Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-04

a grand excursion is promised to
washington Springs as soon as the r.,
H. is completed.
The pipe for the fountain has come
to hand and will be put in position as
soon as possible.
A Mr.. Bowen, of Boston, has pur-
chased Il quarter interest in the town
site OF Washington Springs.
S. B. and G. E. Clark, g. B. Dean, j.
ID. Mccormick and A. III. Maxwell were
visitors at the Springs and HERALD Of
flee this week.
d. A. Scott returned from Mitchell
yesterday; as usual he has been labor
ing for the town Of Washington Springs
all the time he has been gone.
@. w. p. Osgood and wife accompa-
MED by Misses Miles and Riddle, came
over to the city and helped us get out
this number of the HERALD. Call
again.
The Springs are each day becoming
more attractive. The work being done
is being done thoroughly and with the
start given by nature but little work
goes far towards making the park at
tractive.
+ gafhe Aurora County convention for
the nomination of delegates to the con-
stitutional convention met at Plankin-
ton last Wednesday, and S. L. Baker of
White Lake, Messrs. Il. G. Kennedy and
Frank 2. Baum of Plankinton, We're
chosen to represent that county.
Last Saturdays storm first struck the
earth near Hitchcock, Beadle county,
extending north nearly to Redtield,
passing directly east to the Mississippi.
The suffering towns are all in Minne-
sofa, although several farm houses and
many fields of small grain We're des-
troyed in Dakota. Eight are reported
killed, sixto badly injured, and eighty
five buildings wrecked DeSmet News
S. Duttun, from Blue Earth City,
Mimi, is spending a few days in this
neighborhood He has noticed the
great rush Of emigration from his place
to Dakota and he has been expecting
them all back, but after waiting for a
long time and no one returning he con-
'cluded he must come out and see what
had become Of them. He is now we'll
satisfied that his old friends are all in
good quarters, and he has about con-
cluded to cast his lot in with them.-
Mitchell Republican.
The new city OF Washington Springs,
in Jerauld county, is being much visit
ed by pleasure seekers from Plankin-
ton and surrounding towns, and prom
ises in a very short time to become the
finest resort in Dakota. The new ho-
tel, one Of the best in the territory, is
now open to guests. A complete sys-
TEN OF water works, with fountains
playing, beautiful picnic grounds, fine
drives and a hospital class of people,
are among the attractions Of the soon
to-be famed watering place and sum
mer reSort.-P Plankinton Free Press.
Dakota demands to be let into the
Union on the ground that it is of age,
having been organized territory since
March 1861 ard is a bigger. man than
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania put
together, or all the New England states
bunched, with New Jersey and Della
ware thrown in. 1T has 15n,932 square
mile and a population Of 100000, and
has taken a solemn oath that if she is
not admitted without any more fuss
and feathers she will kick the door
down. The Old girl is right. Let her
in.--Dultth Tribune.
Last Monday the report spread over
town like wild-fire to the effect that
the two Harrison brothers, of Planl1ins
ton, had shot Messrs. Rlackman and
O'Brien, whom they found on their
claims in the unsurveyed part of Jer-
auld county, killing Blackman and Sc
riously wounding OBrien. Since then
we have been unable to find any proof
to substantiate the story. What start
ed the report, or where it started no
body seems to know. However, we are
glad to know that the whole story was
u hoax, for we know the Harrison boys
to be quiet and law abiding citizens.-
White Lake Dispatch.