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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
Merit W. Prizes.

Premium schemes and prize offer-
ings held out as bait to the people to
Get them to use certain brands OF
goods should be very carefully consid
cred. The most common plan il. the
certificate deal, by which is promised
Some article represented 70 be worth
the total amount paid for goods. il
only = certain number be saved. Com
mon business sense assures that when
such proposition is made the goode
must be OF an inferior quality, or thai
there II catch somewhere. Goods az
merit do not have to carry q prize In
order that they be In demand. People
are quick 70 buy goods OF merit. par
ucularly In the staple line. IL thew
know Of them. OF the standard brands
g foodstuRs, OF cigars. OF thread, Of
different other things. how many are
giving prises? This 10 not the case
with numerous classes or goods thai
are sold with Z premium attachment
Most Of them are Of inferior Qualit,
and the price paid for them more than
covers the cost Of the premium given
i = the old simmer OF getting some
thing for nothing. and the women who
want trading stamps. Or prize with
their purchases, pay pretty dearly 80,
their Whistles
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
To Err Is Human.

I am going to tell you the truth
about yourself" he said.
Go on" said the young and ambi
tious actress.
4 have In my time had rare oppor
tunities to observe beautiful, graceful
and talented women, and | violate no
confidence in saying that you are the
queen Of them ALL You unite In your
lovely person that peculiar magnet
ism which lays audiences at your leet-
Your genius, shining through all the
deficiencies of stagecraft, enables you
to triumph over every obstacle. 80
supreme arc you that you have the
right to rise above all conventionali'
ties, to marry, to love, to discard
whom you please, and no one will
dare to criticise. Your work will live
You are the very personification OF the
highest art. United with this, your
perfection OF beauty gives you the
Just title to lasting fame"
II all that true?" she asked, softly
Absolutely. Would you have me
~ moref What more could say?'
She sighed.
You might" she answered, have
snentioned ny clothes and my agurs!"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
A BALL GAME

One OF the best games of the season
was played on the home ground last
Sunday with Westdeld. Our boys took
their outs and the visitors succeeded
In running In two scores in the first
half. Our boys had few errors up
their sleeves and they seemed to
think that 1t was about time to get rid
OF them, so they started and succeeded
In dumping the whole batch In the
first half OF the first. After that West
field wasn't allowed to cross the pan
during the remainder OF the game.
In the last half OF the ninth, Bushman
succeed la getting on first through
an error OF Westfield's second base
man. The score then was to 2, with
two men down. Sixty was the 1ext
man up. He hadn't got q hit yet, so he
made up the deficiency by cracking
out three bagRe which scored Bush
man and won the game by score OF 2
to In favor OF Jefferson. One of the
features OF the game was the fielding
OF Powers, comm only known as BOT
ties, !" who deliberately stole three hits
from Westfield by coming in at q 2:40
clipand picking them off his shoe
strings. Weber pitched fine game,
which should have been a shut out.
Ths catching for Jefferson was bad In
the first, but when Lee got back Of the
plate everything went lovely. Batter.
les for Jefferson: Webber, Trainer
and May. Westfield: Mayette, Mann
and Thompson. Ponca crosses bats
with Jefferson next Sunday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26

John w. Hammond and family are
looking up a place for location to
startin business.
Mrs. p. III. Hand came up from Elk
Point to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Mcdonnell.
Miss Julia Stefani has taken charge
Of Mr.. Hammond's store during his
absence.
Dell Raver OF Blair, Nebr., has been
in town several days. Mr.. Raver
visited this section of the country
some ten years ago.
Mrs. Herring was calling on friends
Friday.
Mrs. r. Stebbins was shopping in
Burbank Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Church went to Yer.
million Monday.
Mrs. Charley Roberts was In town on
business Wednesday morning.
James Stefani and wife drove to
Ponca Saturday, returning the same
evening.
Charley Line, agent for the Nc
Canll-Webester Elevator Co., received
the sad new Saturday noon, that his
son was killed near Millette, 8. D.
Roy worked at this place last summer
and part Of the winter, and was es-
teemed by all who knew MIN. Friends
extend their sympathy to the relatives.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
Civil Bead

