time after next June. This
change is made in order that the child
rem may enjoy the superior educational
advantages of the university town. Mr..
Talcott retains his lumber and coal
business here, and will remain citizen
of Elk Point as heretofore. Their
many friends here will miss their
society, but the removal will probably
be only temporary. and we trust the
advantage to them will be all they an
ticipate. We congratulate Yankton,
city and college, on their prospective
and valuable accession.
Last weeks Dakota Republican
speaks as follows of the Elk Point ele-
ment in the recent university concert:
The cornet solo by Mr.. G. D. Lufkir
of Elk Point was "DeBeriot's Sixth
Concerto" and was rendered in such an
excellent manner that he was given a
rousing encore. He is always favorite
with Vermillion audiences. The cor
net duet, Selections from Norma" by
Mr.. Lufkin and DR.. Collins was render.
ed in an excellent manner and elected
a round of applause, Miss d. May
Miller OF Elk Point, rendered charm
ing vocal solo, accompanied by violin
obligato by Mr.. r. E. Stinson with
Miss Clara Jones at the piano.
The three April numbers OF the Get
tysburg Herald came together in one
mail this week. The following is u
sample of their locals: Five Potter
county people who had been east for
greater or less periods of time returned
home yesterday from Redfield by hand
car, viz: O. E. Mesick, H. G.. Olson,
Bennett Osborn, Mr.. Brown and one
other. Mr.. Olson says you have no
idea of the condition of things on acct
of high water over toward the Jim
river, all wagon and some railroad
bridges gone and frequent washouts in
railroad grades. He heard of six deaths
from drowning in Sphinx county. The
country for forty miles around Aber-
deem was continuous sheet of shallow
water.
The disappearance within few days
of the vast quantities of water which
recently covered the bottom lands in
the upper Missouri river valley makes
plain, according to irrigation engineers
throughout the Northwest, the manner
in which the great artesian basin in