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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

NJ observation-disclosures is so
w cially deserted village" these
days. Drawn shades and boarded
front doors are the features of all the
uptown streets and are so general
that they make an open door or hab-
table looking house appear like an
oasis in a desert; and the modish
cooking women whom one meets in F
street in the shopping hours of the
morning seem like visitors from some
planet where the rule "all play and
no work" applies, at least to the femi-
nine part OF its population.
Quite colony has established itself
at Chevy Chase proper, with the
Chevy Chase club within easy dis
tance.
Miss Eleanor Terry, Miss Louise
Foraker and Miss Anna Cockrell are
much in evidence these summer after
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Capital Deserted by Society for Summer

moons and always collect a crowd for
tea after tennis Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth will remain with Representa-.
tive Longworth until congress adj
journs and then will join her sisterin-
law, Countess de Chambrun, at Hanils
ton, Mass.
Brig. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards,
u. S. A., and Lieutenant Commander
Cleland Davis, u. s. N, are keeping
bachelor hall in the generals home,
while Mrs. Edwards and her young
daughter will remain in Niagara Falls
with Mrs. Porter until it is time for
them to go to Lenox.
All the embassies are closed and
their occupants are scattered far and
wide, only an occasional belated Sec
retary being seen attending to his last
duties before fastening to join his
chief Mr. De Thai of the Russian en-
bassy has returned from his leave of
absence and will join the charge
d'affaires, Prince Nicholas Kovdacheff,
at Manchester-by-the The am
bassador, Baron Rosen, is in Europe,
and Dame Rumor has it that he will
be transferred to another post Bar
oness Rosen and their daughter, Bar
oness Elizabeth Rosen, are with him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
"What Is Your Totem?'' Society's Latest

paint the totem on the sides of tho
swaggerest runa6outs in town, and
the idea is so terribly swell that
everybody feels a thrilling sense of
pride and elation when asked, "Whats
your bug?"
Mrs. Perry Belmont's delicately per-
fumed notes from Paris are surmount-
ed by great, big, buzzing bee of gold.
his quivering wings poised for flight.
Miss Mathilde Townsends totem looks
like a giant mosquito, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh have for their
totem a bird built ON hieroglyphic
lines The bird, which looks much
like young robin with bill tightly
closed and neck considerably longer
than the usual, perched on the Walsh
note paper, and also on the Walsh
cards of invitation, is sometimes dull
and again it comes in glowing gold,
and yet again in cleaning silver.
Just outside the entrance to the
Walsh mansion the bird shows up in
the form of clipped tree of dwarf
box The Walsh totem has addi-
tional significance when it is remem-
bered that the Walsh millions were
dug out of the famous Camp Bird
mine, near Auray, Col
Mrs. Taft ON her stationery uses the
crest of the United States-the spread
eagle, surrounded by galaxy of thir-
teen stars-and a similar die is used
by the secretary of state on stationery
used for official occasions.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

Elimination Of Back Breaking Fea
ture of the Daily Household
Routine.

Women are generally agreed that
one of the most serious features of
household work is the incessant stoop-
ing which seems to be necessary in
the performance of the daily routine
of the household work. Doctors claim
that 1t is this alone which is in large
measure responsible for the many ills
and ailments which women are af-
flicted with an which the men are
free from. So many OF her daily
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
KEEP TO THE FRONT.
Energy and Progressiveness Demand
ed by Present Strenuous Times.

Do you hear the rumble? The noise
of the wheels of the car of progress:
IL you are deaf to it just make up
your mind to join the ranks OF the
nonprogressive and the failures. This
Is a strenuous age, and time when to
succeed In business requires work, In
telligent work, and lot of 1t. System
is the watchword, and work. work
steady and directed by brain, is what
brings success. There are so many
who are engaged In trade that are
little equipped for it. These days,
to succeed, it is necessary that every
phase OF the business you are in be
understood. What rules to-day may
undergo a change tomorrow. The
man In business must be up-to-date or
very likely he will soon be the loser.
Keep posted on the markets, the con.
ditions of trade In general on the
latest methods of doing business. II
you do not--well, just put your name
on the back-number list and drop out.
The sooner the better for your own
pocketbook and the welfare Of your
family.
Don't keep in the rear of the pro
cession. There is plenty OF room up
front. Once In the rear, you may be
inclined still to further lag behind and
let the procession get clear out OF
sight. Lots of room in the front
and IL you can carry the banner, all
the better. Good old Step-Lively is al
ways there. and he can hear every
command. and right from the front.
too He can watch the maneuvers 81
the enemy and has by far the best
chance of doing his duty well. The
boy in the rear can only see the
movements of those before him, and
is pretty likely to get stray shot
from point outside his view. Ii you
want to succeed in life, don't get in
the rear.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Doors Of Famous Old Hotel Are Closed