Miss Glennie Pike 10 visiting at her
sisters. Mrs. A. Derocher's, this week.
Annie and Lizzie Kneebone were a,
Rosenbaum's one day last week.
Miss Alma Payne was shopping In
Elk Point Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Lavolaai and family
were at A. Q. Gilkison's, Sunday.
Wedding bells will soon be ringing
In the Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Green visited al
]. Austin's, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Main RoseL baum were
- Robert Rosenbaum's, Sunday.
Mrs. Cote was visiting at her daugh-
ter's, Mrs. Duhaime's, the latter part OF
last week.
Dick Jess0p, Chas. and Robt. Rosen-
baum, Chas. and Geo. Kneebone, made
: business trip TO Sioux City last week.
Carl, Earl and Willie Pike were
among the nine to play ball at West
field Saturday.
Andrew Rosenbaum, Robert Lethcoe
and Carl Pike were seen at the ball
game IN Jefferson, Sunday.
Misses Rochester and Beavers OF
Lower Civil Bend we're visitors at the
Gates home.
M. ]. Low, the tomato man, has his
factory nearly completed and expects
70 have the machinery ready to run
full blast In = few days.
Sioux City visitors the past week
have been, Prof. J. B. Clymer and
vile, Miss Florence Miller and Mr.. and
Mrs, NJ. J.. Low.
Chas. Kneebone los. q fine. bio
horse last week while hauling corn
for Delace Lachappelle.
Lawrence Derocher and Carlyle
Brupeau attended the picnic ii River
side last Sunday. They report q ane
Time.
The party this week Was At p. IA.
AudersOn's. The young people are
having jolly times and are keeping
shiaRs humminR along social lines.
BID. B a. Underwood, president 81
the Northern Union conferences 81 Ad-
ventists and Ed. g. +. Watson, the
new president 81 thu South Dakota
conferences. stopped 81 The Academy
orr nlEhs - thsir ~ u he Nevada.
Iows, en- pnee 1the.
IA. cstss. N. 4 Manlul Ala Mrs. i.
s'sker Alpsndsd ~ Advsntiss canp-
meeting y Nsvads, lows. The an
nonncsment that Mrs. r. a. White
would a. Pssssns during ire nrst psrt
q ~ mssiib& undoubtedly drew !
Elsrgs attendance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26

6ashfuI Man Unduly Alarmed Over
Simple Request, But Then IL
Was in Leap Year.

This is a belated leap-year story
that happened to get overlooked In
the holiday rush of 1908. But better
tate than never, as the Long Island
conductor said when his train came
In four hours behind time.
Her name was Gladys Geneyieye
Jones, and the name of the other
party to. the episode was William
Henry Harrison Hankins. Gladys had
attained the mature age OF 20 sum.
mers, while William Henry. etc. had
also reached the age Of discretion.
with few years over for good meas.
ure.
William Henry and Gladys had long
peen friends, but to-day, for the frst
time, she had taken advantage OF her
leap-year privileges and invited him
out for moonlight drive. Blushinxly
ne had accepted--fOr Mr.. Hankins
was one Of these bashful swans who
never get over the habit Of blushing
when IN the presence Of the opposite
sex.
Gladys Genevieve believed In DOING
things right. She had driven the Gov
and difiident Hankins to the nearesf
village, four miles away, with ali the
g ceteras and trimmings. and nov. a
last, they were on their homeward
Journey. For time they rode aloha
wrapped mostly Ia silence. and then
GLADYS suddenly gave ! little shiver
moved closer II, her <,S.r., - !. - . .
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
Prices OF COMMODITIES.
Labor should Reap Its Reward -
the ksy-Nots Of Commerce.

