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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-02

Rxcarsaon 10 oHoboii and Spirit Lake
Via the Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul
Railway on Sunday, June 8. 1904.
Grand Concert and Musical Program
In the pavilion at $50 d. M, free to
holders of excursions tickets.
Baseball Came Hopkins Club OF Des
Moines. W. Canton, =. p Club. 81 2.SO
p. N. General admission free TO hold
ers Of excursion tickets.
Five large steamers will carry excur-
sionists around the iakes al low rate.
Special train will leAve Elk Point at
8. 40 q. M. On sunday. glne 5. and re-
turning will laave Arnold's Park at
Z. As b. IN. Sunday, June s.
Excursion tickets will be- good only
Oh special train going and returning.
Round-trip rate from Elk Point, 500.
For further particulars apply to near
ast Ticket Agent of the 81, u. u St. 2.
nv.
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High SCHOOL play .


The annual play Of the high school
was presented before large audience
at The opera house last night. Besides
the play, farce In three acts, entitled
The Ugliest OF Five the following
program Was rendered;
Motto ~ Placens lapidem fundatum"
Mollie FenneI
History and Statistics Ransom Tone
Ratchet ESSAY Margaret Keawell
Response Nell Hasson
Glass will Mollle Fennel
Farewell Margaret Keawell
Prophecy
Following IL the cast Of characters liz
the farce, all of whom filed their parts
with great spirit and enthusiasm and
with fidelity which showed careful
practice
Ernest Hellwall Ralph Reid
Jeremiah Ambrose Geo. Minty
Ernestine Leila Bovee
Rose Maude Fox
Elise Kathryn Dyer
Gabrielle Effie Yeager
Adelaide Bertha Flannery
Madame MoOrpiltz Nell Ericsson
Madame Kunkel Nell Hasson
Madame Mousetooth Alice Ryan
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Al bEg Show III bargain prices Friday

nlght.
Miss Maude Halter visited 1T P0nca
The latter pert of last week.
Mrs r. s. Kelley and son James,
we're n Sioux city Saturday.
Mrs John Coxhead Of Yankton visit
i'd with Mrs. j. " Hines laat week
Abe Strobel lels Saturday Tor Canton
O.s whore he WAS called BIZ the death
oI bis father.
| The best moving picture show ON the
Eroad viii be it inc opera house Mex
Friday, June ).
Austin Reilly 81 Sioux City, arrived
FKiday and If vlsiting friends and reIa-
tives In the civ
H ] Wood Of Cherokee. Iowa, arrivt
I'D III she city yesterday. He will Visit
sith relatives indefinitely
The Russiau.J apanese War will be
Illustrated ID moving pictures at the
opera house next Friday night.
Fnrpifmrc repairin9. carpe nferina ana
uphOlsfering done at Merganss Repair
SHOP, andes postoffiee, phone s4L2
Miss Belle Powers and Mesdamea NE.
Manus and Mailman Of sioux City we're
the guests oF Mrs. @. Il. Bruce from
Friday 10 Monday.
Donald r. Campbell, one Of the buy
ers Tor Palletier Bros. Of Sioux City,
committed suicide last Thursday night
n that city by shooting.
Services next sunday AZ the Baptist
church will Be conducted both morning
and evening BY Rev. A. ". Da hl. Rev
Dahl il very fluent speaker
MIR. and Mrs. s. j. Branson have
moved into Mrs. Nellie H0ifmans
house. Mr.. Branson has resigned his
position as principal OF the Adventis.
Industrial school.
Mrs. q. ID. Woods left Tuesday morn
Ing for Rock Falls and Mason City,
Iowa, 60 visit for two weeks, II being
her old home. which che has not seen
for thirty.hve years.
Tonight the commencement sxer-
ciaes OI the 1904 claaa will be- held Ia
the opera house. An admlssion Of St.
teen centa will 10 charged 10 cover the
expense 81 hall rent, etc.
The 'Reddy's Hn,shersa met an old
II baseball term on The local diamond
On Monday and played q spirited game,
which resulted Id i victory FOR the old
or boys to the hume Of to3.
8. ". Brown III Sioux City, drove ov-
81 Sunday evening and Monday
morning, II company with Mrs. Acklsy
end Miss Morey. drove TO MoCook
Lake. where they spent the day dsh-
Ing.
Collins Bros. Harp Orchestra Of Mar
cue, Iowa, gave dance In the opera
house Tuesday evening. Notwithstand-
ing the rAia, good crowd turned out
and enjoyed this exceptionally iine
music.
Rev. j. Jenkins presiding slider,
viii hold quarterly meeting ii the NJ
n church next sunday evening The
other services al usual. Rev. w Fl.
Mlnty will preach ID vermillion that
evening
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Parties Wishing to take chance on
the Rosebud Reservation call at G. w.
Frenchss hardware.
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nv house Of seven rooms, good barn.
ulstsrns we'll and Two lots. Enquire 81
Mns A. r. WESTON.
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ron SaLE.

