Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-05-09

! mire.
T.. S. Hernich auditor for F. M
Slagle e. CO.. Was In the city looking
over lumber business.
8 Mrs. L.en7e Hasson had sliPh'
stroke OF paralysis about noon Monday
The doctor thinks she will recover.
II Mrs. w. B. Nation OF Sioux City Wis
tied couple 81 days with her aunt,
Mrs. Wilmar.h, returning Wednesday.
The Epworth League Of the VI. E..
church will hold a social 1T the parsoL
age Friday evening. Ice cream will
be served.
i S. q. Thornton and wife returned
home Wednesday morning. They have
been in Wisconsin, visiting friends
and relatives.
| ClMrs. P. l. Kelley has returned from
Sioux City, where she spent some time
at the bedside OF her cousin, Miss
Anna Dsignam. who died April %.
/ Felix yenateri OF Yankton, who has
recently been mustered out Of the q.
is. Navy, Is visiting here at the home
! OF g. NJ Linch Felix is on his way
home.
The bids for the excavation of the
ditch for the gas main being loo high
the council rejected them. New oids
will be received at u special meeting
next Tuesday evening, Mt So'clOck.
| Ed. Quick OF North Yakima, Wash.
but formerly an old citizen OF this city,
spent few days here last week. He
was on his way to Sioux City to work
at his trade, having steady position
there. He says Ray is earning 81. 90 a
day in North Yakima, WASH. paint
I ing.
At the Baptist church Sunday,
May IL, 1907. Morning service
1890. Subject ''God in Human Activ-
ity Sunday school 1900 O'clock. B.
Y p. u, 700 o'clock. Evening SER
vice at 500 o'clock. Subject "A Man
Without Country" All will be well
come
Sheriff Sherman received notice
Monday from sheriff Hueston of Sioux
Fails, to arrest VIM. Akens and Fred
Peterson for jumping board bill in
that city. Sheriff Sherman found them
on the Sioux Falls passenger. The
boys settled the bill and we're above d
to proceed.
Prof. Edwin Dukes Is just recover
ing from severe operation for ap-
pendicitis at his home in Independence,
Il. Prof Dukes was one of South Da.
kota's best educators before his re-
moval to Iowa, and will be remembered
rs an efficient instructor in the Union
county institute two years ago.
The case Of State Of South Dakota
against Roderick Cyr Was called before
Justice Flannery on Tuesday after
noon, but the hearing was continued
till Friday the 18th Of May on motion
OF the defendant for the purpose Of
enabling him TO get certain witnesses
which he claimed he had been unable
to secure.
A couple OF young men, meeting
an Irishmau, asked him ii he had
heard the news. 'sWhat news" says
Pat. Why the devil is dead "Is
that so. He put his hand in his pocket
and handed each OF them q quarter
Of q dollar. .'What is this for" they
asked. "Well." says Pat IN tell you.
In the ould country its customary
when the head Of the family dies to
give the orphans quarter
The body OF Horace Marvin, whose
disappearance on the 9Th Of March
last assumed national Importance, was
found Ia the marsh about one-haIf
mile from his fathers house Saturday.
The body Was In = good state Of perser-
walton and showed no marks Of physical
violence. That he wandered away aud
was lost 70 meet death By exposure
and starvation il nov the concensus 81
| opinion Of those most directly Inter-
ester, Including the cLild's father, Dr.,
Marvin.
Mrs. =. 4. Rust entertained the
members 81 the Baptist choir and her
Sunday School class LAST Friday even
Ing. II - Mrs. Rust birthday and
she did not intend V have her guests
know Il. She brought forth beautiful
birthday cake 81 n opportune time
and was going - surprise them 81 tall
Ing them II ~ her birthday but she
gnesss hsd found 4 out and II time pre-
sensed her With beautiful hand
painted china gallery dish. The guests
we're royally eutsrtaised playing games
md Mrs Lillian Ellis sung several
sooRs Which Were enjoyed ~ III.
L<ster n the evsning lieht rsfreah-
ments Ners served, Nh. Russ ~ been
oreAnIst and choir leader u the
Bapsist church ~ many yearp, servinr
alWays without ~. ahe il aiways %
1ame. fntn or shtne, otways kcepo
toeether : eood choir and lei aarvices
aro ereatiY anrreciated IN . : srvon.