The matter of prices and pront Is
always interesting, not alone to retaii-
srs Of merchandise, but to consumers
as well. There has been nothing that
has been so troublesome to every class
~ the matter of prices. 1t is all easy,
there II no great problem to soive'
and 1t all rests in the little phrase
labor should reap its reward" Cost
Is an all important thing in every
product. There "a the raw material,
the expense Of putting the manufac-
tursd article In mercantile form. IL
matters not what the product is, 1t
10 the expense Of preparing 1t for the
consumer. the price Of the raw mate
rial. cost Of manufacture and distribu-
ton that counts. Allowance must be
made for an equitable compensation to
all having part in the production OF
any article of commerce. We hear
Of cut prices, Of cheapness In this or
that staple. but when II Is given con-
sideration, where is the cheapness?
Every article has or should have a
standard value. There is no good
reason why the worker in the shop
should not have fair and equitable
compensation for his labor. The man
ufactursr who has thousands OF cap
ital invested should have interest and
pay for his time; the man who places
the product In the hands of the re-
taller ID entitled to pay according to
his ability a. q salesman, and the
retailer should have equitable inter
est on the capital he has invested and
compensation for his time and labor.
Here you have all In nutshell. The
elimination Of the middleman de-
stroys one Of the established customs
and Industries. When any article of
commerce Ia placed ON the market at
lower price than cost of manufac-
ture and the expense of placing it be-
fore the consumer, somebody is the
loser. Here is food for reflection. and
1t behooves the merchants and con-
sumers to think the matter over.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
Elk Point Township

Twitchell is thrashing today.
George Claspil is working for e. Ro-
zell this week.
Lash Edwards is working for J. S.
Cooper this week.
Miss Lille Cooper was out buggy
riding Sunday.
The best thing to do when you catch
cold is just to let go of 1t.
Born, to Mr.. ami Mrs. Roy Cooper,
AT Centerville, son.
Miss Pearl Davis is taking music
lessons.
G. w. Lanes is Smelling corn to-
day
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
THE OLD HlTcHiNG POST.
II May De Useful, but 10 UnsightIy and
Generally q Town Nuisance.


That good old hitchiAg post! What
familiar object to all Of us who had
the good fortune to be reared near
country town. Still, while tender
memories hang around the old post,
there IL much about It At times worthy
Of condemnation. There is nothing
that makes main street Of q small
town look 30 shabby and thoroughly
countriaed and back-woodish As row
Of rickety old hitching posts on each
side Of the street. Constant tramp!ns
and paving near them makes holes IN
the ground, unsightly mud-holes in
damp weather and ill-smelling and Of
fensive in numerous respects. It may
appear bit Of enterprise on the part
OF the merchant to erect q number OF
posts In front Of his stors, but does he
gain business by It? How often do
you see Farmer Shortcrop drive in, tie
his team to the post In front Of Smith s
store and 60 over to Green's to do his
trading? Al long as hitoAing posts are
allowed to occupy places in front Of
stores ON main streets X will be I'm.
possible TO keep the streets in the
neat and good coalition that they
should be IN. Ear better to have on
some uaoccupied street within easy
reach Of the business sections posts
where the farmers can hitch their
teams. Every town which has the
power to coatrol its own affairs should
make regulations that viii keep the
Aitching post from "ornamsnting" the
main streets.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26
PRINCE RUPERT
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26

instant ne had sprung from the slelgn
ana ned swiftly into the starlit night
NOW, ! wonder what on earth
startled the poor fellow that way?"
Illuminated Gladys Genevieve, as she
drove slowly homeward, alone. 81
was only going to ask him il he didn't
tnlnk II would be good plan IL we
were TO double up the lap robe on &C.
count OF the air being so chilly, when
ne sprang out and dashed away like
madman. Must have somehow got
the Idea In his head that | was about
10 propose. Dear me! what poor,
nan-witted, scary creatures the men
are. anyway!"-Judge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-26

