Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-06

.. j. ii. kugler are ready to make
contracts for anything wanted in tho
building line.
Drake u Mageehave added Insurance
to their line Of busines as will be seen
by reference to their card
Mr.J. kugler OF New York is visit
ing with his son j. II. Kugler. and
seems we'll pleased with the country.
DIR, II. G. shouse OF davenport, Iowa,
Mr.. Delos Wescott and j. Thomas. of
New \ ork were visitors at the Springs
the LIST Of the week.
The government land office at Mitch
ell has been moved and now occupies
rooms in the second story of Warne &
Burr's new brick block.
A warranty deed was picked. up on
the road betwoen here and Plankinton
this week which the owner can have
by applying to this office.
G. r. Nevin, of the White Lake Dis
patch was a welcome caller at the Her
aid office last Wednesday. He had
been taking in the county fair at HUI
ron.
y. A. Scott came up from Mitchell
last Thursday and stopped over night.
While here he disposed of several lots
and made arrangements for the COM
pletion Of the water works.
The wind and the rain for a day or
two has made the r.istling around of
stoves a necessity. At this writing
the storm has cleared away and beau
full Dakota weather prevails.
With this issue of the Herald we
give our readers the full text of the
Constitution prepared at Sioux Falls.
Read it over carefully and be sure you
know what you are voting for next
month.
j. II. Kughler has purchased a lot on
Barrett street with view of ultimate
ly putting in a turning lathe in con-
nection with his business Of building
and jobbing.
TIE Ladies' Mite society will hold a
Social at the Washington Springs hotel
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10th. Ar
rangements have been made for an en-
joyable time. Allare cordially invited.
Are your buildings and crops secure
from prairie fire? DO you know what
day some lunatic will set a FIRE? If
you do will you be kind enough to in
form your neighbors If not, hadn't
every one better prepare for the fiery
visitor now?
We have received the first number Of
the Daily Standard, published at Plan
kinton. Like the booming town it
halls from it's Z, ''boomer," Z column TO
lilo, and is credit not only to the city
but to Andrews & Rigg at we'll. Long
may it wave, and its shadow never
grow less.
We are requested to announce that
the parties having in charge The build
ing of the school house desire to have
the subscriptions all paid by the 18th.
The paper can be found at Mr.. Kenny's
store. A meeting of all interested is
requested at that place on the after
noon Of tie 18th.
The committee appointed to solicit
funds to secnre the location OF the NJ.
E. college is meeting with fair success;
SO far, the donations have been abso-
lute-conditional only that the College
shall be located in the immediate neigh
borhood Of the Springs. The commit
tee are confident that sufficient funds
can be obtained to make a fair show
ing for this place. Let there be a full
attendance at the meeting tonight and
give this matter such q boom that it
will make q success Of the enterprise.
The news COMES to us to-day, Friday,
that Hon. Jefferson T. Ixidder, Associ-
ate Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
this Territory died at st. Paul last Tues
day. Twice was Judge Kidder sent to
represent the Territory in Congress
and in Ill his official life he proved
himself OF the people ana for the peo-
pie. lie wore his honors We'll; none
knew him but to respect him,
In the death OF Judge l<idder, Dako-
ta loses an able jurist, an upright judge
and ali honored citizen.
While one Of out most prominent
citize1is was engaged in running a
moving machine on Thursday last, one
of his horses had the misfortune to
cast shoe, not niissiiig it until eve
ming he returned the next morning
with a horse and buggy in search OF
| the missing shoe but after spending SIX