Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-12-31
Thos. Gill OF Sioux City spent Sun.

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at The NJ. E. parsonage.
The county dads were in session
Tue sday and Wednesday, finishing up
the business Of 1908
Owing TO repairs there will be no
services of any Kind at the Congrega
tional church next Sunday.
Miss Anna Marie Conuiff of Sioux
City is expected here tonight 10 al
tend the Delta Phi Delta cotillion.
Miss Claudia Compton,, who is at,
tendlng the Normal school at Madison,
Is spending her vacation at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Lee OF Huron ar
rived here last nigh ht for "a visit With
Mrs. Lees parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alison
Bovee.
Rev. V. x. Brown spent Sunday here
with his old charge. H is now d
rector of Lhe West Side Park No in
Chicago.
Peter Larson has been reapponted
superintendent OF the poor farm for
another year, with an increase of $l75
Ia salary
Guy Lnch OF Yankton visited his
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Linch, Tuesday. NJ s. Linch remains
for "a longer visit.
R,v. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bird received
as Christmas pre- esenls IA rocking chair,
grocerits, canned fruit and o,her re-
membrances frOm friends.
Frank Williams, who has been around
town Iittic lately, stole - hat from
Tom Keavlie ia "A poolroom. He was
arrested, tried before Justice Martin
and given ID 'ys in Jail.
lreton, Iowa, cousins Of Mrs. j. c.
Greene, spent their Christm rs holiday
at the NJ. E. parsonage, returning TO
their home yesterday morning.
K. w. Ericsson, with his mother and
chi i;drep, was down from Big Springs
10 spend Christmas with his brother
here, E. c. Ericsson. Grandma" Eric
son is remaining for longer visit.
The q months o'd son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Kester died Monday af-
ternoop, after brief illness The
| funeral was at the house xeste rday
! H., ~
Greene.
The electric theatre expects to open
up again for business in about week
A new and entirely safe electric plant
will be installed which will equip
them IN first class shape FOR the NOV
| ing picture business.
G. j. Fox has bought the cid Ericsson
place opposite the Bovee livery barn.
During the winter he will build an ad-
dition for undertaking rooms, an office
and make other improvements. He
does not expect TO move in and occupy
the premises until some time in the
summer.
Mrs. Henry Henkin is in Sioux City
caring for her mother, M 3. David
| Brown, who is criti cally iii with pneu-
monia. 1t was thought Monday that
Mrs. Brown could not live and the en-
tire family went to Sioux City for hat
they feared was the last look at her
living. She seems to have passed the
crisis and hopes are now entertained
of her final recovery.
Fred Crosby of Sioux City came up
from Jefferson on an early morning
freight Tuesday AS there was con-
siderable quantity of Christmas lemon
ade flowing through his veins, he
lay down In the railroad yard for a
little snooze. When he woke up his
feet were frozen so bad that he could
NOT stand up. He was cared for by DR..
Hawes and was able to go home yester-
Gay morning.
The pastors OF the Baptist, Congre.
gational and Methodist churches unite
10 series OF union, evangelical meet
ings commencing next Sunday even.
ing. Next week the meetings will be
held in the Baptist church, Monday
night being omitted on account OF the
annual meeting OF the Baptist church
coming at that time. All are cordially
invited to attend aud share in these
meetings. Due notice will be given OF
the time and place of these meetings
after next week.
The play "Salome" at the opera
house proved to be very satisfactor y.
The attendance was not as large rs was
expected owing, no doubt, 10 the
frost OF Friday night. La the prelim-
mary farce-comedy entitled, 'The
Silent system, great applause was
I given and the house was brought down
4 completely when the heroine" asked
: her husband, il he had been to a stag
: party with the county commission