FeH DTunbhu vi 0lOu4 Olut Chiics
on Jefferson friends Sunday.
J.. B. Limoges was q passenger 4
Sioux City, Thursday.
Or. Il. d. Rusk was a passenger to
Sioux City. Thursday.
P.v. Walsh was Sioux City visit
or last Thursday.
Mrs. J. n. Fountain was a Sious
City shopper Saturday.
Mrs. r. A. Bechard visited relatives
u Yankton, 3. D., last week.
Matt Curran spent Sunday with
friends at Hawarden, la.
Chas. Gill Was passenger to Elk
Point Saturday evening.
Margaret Manning Of Elk Point Is q
guest Of Jefferson frienfs this week.
M. E.Authier transacted business In
Sioux City Wednesday.
Pearl Beavers and Ida Harmon spent
last week with friends Ia Sioux City.
Alice CurrAn visited the latter part
q the week with her sister, Kathryn,
II Sioux City.
CLAMP Choquette OF Ealix, was a
guest Of Miss Oriesc Bernard over
Sunday.
County Attorney Stickney Of Elk
point transacted Dusiness here last
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
MEDITERRANEAN
Well known and Popular College
People Welded in Pullman
Thursday Night ~

Miss Charlotte Malotte and Mr.. W.
c, Kruegel were married at the home
of the bride on Maiden Lane at 1870
Thursday evening, August 26 The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
w. G. Nj. Hays, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, in the presence
of relatives and a few of the closest
friends of the bride and groom. Fol
lowing the ceremony a reception, at
tended by several score of invited
guests was held.
The spacious home was tastfrlly
decorated for the occasion, the floral
arrangements being unique and hand
some. The brides gown was a won
derful creation of the dressmaker's
art. The wedding being semi-private
was deeply impressive. The recep-
ton was attended by the elite of Pull
man. The bride received many hand
some and valuable presents.
The bride has been professor of
Latin in Washington State College
for several years and is the eldest of
the Malotte sisters. She has been
prominent in College, church and
social circles during her long resi-.
dence in Pullman.
Mr.. Kruegel is a graduate of Wash
ington State College; a veteran OF
PHILIPPINE war and has seen ser.
vice in China. He has held many
positions Of responsibility in govern.
ment work and commercial lines in
the Orient. before returning to Wash
ington State College, his alma mater
to accept a position Of accountant
which he now holds. Mr. and Mrs
Kruegel will make their home il
Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
SALE BILLS AND POSTERS

The Pullman Herald Office is bet
ter equipped than any Office in the
Inland Empire for printing sale bills,
posters, etc. and farmers who con-
template having a sale this fall should
see this office before ordering. With
every order for large bills notices
will be given in the Pacific Farmers
Union, the official organ of the Farm
ers Educational and Cooperative
Union, and the Pullman Herald
These two papers reach more farmers
than all of the papers of Whitman
county combined. This is worth re-
membering when you order sale bills,
for you want the best advertising
you can get. An extra dollar spent
in advertising may mean several hun
dred dollars in receipts from the
sale.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
THE LIQUOR FIGHT

Local option elections are soon to
be held throughout Whitman county
and stevens county will also vote
on the question of saloons or no sa-
looms. A number of town elections
have recently been held in Washing
ton and the dry" element has won
in every one of these. Wenatchee
went dry" by majority of 100,
every precinct or ward in the town,
giving a majority against saloons.
The Big Bend Outlook, in an edi-
torial in its last issue, has the follow
ing to say on the local option ques-
ton.
ut may be that we have a better
local option law than was intended
and by another year Washington
might be a prohibition state, The
sentiment seems to continue to grow
that way, SO far as the public is CON
cerned.
Rockford. over in Spokane coun-
ty, last Saturday voted on abolish
ing the saloon, under the new law,
the anti-saloon people winning by
a snug majority, Notwithstanding
the liquor interests claimed to be
the stronger, before election. This
was the first town in the state to
hold a special election under the
new law, to do away with saloons,
and the result is most gratifying
to the temperance workers.
"Krupp, in Grant county, went
dry" this week, the two saloons,
refusing to renew their licenses on
expiration.
"Puyallup last Tuesday voted on
the question, the anti-saloon forces
winning by a majority of 6S.
"Almira it is understood, will be
saloonless in October, when the
present license expires,
"All of which expresses the trend
of public sentiment, and points to-
ward state prohibition, except, per-
haps, in the ties of the first class.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
RAINS STOP HARVEST WORK

