Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Stetson Gospel.
Editors M]Ess1NGroS SPRINGS HFRAlD

Der n as IL comes 10 us week dICe!
week we see no correspondents item:
from this precinct we concluded it wa:
about time 10 note afew and sendthen
10 it's columns. Having been over
stocked with work is the cause Of ou'
being silent SO long. The past weel
has been cold and dreary, reminding
as that winter is almost here.
Mount Pleasant townships growing
very rapidly and in the nearfuture bids
fair to be n of the leading, township
in Jerauld county.
Mr.. Ed Kuster and John Toslpon OF
Waterloo, Iowa, have been here and
viewed some of the finest OF lands, but
being afraid of pure, health-pro'
,lucing water, returned TO rent again
May prosperity follow them.
Mr.. Frank Dewitt Of Wahoo. Ne.
hraska is here looking up land and is
well pleased with Dakota's fine soil and
thinks of making this his home in the
near future.
Messrs. Sowerwine, Gaily and Pryne.
nave threshed their flax raised on sod
and it yielded II bushels per acre. Mr..
iTurril has erected a new house.
Mr.. Lynns new house isnearing com
p%letion.
Mr.. Sullivan has built d fine new
mouse.
Mr.. Sowerwine and son have built a
new house 1G X "a.
Mr.. Barns has his residence nearly
completed.
Mr.. Miller is building q fine residence
on his claim,
Mrs. Williams presented her husband
with a fine II pound girl on the 18th
and Mr.. W. feels very proud over it
and values it at $4,000.
Prairie fires seem to be quite numer-
gus nowadays. One of great power
game from the southeast d week ago
to-day which started from the hand of
some worthless wretch some distance
from here. and at this point was about
..our miles wide. The losers, so far as
we have learned are Messrs. Williams.
o. E. Gatfin. C%rittenden. Harverson
Bros, Tryan, N. ]. Ingham, j. A. CAT
lin and Watson all have lost hay and it
IS a hard blow for them, We hope all
will take warning from this and make
fheir claims proof against running
fires. READER.
There is a tide in the affairs of com
inonWealths, which, if taken at the
flow, leads on to fortune. The ebb-
eide of adversely has ceased for the
people of Dakota. and a fun. sweeping
browning wave of prosperity will rol.
across our praines if we accept The
bvertures Of the tickle goddess For
Tune now. Division and statehood are
the factors that will work out the prob
lem Of success for Dakota. and these
a be secured only by earnest endea.
yor on the part Of ~ people. If We
evince by our actions that we are in
earnest, the justice of our claims will
stand more than equal chance of recog.
milton; whereas if we exhibit an apa.
thetic spirit, and fail to poll a full vote
on the 9th of November. congress will
be justified in the s%upposition that the
movement for statehood is one inau.
gurated by ambitious politicians, anC
not the spontaneous action of the PEG.
pie. We believethe importance of this
matter is not appreciated by the voters
of southern Dakota, and that they need
to be thoroughly aroused on The sub.
ject before thy will do their full duty
in the premises,-SiouX Falls Leader
The lager beer breWeries of Chicago
Will shake to their foundation stones
# the news is confirmed that comes
flom Dakota. Near the town Of Gray
in that territory, is a well-educateG
farmer. who is a graduate of one OF
the most noted agricultural colleges OF
Germany. BY a series of experiments
he has discovered that by feeding a
cow on hops. malt and corn she can be
transformed into a small brewery, and
made to produce the best quality of la.
ger beer. II is ready for use after be.
ing corked up in jugs for a day or two
Inter Ocean.
Some of our so-called prohibition
friends will now doubtless start a dali
ry.
Wonderful this. The eagle that was
shot by Charley Edison was a common
chicken hawk when it left the states.
but net long after it's arrival here. be
am a national bird. A similar meta
inorphosis took place in the case of
'kunnel' Ordway, the worthy son of
at
Bismarck. Wonderful country. indeed.
What grand prospects there are for ev-
erything. Come west, young man
come west.-Bridgewater Times,
The commissioner Of the geearnl
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