The present structure was built in
the SOS. Just why and how the hotel
became so great fayorite with the
Southerners has never been explained
but for the last seventy years it has
been the meeting place for politicians
of the southland. 1t has catered to
that trade almost exclusively and
enjoyed the patronage of practically
half the southern congressional dele
CATION
It's broad, low ceiled lobby filled
with broad hated frock coated men
was far more suggestive of Memphis
or New Orleans than of the northern
cities. The bar was always famous
for it's juleps, toddies and sherry cob
blers.
Bob" Callahan, the retiring proprie-
tor, found recently among the ar
chives of the house bill made out
for one of the guests Of the early
days-one Dougherty. Mr.. Callahan
called attention to the fact that in
1916 the jumping of a board bill was
as popular pastime with a certain
class of customers as it is in the
| twentieth century. Mr.. Dougherty
| had run up a bill of $497.75, mostly
for toddies and juleps. 1t shows a
| single credit of $50. The proprietor
of the Indian Queen had the unsettled
| bill framed The price of a toddy
| in 1915 was two for a quarter
Charles Dickens stopped at the In
dian Queen on his first American tour
and mentions the hotel in Martin
| Chuzzlewit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

ago the pure 1000 department OF a
western state secured shipment OF
more than dozen different articles
of food from a concern that sold its
Analysis of all the articles proved
each and every one adulterated. Bak.
ing powder was composed Of cheap
-four, starch. tartaric acid and alum;
what was labeled pure spices" con-
sisted of ground bark and a highly
concentrated flavoring substance. So
1t was with all the goods Since the
pure food laws have been in effect,
many of these concerns have quit
business.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

EDITOR CoLvIN of the VermilliOr
Platn Talk passed away last Friday
after a long and distressing illness
With creeping paralysis. He was
genial, broad-minded. sincere young
man, a true friend and a good editor
When Tom Ayers bought the paper
"Billy," as he was usually known, be-
came an employee of the office. Wher
Tom sold out some ten years ago, Col
win became the proprietor and has
guided the destinies of Plain Talk
ever since. He leaves wife and
child, who have the sincere sympathy
Of the editorial fraternity all over the
state and without regard to political
preferences.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

or ncur, one or Dutter, ana STR Intc
one-half pint of rich milk Add q
teaspoonful of grated onion. Boil
until it thickens, then stir in two cup
fuls of cold cooked fish and let thu
mixture boil up again. Season with
salt and pepper and set aside. When
cold roll into crouuettes. dip in beaten
egg and bread crumbs and fry in not
fat. Serve with peas, cress, or fresE
string beans garnished with slices oi
hard boiled eggs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Ham Mullins.

Two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
sifted with one pint of -four; add one
egg, well beaten, one cupful OF sweet
milk, one tablespoonful of sugar, pinch
of salt Stir in one cupful of finely
chopped raw ham with little of the
fat), bake 90 minutes in moderate
oven in gem pans.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

I IEUT. ULYSSES s. GRANT Ill,
l. grandson of the famous general
and former president, is about to be-
come the janitor of the greatest office
building in the world. Capt. John H.
Poole, corps of engineers, has been
relieved of the duties of military aide
= President Taft and superintendent
of the state, war and navy building in
Washington, and it is expected that
Lieut.. Grant will take his place-both
places, as they go together.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

MAYOR DAHLMAN of Omaha, who is
= skinny as we'll as q cowboy mayor,
wants to exchange receipts with Pres
Taft on how to get fat and how to ge,
loan. Dahlman, it Is supposed, got
lean trying to preserve his balance on
the water wagon. At the hour ol
going to press the president had not
been heard from.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
A Crippled Cruan.