The rain which began falling
Thursday afternoon put a stop to
harvest work in the vicinity of Pull
man. Farmers were som ewhat
frightened when the rain first began,
but soon realized that it is not to be
q prolonged wet spell and feel that
there is little likelihood of serious
damage to the crops. Many owners
of combined machines put their
teams to wagons and began rushing
the grain that had been threshed in
to warehouses where it will be safe.
1t is thought that harvest work can
be resumed within day or two and
that no serious damage will result.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
DEMAND FOR FARM LANDS
Good Farms Are Wanted by Men of
Means, Both for Homes and
For Investments

There has probably never been
greater demand for farm lands than
at present. This is especially true
ia the vicinity of Pullman where the
bodnteous crops show that the land
mere has no superior and few equals
VIII, n 1t comes to producing any kind
of grain. Farmers are seeking lands
that will pay good interest on the in
vestments and can find no better
than around Pullman. But the diff
ticulty that real estate men meet with
is in finding farmers who want to
sell. No one knows better than the
far mnrs here, how valuable this land
is, and what interest it will pay on
its original cost. Consequently few
OF them want to sell.
Many comments were made W hen
E. Anterior paid 500 per acre for
the Metz ker farm of 120 acres, sew
eral weeks ago, This price included
the cro1, which Mr.. Atherton is now
dressing and it is said to be yield
/ ing almost 80 bushels to the acre.
Al 50 cents a bushel this means sac
per acre, which reduces the price
TO $50 for the land, and no one will
claim that land that will produce $40
worth of wheat in single season is
not worth s1Go per arce. A nutic-
able feature Is that the men who huy1
paid the highest prices for land are
those who have lived here the lons
est aud know hat land is worth and
what it will produce. No better tes-
timonial as to the true worth of this
land could lie rad.
A few days ago a Pullman man ad'
Vertised a farm for sale. The ad
vel tisement appeared in a Spokane
paper three times. and letters, tele
phone calls and people began to ar
rive at Pullman to buy the land. One
man came from Athena, Oregon, the
day he got the paper containing th'
advertisement A woman came from
colfax to see the land. but it haC
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS

Wheat-Bluestem, 82c; Forty
fold, 7S1@c; Club, Tie; Red Rus
sian, 7512c. Oats-$1 %; Barley,
$1.10. The price of oats and bar
ley are per 100 pounds. William
Chambers, an independent buyer
of Pullman, has bought several
crops Of oats and wheat. He paid
$l.25 per 100 for the last oats
bought. Coast quotations follow
SEATTLE.-No milling quota
tons Export wheat Bluestem,
92c; club and fife, 87088c; Rus
sian, See Receipts; Wheat, 10
ears oats, four cars.
TACOMA.-Wheat unchanged
milling bluestem, 94c; export blue
stem, 92c; club and red fife, S8c
red Russian, Soc.
PORTLAND Ore. - Wheat -
Track prices; Club, 8Sc; blue
stem, 94c; red Russian, Sic; tur-
key red, soc; forty-fold, SOC.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-08-27
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF WHITMAN
In the Mater of the Estate
of Alexander B. Ford,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice Is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Executor of the Will of
Alexander B. Ford, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers. within one year after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said Executor, at the law Office OF
John w. Mathews, in the City of
Pullman, Whitman County, State OF
Washington. the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust
ness of said estate.
Dated at Pullman, Wash, July II,
1909.
JAMES FORD,
Executor.
John w. Mathews,
Attorney for Executor.