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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
Steve Horton Pioneer

Of the manner of the taking off of
stephen Horton we do not need to
speak, especially. We have the word of
his son that his fathers death was due
to accidental causes and we accent this
word.
Stephen Horton was one of the earliest
Dakotans. He came to Union county
in the last SOS and cary in the eos be-
came fixed resident. The original
Horton homestead is situated some ten
miles from Vermiiiion on the Brule
Creek, below what is known as Sphinx
store. For more than 40 years Horton
resided on his homestead, and beheld
the country blossom from handful of
dugouts to State pressing for position
among the best. In the pioneer days he
welded a Miss Olson, a daughter of
Thos. Olson, better known as "Old Man
Thompson" of Richland, another
pioneer. We knew Horton well and
have more than once conversed with
him in lulls of horsepower threshing
times, our backs resting contentedly
against wheatstack.
He fills our picture of a typical
pioneer more gracefully than any other
OF whom we have personal knowledge.
He would dwell ref1ectively ON the
settler days along the laughing Brule.
He would tell of how the Sioux would
pitch their camps near his sod shack
and spend many days catching beaver
aid mink and otter in the creek-beayer
can still be found in the banks of the
Middle Brule.
Some OF his pleasantest stories related
to the migratory grasshopper hordes-
not pleasant then, to the settler, but
amusing now, when it is all of the past.
The major portion Of Horizons life was
spent in Dakota. He was here before
she capital was at Yankton, he knew all
the old vanished warriors of the Terri
torial political regime, he was fellow
patriot of such as Wilson and Fate and
Mason.
He saw the green ribbons of the prai-
rie turn to black behind the breaker, he
saw thousands OF acres around him
once adorned by redtop and ripgut and
gumweeds, become the rustling home
Of cornfields, which pour their yellow
streams into the throats of commerce.
Before the logs were cut for our cherish
ed Ravine School-house, he was a
Dakotan, young Dakotan, full of all
the dreams of an Astorian.
Goodbye, Steve, good bye! We dt
not know how you will find the country
over there, but forty years ago yo,
learned how to scratch, and we believ,
all will be well with you on the lon,
trails Of the Hereafter.-WiI Chamber
lain in the Vermillion Republican.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

in particular you must be prepared to
pay for t. Raucher's can give you
full value for al you may desire to
pay.
Charles Rsuchsr left SAsrry's about
20 years ago to try his fortune In
Washington. He established himself
as caterer On Connecticut avenue
near the fashionable Dupont circle.
and soon began to attract tbs attsn-
tion Of the smart set. Fourteen years
ago he put up three-story brick
building on the corner Of Connecticut
avenue and l. street. On the firsl
noor he established the confectionery
and caterers once. The seoond was
taken up with private dining rooms
and . small ballroom. Bachelor
apartments were on the third. A few
years later hs was obliged to erect
an addition. containing = large ball
room. S0xso. In which 11S couples can
dance.
His chef Wa his nephew. Aphonse
Kaufman. also an Alsatian and also
trained 1t Sherry's. The place soon
became celebrated for ~ good din.
ners. and for its excellent facilities foI
danoing parties. II furnished oil the
comforts Of homo with none Of the in
convenient muss and clatter attendant
upon . large party. When Mrs. +. +
Gar Of Cincinnati gave . large party
for Miss Roosevelt there IN 1908 III
social success was assured.
It was at Raushsr's that Attorney
General Bonaparte dined the presi
dent, that the bsnedicttne cotillons are
held with Mrs. George Vanderbilt AZ
4 patroness. that the Argentine minis
tor gave his dinner 70 the Pan-Amerf
can congress and that other functions
that make society history have taken
place.
The rooms at Rauch0r's are fur.
nished In Louis XIV. style, with plenty
Of green and pink snd gold. The bali
room IL inclosed In mirrors and II con
sidered heavenly by all the women
folk.
And most fetching Of al. they ses
wedding breakfasts or dinners on .
table fashioned heartshaps.
So, isn't the 'Maison Raucher," ~
the sign above the door calls It, really
An institution?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

