Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-02


| The old Collins place. corner of Clay
and Pearl streets. recently purchased
| By M. KIcard, Is being overhauled. in-
side and out sud will be occupied by
County Attorney Palmer and family.
MIR. PaImer's household goods were re-
ceived early this week and they will be
settled In few days. Mrs. Palmer
will not be here for some months yet,
as she il teaching il Alcester
Al delegation Of twenty members Of
the hi. il. Al. lodge Of this place we're
visitors at an entertainment given BY
the NJ. B. A. lodge Of Vermillion last
Friday evening. They were met at
the depot By committee who enter
tanned them at their homes. The
evening was very pleasantly and profit
ably spent fifteen new members be-
ling initiated and several applications
voted on.
An order has been issued By the
United States General Land ONCE,
which goes into effect on and after
May |, 1905, transferring certain lands
La this stale from the Chamberlain to
the Mitchell land office. 1t affects
principally the newly opened Rosebud
lands, making II great convenience
| for settlers to transact their land
Office business 1T Mitchell instead 81
having TO 60 on fifty miles farther west
to Chamberlain. The lands now In
Guided Ia Eha Mitchell land office com
lprise Gregory, Charles Mix, Douglas,
Aurora and Jerauld counties, with all
counties lying south Of the north
boundary line Of Jerauld county and
least Of the counties named.
The stOrk disappears, and we look
Into the cradle and behold male
child. After running the gauntlet Of
measles, mumps and chicken pox he
enters school. At the age Of 10 he IL q
redheaued, freckle-faced boy, and the
terror 81 the neighborhood AIT IL bic
Is an apprentice Ii printing Office.
At is he has acquired two cases oil
long primer and an army press and Ii
The editor Of country newspaper. All
| 30 he il bald headed, oop-shouldered
and the father Of large family AT
| 30 be ID corpse Ii cheap pine coffin
and as 500 delinquent subscribers file
past his bier for the last look, they, ARE
heard to say: He was good fellow,
but he couldn't save his money. E1
/ John Clementson Kleve, one OF the
prominent and substantial old timers 81
Brule township, came la the other day
and settled for another years subscrip.
tion to the COURIER In advance He
had some hearty words OF approval fol
| the COURIER, especially as to the course
| the paper has taken in the primary
election matter. He designated this
latter a. 'iaken legislation and doubt
ed very much Its availability az cure
all for political Ills of every descrip
tion. 1t has been represented In some
quarters that the farmers oil Brule are
solid for the primary That many d
them are la favor Of itcannot be denied
but had the primary been put to vote
ZIG would have been found that good
/ level headed men would have stood III
and been counted on the other side.
FrankRlckstein shipped his household
effects and farm machinery yesterday
70 bis farm northeast of Elk Point, this
stale. Mr.. Rlckstein was one Of the
earliest settlers oil this section and has
been very successful farmer and ons
whom the community will regret tc
lose. Three car loads OF immi
grant m0vables arrived this week from
| Elk Point, belonging to the families 81
Narcisse ST, Onge and Patsy Cannon
Mr.. St. Onge moved onto the Riokstein
farm In Twin Lake township, and Mr..
Cannon Oh the ed. Newcomb farm Just
west of this city. Both 81 the newcom.
ers are well-to-do farmers and come
highly recommended Woomsockea
Herald
State Land Commissioner Bach was
HI the city Monday Tor the purpose 81
appraisIng the Union county school
lands for the annual sale which takes
place at the Court House d week from
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