Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-11

Misses Glenn and Helen Miller lett
FRIDAY for Butte, Mont, where their
mother has been living since last IA
aud where they will now make fheir
home Their numerous friends here
repretgreafly 10 see them move AVA.
The Yankt0n Land and Investment
Co. will take another excursion OF land
seekers 30 Rapid CITY next Tuesday AT
one fare plus s2 They have for sale
| some Of the most desirable decided
lands In that vicinity. See Chas. II
Bruce about them and plan TO go ont
and see Tor yourself next week u
possible.
On his way from the ranch west 81
Chamberlain 10 his former home AZ
| Elk Point, Tommy Dyer stopped for
day with Alexandria friends the latter
part OF last week. Since his last visit
TO Alexandria Tom has parted with
| his whiskers. and is now recognized by
his former acquaintance without the
| formaiity Of AN introduction. Alexan-
dria Herald
III e. Brock. agent for the g., Nj
| & ST. F. railway here, has received
notice that that road has now esthb.
lished regular train service and will
sell regular tickets through To IA
doka, l20 miles west Of Cham Der lain
on the extension. This opens up four
new stations on the Milwaukee west OF
Murdo in the following order: Okaton,
Stamford, Belvidere and Kadoka.
| Work on The roadhed Of the unfinished
section Is now being pushed rapidly
end before many weeks the work OF
laying rails will be continued. II is
believed trains will be running through
TO Rapid City in three or four months.
| Prof j. T.. Todd, formerly state
geologist and professor OF geology at
the State University, was in the city
Saturday exhibiting his new relief map
OF South Dakota 1t shows in relief the
rivers, mountains, valleys and COM
| parative elevations of the different
parts of the state with their geological
| formation. 1t isdesigned particularly
| for the use of schools and in the hands
OF !. competent instructor would give
the students as good an idea OF the phys
| ical form, structure and quality Of the
state aswould many weeks OF careful
study of a text book. The school board
chasing map for the use Of our
| schools.
| The concert Tuesday evening by the
YanktOn Gtee Club received good
patronage from the young people and
high school students, but merted u
much better attendance than ii receiv-
ed from The unsteady inclined people
of the city. There were college songs
and popular melodies to be sure, but
there we're also classical selections
showing careful training and good at
tainments AS we'll Miss Max violin
work. Prof. Da.ley's solos or The clubs
rendition OF Bucks 'The Trumpet
Calls TO War, would receive credit in
any discriminating audience Those
present surely enjoyed u pleasing en-
tertalnment that merited much better
patronage. We hope FOR better things
the next time college club visits Elk
1 Point
Mrs. Il. H. Blair has rece we'd letter
from Mrs. ]. s. Talcott, at Santa Ana,
CALI, conveying the sad news that her
Oldest son, Will Talcott, is in serious
condition on account of stomach and
bowel trouble He recently went to
Los Angeles for an operation, but the
surgeon thought he was too much re-
duced TO be operated upon until he had
| received treatment calculated TO build
1 up his strength. For five weeks now
be has been under the care of trained
nurse and II receiving every attention
that modern and skilled medical SER
vice can give. ars. Talcott also wrote
that her niece, Mrs. Glennie Talcott
Edmnnds, on Easier Sunday lost her
baby girl, year and hall old,
through diphtheria. The many friends
of the Talc0tts, both here and at Yank-