Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

A tramp, overcome by the heat,
tainted away in frantof j. S. Talcott's
drug store yesterday morning. Anoth-
or one, early in the week. was found
to be coming down with fever, and
was helped toward Sioux City where
he might receive hospital attention.
Even u rowing life free from toll is not
altogether free from trouble and pain.
The body OF boy was found yester-
day afternoon floating in the Missouri
river south of jefferson near Thos.
Collins place. The body was that OF
boy about Is years old and perfectly
nude, so that there was nothing by
which he could be identified. He had
evidently been in the water several
days as decomposition had set in. The
corOner's jury returned IA verdict that
deceased came TO his death by acct
dental drowning.
Hon. A. o. Ringsrud and wife and
Ex-U. S. District Attorney Miller aud
wife left together Tuesday morning
for two weeks outing in the Black
Hills. They will visit Deadwood,
Spearfish, Hot Springs and other
points of interest in that interesting
region, and enjoy to the fullest no
doubt their well earned vacation. The
intimacy Of these two families is an
interesting and instructive illustration
OF the fact that politics need not inter-
fere with agreeable relations in private
and social life.
Mrs. John McGraw has thrifty
night blooming cereus which present
ed last Saturday night two beautiful
and perfect blossoms. Sunday night
there were FIVE more blossoms, num-
| Der not often reached even with old
plants. The blossoms filled the entire
house and the yard around with their
penetrating yet pleasant perfume.
A large number OF people called to see
the beautiful plant and were we'll re-
paid for their trouble. Mrs. DR.. Ellis
on Monday night had a large perfect
blossom on a younger plant which also
attracted good deal of attention and
admiration
Little Grace the 9-year old daughter
of Mrs. Shoudy of Vermillion, who is
also we'll known In Elk Point, met with
q very painful and possibly fatal acct
dent last Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Shoudy and her daughter were visit
ing at the home of friend five miles
north of Vermillion and the little girl
was playing in the road when load OF
hay passed by. She caught hold of the
rack and rode short distance, and
when she let 60 she fell in such a man
ner that the wagon wheel passed over
her right leg, crushing the bone from
the knee to the thigh. There was
over ton of hay on the wagon and the
child's limb was crushed so badly that
her life is despaired OF.
When assertions regarding prosperi-
~ differ SO greatly as at present, nothA
ing is so satisfactory because nothing
is so unanswerable, as few facts close
at hand and easily verified. Here are
one or two such facts: Thomas Walsh
owns an 50 acre farm, six miles south.
east OF this city, with good though lit
tie better than average improvements.
A few days ago he sold this place to
Patrick Malady for So, 10000; that is at
the rate of S43.75 per acre. r. M.
Crowder, three miles east of town, has
just refused $5.500.00 offer for his
100 acre farm. That is turning down
an offer of $500 per acre. Calamity
is not crowding farmers very hard
when they refuse such offers as that.
The Milwaukee road ran train from
Chamberlain to Chicago one day last
week in twenty-three hours and thirty
minutes, several hours less than the
best time for passenger service. They
are giving shippers on the Chamber
lain division every facility, which is te
J their own advantage as we'll, since this
IL natural stock country. Gradually
every section of this state is finding
out it's natural aptitude and capacity
for the stock and dairying interests
and prosperity dawns on the farmer IL
proportion as he intelligently and sys
tematically meets these opportunities
Wheat is no longer king, and corn is
back number. Let US all bow down Il
the mild and beneficent rule OF the COW
the queen of the coming day.
John w. Steckman lost one OF hi
: value BILE bird dogs Monday night. Mr.
Steckman and his wife were just 6riv
ing away from her fathers place, MI
:, Eli Wilson's. when a constructor
. train, backing down the track, caugh
the dog as he was trying TO cross tn
track toward his master. His hin
3 legs were both cut off, and the dog wa
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