Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-06
Work has begun on the building in
tended for the school house.

Work has begun on the building in
tended for the school house.
The question at the hotel is: "Who
frowed dat last froze cat f,lst?"
The church has received Il coat of
paint, work of j. & j. II. Kughler.
Prallie fires have already occasionel
heavy losses to farmers in Day county
News comes to us that gold has been
discovered in DAWSON county two or
three hours drive from Mitchell
Beware! young man of 1886. there
is a bad man in it, and he makes Coffee
Pots fly in the air when he gets mad,
Beware! ~
Another of the boys went Off to-
wards the railroad this week and Will
probably not come back alone-so we
are told, but we didn't say who.
Rev. Gross's fine resid deGces west of
the Springs is nearl3 completed. When.
completed this will be without doubt
the finest residence in .Jera,lld county,
MI. Sullivan owns a saloon in BoS-l
ton, and claims TO derive an income of
S2,4OOa week therefrom. Since it was
opened in August he has taken in SD
600, and Longfelluw's monument re-
mains unbuilt.
The annual coference of the Dakota
Mission OF the M. e. Church begins at
Huron next Thursday. We understand
that quite a number of our people will
be in attendance.
The buildings continue to go on to-
wards completion as rapidly as the
WorlSinen to be had can finish them.
Should the present weather continue
the new post Office building will be en-
closed next week.
What with the governor defying a
chief justice of the territorial supreme
court and his decisions, and the terri
torlal secretary and treasurer defy
ing the governor and his edicts, some
thing has got to bust, and that pretty
soon.-Y anllton Herald
Through the error Of the shippers or
the,express company the bundle of pa
per which should have been here for
this weeks paper was left and the one
we use this week gave us an amount
of labor after Thursday evening for
which we had not planned which will
account for the appearance Of this pa
per and oul being one day late.
Il new upright piano OF one of The
best makes-upright, not only in style
but in tone and tinisi-is one of the lat
est improvements at the hotel. This
class of instruments are not SO plenty
in this neighborhood but that it will
be pardonable in lis to express :; little
pride in this acquisition on the part of
Messrs. Tarble & Woodhurn,
We We're favored with u len2thy call
the other day from Mr.. j. L. HeintX Of
Crow Lake one of the solid men of Je-
rauld county who came here last spring
and has been doing his full share to-
wards building up this county. Since
last March he has expended in stos H.,
buildings and improvements over as5,-
WO, and the end is not vet. He has
this fall soWn some winter Wheat
which he says looks nice. He has also
begun the experiment of putting in
timothy to take the place OF the pra-
rie grass.
Pursuant to notice a meeting was
held at stephens Hall last Tuesday af-
teInoDn for the purpose OF considering
what could be done to induce the Meth
odist College OF Nakota to locate here.
7. L. Blank was chosen chairman
and w, |. Batenian, Secretary.
After discussion, on motion a COM
miLtee IF five was selected TO solicit
subscriptions for the purpose ef inluc-
ing the committee to locate the College
at this point.
4. B. Smart, T. l.. Blank, f. NJ. Ma
gee, w. J. Bateman and 7. Il. punn
We're appointed rs such committees
Another meeting was called for this
Saturday evening (Dct. eth) and on mo-
ton fhe meeting adjourned.
The Coyote is a 'Critter.''
Some Of the papers Of the territory
insist that the inhabitants CT Dakota
shall be called coyotes; We object.
The coyote is d ''critter' beside whom
the skunk and the Indian are gentle
men. We are rot . community of hen
thieves. ccwards, scavengers, etc. The
inhabitants OF Missouri bear an eDyia-
bic llicil naliie compared to that Of coy
ote would br,-~cotlaru Citizen.