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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-11-07
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

Abmt So'clock last Sunday evening
a fire alarm was turned In and ii VAS
hut a short time afterwaid d. that half
our citizens were out on the street IN
a great length Of time. however, 10
locate the hlszn, as the flames shooting
out Of The roof OF the fremont hotel,
became visible to all In the town. The
fire laddies responded promptly, and
it is due 10 their promptness THAI one
Of he largest fires III the his DRY OF Elk
Point was ayerted. The fire started
in the gtrret, and from all appearance
had very good start before Ii Was
discovered and an alarm turned in
But even with this handicap. the fire
! hoys soon became masters OF the stu
| alton. and with three streams OF water,
| they soon made the destructive flame :
look elsewhere for prey. just how the
| fire originated is, as vel, mystery,
hut the sentiment OF most all ia THAI
! ~ ~ JUST HhoLhtf chse ol where
mouse got in ccnlaci with match,
| igniting ii, and setting fire TO a lot Of
rubbish.
/ The hotel building is the property
OF James Conway, OF Weslfeld Mr..
Conway WAS here Monday 10 look over
his property and determine, u possible.
his loss, butt we understand that II
WAS impossible for him to tell just
how he stands units he makes settle
ment with the insurance adjusters. II
II thought that he has his property
we'll insured.
Ed smith. the proprietor of The
fremont. has insurance TO cover par
Of his l0ss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
NNEN NNNNA NVN~ANc

Dingee is deep, rather dark crimson.
While Princess de Sagan has buds and
blooms of brilliant veiYety crimson APP
preaching scarlet la its Intensity. They
are borne ia the utmost profusion sin.
gly and III loose clusters al all times
during growth. The buds are very
beautiful, and the open flowers hold
their color until the petals fall This
variety has dark, tough foliage. which
Possesses the merit OF being almost
miidew proof-a great advantage In
humid climates. One OF the largest
rose growers In this country says he
never knew the foliage to be harmed
by mildew. The infestation. when
present, scarcely spreads from Its mi-
mute point OF origin and dies ont with
out noticeable injury Instead OF cover
ing leaf and twig. az In too many other
varieties Although introduced from
France In 1887, 1t is not widely known
or generally catalogued ia this country
1t has been long grown ana is highly
priced on the rural grounds. Marion
Dingee Is Of American origin and is an
excellent variety, but scarcely as pleas
Ing Ia bloom or as resistant to mildew
as the foreign kind w. " f. Ia Rural
New Yorker.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
l-absIina Of Fruit.

A brand should include, besides the
name and address OF the grower, the
variety OF fruit contained III the pack
age. The general trade brand can be
Kept il stencil form for lead of bar
rel or boz with an insert to show the
variety. With basket fruit, like peach
es OF grapes, the variety name may he
put Oh clearly with rubber stamp.
1T tine variety IL good the customer
often wants To know tfe name Of it SO
that he can get more OF the same Kind
The best goods iii commercial lines ATE
sold Under brands containing the name
location and trademark CT the maker
1t Is business principle that the buy
ing public soon comes to understand
They know that Ii man puts his
maine and address on his produce be
il not ashamed OF Its quality ana 1t Ii
safe to buy such produce Tie best
growers and shippers or fruit today
are making use Of this same business
principle. / do not believe there Ii q
more important factor Ia successful
fruit growing than tie proper packing
and labelling Of fruit NJ N HUT
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