Alfred at the window watching an
old organ grinder with an old-fash-
Toned, stick-propped barrel organ, and
listening to the dulcet strains OF
Home, Sweet Home suddenly ex-
claims: "Poor old organ! She's only
got one leg!"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Grewsome Source of Inspiration.

Young, the poet, composed his
Might Thoughts" with skull be-
fore him. in which he would place
a lighted candle, and at times he
would wander among the tombs at
midnight to get sepulchral inspir-
alton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
One Of the World. Great Rivers.

One Of the Worlds Great Rivers.
The Nelson river may be described
ID one of the greatest rivers OF the
world as regards the actual volume
u water discharged into the Hudson
bay. Its total length is approximate
~ 400 miles, and the drainage area is
tremendous. Its tributaries cover the
whole Of Manitoba, the greater por-
ton Of Alberta, Saskatchewan, North
Oakota and Ontario west Of the Great
Lakes, where they also enter Mon.
tana and Minnesota.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Ribs Of Sprinu Lamb Roasted,

Neatly trim a good-sized rib OF
spring lamb. Lay 1t in small. light
ly buttered roasting pan. Season with
a teaspoonful of salt and half tea
spoonful of white pepper, well rubbed
in all over. Pour tablespoonful OF
hot water into the pan. Spread hall
an ounce of butter over the ribs. Sci
in brisk oven to roast for ten min
utes, then turn it over, baste it vel,
and let roast for rs minutes more
Dress on a hot dish. Skim the fat
from the gravy. Strain the gravy over
the lamb. Decorate the dish with
fresh watercress and serve with q
gill of mint sauce in saucebowl sep
arately.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Sandwich Mixture.

A nice sandwich mixture that 10
particularly suitable for summer teas
is made from ripe red currants mixed
with cream cheese. Strain the juice
from the currants and mix with the
cheese to soft paste.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Reflection.

The solitary side of our nature de-
mands leisure for reflection upon sub.
jects on which the dash and whirl of
daily business, so long as it's clouds
rise thick about us, forbid the intel.
lect to fasten itself--Froude
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02

SIOUX FALLS has got into the swing
with Elk Point and is now laying &C.
ment cutters on Phillips Avenue. Now
/ II Elk Point would only emulate Sioux
Falls and charge up the cost to the
city, the JOY of the taxpayer would be
truly touching to behold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Must supplement vsesssbls orr

IT Is impossible to thrive ON vege
tables alone. They must be supple
mented by eggs, cheese. Italian
pastes, such as macaroni, brown
bread. good salad oil. butter, nuts,
cereals, pulse.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
n Maxslde Observation.

'What / want you to Immediately
To-" said the woman with . deter
mined look. 'is to unceremoniously
Elck up that AZ and before eating this
inch to carefully split some wood. !"
Alaa!" exclaimed Plodding Pete.
low unreasonable some women are!
hey think wood IL ~ easily split -
~ lnAn1tive.~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Sounded Like It.

Mrs. de Style listening to daughter
practicing on piano. )--Shure. Patrick.
music is the food of love.
De Style-Food, is It? Thin thor
must be steak Mary's poundin' on ths
pianny.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
|OHiciial County Paper

THE city council has passed an ordi-
nance removing all hltching posts
from Main street. Now aren't sou
glad that you voted for that new
charter last spring?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-02
Rhuharh Pie.