The FIRST Football 0a1ae OF the Seasoa
Last Saturday afternoon the Elk
Point high school football team went
to Hawarden to meet the high school
team OF that place. In spite at the
fact that Hawarden Lost at least ave Fl
her men last year, the home team
found those remaining and the new
bunch pretty tough proposition.
Elk Point kicked of and Hawarden
caught and carried the ball to Elk
Points fifty-yard line. By series Of
tandem plays touchdown was made
In about three minutes OF play. Dur
ing the remaining twenty minutes OF
play, four touch downs were made by
Hawarden.
After eight minutes' in,ermission, the
game went ON, Elk Point receiving.
They failed to carry the ball their
necessary ten yards, and lost the ball.
Two more touchdowns were made BY
Hawarden In the last half, They we're
able to kick goal only once. Final
score, 81 to 0. 1,
Poor scrimmage work, due to lack Of
practice, is all the excuse the Elk Point
boys have to offer. This can be rem
edied and the boys are hard At work
every day. They intend to show better
form and different result when Ha-
warden plays the return game here,
Nov g.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
HOME OF FUNCTIONS
RAUCHERs. LIKE FEW OTHER
PLACES IN THE COUNTRY.
Social and 0flielai Lie In the Capitat
Csntsrs There When the Home 10
Teo Small for 1ip Partlss--
The Mirrored Room.

Washington.-Fro the cosmopoli
tan standpoint 1t would better be re-
lerred to - the "Sherry's Of the cap
ital."
That's Raucher's.
How 10 1t pronounced? Never mind
Some people call It "Row-sher's," the
row" having the sound Of row." q
tumult. Others refer to It - Roc
shers," and others still - Roe
shay's." The second pronunciation Il
preferred by the owner. who was born
In Alsace something more than hall
century ago.
But however you pronounce It you
can't read the sOcisty news of thu
Washington newspapers for = season
without being convinced that It u a
lnstitution--1ust like the bachelors 90
tillon, or Labor day.
Almost any day In the winter when
you pick up . Warrington newspaper
you win rsad . notios something ik<
this:
Senator ana lGss. Jimsoa entertained
smart party ct RAucher's Inst night
There were l6o guests. including the Ger.
man Ambassador and Countess Won Bern
storR. the Belgian minister and Basonasa
Honcheur. the Swedish minister ana Mrs
1e LaOsscrants. anA % On. Dancing FOL
lowed the dinner.
In other words, u you're ambitious
socially in WashiaSt0n and want Il
do the proper thing and your OWE
home doesn't happen TO be large
enough, or II you are living IN hotsl
you lay your troubles before n
Charles Raucher. and he will sss thai
your social obligations are met In I
way to which the most fastidious cal
end NO objection.
The costf Well, n you are to cut {
swath In Washinoton you aren't sup
pissed 10 think shout cost. But It Il
violating no confidence that you cai
DO pretty we'll at Rauchsr's to-, a. rea
sonabls . confederation - Is plate
But. sf course. II yoa want somstAin,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
George w. Egan, nd-jammer, j

George W. Egan, wind-jammer, public
poser, disbarred attorney and high
cockalcrum Of the crazy belt, has an
nounced himself as candidate for Cow
ernor Of this great State. Since insur-
gency obtained foothold in this State
things political have been gradually
growing worse until even Egan has been
led to believe that he can hoist himself
upon the people. The insurgents coddled
this freak during the last campaign and
he now bobs up as candidate agains
one OF their own leaders. Governor
Nesseyj 1t is now up TO them to xii
him off,-Iroquois Chief.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

BOYS! GIRLS! COLUMBIA BICYCLE
FREEl Greatest offer out. Get your
friends to subscribe 70 our magazine and
we will make you present Of $4,000
bicycle-the best made. Ask for par
ticulars, free outfit. and circular telling
"How to Star" Address, "The Bicycle
Mar, !" 1881 East 22d Street, New York
City, N. Y.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