Nothing is as VI WAS in those goo
old days Then hoy wore over
alls and always was dressed for work.
He had a halfday's work To be done be-
fore going 10 school and another after
his return. and you coald kick him ten
feet and he would bound hack. Now a
boy is a kid When he gets ready for
school he can't bring in pail of water
for fear Of spelling his clothes. Ii he
gets home before the evening meal j.
done, something is wrong; and If you
require gatling gun. Then his cloth
ing was made at home, and the only
way you could tell which was front or
rear was 10 watch The frOntpiece of
the day. The clothing was so loose
that he could turn around in il after
putting it on. aud thus fooled his best
friends.
Our sstt rs worked then and helped
to cook, wash and mend and do all
kinds of work. Now they have good
luck if they get their buds on in time
to eat breakfast and go to school
When the preacher came, the boys and
and girls were expected to st up
straight as a cob and speak when spok
en- 10, Now they are brought tn the
front and put through PAGES. The girl
m n At I,nncl u ia no Ne
and he boy must speak his piece. aud
look like sick monkey begging for
raisns. Everything is prog ressise.
They used TO get married for 81 and
begin housekeeping OF $50. The bride
made her own clothes and The groom :
mother made his. One suit lasted a
year for good and two for every day
They rocked the paby TO sleep in u
snap trough, and had chunck of salt
pork for desert. The whole community
would work sixteen hours and then go
to 'shindig, and old and young dane
ed until day light. They had no brain
storms, heart failure, or appendicitis
| Brain storms We're cured with vale
elm clubs. heart failure was called fits.
aud appendicitis was called belly ache
| They rolled The sufferer on Il barrel or
applied hot brick and no one knew
he had vermform 'duflicker'that was
liable to get full of cherry stones or
ground-cherry seeds. We us q To eat
soup and have sass of all kinds Now
we eat fruit salad and sconsomme' and
have biscuit made with baking powder
that looks like some one had sat on
| them. We used to have bread made
with risin' that smelled like glue fac
| Tory when it was risin'. but tasted be-
ter than any thing made from xxx roll
er process flour ground into nothing
hut dust. Oae suspender was enough
for any boy. And il 2 rls chewed gum
the, had to climb tamarack tree and
dig IL out with ii screw driver. Prog
ress don't always mean bttterment
Those old pioneers were as happy as
any people on earth: they needed less
than quarter of the Injuries of today
and had six times the necessities
They neither froza in ths hi zzard4 nor
roas ed in the heat: being too tough ie
be affected seriously By either cold o,
1 heat Exchange
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

MITCHELL high school team beat
Aberdeen at football Saturday, Il 10 &,
thus winning the high school cham
.pionship of the state. The beauty OF IL
Is that the other reading high school
eleyens admit it and acknowledge ii
gracefully. When the Mitchell team
played here early in the season we
sprophesied they would be the winners
and said they played the best football
ever seen in Elk Point. They are to
he heartily congratulated on their
marvellous record, the one goal MADE
by Aberdeen Saturday being the oaly
score made against them this year A
large element in their success Is the
Enthusiastic and substantial manner in
which the people OF Mitchell have sup
RpOrted their ram.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

The New York American, the
Hearst organ, yesterday sent the COU
RIER, and presumably many other
South DAKOTA newspapers. the follow
ing dispatch:
New York, Nov %.
EDITOR UNION COUNTY COURIER
Elk Point, s. -.
The federal patronage in South Di-
koia was today decided by Hopping u
coin and drawing lots at the White
House, your senators calling Heads
or Tails" Kindly wire us one hund ed
words indicating your sentiments as to
this means OF choosing your officers.
New York American.
The COURIER replies as follows
New York American,
New York.
All right. Hit EN- again. South
Dikota and other states have had dead
locks among their representatives. in
Congress that were before this embar-
RAISING and disastrous in patronage
matters, More ideal ways Of determiu-
ing control can be recommended than
the lot plan, but this is far better
than no agreement. The king lis
dead: long live the king.
Chas r. Brucs.
The above outlines the position Of
the COURIER, and, joking aside. we be
lieve this method Of settling the diff
Guilty is very much superior TO no set
Element at all. Appointments have
been held up and the public service Sc
.,..ir..a Inf.AI,, r,ac.
ed because OF this lack OF soms agree
ment. The associated press dispatch
es tell us that Senator Kiltredge won
all three OF the tosses; il they had fall
len to Senator Gamble we still would
have said such settlement was far bet
ter than none. We only regret that
the agreement did not include a pledge
not TO block the confirmation Of nomi
nations wi en- they come before the
senate. AS wac understand IL there ii
y no agreement 10 this affect, 50 If eaci
senator is left free to oppose contirma
tiOnRin the senate session, we cann0
see how anything Is gained.
tits unfortunate that senators and
congressman cannot agree, but IL has
been discovered that in. all essentia
particulars they are very much liks
their constituents. The voters thai
elected both Senator Gamble and Sen
ator Kiltredge are to-day in just q
much Of desdlock ~ the honorable
senators have been the past year Q
Two. Now thst the federal patrcnag'
has been adjusted AZ Washington be
tween the seualors, We suggest that tn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

