Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-11

tiiDil MS idte Illness as TO De able to
ride upto The city.
Mr. Bancroft, OF Cedar Falls. Iowa,
ia his .brother-in-laW Mr. Ford OF
l01-b6 We're callers at the Herald Of
ice Thursday.
We We're in error last week in saying
that DR. Burr had sold one-haIf Of his
interest in this town to Mr.. Bowen;
Tile name should have been Bourne.
Before proving UP call on Batenlan
Il Mcdonald.
/ Messrs. Clementand stratton, togeth-
ers with the Misses Turner and Oscar
day from Huron, We're visitors at the
Springs last Saturday and Sunday.
There was a lost child on the Hills
last Sunday night; with visions of flu
ture bliss he forgot his road and tray
elled until nearly daylight. We didn't
say who!
Harry \. White, representing the st.
Paul Press was in town last Monday:
he intends writing a letter descriptive
Of the town which will be published in
the Press.
Messrs. Cross and Crow of t07-G5
have some fine graded Durham cattle
that were recently shipped in from
Iowa. Mr.. Crow also has among the
number a fine Holstein bull
Mr.. ". T. Carr, of Canton, has rent
ed the blacksmith shop of Messrs. Tar
bell & Woodburn, and will take pos
session thereof next week. See adver-
tisement in another column
DR.. Burr has sold half his interest in
the town Of Washington Springs to
Mr.. Bourne Of Boston, the same party
who is putting up the brick block on
north Main street Mitchell Capital.
All the papers needed for final proof
furnished by Bateman & Mcdonald.
Mr.. Woodburn has completed his
blacksmith shop just northeast OF the
HERALD Gtfice and is busy from morn
till night attending to the wants OF GUS
TONERS. His work speaks for itself;
give him d call.
a. full attendance at the NJ Il. Sun
day School next Sundsy is alnestly re-
quested. as the matter af organizing q
County Sunday School Association and
making arrangements for q Sunday
School picnic at the Springs will be
discussed. Let every one interested be
present.
Mr.. Chas. 4. Bourne, the gentleman
who recently purchased quarter in
terest in the townsite Of Washington
Springs WAS in the city a part of last
| week looking after his interests here.
He returned 10 Mitchell Thursday, and
| will soon be prepared to make his per-
manent residence at the Springs.
1t is q pleasure for us to announce to
our friends and patrons that the depart
ment has finally realized our great need
Of postal facilities. and have establish
ed an office at the Springs to be called
Delta. We GRE under special obliga-
tions to a number Of obligiDg gentle
men at kimball-Butfalo Herald.
c. G. Smith, like great many other
persons thought he had a perfectly safe
team that would stand without hitch
ing; he has changed his mind and after
he gets his wagon repaired will always
fasten the team When he wants to get
out OF the wagon and leave them. The
same Will probably be true oi' other
parties too sonic day.
The HERALD acknowledges She re-
ceirt of a complimentary ticket to the
second annual fair Of southeastern Da-
kota agricultural and Driving Park
! Association to le held at Mitchell, Sep
tember IL, II, 13 and IA, 1883. The pre-
miums amount to $500 With $1,000
special premiums by the citizens OF
Mitchell. For information address j
X. Smith, Secretary, Mitchell.
The townsite proprietors of Forest
burg advertise the Salient extension
thusly: and with the Chicago x
Northwestern survey from Sioux
Fails to Saleiil extended to this point,
makes it one Ct the most desirable
places for Investments, in Southern Da-
Iluta." And the Ietcher town-site
company states III their advertisement
that: ",The Chicago & Northwestern
viii extend the salem branch to Letch-
er. which for the present will be the
terminus Of the road
a county convention has been held
at Waterbury, Bj;f'>Jo county, at which
E. \ Herman, II r. Crandall and b.
| W. Cleveland were nominated Us coun-
tv commissioners and . full ticket OF
/ county officers was iils0 nominated 1t
is the purpose OF the county to petition
the governor to organize the county by
/ appointing the commissioners nominal
ted. Unless Buffalo county can oifer