Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-25

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DR.. M. r. Hendrix, dentist, over the
post Office.
Pres. Droppers of the State univer-
sity was caller in town Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Kent visited their
daughter, Mrs. .. Q. Wade, few days
last week at Akron.
Quick Delivery dray line, L. ). kes-
ter, proprietor. Phone So. Trunk de-
livery and all kinds of work.
Get your farm leases and chattel
mortgage blanks at the COURIER Office.
"A new supply of up-to-date blanks.
The Epworth League held an In
teresting and enthusiastic literary
meeting at nj. Hoffman Jr.'s last Tues
day evening
Helmer Halvorson, now q rising
young attorney at Sttllman Valley, H.,
spent Sunday with his relatives here
returning Monday night.
Rev. w. ii. Thrall, D. d., of Huron,
State Superintendent of Congregation
al Home Missionary Work, is ex-
pected to occupy the pulpit at the
congregational church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Desiarlais re-
turned Monday to their home at Starch
err. S. D., having been visiting with
relatives and friends here since the
Charles Clementson funeral.
County Treasurer johnson and
Commissioners Main and Tucker, have
been in Sioux Falls this week. straight
ening out the Hance Murphy delin'
ouent tax matter. They returned last
night.
A. o. Ringsrud left Wednesday fo'
New Hampton and Lawler, Iowa
where he will visit relatives. Alfred
will meet him in Chicago Sunday
where Mr.. Ringsrud will buy spring
stock OF goods next week.
On our seventh page this week vii
he found some excellent illustrates
matter concerning the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition at ST. Louis. tn
opening OF which is only two month
distant. We shall publish more o
less of this week by week now and al
our readers will find it both interest
ing and valuable. Read the first IN
stalment on page seven.
THE COURIER enrols this week as
new subscriber, Mrs. Ell. A. Stroud
Chase, Kansas. The Strouds formerl
lived ia Elk Point, 1t will be remen
bered. and owned the lot and buildin
> now owned and occupied by the COZ
RIER. Mrs. Stroud enclosed the follow
ing item from a local paper, whlc
shows the Strouds are getting alon
some:
II A. Stroud and wife visited wit
Tyons friends on Thursday of la
week. They made the journey in the
new automobile, and on the retnl
trim Del gave the machine pretty ia
test as to speed The distance betwe'
LYONS and Chase over the south roi
ID exactly eight miles, and they we
lust 81 minutes coming over Consl
ering the condition Oh the Fuaus'
getber with the time that would nect
sarilv be lost in turning corners, eros
inc bridges and etc, it was an exec
tionally good run. In many places ,
machine struck a 3-minute gait.
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