Elk Point s. D., Sept. 30, 90.
Miss De Fay Chestnut James Grubb
Miss De Fay Chestnut (card)
r. A. Foley Lawrence 81 Arnold
Miss Stella Bowen Joe Williams (two)
w G. A. Wilson
Mrs. Margret Holly Robert Whipple
Miss Marie Hittle Dana Kurfmsn
George Nelson L. A. Wheaton 1.-TWO,
Miss Clara Rice.
Persons calling for above say adyer.
tised. JOHN F. REID, postmaster.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

Wssstsr's lntsrnafional DictiosAry
Required BY Law In every school dis
trict Have your directors secure you
one at once for the opening term
The COURIER can save you money and
get you the latest edition. direct from
the publishers. Ask US about Il.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

ARE YOU GOING TO REGISTER
1T the Opening lOCT. 4th-23) Of the
CHEYENNE and STANDING ROCK
Reser vationsp Then you want to
know something about this land. Send
rs cents for our interesting Booklet
compiled by state historian. telling all
about them. Includes handsome map
tn three colors)of South Dakota, show.
ing lands to be opened. This alone
worth the money. Wrap up quarter
and send for copy to-day. Home
stead Information Bureau. Pierre,
South Dakota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
wsnts1

Girl TO work for her board and 70 to
school. Apply at once 70 Mrs. G. r.
Bruce or at this Office.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
Official County Paper
ABSENCE OF THE HEAD

ABSENCE OF THE HEAD
Editor COURIER.
When mother is away from home
To stay day or 90,
The others notice pretty soon
That several things don't 60;
At least not In the channel smooth,
In which they lightly glide
When she is home and running things
And sewing on the side.
The family says she needs q rest,
And so they pack her grip
And send her off TO sister Rose
Just for pleasant trip.
They say that they can run the place
Without her standing by,
And so they really think they can
Until they come to try.
It's all right for half day
Till something goes awry;
And then there's several things to pay
At which the printers shy.
Someone can't find his overshoes,
Someone has lost his hat,
And there's no one around to ask;
ma, where is this and that?"
The family really is sight
10 zee when she gets back,
With dispositions out OF plumb
And tempers out Of whack.
Though topsy- y-turvy is the house,
Upset and hopeless quite,
1t only takes her half day
To get things running right.
Sioux Valley, S. D., "Uncle Charlie.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
The plNerenes.

Women say - msan things q tAs
uen 90 they can think q. n public.
but IN public. men are always cem-
piinenting the sn.--Atchtson
Globe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

Sioux CITY lost the pennant this year
~ just 8 scratch. One game would
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

Always Plain 70 Others.
e never takes other people lon6 70
ma ont when . man n foolins hir.
cell.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30

Furnished room TO rent-MRs
FRANKLIN.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
The knocker.

live to run my chickens upon my
lawn | live to raise the
dickens from sunset until dawn; to
spend my time in whining and grunt-
ing and repining and when the sun is
shining. to swear the sunlight's gone
I live to loaf and languish while others
strive and toll; to kick up lots OF an
guish, and trouble and turmoil; / live
to find and handle all sorts of grief
and scandal; folks say | am vandal
and should be boiled in oil. | live to
scoff at virtue; | live to make a fad
of all the things that hurt you and put
YOU to the bad. | live to prove the
thesis that hopes as dead as Greece
is, and honor shot to pieces, and all
the worlds gone mad. | live to fuss
and clamor, while others smile and
sing: to pack around a hammer and
knock on everything; to make my ton
que a saber and slash at useful labor;
to criticise my neighbor-and thus
have my fling.-Walt Mason in the
Spokane Salesman Review.
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TO RENT

TO RENT-North half of the c. Il. Wall
double tenement house on Silver St Mod
ern house in good neighborhoOd. Inquire of
G. n. Powers, Savings Bank building. 15tf
no RENT-TwO desirable tenements on
l. Main street Apply TO Dr' II. j. Potter
eff
NO RENT-Desirable tenements, offices
i stores, mill property with water power
individual storage lockers WIN. L. Hawks 205
North ST.
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LOST

| OST-A gold watch, Sunday; initials on
= fob Finder please return to Banner
Office. i7t6
I OsT-Between Bennington and the dligway
IL in Pownal, brass cover to automobile
starter. Finder will please ret lrn to A. X.
Richie, Bennington. 03tf
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10 w PRICED
ADV r T Isl NG

