The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1881-03-11
LOCAL. l.ll'O<I(>,

Mr.. J. Keenan,, of Hartford made
nsa pleasant call last week.
The name Of the p"Stotlicc al Hart
ford. has been changed from lNssr.
to Geneva.
MrLouls colhourn has been sick
with asthma the past week "r two.
but is now recovering.
W"or FOR SALE Twenty cords Of
wood for sale ut
tAwAED i >TENE\>oN'>.
Cash paid for hides, leIts and iur>,
+. W. TTORNDIkE X 60.
We understand that Mrs. Cha,.
Leet. Of Ort"uSillc committed suicide
to-day hN hanging herself in her home.
The can>e IL The rash deed is nn-
known.
The Bachelors social passed off
yer. pleasantly "Wednesday evening"
though the hnye were not OH, in as
lar.r Il forcl, a> usual. Tie next hop
will take place "Wednesday. March
23'l, and the members OF the ~ lhr
club afe expected t. he present,
Charlie. the little son 81 Henry
CHASER. was suddenly taken down
with brain fever about Il week ago.
and WAS for sonnet time III 4 very dan.
geroils condition, but We are happy to
state that lie Is now recovering. and II
Is hoped he will soon hc around again
rs usual.
Beser :. Evans, OF Bis Stone CITY. will
cheertully give any Information relative u
land matters, how to enter government land
under acts Of Congress, how and when to eli
ter contests, how and when TO make final
proof, or any other information relative to
land matters freely given They will also
furnish YOU tree ot charge one OF their new
sectional maps OF Grant county, Just publish
ed.
March I'd, VAS the date, and Frank
Thorndike was the happy father. It
was i darling little girl. an' Frank is
us proud Of her as 4 small boy with
his first pair Of new boots. The young
lady is doing we'll, and has already
II IS''lN N'i dill lily tldlioIl ~ ttlltIli lit
ncst social Of tho Bachelors Club.
The county commissioners decided
this week that the election held III tn"
Stll and 9Th precincts Of tire county
was illegal, This being the eusc il
shows the election last fall ai the
Whole Peoples ticket with Tire eNcep-
ton ot i iutice Of the peace hut rs
the present officers have alrri,dN duly
qualified. it is hardly likely that ANY
measures Will he taken by the contest
ants to has. them rlscated.
The owner ,lun lave it by al1ls lnI
IT, Mr.. Win. NJ kuSick. lie found il
one day last Week. aud the thing IS
supposed 10 have been blown ,tNaN
from some rlothcs-linr Mac /, III
innocent bachelor and he can make
cut what il WAS constructed foI. hut
unt Of his friends. who has examined
it. declares THAT il never belonged 10
ANY man and its elaborate frill, and
and rutlics gives it away aS III article
IF ladies wear. Mac wants ii taken
home Immediately. as il is oi no earth
" USE to him.
last week the HERALD printed
l.Mu extra copies, and the whole tdi-
ton WAS almost entirely sold before
tn. week was ont, We have bat i
] few copies left, and their proper dis.
trihutiun will strN. To- l.l the outside
world know what ". have been sl,ln.
here Tor the pas, Year. AND may pos.
klhly induce many VII. 1T. thinking II
leaving the Eas. to settle il, pnr ter.
tile ald highly favored county, and
save then, from hcin. dure,t into 20.
lng t. the barren Wastes ni Kansas or
Nebraska.
Bleser \ Evans, OF Big Stone City, have
secured tile agency tor Insurance companies
formerly reprc sented IL T. . William il
strictly liist elas eoml.nl..