At . bargaim n taken 60 omcs. so acrss
we'll iMproved and two and ome-half miies
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
Children Made Welcome
By III. w. Francis

brute by the ownership OF a pile of stone
bricks and mortar. Here was landlord who
remembered that he had not been born OF age
Do YOU mean To say he Stammered IN a
voice choked with gladness and surprise that
YOU don't object 70 children
Object sir. You must be crazy, Chill
dren are my delight. Let them romP about
the halls, stuff the basins with old rags, tear
the paper from the walls bore holes IN the
floors. carve their initials On the woodwork ~
let them enjoy themselves the dariIngS. and
the more they do It the better Come right
in. sir and choose the finest apartment have
And If there's anybody IN IT they shall be put
out for man with children
The father felt his brain reel He Thought
he must be dreaming He did not see the
two burlv fellows who iust then came along
and who spying the old man, rushed up and
seized him. until one of them spoke
Ah We We got YOU at L-t' n nice
chase you've given us Now come along
quietly.
What. What" gasped the father. What's
the natter
Natter Why he's crazy as bug
Escaped from the asylum this morning. Come
along now"
The father took hold OF the burly fellows
arms.
Take me also, he said weallv Il guess
I'm crazy too. l must have been crazy all
these years or Id never have had any children.
Take mel"
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
DIDN'T BELIEVE IN SIGNS

CIGNS?" said the man who was trying TO
~ evade a conversation on occult topics
mo, sir. l don't believe in them -
" But " said the thin man whose long Prince
Albert coat strongly resembled a stovepiPe
with buttons it, you know there are
certain events which always accompany GER
tain other events If it rains, there is thunder
Therefore let us admit that thunder Is a sign
Of rain. not sure sign, but still a sign This
being the case let us ask ourselves whether
there are not similar relationships between
phenomena not so easily observed and compre-
hended by the limited intelligence which Is at
present vouchsafed the human race.
The skeptic looked at him moment and
then vaguely exclaimed: Huh.
Il say that there may be co-1elAtionships
between events which cannot account for
and yet which may have been more or less deh-
nitely established by the coincidence upon
which the laws of chance rely for their only
practical demonstration.
" Look here" was the rejoinder " Is what
you are trying to tell me this When man
tells YOU something IS a sign OF something else
there IS a possibility that he may be talking
sense?"
of course Now you won't deny, for
instance that to see a man walking along the
street with an umbrella hosted IS sign of.
rain
Yes will! l was walking past a factory
with a friend a short time ago The day was
cloudy, and when we felt the moisture from a
steam exhaust overhead my friend put up his
umbrella. The came out but he didn't
notice IT. | thought it a good Joke, and
said nothing. \ man came out Of store
as we passed and as soon as he saw us he
hoisted his umbrella. Two people who
him did the same, and in few minutes
counted nine umbrellas in trail What
you want to do to convince me IS to stick TO
condolences and co-relatonships and phenom-
ena. When you talk umbrellas, | can't help
getting obstinate.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

