Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-26

A free Reading room has been OPEN
ed in Huron.
Bert Bateman accompanied his sister
Mary to Appleton Wis; he will remain
for some time visiting.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. III ON
as is again improving after another
severe attack OF her old disease.
Iowa prospects for a coed crop this
year are rather poor. The Ames Intelli-
gencer says that May so far, has been
a cold unsympathizing menth. The
season is extremely backward, except
the cyclones, and they are unnecessari-
ly forward.
The building committee of the First
M. +. Church met last Monday evening
for the purpose of selecting i, location
for the church on the townssite. After
due consideration and looking the
ground over they finally selected the
block south and west of Tarble and
Woodburn's hotel building.
Mrs. Geo. r. Bateman, whose health
has been very delicate ever since her
severe sickness last winter, started on
last Wednesday morning for her fa-
theirs, in Appleton, Wis. The best
wishes of her large circle of friends
here, go with her for a safe journey
and a speedy recovery to her usual
health.
We understand that the mail line
from Miller to Elmer and back once a
week, beginning July 1st, has been sub
let to Mr.. A. b. Smart, of this place for
$3.50 per year; if Elmer was the initial
point on the line IS per week would
not seem SO small; but having to start
from Miller on Friday returning Satur-
day, makes the wages pretty small for
one living here.
The HERALD has the pleasure of
extending the right hand of fellow
ship to, and introducing to our readers
Mrs. Stephens, and Mrs. Terrill who
have come all the way from Pennsyl-
vania to join their husbands here at
the Springs. May their continued stay
here be mutually agreeable and profit
able to themselves and their new neigh
bors and friends.
Much excitement prevails at LaBeau
Dakota, says the Huron Leader, over
the discovery of vein of coal on the
banks Of Swan creek adjoining the
town site. The shaft has only been
sunk about fifteen feet, and the indi-
cations are Of the most encouraging
character. So soon as the proper tools
are procured work on the shaft will be
resumed, and if as anticipated, a vein
of coal Is developed, it will prove a
great boom to central Dakota
MAYBE.-The "Mac" part Of this con-
Germ has a cousin publishing the HER
AID at Washington Springs. He likes
the News, and all that, but says we
spell our name like heathen. Maybe.
But we are little heathenish and can't
just see why if Nc spells Mac, Jc don't
spell Jack, or Sc spell smack. Wen
stick to the plain old way, ii you please,
and if our ancestors were Scotch pi-
rates" yours were too = DeSmet News
You see, great minds differ and yet
the world rolls on.
The Commissioner Of the general
land office at Washington has issued
the following instructions In relation
to making final proof: "The intent Of
the law is thot the corroborative testi-
mony should be made by witnesses who
actually reside in the immediate vicitl-
ity of the claimant, and are fully ac-
quainted with the land and all the facts
as to the claimants residence upon and
cultivation Of the SAME. The testimo-
ny Of those who only occasionally pass
the land, or only know 10y common re-
pute that the claimant resides there, is
not competent proof. Witness must be
persons entirely disinterested in the
claim. and c0gnizant, of their own
knowledge Of I'LL the facts set forth III
the proof during the entire period of
the alleged residence and cultivation"
The fact that q homestead or pre-elnp.
tiOn claimant cannot furnish the tieces-
sary proof by neighbors, but has to des
pend upon his attorney and broker to
make the same, casts suspicion upon
the transaction, and tends to show col
lusion iii the making of such proof.
AURORA COUNTY MATTERS.
Dakota Free Press.
Good butter seems to be in great de.
mand here. A good creamery is what
we want, and one would prove protita-
bic from the first.