Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

1HueE d ueClSlQl( OIL Ille MISSOURI SILL
preme Court, affirming the validity Of
the new High License law of that State
the salQdnists Of the city Of st. Louis
are now required to pay an annual Ii
cense fee Of $1,4G.
The latest swindling dodge: Two
strangers, apparently, meet at a farm
ers house, manage to stay oyer night if
they can, and make a trade before they
leave IN the malning, in (which the
farmers name is wanted as 1: witness
to the contract, which afterwards turns
up as a promissory note fixed up in a
sum satisfactory to the sharpers.
Sanborn county has heen organized
by the appointment Of Hiram Rotlee,
S. j. Mitchell and John Tmnehill, COM
missioners the county seat being To-.
Gated at LetcheF, The Blade in com
mentinsg on the way the organization
was secured says; The only way to
get anything olltsof OrdWay is 10 buy
him or pound lAl!i on the. back. 'The
u 3laele s took, a ,fle latter allt llternatia u 4 4
We find the following notice of one
of the old boys who used to help us
make the Sioux Falls Independent a
success. We hope viii will find mil
lions in it,: "W. A. Williams, route
agent between Sioux Falls and Sioux
City, has received his patent for an inn
provement in mail sacks, by which the
label on the sack can be viewed while
distributing the mail. and reversed to
bring the same on the outside of the
bag when locked.
The force of men under Johnny
Kugler have made the Springs the
pleasantest place OF resort in the
northwest. The walks are all trimmed
out nicely, rustic seats put in and every
thing about them made to look as nice
ly, rustic seats put in and every thing
about them made to look as nicely as
nature assisted by art can make them.
An exchange says, Southern Da-
kota has yet to learn the power in un-
ion. These failures are good lessons
and we hope that these ambitious
young towns will profit by them." This
is not only true of southern Dakota as
a whole but it is equally true of every
town within its borders. Show us a
town where the people all work togeth-
er and we will show you town noted
for lis enterprise and progress On the
other hand no snrar indication OF a
town dried up and gone to seed can be
given than the one where each is jeal-
GUS of the other and fearful his neigh
Dor will reap some gain or have some
honor conferred upon him that he does
not get. The sooner this spirit is
cleaned out Of community the better
it will be for all concerned, and when
that point is reached it will be surpris-
ing how easy it is to accomplish re-
suits that can only be limited at as long
as Jealousy and strife are the dominant
feelings in the place. Another writer
says: Every new town and village is
happy in the possession of some pnblic
spirited men who spur their fellows to
eNertion. A village is often denomi-
mated a smart, active place simply be-
cause few leading men are enterpris-
ing, sagacious and public-spirited.
Brains, spirit and energy will triumph
over natural obstacles, 4 fertile soil
may be Of little value to q lazy com
munity, with careful cultivation may
render sandy plain productive. Many
u once thrifty town can date it's decay
from the removal OF some wide-awake
enterprising citizen. Few people ap-
preciate the real money value of their
public-spirited neighhors, and in far
too many communities live business
men meet with discouragements from
those who do not work themselves,
and seem to delight in preventing 9th
ers. 1t is unfair to expect a few men
to bear the burden OF making a reputa-
tiOn for d town, when u little co-opera-
ton among even its humblest citizens
can accomplish the most beneficial re-
suits. When all work together, great
results may be accomplished.
The Convention
Pursuant to the notice published in
In, 4,