Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-12-14

BY Be TEn1AN & MCDONALD.
,yEss1NGToN SPRINGS. i. n.
Soiourner Ia. n, the colored lectpress
nd sibyl, died in Battle Creek,
Michigan ,Monday. aged los years.
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette: The
galway men may regulate time, but
they will have trouble when they tack
lie eternity.
1t sounds queer but true, q girl Of Is
is at the head of the silk culture of
this country. Her name is Nellie Lin
coin Rossiter.
st. PAU Dispatch: Two farmers saw
4 couple of dudes on a street III Mime
lpolis when one exclaimed; Gosh!
What things we see when we don't
have no gGL.".
Authorities at Washington direct
that all official communications with
The governor of Dakota be now adj
dressed to YaDkton and surrendered to
Acting Goyegnor Teller.
A. NJ. Irving general agent for Amer
IAN Express Co, is in the city. He has
appointed II. L. Warne, agent. Com
menced running to-day. Mitchell has
now the q. S. and American Express
Co's.-Mail.
During the year ending November
%, 1883. there were began 1,236 Divorce
suits in the Cock county, Chicago,
courts. Or these 122 We're dismissed.
55335 are now awaiting trial, and 729 di-
yorces We're granted. This is the great
est divorce record known.
Soon afterthe organization O thenew
houseof representatives, General Rose
Grams, Of California, viii introduce a
Joint resolution proposing an amend
mentto thefederal constitution forever
prohibiting polygamy within the ter
ritory ofthe United States and all places
within it's jurisdiction,
Rapid City Journal: Eastern Dakota
papers are publishing accounts of coal
discoveries made east Of the Missouri
in the territory. So far such discover
les have amounted to nothing. The
press of Eastern Dakota should turn
N and use it's influence toward opening
the reservation, in order to secure rail
:oad extension to the really valuable
coal mines of Wyoming. By this
means Eastern Dakota may obtain good
and cheap fuel.
The general manager of the Illinois
Central r.. r., in IN lnter-Qcean inter-
view, corrected a popular error about
the leased Iowa division Of his road.
Its lease does not expire till 1887, and
he asserts nn%equivocally, that il any
north and south line is to be built from
It's road, it must be with other backing
and money than theirs, forhis company
has had enough of railroad to operate
that pays only five per cent. 1t will be
ten years before such a scheme would
tempt his company.
Chicago, Dee. IA st. Paul special
says the skeletons Of twenty-three per-
sons and about the same number Of
horses were discovered in the northern
part Of Dickey county, Dakota, near
5he head Of the Moose river, by q party
of explorers a few days ago. Among
the skeletons were found brass cavalry
buttons. spurs and other effects Of
mounted men. They are supposed to
be the remains of some party travelling
with a cavalry escort, but there is no
record Of any such missing expedition.
The recent murder of the Maybees,
who We're undoubtedly murdered for
their money is another instance Of the
ioolishness Of keeping a large amount
VI iIlol1SJ l. pll lSolSlSllSCO. ~ ID
useless for people to attempt TO act in
The capacity Of d safety deposit insti-
tuition. 1t has always an attraction for
fhe dishonest. In this instance an old
servant in the p%oor-house, simply drop
ped in the a Of some tramps that his
old master always kept his money in
his home. This is the key to rob-
berry and murder OF a whole family.
Officials in the war department say
that Gen. Sheridan proposes to have
settled at the outstart by the president
and cabinet, and if they decline to do
so by congress, the question as to whe-
ther he or the secretary of war is in
command Of thearmy. There has been
4 dispute about this matter for MANY
years. Sheridan thinks that as gener-
81 OF the army, with over double the
salary received by the secretary of war