L was weary-eyed foot-sOre, eXhau5ted-
ii the picture OF a human wreck He was
the father of three children, and had tramped
in VAIN all day hunting for a flat in which to
shelter them.
Ii he had been "a cdnnbal, a murderer or
even a stock promoter. he would have had no
difficulty IN findinS resting place, but he
WAS that terrible, unspeakable wretch,
father. And there was no room TOR his
products. He had contemplated drowning
therf ike kittens. hut the law forbade 50
there he WAS between the two horns of a
terrible dilemma drown them and Ice elec-
trocuted keep them and 90 >hcltcrlesS
VI the close of the day Inc felt ms brain
giving way, and II was with little hope that
he spoke 10 the fine-looking old man who stood
in the entrance of the handsome apartment
building as he made ms last call.
see YOU have apartments 10 let here:
he vcntured timidlv
Yes sir very FINE ones. I'm sure YOU
can bc suited. Have YOU any children
The fatal question His heart sank within
him
Yes" he faltered IL am unfortunate
enough 10 have three
Unfortunate, Ny dear SIT, what are You
talking about Children, sir, are the angels
of this world. You should be sorry. sir that
YOU haven't q Dozen dozen at least
His spirits rose his eyes frightened. At
last he had found a haven, Here was man
who had not been turned INTO heartless
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
A QUESTION OF KNOWLE0GE

Two men In Kansas C-te V.e
heated argument CON. rr-a
of a certain rheater IN Nrw-l
one insisted that the house
Broadway, while the other
dent that IT w4S up town
Finally the first man ae...
exclaimed Perhaps You III
more about New-Norh than
often have You been there
" Once was the epIgTlult.sr I'd.
We'll exclaimed the other
I've been there fve different
ought o. know more about II ta.r
The vanquiShcd one was silent ..-
Presently he spoke with
How long did YOU stay m New-\
of the hVe visits vou made
The other scratched his he-
before replying. and SAID ~ Wen
was there for two or three DAYS
did YOU STAY ou the only vI~.t v.a
Seventeen wears. was rrr -
That ended the conversation.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
AN UNFORTUNATE COMPARISON

How did lose herr Ny dear boy. as
easily rs tumbling off Il log-by sending
her a box of rare flowers. You are astonished
that this could lead to an estrangement
Wait till YOU hear what happened. | WAS in
Florida, and she was in Chicago, and thought
I'd clinch the thing hysendng a box Of orchids
for her birthday celebration This IS what
wrote on the card accompanying the flowers;
Sweets to the sweets. To one as fresh
and sweet and blooming rs these flowers,
which are only the type OF her own beauty
Poetical wasn't It: Unfortunately, though,
the box niscarricd, and didn't reach her in
three weeks. BY that time the orchids
were as dry and shriveled up as last wears
leaves.
And I had written: To one as fresh and
sweet and blooming as these flowers l
don't know what she sand about me when She
opened the box; but | do know that that was
the last OF me as far as she was concerned
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
HIS METRICAL PASS

kNJHEN the late William f White was
w traffic manager of the Santa FG Rail
road ne received a letter from q Kansas poll
tician returning annual pass OF the year
before. For some reason another pass had
not been sent to the politician. who sent the
following with the expired pass
" Alas, II IS s,id no more I'll deadhead
My way DER the glistening rail,
Unless Mr.. White will consider 1t right
To send me a pass by the mail.
This communication pleased White. He
took the expired pass and made an indorse-
ment across the face in red ink and then
added his signature a complicated series of
scratches familiar to every Santa Fe conductor
This was the inscription
The conductors will pass this bundle of gas
From March till the middle OF Lent
Like any deadhead without red,
Let him ride to his hearts content "
The pass used by the politician, and
WAS accepted unquestioninglv by conductors.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
A QUESTION OF CEREALS

