Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-17
Farm loans viii receive prompt atteution
at the First Nationat Bank. II you ars:in
nsed Of anything In this lime cen ana see
us.

time for breakfast. Vermillsoa Pain
talk.
School closes tomorrow for the Holt.
day vacation.
| Geo. III. Lunch is still confined to the
house witha very bad attack OF eczema.
i The county commissioners will meet
In adjourned session week from Mon.
day. Dec. %.
| Don't fail to attend "A Messenger
Boy" at Eslick's Opera House mex,
Monday. All home talent.
/ Opera House. Thursday, Dec. "a, the
beautiful musical comedy, "A Runa,
way Match" under the management,
OF Chase 4 Lister. Prices rs, IS and
so cents.
i The Cuban bill, carrying into effect
the reciprocity treaty between Cuba
and the United States which was rat
fled last March, passed the Senate late
yesterday by vote Of 81 to Is.
Miss Petra Peterson, sister Of An
drew Peterson, has lately arrived from
Norway and will make her home for
the present with her brother. She can
not speak word OF English but will
soon pick 1t up. She was a dressmaker
in the old country and will continue
her trade here.
Fred w. Cook, son OF e. w. Cook.
who left Burbank for California q year
or SO ago, was Ia the city Saturday look
Ing after some business affairs. he will
remain Ia this vicinity for several
weeks. He reports the family well and
enjoying the California climate and
situation.
M. Hoffman. Jr. and John Warren
have formed q partnership for the pur-
pose OF running q skating park and to-
boggan slide. II will be located on the
slough on the Dupont ranch and will
be ready TODD business about tomorrow
night. MIR. Warren will have charge
OF the park" and is expecting a lively
time during the school vacation close
at hand.
g. +. Belts loaded q car with his farm
machinery and household goods and de-
parted Tuesday for Elk Point where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Belts and children left Tuesday.
Mr.. Belts has been resident OF this
country for number OF years and il s
respected citizen and his many friends
regret bis departure but wish him and
his estimable family success In their
new home. Alexandria Journal.
We notice by the Haronite that the
large department store of Gehman &
Lee at Huron Is being still farther en-.
larged and improved. When we were
there in July we found "Dickn and his
partner occupying two large 25xsO store
rooms, an adjoining store OF the same
size having been lately rented and con-
nected BY cutting large passage way
through the side partition. Now they
are fitting up the second story for
cloaks, ladies' suits, carpets, etc, the
store employing eight clerks besides
the proprietors. We are glad TO Learn
that Dick Lee Is prospecting and has
before him such good prospects.
That Bad Boy OF Peck's will come to
the Opera House, Thursday. Dec. Ii and
furnish whole lot OF fun. The play
out this season has been somewhat
changed from the old one which Is 90
well known by the introduction OF new
characters, one OF which is Happy
Hooligan, The victim OF circumstances.
who figures c0nspicuously ID the llluss
trated Sunday papers, but on the whole
Is about the same, Groce1'yman Shuliz
bsing the mark for 1.-THE Bad Boy and
hts girl. There are many new special
tiles, including the famous Tuson Sisters.
Worlds Champion Rifle Experts Ia
Sharpshooting.
They say that the Beresford Nescs H.
going TO present the faces of the Union
county teachers TO Its readers and last
weeks issue contained three portraits,
one Of which was that OF Will Cham
berIain, principal OF the Jefferson, Is. ID.
high schools. This il the tirst time We
ever caught glimpse OF the highly To-
teiligent features az the ssSweet Singer
Of the Sioux. and we must say that his
fine cbiseled features, clean Out, with
knowledge within written ia legible
characters al over them, Impressed Us
favorably and We now knox what this
line, brainy man, whom we have i'd
mired at q distance tor years, looks
like. We always like 10 see what 1
man looks like. then We can tell more
about him. We are afraid, though,
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