Advertisements not over four lines
in length in this column. rs cents for
one time. 80 cents for twice, so cents
for one week and $1.25 for one
month If paid for when the advertise
ment is brought in. If credit is given
an additional charge will be made.
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: WANTED

NV ANI'ED -First-class laundress Inquire
w Of Il. A. Cole at 106 Putnam St 17t6
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Notice to Water Users

We are threatened with another dry
season and all users of water are eau
toned and requested not to waste
water. The dry weather has started
in earlier than last year and 1t is i'm
portant that no water be allowed to
waste.
Bennington Water Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19

M ANTED-Young men to learn automobile
w business by M all and prepare for pos
tions as chaifeurs and repair men. We maxi
you expert in ten weeks assist you to secure
position. Pay big; work pleasant; demand
lars and sample lesson. Empire Automobile
Institute, Rochester N Y. 9tl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19
FOR sALE

FOR SALE-Farm of 1906 acres. located on
the main road four miles from Benning-
ton, two miles from North Bennington. one
mile from South Salisbury. 80 acres of tin
able land, 50 acres pasture and wood land, will
keep % head of stock, farm is well fenced, land
slightly rolling and level, good eight room
house, two good barns, one 30x40 with base
ment, and one 26x40, water near buildings
large apple orchard in thriving condition. A
very pleasant desirable location for n summer
home or "A good productive farm. Price S270O.
For further particulars, see Nash & Hutchins.
9It24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19

Wayne Adams, Marden Nichols and
Charles Donnelly went to Albany Sun
day to spend the day. Tney made the
trip in Mr. Adams Ford touring car,
returning early this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-19

WANTED-Girl for general homework.
w References required. Address % Brown
St, Pittsfeld, Mass. 1876
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
TO AVOID BOWED LEGS.
Matter That Can be Attended to by
the Wise Mother.

II child's legs fave tendency to
curve or bow 1T should-not be allowed
10 walk. The wise mother, however,
will let 1t twist and roll ON the carpet.
The legs will then soon straighten
themselves. What pity 1t is that
manyNyoung mothers are so unwise as
to make their babies walk too soon,
before the little, soft bones have be-
come sufficiently strong to bear even
so light a weight.
OF course when the baby first shows
an inclination to stald upon his own
feet, he should be allowed to do and
should even be provided with a chair
to keep him from falling, says writer
in an eastern magazine. Then the
first little step must be encouraged,
too, and the child should learn to the
best of his ability, but slowly. All OF
this exercise is natural and should,
therefore, not be checked.
The carelessness that | particularly
deplore is not the innocent play of
child who viii rest when he is tired.
Ii is the walks that he is forced to
take hanging to the hand of his moth
er. You have no idea how much more
difficult 1t is for people to walk long
distance on stone pavement than on
wooden floor. Furthermore, mother
walks, perhaps, slowly but steadily.
There is is no lettering on the way to
rest the aching little feet. Mother is
not tired herself and she therefore for
gets that to every one of her steps
baby must take about four, and that
he will SOON be tired. 1t is then that
The strain comes upon the legs and
even the bones themselves are not
able to withstand it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
Enrorean Soldiers In China.

n odd picture, entitled "A Con-
2rcas of Nations" was received a few
dGg3 ago from China. 1t shows nine
soldiers, all enlisted men, represent
ing aieht countries whose troops are
stationed in China The tallest man
at TIE left of the lire is an English
cavalFyman, wearing the African field
uniform; then comes United States
sol1ior in full winter outfit, and next
to him, nearly as tall as the other
two, 4 Russian marine. Fourth in
line is a ,tirbaned Indian, and then.
comes a German of the mounted in
fantry corps. The French representa-
tive stands next in line, in field uni
form, with. knapsack ard, blanket
strapped to his back, and next to him
a German marine The eighth in line
is an Italian, wearing the SLOUGH hat
with bushy plumes, and the last, the
smallest in stature, is a Japanese in,
fantryman. All except the Indian,
Frenchman and Italian stand at atten-
ton and seem to feel the Importance
of the part they are playing in the
far-away country.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
Wood as Food.