# MONDAY the Sioux Falls Argus-Lead-
der pat out 40-page, Thanksgiving
edition, probably The largest special
number eyer published in the state.
and certainly the best. Best becattse
instead of being filled with plate mat
Yer and misce llany, it is largely articles
|specially prepared or adapted To the
purposes of the issue. The advertising
patronage is liberal and the typograph-
zeal handling Of the same effective aud
tasty. Tuesday night the force OF The
Argus Leader, from editor to devil,
dthirty-two in all with two or three
absent, sal down TO ban
1quet rendered by the management in
Rthe Grill room OF the Cataract. 1t was
Ia fitting recognition Of faithful service
land laudable achievement. Our Sioux
Falls contemporary is entitled to
hearty congratulations for the success
and merit OF their souvenir number.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
The Reddest Tea Rose.

Deep red colors are rare among roses
OF the tea scented class-so rare, ia
fact, that they may scarcely be said
to exist, as the two most strongly
marked examples. Marion Dingee aud
Princess de Sagan, are almost devoid
OF the characteristic fragrance, but,
though probably containing Bengal or
China rose blood, are classed as teas
and are otherwise quite typical ia nab
It, growth and constant profusion OF
bloom. They are well adapted for pot
culture ana summer bedding. but need
housing pI especially thorough pTotec-
ten IL LETT out oyer wi1ta1 Marion
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
OUR BLACK HILLS LETTER
The Pond Colony, near Hot Springs.
What We RAISE and How. Room for
More Settlers

Hol Springs, 5 D.. Nov. III, 1907
EDITOR COURIER,
Inasmuch as ! was resident Of
Onion county some 81 years previous
10 removing to The Hills about two
years since, a few words from my ex-
perience ont here may he OF enough in
terest 10 your readers 10 claim space In
your valuable paper,
When | lett Union county was
aware that | was leaving The besl
aericu tura country on earth But
as il looked To me it was already sub
divided to The limit "ant | thought II
would he better lo give the hoys .
chance aud have suce. ded 20 we'll
that three Of my sous, three of my
brothers and two OF their sous and my
self (,ine Ponds have claims In this
township. Have also locat d over ~
old Union county neighbors here
This settlement Is kanwn locally as the
Elk Point colony. This township 10 IN
Custer county, 20 miles south of Custer
City, the county seat, also The highest
up OF any city ia South Dakota. Hot
Springs, only twelve miles away, is also
n county seat, it being the capital OF
Fail RIVER ccunty and Is our principal
trading point.
If YOU take map of The stale and
tind Hot Springs you will see it 10 eitu
ated on a short line OF railroads con
necling two parallel roads, one akiri-
ing the east, the other the west edge
of the Black Hills, then follow wesl
from Hot Spring. 10 he main line,
then north 10 Argyle, That i1 our
| station, our colony being clustered
around That point, which is exactly in
the center Of our township. This is
known locally AS the bent county i'll
| fact HAT water roild be got hy dig.
| lag for IT.. The old rancher would
settle only where he could see water
and then did all ne could To hinder the
settlement OF the country. We have
| also demonstrated another fact, that
any thing one may plant will grow
here. luis not good corn climate, hnl
some sorts do we'll, The hest wheat
oats and barley have ever seen grow,
! IL, ii.
| ground unirrieated. | have a nice
/ young orchard and small fruit started
and never saw trees do so we'll an,
where.
/ | had heard Of the semi-arid ooun-
try and supposed il meant dry. Her,
| must be a mascot, rs IL has sure
| rained often enough and hard enough
ever since | settled here. We wan
more settlers; every renter in Un'oi
county come out and learn somethin.
10 your advantage. God give MS men.
We want store keeper at Argyle /,
/ handle our farm produce, our cor,
wood and railroad ties and sell u
lsupplies and also keep n post Office
"Ye who hath any money, come" VIII,
will he first? We miss the X. r. u
and rural phone, but do not expect t
wait as long for them as we did il
Civil Bend. Now as 10 vacant land
the homeAteads here are free, not sui
jeGt t0.loitery.
i G.. w POND
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
ELK POINT. SOUTH NOVEMBER

