Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-22

For rent FIVE room house. enquire
of Mrs. W. G. Halter.
B. NJ. Brink of Burbank was an Elk
Point visitor, Monday.
S. Silverberg was a Sioux City caller
last Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Chas, Harter and children went
to Alcester, Friday to visit friends.
The Airdome Electric theatre is now
open to the public. Admission lOc.
Mr.. Chas. Bovee and daughter Cam
lille were shopping in Sioux City, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Copeland went TO
Sioux City Saturday for a few DAYS visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. DeGrush and Miss
| Gertrude Murdoch we're passengers TO
Yankton, Friday.
DR.. A. B. Halves was transacting
business and visiting old friends in the
city the past week.
Eugene Chausee returned Monday
from Sioux City where he has spent the
past week visiting relatives.
Mrs. B. A. Rozel and Miss. Ella
Cline attended the W. r. c, Conyen-
ton held in Pierre this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mccoy returned
from Sioux City Friday, where they
have been visiting the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NILS Lund returned
home from GayviIle, Monday where
they have been visiting relatives.
We are making some cheap prices
on coal for next winters delivery.
g. M. SLAGLE CO. Phone .. Box 43.
Mrs. Nick BjOrnstad and children Of
Madison, S. D., visited the past week
at the home OF her brother, H. 5. Sogn.
WANTED:-Enrrles for automobile
road race for The Fourth of July
Purse $75. Apply TO
DR.. WT. F. Bushnell.
Miss June BOvee who has been at.
tending business college at Huron has
returned to her home in this city to
spend her summer vacation,
Fancy Screen doors and window
screens, all size.
F. M. Slagle Co.'S Lumber Yard,
Elk Point, S. D. phone ! Box 40.
On recent drives through this section
OF the county we cannot but remark
about the fine condition of the crops.
The corn is in many places far
above the knees.
VIM. Metz has now opened his new
Airdome Electric theatre and the pic
the homogeneous becomes acquainted
with his outfit.
We reported change of time on the
Sioux Falls run last week. at that time
the train was arriving twenty minutes
earlier. Now another change has been
made and the afternoon train coming
from the north will leave here at $50
instead of at $40 as mentioned last
week.
One OF the ha rdest rain and wind
storms that has visited this section OF
Union county last Friday. 1t sure did
rain some. One and eight-tenths OF
water fell in this vicinity just about an
hour. There was little hail with the
rain but as far as we have heard it did
no damage and the rain did great
deal of good.
Banker Cassill of Hudson, Henry
Groth and Mr.. Coleman, two of Sioux
county farmers, had hair raising ex-
perience in al auto accident coming
home from the good roads convention
at Sioux City last Thursday evening.
They were about twelve miles out from
Sioux City and were coming down a
hill. at the foot OF which the road turns
and runs close to the bank OF the Sioux
river. At the turn their auto skidded
and then turned up on its side against
three large trees. Mr.. Csssill was
caught between the auto and tree and
was held prisoner for more than hall
an hour before he could be extrtcated.
His leg was badly crushed and he sus-
tanned other injuries. Mr.. Groth was
pitched headlong down the bank and
nearly landed 10 the river. Mr.. Cole
man also sustained number OF bruises.
Another auto was secured and Mr..
Cassill was taken on stretcher TO his
home at Hudson where at last accounts
he was resting quite comfortably. II
viii be some time, however, before he
will be able to drive an auto again
Hawarden Independent.