Boil two pounds of rhubarb stalks
well sliced for an hour in a quart oil
water, strain, add juice of one lemon.
and sugar to taste after 1t is cold
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30

c. b. Holmes, chairman of the Board Of
Public Works OF the city Of Minneapolis,
said in answer to why Minneapolis adopted
creosote wood: Minneapolis adopted creo-
soted wood block pavement in preference
TO asphalt because We believe It to be the
better pavement for our city. The actual
experience we have had with both pave
ments in this city has proved such an
opinion TO be correct"
In Paris there are $50 miles OF creosote
blocks. The Strand and Pjcadilly OF Lon
don are paved with creosote block.
The Oldest pavement in this country is
in New Orleans. 1t was laid in 1871 1t is
ereosote wood block.
Thomas d. Miller, general manager OF the
having department in New Orleans, writes
the following letter to Herman Van
schrenk, Missouri Botanical gardens, st.
Louis, who Is the foremost expert at that
point: This creosote blocks which were
laid in the pavement in ISL have been
driven over continuously since that time
and have never been turned or disturbed
in any way, except when 1t was necessary
to dig a trench across or along the drive
way"
Mr.. Van Schrenck who aftsrward exam
ined the blocks in New Orleans. said that
they showed very little wear and were per.
fectly sound. Adv
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
Old John Keith
Sues Railroad
for Broad Acres
Says He Made Two Good Opinions Of
Road Flourish Where Before
One Feebly Struggled.

II all the petitions in civil suits filed
with the district court were as knowingly
written as that OF John Keith against
the Union Pacific railroad IL would not
be necessary to argue the case. Mr.. Keith's
petition, which is the work OF Attorneys
Sullivan and Raft, starts out with the
quotation, AN honest tale speeds best
being plainly told" and then proceeds
with five or six typewritten pages OF in
imItable rhetoric.
In sorrow rather thar resentment the
plaintiff presents his case. With the rail-
road compan he held many different posi-
lions, but his principal usefulness con-
sisted in the fact that with suave manner
and plausible argument he gently tempered
hostile public sentiment and did much to
make two good opinions OF defendant flour
ish where one had feebly struggled before"
But he severed his connection and Is now
'In the land OF the cactus and vine, pillng
treasure mountain high where moths can
not corrupt, etc" But he refuses to help
his distressed former employers. When
bleeding Greece again shall call Achilles,
she shall call in vain" But he has formed
no other corporate attachment, He is yet
leai and his affection for the defendant
abides with him still and will, he believes,
abide always. This much he has learned
from the dove, TO die and know no second
love.
once the plaintiff would not have needed
to ask for justice-'In the brave avs OF
old" But times have changed and at the
headquarters now are the faces OF men
who perhaps never heard OF the valiant
service rendered the defendant at Brady
Island, Buttermiik Hill and the state cap
itol."
The disputed point arises from the pur-
chase OF 5000 acres OF land by Keith from
the railroad company for 1000 in 1900.
the ownership OF which had already been
partially transferred to other persons.
While the dispute over ownership was be-
ing settled, Keith tried to get back his
first payment on the property and failed,
Now he wants to recover the whole prop
erty from the railroad company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
Men Plead
Heat Made Them
Beat Their Wives
Participants in Carnival of Domestic
Warfare Lay All Blame on
Weather Man.

WHITING, Ind, June 2S.-Seven men in
Jail today for beating their wives will
plead in court that the hot wave drove
them to assault. The most serious Of the
attacks was made by James Brown, who
threw a shoe at his wife and tore off one
Of her ears. He was arrested and fined
SIS. Returning home last night, lie beat
his wife so flercely that she probably will
die. He said his anger against her mad
been aroused to frenzy by the weather.
Thomas Bosock knocked his wife down
and kicked her in the face. John Brezlna
interfered. While the two men were
fighting the woman hurried to the police
station and swore cut a warrant fer Bre-
zina, charging him with assaultirg her
husband. Her husband whipped her
would-be protector into inconsistencies.
Bosock said he also was crazed by the
heat The other five men charged with
beating their wives also charge their rage
to the weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30