insurgents" and ''stalwaris' each Sc
lect representatives who shall meet In
the yard in front Of the old state house
al Pierre and snap up cents 10 deter.
mine next spring g primaries. This
method would save q whole lot of bad
blood and good money and ever, body
will be just as we'll satisfied in the end.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

or gravel or loose, broken stone III an
apple orchard than in potato field.
Indeed, there seems to be no limit 10
the amount Of loose stone which may
be present III an apple soil except In
tile limit or cultivation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
Piekino Wormy Grapes.

Professor SIingerland Of the Cornell
experiment station. New York, recon-
lnends picking worny grapes In Al
gust and destroying them He fouad
hat 1t cost only about 81 per acre 10
10 this work and regards it as q very
grae ,,lld efficient remedy.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
official County and City Paper

81 THE POSTEN is the name OF new
Norwegian weekly recently started at
Sioux Falls. 1t is seven column
Squarto and seems to start out with a
good prospect of success and usefulness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
i ruit ano
f lowers
A NEW MELON.

The Flesh is Very Thick and OF Fine,
Firm Texture.
The new melon Hoodo is said to be
an IDEAL basket and crate melon, the
fruit averaging one and half pounds,
thlckly Melted, rs hard as bullet, ex-
ira strong at the blossom end and of
very handsome appearance. The flesh
is very thick. or fine. firm texture. not
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
TRAINING l.antanas.

Lantanas are rapid growers and will
soon form large specimen plants They
do not mind being prnned and can
easily be trained into graceful shapes.
Propagation is easily effected in An
gust by cuttings placed In sandy soil.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
stones h an Apple Orchard.

A rule WhicL the writer has been la
the habit of giving for popular use Is
that any soil which is especially adapt
ed to TIE growing OF Irish POTATOES will
usually be satisfactory for apples, says
Country Gentlemal. IL any difference
Is to BIZ distinguished. it would BIZ ii
the TS1 1T aiioa Ia 4 larger amount,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

stringy, rich orange III color and Of the
sweetest flavor. The seed cavity is
very small. 1t is scant seed pro-
Queer, thirty fruits yielding only one
pound OF seed. The rind Is very thin
and heavily Melted. This new variety
was raised by Paul Rose the well
known melon specialist Gardening
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28

A Sunday School Rally and G nven-
tion will be held al Elk Point, Dac-
ember /. The following program will
be rendered.:
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
1890 II so Il. m.
Morning Devotions:
Address The Sunday School as a
Force in Community Life -.
Rev. F. p. Leach. Sioux Fslls, Sec.
State s. S. Association.
METHODIST CHURCH
2:30-4:o0 p. M
$50 Song Service:
Round Table "The Sunday School
from the Standpoint Of the ...
Pastor" ..... Rev. r. j Woodcock
superintendent $50. III. E. B lock
| Parent" ........ Mrs. j. f. Wehher
Teacher. Mrs. f. L. Cummings
Pupil. Miss Dorothy Volmer
Boy a..............S sidney Severson
Symposium OF Primary Teachers =
Mrs. Walker, Misses Halter and Hayes
| BAPTIST cHURcH
1:;,0 p. m.
1:3O Evening Devot,ons and Song
| Service:
'.The New Creation .RAv Brown
Christ as Teach r"... Rev. Jensen
Closing Prayer and Song.
wanted
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
NFantcd
I

Potato \, Highest market price fol
good soand Oaio- o. RurAls
II. &. SMITH, Elk Point. s. ID,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-28
HEADS OR TAILS

The New York American, the
Hearst organ, yesterday sent the CoU-
RIER, and presumably many other
South DAKOTA newspapers. the follow
ing dispatch:
La Junta tribune., 1907-05-04
tn. con.oi.ble Widow.

