Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-08-13

1dSt week.
Mrs. G. J. Fox enjoyed few days
vacation at Crystal lake and Sioux City,
returning home Monday.
Gladys and Lee Strobel OF Civil Bend,
are enjoying two weeks vacation here
in the city with Grandpa Abe.
Miss Aimee Perreault came down
from Sioux Falls Sunday and lie enjoy
ing vacation at home this week.
Misses Grace and Jennie Wade OF
Akron visited here last week with
their grandmother, Mrs. j. r. Kent.
Get good start and enroll in the
Mankato Commercial College, Manka-
to, MIMI, at the Fall opening, Sept. j.
Send for catalogue.
Miss Grace De Wilma has gone 10
Hot Springs, S. ID. for months va
cation. Miss Josie Agnes of Akron,
To-, accompanied her.
The Sages broke camp at Crystal lake
yesterday and returned home last night.
This morning they went to vermillion
for two or three days visit.
Tom Strobcl returned Monday from
nearly a months vacation spent in Chi
csgo and Glenwood Springs, Colo. He
is in fine shape and getting fat
Agent III. j. Brown of the Milwaukee
road left Tuesday for his vacation, leav-
ing Tom Strobel in charge at the depot.
Mr.. Brown is in Wisconsin with his
wife and family visiting friends.
Samuel Marson, a brother OF Mrs. H.
e. Brock, recently OF this city but now
of Hawarden, died at Mankato, Mimi,
Sunday OF typhoid fever. Following
last springs foods, Mankato has had
hundreds OF cases OF typhoid fever and
Mr. Mars0n was one OF the latest vic
Tins. The body was brought TO Sioux
Falls for burial, where he formerly
lived several years.
The publisher of a newspaper recent
ly brought suit against forty-five men
who refused to pay their subscription
and secured judgment against each
claim. Twenty-eight OF those against
whom Judgment was secured made
affidavit that they did not own any.
thing, and on the decision OF the SUI
preme court they were arrested for
petty larceny and sent to jail under
bonds la the sum OF $500 each. All but
ak OF the number gave bonds, while
the remainder went to jail. This pub
Usher took advantange OF the new pos
tai law, which makes 1t larceny to take
paper and refuse to pay for it, Cir
culatiOn Manager.
About thirty of the young lady friends
Of Miss Mabel Parker gathered at her
home last Friday afternoon, on the in,
vitation OF Mrs. Bert. Parker, to give the
former Kitchen shower" In view Of
her approaching marriage. The after
noon was delightfully."- spent on the lawn
Many useful utensils were brought tc.
gether, each with an appropriate, origi
nal verse or poem, thus affording consid
cradle amusement. A list of origina
conundrums was given each guest, tn.
correct answers being certain well known
kitchen utensils. Five young ladies
had exactly the same number of correc
answers and, on drawing cuts for the
prize, the choice fell to Miss June Bovee
pretty china dish. A delicious twt
course lunch was served, also upon th,
lawn. The afternoon was an exceed
ingly pleasant one, especially for Mis-.
Mabel, who will cherish its kindly mem
cries In the years to come with CRATE
full "reminiscences.
@. 4. Longmyre returned this morDin,
from Chicago. He has been visiting il
Livingston county where he worked las
winter. The editor spent the summe
In that county twenty-six years ago
when the farmers were just beginning /.
drain out and tile that section very SINH
lar 70 this county at present. Toda,
many acres Of that land is worth severa
times what Ii WAS before 1t was drained
Mr. Longmyre says the rains this yea
were SO heavy that even with goos