A MAN sat on the veranda OF one OF the
~ exclusive club-houses which line the
north shore Of the government channel con-
Meeting Lake st. Claire with Lake Huron
known as The Flats"
As he sat there idly, huge steam freighter
bound for Detroit came within h,iling distance
OF the veranda Seeing two men who were
evidently passengers returning his gaze with
interest from the ships deck he picked up
the club megaphone and called out Justify
What are YOU loaded WITH
Corn, was the prompt reply. What
you loaded with"
Rye" came sadly over the waters TO the
ears of the men on the deck as the vessel
steamed away.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
When Daddy Was a Boy
By Hubert Arthur Hensley

m very, very naughty and | play awful tricksl
NV add says he half as bad when he
away school, broke his pretty
They simply couldn't do such things when daddy boy
It's Baby don't do such naughty naughty things as that
Baby. let doggie be! Don't the pussy-cat!
Baby" this and Baby that, and Baby don't annoy;
daddy did such things when daddy a boy
They put a scutte full Of Goals on kttys tail.
tackled dogs hear them yelp and wall
the n walnut-hels her jump for
cripple frogs. o anything when daddy a boy!
Then what's the Of pussy-cas or Goals or cans or dogs
of walnushcls, croaking, thrilling frogs,
should Sunday clothes he freshen with PANT:
But daddy did such things for daddy a saint
But they lost themselves creased their ha with glue
specked with ink chopped themselves
the bee-ives with sticks hoved for
wonder what earth they did when daddy boyl
spose I'm very wicked, ht earth
In l must be good Id rather fly
If all that daddy tells the truth without alloy
guess they didn't have much fun when daddy boy.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
The Face i'm the Mirror
BS Cornelia Baker

All Hallowe en- the mystic night
When witches forth on broomsticks fare,
Witches gray and brown and white
Flying through the frosty airi
From out the shadows goblins spring
And fairies in their woody dells
Their weird, enchanting lyrics sing
And over mortals cast their spells
And Grace tonight her fortune tries
With nuts and KEYS and molten lead
And laughing To mirror flies
To sec the one whom She will we'd
She counts with midnight's cIanging bell,
With closed ewes and with accents low.
Then looks to STE If 1t can tell
This mirror what She fam would know.
face she sees with charms of youth
And shining tresses, golden threaded
1t is her husbands face in truth
Or will be his-vhen they are wcdded
Evening journal., 1904-12-06
MELVIN EXPLAINS
ABOUT STOCK
First Thought That Envelope
Containing 1t Was an
advertisement
MAYOR Bird ASKS QUESTIONS

rs there anything in It for meT' were
the words on the envelope containing the
certificate of sixteen shares Of stock in
the Brandywine Brick Company that was
received by Street and Sewer Director
Thomas II. Melvin recently. The latter at
the meeting Of the Street and Sewer Com
mission this morning made a statement
concerning the matter in which he said:
when the envelope containing the GER
tihcate of stock reached me. I did not
know for several days what It contained,
believing that Il was an advertisement
What attracted me to It was the pocu-
liarity OF the design I'm one corner Of the
envelope. It was a picture Of a crow
standing on a post and looking down the
barrel Of a gun. Beneath the picture were
the words; Is there anything in It for
me-
Il opened the letter" said Mr.. Melvin,
''and found the certificate for the ten
shares Of stock showed it to several Of
my friends who happened in and made
the remark: If there is anything in Il for
me 1 don't want to have anything to do
with il. / later tore up the envelope and
the certificate and tossed the scraps in
the waste basket. AS the basket is emp
tied every day the paper was probably
burned.
Il voted to give the Brandywine Brick
Company the contract to do the grading
in the Ninth ward because II would save
the city considerable money. was not
actuated by any interest in the company
and told Mr.. Johnson, when the latter
made the motion to rescind the contract
that I was not ad ireotor OF the brick
company as was published and that the
course I took in the matter was solely in
the interests OF the city"
At this point Mayor Bird asked Mr.
Melvin why he did not report the tender
Of the stock to the attorney general
knowing as he surely did the seriousness
Of the charge Of rendering any compen'
sation to a city official by a company that
was seeking a contract from the city.
Mr.. Melvin said that If he did anything
wrong he did It unintentionally. There
was nothing further said in the matter.
Evening journal., 1904-12-06
SECRETARY RECOMMENDS
MORELIGHT FOR DELAWARE
Dwelling to be Constructed
for the Lighthouse Keeper
at Edgemoor

