Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-15
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City last week to work for the whole
sale grocery firm Of Tolerton & stet-
son. came home Saturday evening.
Judging from the crowds that have
visited the RIngsrud Mercantile co, :
store the past two weeks, they have
done tiourishing business with their
Loom End Sale.
Blood's Paints are the cheapest when
you consider the time they last. Two
thirds the expense Of painting 10 10 ap-
plying NJ Al. Moore has the paint
that goes the farthest and lasts the
longest.
Frank Harter has been here this
week on account of the serious illness
Of his mother. Frank Is now chief Job
man on the Rapid City Journal and
seems 10 be handling the work efficient
" and satisfactorily.
A Harvest Home Festival will be
held vt the Richland NJ. Z. church
Friday evening, Sept. %. A literary
and musical entertainment will be rem
dered, 10 which Mrs. L. M. Grill will
assist. A photograph concert will be
given during the supper.
Or. j. w. Ellis has bought an Odds
mobile and Ii this week making his
professional calls In 'choo choor cart.
These machines are guaranteed to give
good service on muddy roads and In all
kinds Of weather, and on these bottoms
there certainly can be given good
test Of their qualities.
The ladies 81 the Baptist church are
planning for an up-to-date New Eng
land dinner on election day. They
will also serve supper and midnight
supper, oysters included, thus afford
Ing those who are awaiting election re-
turns an opportunity 70 procure mid
night lunch. Watch for notice later.
The Womgn's Wednesday Club has
been In the habit Of giving their hus-
bands picnic or a banquet every year.
Yesterday the club and husband were
entertained 1t Mr.. and Mrs. James
Walsh's, dinner being served On the
lawn under the trees, II was picnic
and banquet combined, being most
thoroughly enjoyed By every one pres-
eat.
Mrs. w. g.. Harter, who has been
critically III with brain fever for the
past two weeks, was taken to The asy-
lum at Yanklon last night BY Mrs. i.
q. Reid. Thiscourse was thought best
BY her physician, who hopes that the
expert treatment she will receive there
may be the means Of saving her mind
This result Ii sincerely hoped for here
by her numerous friends.
Ensign Cay OF The Philadelphia
Navy Yards. better know hereabouts
"a BUD Gay. has just been transfer
red to the European squadron, with
orders TO report at once al Smyrna,
Turkey Bud spent his younger school
days ID this community and bis course
for the next few weeks viii be watch
Cd with much interest here rs he goes
TO Turkey TO help enforce come Of
Uncle Sans poor debts against the
sultan,
Garfield May, negro about II years
81 age hailing from Kansas. was run
over Ia the depot yards early Monday
morning. A. nearly as can be learned
he fell 10 some way from the top Of y
freight car. truck passing over his
left arm near the wrist. He was re-
moved 10 the Merchants Hotel and
later to the rooms over Geo. Hasson's
Store. whore the arm was amputated
nalow the elbow, DR.. BurlIngame, as
sisted BY ORA. Rouse and White, per-
forming the operation. The sufferer is
getting along we'll and IL being we'll
cared for.
The high school now has the largest
enrolment ever known. the roll show
Ing slxty-six. Twenty i've pupils are
enrolled from outside the district, sev-
enteen Of whom are graduates from the
county schools. In fact the school la
the Mcneil district has become 20 de-
pleted that II has been abandoned alto
gether and the pupils u The entire dis
triot will for the present ct least be