Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13

| "uioh tudNes the trail useless tG
them. Those same parties that want
the trail preserved, when they want to
| goto Fort Pierre or Rapid City, viii &c
| to the nearest rail road station in place
| of travelling over the old trail with their
slow moving freighting outfits. Now
| they travel IN an up to-date coach, bul
| still they want the old trail preserved
for what? We are getting good roads,
| through St nley county now since they
have opened up section ana township
| lines. If the trail preservers don't be.
lieve il come and see
The land in the Elk Point colony
| looks better to me every time | so up
| there All that are left of The colony are
doing we'll win Reynick is hauling
| cedar posts from the Cheyenne. john
and Ludwig Hovey have nice bunch
of sheep aud til y ar doing Well Ludwig
hovey was sick with the quinsy, but has
fully recovered by this tims.
Joe Reynick aud his mo her from the
Deadman Valley We're shopping ia
Philip last week. Will Reynick and
wife and son Charles were down here a
few days ago
Rev +. b Randall, proprietor OF the
Rolingside sheep ranch in the Dead
man Val ey, took his two daughters, Cath
inc and Hilda, down here some time ago.
Cathrine went TO Sioux Fails and Hilda
went To Pierre to attend school, after
spending their CHI, istmas vacation on
the homestead
jos Reynick and sister Mamie 1ook in
Tue sights and also did some stopping
here last week.
Tena johnson made proof at Philip
some time ago, and went TO f k Point
to vsit for sshort TINE.
lom Kjose and soAA4us, Ae.e up here
som. Vi be sg9. fheyboth fled gu land
near ths Cheyenne.
Tom Kjose, visited his son-in-law,
Oscar HeJgesdn, Yhen he was out here
he thinks stanley county land is o. X.
JohnAjo.e and sou John, aud daugh-
ter, Gena, were up here few weeks ago
John came up just to see the promised
land, and found 1t far beyond his expec-
tations. He was well pleased with the
land and the Deadman Valley was the
most beautiful valley he had ever seen.
1 have been trying TO picture IL to You in
every letter, but can't find words with
which 10 do it justice, 50 come and see
Tor yourself. $3.50 -.ssa4, 5sse5s
Joseph aud Gena X jose went back to
Pierre and fled Oh two nice quarters in
the Deadman Valley
Frank Anderson stopped in Philip
over night. after making h S long drive
from Union county. He is nicely lo-
ctled on his homestead now. Miss
Emma Clementson came out here few
weeks ago and is also nicely settled on
her homestead.
Joe Reynick, Will Reynick and L. NJ
Culp, were down here after lumber for
q 9. Blairs house expect the house
Is ready by tn time
| went to my homestead and STAYED
about two weeks. | was doing the
cooking and got so | could turn pan
cakes as gracefully as any cook | ever
saw and | turned lots of them can
even boil wa er without burning it now.
Lat Thursday dug potatoes in the
garden and had them for dnuer and
this was IN January in Stanley county
Sunday morning look my kodak and
went down to Mrs. Reynick's to take
pictures Of her house and family that hap
pened to be at home then. Every thing
was ready for the picture, when al at
once we heard the alarm OF fire, fire
We loos ed southwest, to Warren Rom
mes house and cou see him fighting
fire alone. | had to take my picture
first and Joe and Walt Reynick and my
Self threw our coats off and started out
for two miles walk or run TO help
When we got there the Ronnes and
Meyers We're the Jny ones there We.