In the estimates presented to the House
of Representatives in washington yester-
day by the Secretary Of the Treasury for
appropriations for the coming year are a
number Of items for extension Of lights
in aid Of navigation of the Delaware Bay
and River.
At the Edgemoor light depot it is
recommended that an appropriation Of
$1,000 be made for the construction Of a
dwelling house for the keeper, who is
now obliged to live in Wilmington, four
miles from the light depot.
For completing a light and fog signal
on the new Breakwater harbor Of refuge,
in addition to the $4,000 appropriated in
1900 a further appropriation Of $4,000 is
recommended.
Recommendations are made for estab-
fishing lighthouses and fog signals at the
following points at an aggregate cost of
$3.50 OOO namely: Brown Shoal, $4,000;
Niah Maui Shoal, $4,000; Joe Flogger
Shoal, $4,000; Arnold Point Shoal, SS5,0OOi
Horse Shoe Shoal, $4,000; Goose Island
Flat. 1000; range lights on Old Man s
Point, $4,000; range lights on Seventeen
Foot Knoll and Marcus Hook, $4,000. In
recommending these additions to the sys-
TEN of the Delaware lights the lighthouse
board says
"These further aids to the navigation
are needed to increase not only the safety
but also the rapidity and continuousness
with which Delaware Bay and River may
be navigated and to prevent the need OF
anchoring vessels between the capes Of
the Delaware and Philadelphia except un'
der extraordinary conditions"
Evening journal., 1904-12-06

The Otto Gas Company presented an
other proposition to the Street and
Sewer Commission this morning, first
saying, however, that the company had
agreed to all the changes in the pro-
posed franchise suggested by the menu
bers Of the board and City Solicitor
Robert G. Harman.
The board after considerable discus
sion took no action and deferred the
matter for another week.
New Proposition.
The alternative proposition follows:
IF the Board Of Directors shall see Mt
to reject our application for a gas and
electric franchise, we shall not cease
to push our efforts in that direction, but
shall pray forever" etc. II the fran
chise is granted to US, we shall accept
it at once, provided the terms are such
as we can accept. But in either case,
we will agree to make no further move
in the direction of building a gas plant
or financing the Otto Gas Company for
six months thereafter and will agree
to surrender our charter and franchise
on either of the following terms:
'1st. That within six months there
after the city of Wilmington shall take
positive and conclusive steps to con-
struct its own gas plant, and agree to
furnish Illuminating gas to its people
at 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet up to 12,-
900 cubic feet per day, beyond which
amount the Otto Gas Engine Works
shall pay at the rate Of 80 cents per 1000
cubic feet.
"2nd. That within six months there
after, the Wilmington Gas and Electric
Company shall make contracts with
the proper officials of the city of Will
mington, and with the Otto Gas En-
CINE Works to furnish Illuminating gas
to the people of the city Of Wilmington
i at a rate not to exceed 30 cents per 100l
for the ensuing twenty years, and il.
Eliminating gas of good quality to th'
Otto Gas Engine Works for the sam,
term of years and at the rate mentioned
an condition 1st: said contracts to b'
drawn in form and material acceptable
to the Otto Gas Engine Works as wei
as TO the proper officials Of the city o.
( Wilmington.
"Our purpose in applying for a fran
chise is not only to give the people o
( Wilmington 90-cent gas, but to enabl
us to sell our extra product Of gas t
the people in order to lower our cost
If we manufactured gas and sold on
surplus, the supply for our own con
sumption would probably cost us evel
less than half the proposed sellinl
price, therefore we stipulate gas to our
selves at the rate of As cents per 100
up to 1900 cubic feet.
From the evidence already made pub
lie in the form of petitions and in othe
ways, we are satisfied that the citizen
of Wilmington are with us and W
should much dislike to be driven ava,
officials, burdening us with condition
unendurable to US.
Evening journal., 1904-12-06
Weeeaeoe Elects Officers.