In one quarter Of the earth, at least,
wood, in certain form, serves as a
common and constant article of diet,
and that is the northern coast Of ST.
IBERIA. At several points the natives
eat wood, and eat it because they like
II. Even when fish is plentiful, wood
usually forms part of the evening
meal of these natives, as testified by
numerous travellers. Clearly stripped
larch logs near every hut in that re-
gion are silent witnesses to the gen
eral fondness for wood diet. The dish
is prepared by scraping off thick lay
ers Immediately under the bark of the
log. These are chopped fine and mixed
with snow, the whole being boiled in a
Kettle Sometimes little fish roe,
milk or butter is mixed with the wood.
-Tit-Bits.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
FIFTEEN YEARS OF
KEEN SUFFERING
Rheumatism Developed Burning,
Painful Sores-en Legs Tortured
Day and Eight-Tried All Kinds
of Remedies to No Avail Wife
Had Debility and Pains in Back.
BOTH USED CUTlCURA
AND ARE WELL AGAIN

"My husband had been q great suf-
ferer with rheumatism for nearly fifteen
years. At first it was ia his bones, but
a. ter a while it was in the flesh and
finally running sores, broke out on his
legs, from below the knees TO the ankles.
There are no words to tell all the dis
comfort and great suffering he had to
endure night and day. He used every
kind of remedy and three physicians
treated him, one after the other, with
out any good results whatever. SO
one day / happened to read about
Cuticura Remedies. asked him il
he would not try them. No. said he,
its no use, I've spent enough money
now! The next day I ordered five
dollars worth of Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent.
He began TO use them without conf
dence but after three weeks all the
sores were dried up.-The burning
fire stopped and the pains became
bearable. After three months he was
quite well. Two years later the pains
and sores came back after he had been
working hard and had taken cold.
But as socn az he used Cuticura again
&c cured him. Two years ago I used
Cuticura Pills for general debility. They
did me a great deal Of good and made
me well. Three months since / had pains
in my back and Cuticura took them
away, too. / can prove this testi-
monial at any time. Mrs. v. V. Albert,
Upper Frenchville, Me-, July 81, 1907.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
INDICTMENT OF MODERN DRESS.
Mems Wearing Apparel Survival of
Other Days.

Why does the being we call a
gentleman" wear around his neck a
band of spotless wilderness and I'M
bearable stiffness, at his Wrists similar
instruments of torture, and before his
chest rigidly starched linen plate?
asks the Atlantic Monthly. No one
outside of a madhouse would call
these articles of apparel agreeable.
There Is for the custom no reason at
all drawn from comfort, hygiene, or
usefulness. There is, however, /. the
ghost of dead reason. Once upon
time a gentleman" was presumed to
do no work, and he dressed to show
this by putting on these visible signs
that he never soiled his hands, sweat
ed his neck, or bent his noble back.
1t matters not that We no longer be-
lieve in this definition of a gentleman;
we did believe it once; its ghost rules
on. No man is bold enough to appear
in society without this impossible
harness. Only some one who wishes
to propose as mild lunatic dares
rebel. Addison said that the man who
would clothe himself according to
common sense would find himself in
jail within a week.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-17
A Quiet Salary.

Somebody in a Minnesota town
wrote a letter to the Minneapolis
Journal Directing to a local clergyman
because he yelled so much. After
considering the matter the journal
reaches the conclusion that IL the min
lister yelled IL proportion to his sal,
airy he wouldn't make as much noise
as a mouse in bag of feathers The
minister receives $3.50 a yaar and his
parsonage. From his instance ii
doesn't seem as though man on that
salary ought to make very much Of
racket, but perhaps he is elated be-
cause he has six or eight children and
a nice dog.-Waterbury Ar ,.ican.