Widows In Paris appear to be about
ten times more easily consolable than
wdowers. Out of 1907 derelict ladies
on whom statlsticians kept an eye
after their husbands demise only three
were left still lone and mourning after
eighteen months had passed away.
Out Of 2,21O widowers thirty-seven re-
maineti unconsolcd. or h:d had enough
In one 20 at the lottery. One hundred
and forty y-elght had not the grace to
walt until the year was out to re-
marry: C2S did wait n year. but took
second wives Immediately afterward.
All those who married again had done
It before three years had gone by. Ap-
parently II II w!dower can wait three
years lie is safe and falls into the mi
nority. which in this case was thirty
seven of those for whom once Is
cnough.-London Telegraph.
La Junta tribune., 1907-05-04

urer to the purchaser thereof. and the
proceeds thereof shall be used only for
the purose OF the Improvement OF pub
lie parks in the city OF I.aJunta.
Section I. Whenever said city OF
LaJunta shall elect to pay any of said
bonds after the first day OF May A.
ID. 1917. and before the same are abb
solutely due according to the terms
thereof. the clerk of said city shall
cause to be published for at least four
paper published In the city OF
LaJunta, and also In the Commercial
and Financial Chronicle, OF, the city
or New York. IA notice specifying the
number or numbers OF the bonds pro-
posed To be called in and paid. and the
date OF such proposed payment. and
the interest on such bonds called
shall cease sixty days after the first
publication OF such notice: and the
bonds so called In. upon their surren-
der shall be paid by said city and when
paid. together with the unmatured In
terest coupons. shall be destroyed.
Section 5. The city council of the
city OF LaJunta shall annually levy
or cause to be levied and devote u the
payment OF the interest on the indebt-
edness hereby created and evidenced
by the bonds aforesaid. a tax upon all
the taxable property within the cor
porate limits OF the city OF LaJunta.
est on all of said bonds outstanding.
and after 10 years from the first day
OF May A. ID. 1907 there Shall be an
nually levied and assessed upon all
the taxable property within the cor
porate limits of said city OF LaJunta
such tax as shall create an yearly
fund equal to 90 per cent of the whole
amount of such bonds issued.
which fund shall be called the re-
demption fund: and all taxes for in
terest on said bonds, and for the re-
demption of said bonds, shall be paid
In cash only and shall be kept by the
city treasurer AS special fund. and
shall be used only in the payment or
interest on such bonds and for the
redemption of such bonds. and such
taxes shall be levied, assessed and COL
lected as other general taxes.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be
and remain irrepealable until said
bonds and the interest thereon shall
have been fully paid as herein pro-
vided.
Section Z. This ordinance immedi-
ately upon its final passage shall be
authenticated by the signature of the
mayor and clerk and recorded In the
book OF ordinances of said city. kept
for that purpose and shall he publish
ed In The LaJunta Tribune, and shall
be in fun force and effect five days
after such publication.
Passed and approved this 18th day
Of April A. d. 1907.
GEORGE BARR,
Mayor.
Attest:
A. MAYERS Clerk.
|. \. Maycr-, City Clerk of the CITY OF
La Junta. do hereby certify TINT the fnrego.
ing ordinance was placed on its first reading
nnd n., ,,, mns duly read and naSsed on is iir-,
Council of said CITY on March :. 1907.
La Junta tribune., 1907-05-04
Love-.

God Is love. and you can never es-
cape from love. No sorrow, no sin, no
cstransement. 10 darkness. can enable
you to escape from love. The omnipo-
tcnce Is the omnipotence OF love. ana
the omnipresence is the omnipresence
OF love. You may loosen your hand,
but he will not loosen his.-Lymnn
Abbott.
La Junta tribune., 1907-05-04
H,w He Knew II.

Redd-That's my machine coming
now.
Greene-Why. can YOU tell yonr ma
chine as far as you cun see It?
"No. not as far as can see 1t. but as
FAR ~ can smell it"-Yonkcrs Safes
man.