Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-28

nent of Mr.. Peter j. Wieland in an
other column. Mr.. Wieland is prac-
5ical miner and well digger, and any
work entrusted to him will receive
prompt and careful attention. The
Roach brothers are also located with
Mr.. Wieland in section 34-108-64 and
are prepared to do all kinds of general
team work.
Mr.. Theron Akin, son Of our towns
man Ethan Akin, has moved from To-
wa to Washington Springs, Dakota,
where he is now engaged in the real
estate business and is enjoying a lucra-
tive patronage. The Governor Of Da-
kota N. G. Ordway, by the way, is a
warm friend of Hon. Stephen Sanford.
Il Amsterdam (N. " Daily Recorder.
Mr.. Sanford is an uncle of Mrs. Ak
in.
Mr.. Round has, we think, just reason
for his desire for hotel at the Springs.
The only place he coeld find for his
team last Sunday night was the cattle
barn Of Mr.. r. S. Bateman, which is
fitted up with stanchions expressly for
cattle. Monday morning when MIR.
Round went to look after his horses he
found that one Of them had got fasten-
ed in the stanchions and broken it's
neck. The horse was valued at $3.50.
Mr.. r. S. Batemari who has been east
for the last six weeks soliciting funds
for the church building at this place
returned on the 18th inst. He reports
his efforts successful; having secured,
here and abroad, cash and pledges to
the amount of $ The lumber for
the building has been purchased and is
expected at Washington Station as
soon as the Railroad Company can haul
| it.
The newspaper man may take a lit
tie consolation over a new postal law
that has been passed. Persons whole
light in swind1ing the publisher are re-
quested to bear in mind that this law
makes the taking of a newspaper and
refusing to pay for the same, theft, and
any person guilty of such action is lia
BILE to ordinary criminal proceedings
the same as if he had stolen goods tt
the amount of subscription.-Charle'
City 1ntelligencer.
The Kingsbury County News come
to hand with the announcement tha
hereafter it viii be presided over by J
w. Hopp and G. B. Macdonald. Look
} ing over the paper we were inclined t
/: commend it as being far above the az
erage of country papers, but when w
came across that name-Well we hav
our opinion of a Mcdonald that will
5 write his name like a heather even i
' he is a cousin-barring this the pape
is a good one. Success to you.
/ We acknowledge the receipt of a.
t invitation in blue silk and gold to b
g present at the Masonic Grand Lodge 0
5 Dakota which meets in Rapid Cit
e June 18th next. These meetings hav
been very pleasant from the first OF
e ga11ization Of the GRAND Lodge and tn
fbrethren in the Black Hills are deter
mined that nothing yet experienced i
: the "cow counties" shall surpass tn
$ welcome and hospitality to be exteno
ed the Lodge at it's next meeting.
s "The Northwestern road at latest az
: counts had not revoked the order
n agents to receive no car lots Of imm
e grant goods bound for points on it's ID;
kota line. The old blockade is not "
cleared, and there is lumber and me
l. chandise needed for the Immigrant
e that have already gone in before an
!, more are allowed to start. And "
e 1O5 engines are now pulling trains
x the Northwestern between WinoT
IS and Pierre. All the engines that the
d is room to work,haye been sent fro
l. other divisions. Whaat tlre exod'
would be If there was motive power
carry it across the Red Sea OF settl
- ment into the Canaan Of governme
:, ) land is beyond imagining. The 9th
~ ~ roads leading into the free lane
~ though not blocked are strained
" their utmost to forward immigran
y. ~ and their goods. The movement we
;f = of immigrants and their goods. II
= movement west of immigrants usu'
ly grows during April and reaches
height in the latter part OF May. II
10 only holds at what it is now for Il
H. next two months there will not be
is tillable quarter-section of governme
nf land in the part Of the proposed sta
N of Dakota east of the Missouri by t
Il Fourth of July.''-SionS City Journ
o A Voice from the North.
Nilchall CapifoI