Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-01-28
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
News OF ste Week AboHs Towa by
she Psfiess PencH PusAes


! M'a. Lulu FeautO returned last week
/ from q visit OF several weeks with
friends In Scotland.
John Dram sdahl came down from
Huron to attend the p. e. o. banquet
Friday night, remaining over Sunday
for visit with friends.
Services Sunday morning At 1890
O'Clock At the Episcopal church. co :
Quoted by Rev. McKe, zie. AL ave
cordially Invited.
| Ten horses and mules Is cattle. l6
hogs, farm and potato machinery will be
offered for sale Tuesday next By II. G.
/ Smith, two miles east of Elk Point.
Harry Comfy visited here over Sun
day, returning Monday morning to
Sioux City, where he is working v tn
the Warfeld, Pratt, Howell Co, whole
sale grocers.
Remember the H. G. Smith sale next
Tuesday. two miles east of Elk Point.
Maybe you will be interested in that
line of potato machinery that will be
offered for sale.
| Miss Nancy Eslick returned last Sat-
urday from an extended visit with rela-
tives in Iowa. She was absent three
months during which time she visited
in DesMoines and several smaller towns.
The Delta Phi Delta were entertained
at six O'Clock dinner at the home OF
Philip Comfy last Sunday evening, being
a celebration of his eighteenth birthday
An elaborate birthday cake was all at
tractive figure at the dinner. Harry n.
Con.y of Sioux City was an out-of-town
guest.
On the old Saml. Eslick farm, two
miles east of town, H. g. Smith has a
sale next Tuesday, Feb. 2. Horses,
mules cows, hogs, farm machinery and
potato machinery will be offered for sale.
Last Friday evening Miss Ethe.
Manning entertained at her home, ont
m IL south of 10 N, a party OF ten
friends. The evening Was pleasant,
spent at cards and gan es, Frank Kelly
carrying of frst prizs { the latter
During the latter part OF the evening
a four course lunch was served. Miss
Cora Friizen OF Sioux City was the
out of town guest.
W. w. Main returned Tuesday even
ing from his tive weeks trip east AT
ter visiting his mother and helping her
celebrate her Goth birthday he vi tied
Niagara Falls and New York City, going
up fifty-four stories in the new Singer
other sights of the big city. Neverthe-
less MIR. Main is not greatly impressed
with New York and says that for curl
osities Mexico and the southwest has it
beat TO finish.
Frank Anderson went to Sioux City
yesterday morning with an innocent
look on his face. but before night he
was married to Emma J. Christensen,
youngest daughter of John Clementson
Klave. They were married by Rev.
Norem at the parsonage of St. Peter S
Luz heran church. Both are numbered
among the most worthy and best known
of our young people and The COURIER
offers congratulations and best wishes
for their future prosperity and happi-
ness.
The annual banquet Of the p. f. o.
society. for their husbands and invited
male friends. was given ut Mrs Geo. II.
tust's Friday evening. The house and
table de ,orations were in white, it being
a snow or winter party. An elaborate
dinner was served by the Misses Mae
Mangan, Bernice SWEET. Nellie Nichols
and Floy SchoOnOver. Twenty-Five CO
nundrum Ices were offered the guests
after dinner, Mrs. Chester Main anC
Arthur H. Lewis guessing twenty-five o.
them and winning prizes DR.. Burlin
game and Mrs. J. j. Sharon wer,
, awarded the consolation prizes. Tn,
evening was greatly enjoyed by al
present.
: AUnion coaaty Mas Shot sua Killed
David Jennings, who has lived most O
his life in Union county and who now own
a farm at McCook and house in thi
T city, was shot and killed Tuesday morn
, ing at Washta, Pennington county. Fo
a about six months he has been clerk a
, Washta for Edward Morris, genera
merchant, and has lived in his family
!, For some time Mr.. Morris has suspecte,
him of too intimate relations with hi
wife and recently he resolved to put tn
matter to test. Monday he represente
: that he was going to Rapid City, but in
e stea secreted himself about Town. II
r went quietly to his home early in tn
< morning and found Jennings and hi
i. wife in bed together. He lit mate
4 ard by its light shot both through tn
! thigh with 32-caliber revolver. TIL
! shot at jennings punctured the femors
!. artery and he died in a few moment,
! Mrs. Morris will recover.
/ Mr.. Morris gave himself up to the del
e uty sheriff and he has been released O
$1,000 bonds. The body OF Jennings hs
4 been sent for burial to Sioux City wheI
e he formerly lived. Morris Is highly r
e spected at Washta where he has lived
!. number OF Years and Mrs. Morris, VIII
is the mother OF three children by hin
has hitherto borne good reputation
There is much feeling al Washta again
9 Jennings and it is doubtful II the ca,
- against Morris is pushed with any gre,
vtO0r