Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-24

The Alpena journal seems to have
awakened to the fact that their post
office doesn't materialize any faster
than did ours some time ago. This leads
the journal to exclaim: "Where is our
post office? Isn't Uncle Sam going to
wake up, or are other parties keeping
it back as long as possible for gain of
filthy lucre?
The Jerauld County News, publish
ed by Dunham 4 1ngham, at Wessing-
ton Springs, has been received. 1t is a
seven column folio, and bears evidence
on it's face of having been gotten out
under difficulties. Wehope the @boys"
will surmount all obstacles and give us
a paper worthy of the county. in which
it is published. &,
On the night Of Oct. 25th a spansof
dark bay horses and texas saddle
We're stolen from the barn of John M.
Flint, living eight miles north of Wa
terbury. A reward Of one hundred
dollars is offered; fifty for the horses,
and fifty for the thief; as yet no clue to
the missing horses has been obtained
Waterbury News.
Geo. r. Batemm and family returned
to Washington Springs last Saturday to
spend the winter. There is something
about the territory that makes it neces-
sary for party who has once lived
here to come back again. We are of
the opinion that it is because no better
place to live can be found on earth
than right here in Dakota.
Huron Times: Ira A. Heath brought
a piece of pottery to the Times Office,
Wednesday, that was found about sew
en- miles north Of NVolsey while exca-
waiting for a cellar. 1t was found three
feet under ground, is about eight inch
es in circumference, Of dark color,
almost black, and patterned after the
Mexican style Of pottery.
Hereafter Waterbury will be consid-
cred as within the boundaries of Jer-
auld county, and the News will take
the address-Waterbury, Jerauld coun-
ty, Dakota News.
Brethren, here's Cur GY-. We have
been waiting all summer for you to
conclude to be Deighborly, now let us
pull together and give Jerauid county
a boom.
E. G. Wheeler, the pioneer druggist
of Huron, and a noted Sunday School
worker, has failed with liabilities stat
ed to be $14,459.O5, and assets amount
ing to ss6,350, Had Mr.. Wheeler been
a country newspaper he
might possibly have got trusted for As
cents, while his assets, figuring up the
old subscriptions, would have amount
ed to mi1lions-on paper.
q ltioU clIuCi SlltllIll w Cto OlU ldSU lSu11-
day a prairie fire was seen coming over
the hills southwest of town, and in
short time a messenger came up from
Grant Brothers place asking for help.
Our people responded at once, but the
fire had too much headway to be entire-
ly controlled. The Grant Brothers lost
about thirty tons Of hay and a sod sta
BILE; the house and granary had close
call but were saved.
The Waterbury News thus speaks of
a couple of our new county officers:
cdr. Melcher is a scholarly, well read
gentleman and from what we could
gather from personal interview with
him, we are led to believe that he will
do all in his power to have justice done
to the people in this part Of the county.
Mr. Spears is well fitted for the appoint
ment which he has received, aaad he
will, without doubt, perform the duties
Of his Office with credit to himself and
the cOmmunity."