company OF Des Moines will open a branch
wholesale house In Omaha L. l. French.
who is manager OF the Des Moines store,
Is to be manager Of the Omaha office and
viii have charge of the business IN both
cities.
The Ues Moines business Will be CON
Quoted as heretofore IN connection with
similar houses In Chicago, Kansas City and
81. Joseph. Establishing the Omaha house
Is part OF a scheme TO organize a string
OF wholesale houses throughout the middle
west All of the men Interested in the Des
Moines house are stockholders In the other
stores.
HEAVY Damage ny storm.
A. fierce wind. hail and rain storm struck
Des Moines about six O'Clock this evening,
uprooting trees, demolishlng street signs
and flooding cellars. Fully an inch of
water fell. Street car traffic was tied up
because of the violent lightning which
truck a number of buildings. Telegraph
poles are down to the north and west.
The Des Moines river reached the high
est stage this year, recording 1910 Many
cattle were drowned and are floating down
the stream.
At Boone great trees were uprooted, the
armer elevator was set on fire by light
ming and many wind mills were blown
down. The wind resched g velocity of
thirty-two miles an hour.
A. c. MCDONALD. co. prominent resident
OF Cincinnati. Ia, was killed there dur
ing the storm by lightning.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
INFATUATED WITH EASTMAN
Mrs. Woodill Wrote Him Lurid Love
Letter, Which is Found.
EVIDENTLY KNEW HIN BEFORE
Woman POurs Forth story OF Her
Fatal Feeling of Attachment to
Bankrupt BrOker and
Fugitive.

ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 29.-The feel
ings entertained by Mrs. Edith May .Woodill
toward her slayer, Lame Bob" Eastman,
were indicated in a letter signed Edith
parts of which were found I'm the bungalow
Of the murderer and suicide. Peg
The missive, which Is in Mrs. Woodill's
handwriting, and couched In most senti-
mental language, was presumably sent. TO
Eastman. 1t not only indicates a warm
attachment for the man, but seems to
prove tina she had known him at least a
year. On the same paper in Eastman's
handwriting is the following:
Little Dear: 1 cannot live after our
short - Of bliss with the oming of our
parting ever before me. II we meet in the
unknown, let's continue the blissful times
that we spent here. 1 am with you in
every thought"
Tells of Her Love.
The letter signed Edith contains the
following passages:
Is the iron immodest when it oreeps to
ground with budding lie? Is the cloud
earth because IL had no further choice, or
Is II brazen when It nestles on the bosom
of heavens arched dome, and sinking into
the blue-black infinity ceases to be itself
Is the human soul immodest when, drawn
by a force it cannot resist, 1t seeks a
stronger soul which absorbs its ego, as
the blue sky absorbs q floating cloud. and
as the warm earth swells the sea as the
magnet draws the iron?
/ do not feel myself to be bold or wrong
for drifting toward you as l do. / would
not feel myself wrong TO go straight to you
tomorrow. @
There is ever and always some human
soul TO love and trust us, and whose con-
fldence we would not alter. We are not of
our own making and our lives belong TO
another.-"Brahma who rules and is wise, "
Evidently Knew Him a Year.
As one who was ,unconcerned, in every
line of 1t 1 read only the same alteration
that a years absence would not shadow,
and the wonder comes TO ne that you did
not, could not, understand. Surely q life
such as yours brings in time understanding
you must know lewd from the modest, the
untrue from the true"
Dream OF you. did l say? Long for you
would be better, for every heartbeat seems
to cry out against the enor1hity Of the
crime that makes ne no longer yours. All
the best in everything seems only TO exist
because of you and FOR you.'h
l hate existence away from you. Why
DO men dare to lift up their voices against
the blessed art2 Art in others, which is
greater, stronger, warmer spark of Gods
soul that they possess, or can lessen the
understanding we have one for the other
and no difference can make as forget?
Remember always, as yor loved me- best,
and though were you a., a bandit-a-any-
thing-my heart would beat in responsive
ness to yours.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
Sees Real Idealism in Fight
of Americans on Wealth

plutocratic ideas among the masses 10 rec
ognized and the republican party, although
allied to the interests OF the riehp has
realized that It could not adopt too hostile
an attitude without provoking revolt, Sig
nor Fsrrero is OF the opinion that the
picture painted by Maxim Gorky and others
Of the vicious rich American oligsrchy,
cringing before the masses is erroneous,
and says the belief Is held in some
quarters in Europe that the masses In
America are organizing a revolution to de
spoil the wealthy.
signor Ferrero. in promising the final in
stallment Of his articles. explains the
grounds for his conVictisn that the feeble
defense which the rich men Of America are
making against this apti-PlutocrRttc move
ment will not result In q social catastrophe