Members Of the Weccacoe Fire Com
pany met last evening and held their
annual election OF officers. The result;
President. Dennis Connor; vice. presi-
dent, Edward Carr; trustees. W. M.
Connolly, ]. p. Gormley; recording
secretary. Daniel Haggerty; treasurer.
NJ. T. Conoway; engineer. W. J.
Bailey; directors, James Noon. j. L.
Dolan, Martin McGrath. John MaQuire.
Michael Maloney, John Murphy. Daniel
Haggerty; fire recorder, James Noon.
engine driver, Thomas F. Kenneys
chemical driver. James Haggerty.
Evening journal., 1904-12-06
LAURA BIGGAR TO MARRY
WILL Be ACTORS BRIDE
To Wed Her Former Hus-
band, c. w. Mcconnell,
of. Wisconsin

From Milwaukee. Wis, comes a dis
patch saying that C. W. Mcconnell. a
Kenosha actor. is to be married to Laura
Biggar, who has Just received $4,000
from the estate Of Henry X. Bennett OF
Pittsburg.
McConnelrs friends in Kenosha say he
is authority for the announcement.
Miss Biggar was formerly the wife OF
Mcconnell. but they separated some years
ago. Five months ago Mcconnell went
East to help Miss Biggar in her fight FOL
a fortune.
A son. who is a student at Yale, is sait
to have brought about the reunion.
Evening journal., 1904-12-06
MELVIN EXPLAINS
THE JOHNSON EPISODE

Referring to the statement made by
Street and Sewer Commissioner A. L..
johnson to an Evening Journal reporter
several days ago, concerning the alleged
threat made against Mr.. Johnson by
an officer Of the Mercantile Association,
Director Thomas II. Melvin said this
morning at the regular meeting Of the
Street and Sewer Commission that Mr..
johnson was mistaken as to the state
ment he (AIr. Melvin) made TO him in
reference to the matter. Mr.. Melvin's
statement is as follows;
AT the last meeting Of the Street
and Sewer Department, Mr.. A. l..
( johnson stated that there was threat
made against him by some officer of
the Mercantile Association to the ef-
feet that unless he voted in favor of
the Otto Gas Engine Company's fran
chise, something direful would happen
TO him.
In an interview granted by Mr.. John
son to The Evening Journal, he stated
that he did not know what officer of the
5 Mercantile Association made such a
threat, but referred the reporter to Mr..
Thomas Melvin, saying that Mr. Mel
win was the person who told him that
the threat had been made.
Il desire to explain to the directors
my connection with this matter.
Several days before the meeting JOS
eph H. Bartlett, secretary Of the Mer-
camille Association, came 70 see me-
and told me that there were a number
Of rumors affecting Mr.. Johnson. In re-
gard to this franchise, and he asked me
to tell Mr.. johnson that such rimors
We're common talk in the city.
ION the morning Of the meeting (No-
vember 29) on coming to this room with
Mr.. Johnson, without mentioning any
names I told him that a member Of the
Mercantile Association had spoken to
me Of certain rumors affecting his po-
sition in regard to this franchise, which,
n true. would affect him seriously
"There was no further threat than
this. IL this can be considered a threat,
made by me to Mr.. johnson as quoting
Mr.. Bartlett, and I simply made this
statement to Mr.. Johnson, putting him
on his guard in regard to these rumors.
1 certainly did not mean to convey any
threat 10 Mr.. Johnson, and II he has
drawn such a conclusion from my state
ment. he has certainly drawn a wrong
conclusion as far as am concerned.