Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-28

sington Springs, Jerauld county, was
issued by w. I. Bateman and G. w.
Mcdonald on March Oath. 1t is neatly
printed and well edited Dakota HUI
ronite,
A Texas farmer invested $3.50 in a
1O-acre grove of 1000 black walnut
trees ten years ago and the nuts bring
him $1,000 a year now. In another ten
years he expects the grove to be worth
S5O,M.
The professional card of Mr.. j. f.
Ford appears in another column. AS
MIR. Ford is well known to most of our
readers it will only be necessary for us
to mention the fact that he is ready
for business.
The Huronite tells how John Shee-
han who was asleep in the cupola of a
caboose on the freight train was start
Jed 1laa. anether trains whistle and fell
to the floor fractrring three ribs and
otherwise bruising him.
A Vassar student challenges the
world on gum-chewing match. She
agrees to chew 100 sticks Of gum in
100 quarter hours, allowing twenty laps
of the tongue to each stick. Shoemak-
er's wax to be ruled out.
The HERALD would again return
heartfelt thanks to the Aurora County
Standard and Dakota Free Press for
favors received. Should opportunity
present we will try to demonstrate
that we are not ungrateful.
We (not the fighting "we' but the
other one) would return thanks to the
friends who so kindly assisted in get
ting our cabin "over the Hill;" Geo.
r. Bateman, H. Blowers, Mr.. Hinch-
lift, Jno. Vessey and the Broth
ers.
Letters cannot be sent for two cents
before October, nor will unstamped
checks be cashed at banks before July
LIST. The tax ON bank capital and de-
, posits, however, ceased March Sd, while
the changes in the tax on tobacco will
begin on May LIST.
Time table No. 10 of the D. G. R'y
contains a schedu[e for 80 trains. With
!. the "wilds" about 40 trains per day are
T run over this division. Last yeal
\ there were Is freight and 4 passenger
\ crews. Now there are 81 freight ant
Z passenger crews Huronites
Here is coilundrum which We d
not remember to have seen in print
''Why is a pig looking out of a secon'
story window like the moon?" "Be
e cause it looks round" If anybody tri
: umphantly retorts that the moon doe
Z not always look round you can repl
that the pig doesn't either.
= A new counterfeit dollar has beel
S put in circulation, regarding which
takes an expert to detect It. Th
: weight, size and color are the same a
y those of the genuine, and has the sam
) ring Ex.
II they are as good as that how ar
they to be told from the genuine?
5, The Black Bird Brigade CONSISTING
+ of hardy pioneers representing state
of the Union, were the first to visit ou
e new office located at Wessingto
). Springs, Jerauld Co., D. T. The boy
e were pleased with the Springs and eS
pect to locate here soon and engage i
= business. They subscribed for tn
. HERALD of course.
: One thousand cars loaded with in
migrants stock and movables wei
le moving west towards central Dakot
e between Winona and Tracy, on tn
l. Winona & st. Peter road last wee
Monday morning. Sleepy Eye report
le 13O cars left there for central Dakot
h. on Saturday, the same tfumber on SUI
er day aid as many more On Monday.
In order to facilitate the haitling
-, lumber Mr.. Scott had a temporal
~ bridge built across the Firesteel. TT
~ ~ high water succeeding the rain mac
- it "too utterly temporary and no
people have to pull through the inr
oe again. Wonder why Aurora count
IS don't bridge that stream, anyway,
y they desire the trade Of jerauld cou
IS ty?
IN The Aurora County Standard can
ed out last week enlarged to an eight ci
an ,,mn quarto. We are glad to note tn
ur evidence OF prosperity on the part
the "boys.'' They publish tip-t'
H. good paper and the people know
of hence the necessity for enlargln
w Hope they may soon have to publish
20 nine column sixteen page sheet eve