Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-03-18
Additional Local.

-. u. Taylor Ii FURNISHING MS news
paper, the Alexandria Herald, with a
series OF interesting articles on trip
down through Mexico. These letters
are full of meat and suggestive thought.
The papers of Sioux Falls are in
dulging in bit Of satire-if it can be
called that. One refers to the other in
damaging way, and the other comes
back with the statement that the Press
checks are floating around town like SO
much waste paper-worth no more.
This is certainly bad.
Bert Partridge, the we'll known Ver-
million base ball player, passed
through the city on Saturday on his
way to Hot Springs, Ark, where he
goes to join the Minneapolis base ball
team. Bert is one of the best base
ball players in the county and will
certainly do good work for the Millers.
He is to hold down third base and left
field. There is one thing he will do
fill the position we'll, and he will also
do good stick work.
Elk Point can boast on one thing but
few towns in the United States can,
and that is that there is not an empty
store building in this city, and there
has not been one all winter long. Only
yesterday gentleman was here to put
in a general merchandise stock and he
was unable to get room. There 10 also
not vacant desirable house In the
city. Elk Point il bound to be fair
sized town. It never intended to be as
big as Sioux City, yet it will soon be
large enough to enjoy all the "com-
forts OF home'' like our bigger sisters.
&C. Simmons expects to leave in
the course of q week or two for Holt
county, Nebraska, where he will more
thoroughly investigate the cattle in
dustry. Mr.. Simmons seems deter
mined to become q cattle dealer and
raiser and we hope that he will meet
with an abundance OF success In his
venture when he makes 1t.
IA Mr.. Macdonald of Sioux City was
here on Tuesday looking the town over
with view Of locating. He desires to
bring stock Of goods consisting Of dry
gonds, stationary, boots aud shoes and
| groceries with view OF locating
permanently. He was unable to secure
q building at last accounts there being
no vacant ones in the city.
| E. C. Simmons on Saturday received
a copy of newspaper published in
Hayes county, Nebraska, telling Of the
former escapades of William McCrum,
OF this place aud who is now 10 Jail.
| IL seems that McCrum stole load Of
wheat in Hayes county several years
ago, but owing to his afterward settling
for his misdeed he was not prosecuted.
We note by the Vermillion Republic
can that on Wednesday evening the
college OF music under the direction OF
Professor Ballesyus gave their term
concert. Among those who participant
ed was Miss Nellie Freeman of this
city, who in conjunction with Miss
Bell opened the evenings entertain
ment with piano duet entitled
"Marche Fantastique."
| THE COURIER Office has been busy
this week turning out liquor blanks for
Jefferson, Elk Point, Charles Mix.
Douglas and Custer counties. These
blanks were carefully compiled by
Major Kellar and present uniformity
OF thought and closeness Of study that
point to their being the best yet print
ed. No printing Office in Union county
could get them out but The COURIER.
It is probable that the question OF
local option will be voted on at next
city election. Some Of the lawyers are
of the opinion that under the wording
of the new liquor law the question has
to be submitted at the coming election,
so petition has already been circu.
lated, we are told, and filed with the
| Clty COuuCll W SuUIult VulO NuC0tlOu W
q vote. This construction 10 put upon
the clause that pertains to the OPERA
ton of the law between now and the
beginning Of the saloon year which il
July /. OF course there Is a difference
OF opinion, even among the lawyers,
which is not surprising. and others
hold that no election on this question
until petitioned for Is necessary.
There seems to be q sentiment among
the business men favorable to trying
high license after 90 many years of pro-
hibition. The sentiment is strongly in
favor Of the very highest license oh.
tainable under the law, and there
seems little doubt that the vote on the
question Of local option will result in
favor OF high license.
Buy your hats, caps, gloves and shoes