Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-09
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is Elmer. Aurora county, Dakota.

The Letcher Blade looks better With
its new head"
W mere IS our meat market man? 1t
is time he was in business.
A herd Of 367 cattle passed here on
the way to Pierre, yesterday.
a new mail route has been establish
ed from Ft. Niobrara to Rapid City,
Geo. r. Bateman has been surprising
his house by giving it coat of paint.
G. B. Clark, Of Earlville Ills, was at
the Springs on business, last NEednes-
day.
Some more drouth" during the last
week; just enough to make the corn
grow.
For SALE.-Or trade. A. first-class
organ. For particulars enquire at this
Office. IF
! The foundations of Hon. r. Il. Petit
crews l25-barrel roller-mill, at st. Olaf,
Mlnnehaha county, has been laid.
Charles S. Eager was drowned in at
tempting to ford the Jimriye between
Forestburg and Letcher q week ago
Sunday.
Several more wagon loads Of pioneers
from. southeastern Nebraska, have
gone to join those who found claims
on the unsurveyed.
The Dakota Uuronite has completed
its third year, and is now in better
shape than ever before. Long may it
continue to grow old.
j. w. Shannon, of washington, has
not yet learned the art of getting off a
train Of cars when in motion without
spraining his shoulder.
Before another issue of the HERALD
Aurora county will have voted on the
court house bond question. 1t should
carry by large majority.
b. B. Orr has begun the erection of a
building 26x4O for his livery business
1t Will probably be finished so chat it
a.,
The Mt. Vernon Gazette now prints
four pages ut home. We congratulate
them on the increase of their business
that makes this increase necessary.
The item going the rounds OF the pa
peB to the effect that 400 teams and
800 men are at work ON the railroad be-
tween Letcher and Huron is q big
mistaken"
When the railroad men leave cars
standing on the track so as to blockade
the streets in DeSmet, the people Just
roll the cars into the ditch. Veil, dots
a goot way doc.
Mr.. S. Kenny, dealer in flour and feed
at Plankinton, has purchased lots east
OF the hotel, and begun the hauling of
lumber for building, which will prob
ably be put UP next week.
What about the Fourth of July /?
| We have heard several persons remark
that they wanted a celebration, but no
one seems inclined to call a meeting.
| Why should this be thusly?
Our chief compositor is badly "off
his feed, his head aches, and he don't
feel well himself. He hopes "Billy"
will be back before another week and
the paper again appear on time.
| Lew Hoes is going to give good
weight on his groceries if he don't
make a cent. If there isn't cheese
enough, he just slices off piece of his
finger, as he did last Wednesday.
Mrs. French and daughter, the ladies
who are to have charge Of Tarble &
Woodburn's hotel, came up last week
and are now keeping house for the
boys in the building first put up.
1t has been decided by the officers Of
the Dakota Sunday School Association
to postpone their annual convention at
| Mitchell till July 10th to 18th, on ac-
count Of the constitutional convention
at Huron.
Mr.. Stephens has his building enclos-
ed, the front in, and the lover floor
laid. He is croWding the work along
as rapidly as possible, and expects now
to have his stock Of goods by the mid
die of next week,
The hotel building Of Messrs. Tarb!e
u Woodburn has been enclosed since
our last issue aud is now rapidly aD-
preaching completion. Mr.. Livingston
expects to have the building finished
in about three weeks.
When parties take turkey gobblers
off OF peoples stables they should be
careful not to let them flutter as
Feathers may possibly tell which way
the bird went IF the gcbbler is re-
turned to Mr.. Is 30 questions viii be
asked.
The bridge between NeH York and
l5roGlslyn was the sceEt of a lam last
week that caused the crushing TO death
OF twenty persons. and the wounling
of about fifty more. The only reason
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