Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-03-25

Ml0o Julld ErcCuaO udS Oecu bIlc
guest OF Mrs. c. l.. Mead OF Yankton
during the past week.
The COURIER turned out some ex.
cellent hand bills for Alison Bovee
advertising his high bred horses.
Judge H. H. Blair anticipates leaving
Friday for Pierre to attend the first
meeting Of the state board of regents.
Evangelist Houser is holding forth in
the NJ. E. church. He is arrousing
sentiment by holding meetings at day
light. ,.
Miss May Miller was in Vermillion
over Sunday being called there to as
sist in some musical affair connected
with the churches.
The Union county ter ms of court un-
der the new bill provides that the
terms shall beeheld the third Tuesdays
in April and October each year.
The repairer for the telephone line,
running between Elk Point and West
field, put in day fixing up the injury
done by the overflow on Monday
Every farmer is now figuring how
soon he can begin his spring work.
The best job he could undertake would
be to investigate the quality of his seed
corn.
DR.. J. G. Comfy made trip to Des
Moines, Iowa last week to visit his son,
Arthur. who is taking a course OF study
in one of the colleges Of that place.
The doctor returned on Saturday.
John DeKay, editor of the White
wood Plaindeader, in the Black Hills
was an agreeable caller at The Co..
R1ER Office on Monday. Mr.. DeKay is
a prosperous country editor and in that
case may be considered rara avis.
In all probability the city caucuses
will not be held before the first of next.
week. The official certification OF
nominations must be handed in to the
newspapers by uext Thursday morning.
so q caucus could be held anytime pre-
vious to Thursday.
Farmer Massey, whose farm is op.
posite Jefferson on the Iowa side, is
reported to have lost forty head OF
cattle by the overfow-but then that
is merely rumor. When the rumor is
chased down the loss will probably
amount to calf or a colt with chicken
or two thrown in.
In an interview in the Sioux City
Tribune of recent date Hon. E. w.
Miller of this city gives it out as his
opinion that Hon. J. Elliott, late chair
man Of the republican state central
committe of this state, will receive the
appointment of United States district
attorney. The present term will
terminate in April.
The Milwaukee has suffered greatly
Outing the winter months from block
AIDES, and they have attempted to keep
the road open and have practically sue
ceeded but at big expense. Now
their cup of sorrow is filed to overflow
ing. Washout after washout is report
ed and it will cost them great deal OF
Of money to get their tracks back into
service.
On July the law permitting the use
Of private mailing cards will go into
effect. After that date a person can
write on any kind of card and by at
taching one cent stamp 1t will 60
through the mails. Merchants and
others can utilize cards with their
business advertised thereon, and they
can get first class job Of printing done
at this Office.
C. A. Williams has decided to re-
sumo work at his trade in this city
that Of painting and paper hanging.
Mr.. williams has put in II years at the
trade in the cities and thoroughly un-
derstands the work. If you have q job
Of painting house, barn or buggy, or
paper hanging from parlor to the
kitchen, Mr.. Williams can give you a
neat and satisfactory-ttis he guaran'
tees-iob. Call at Farmers Home or
drop postal card.
In the Pickett marble works in Yank'
ton there is now being prepared q
monument for he grave o. Rev.
Joshua Vaughn Hines, better wnown
| a. Father Hines, OF Elk Point, whose
death two years ago was cause foi
state lamentation. The monument is
UNIQUE and yet more appropriately
svmbolical. It is huge granite
boulder taken from the prairie about
four miles north Of Yankton, Is somber
grey in color and weighs about 1900
rounds. On its face two escutcheona
are being polished and upon them,
when finished, the inscription and the
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