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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
Court Recprd.

District Court April term, 1888, convened
at Plankinton April 9th, 1888. A. J. Edger-
ton, Judge; E. G. Smith, District Attorney;
Joseph Stifier, Sheriff and B. H. Sullivan,
Clerk. The following is the
RECORD:
Henry Hoffman VS.. B. Fl. Sullivan and w. M
Smith Continued.
s.. B. Clark & Co. VS.. Opel g. Robinson and
M. Opel. Stipulated that plaintiffs take
| judgment.
Tackerberry, Van Keuren s. Floyd VS.. Opel
& Robinson and n Opel. Referred.
Clark, johnson g. Co. VS.. Opel s. Robinson
M. Opel. Judgment for plaintiffs.
Milton Tootle ct al vs.. Opel s. Robinson
Referred
L. W. Adams VS. Opel g. Robinson. Referred.
II. B. Glover & Co. VS. Opel g. Robinson
Judgment.
Andrew, Treadway 81 Co. VS. Opel & Robinson.
Judgment.
Pool, Gilman & Co. VS. Opel s. Robinson.
Referred.
John Bell & Co. VS. Opel s. Robinson.
Geo. H. Atwell &c &c
Wemont, Howard & Co. vss'
Cummings, Smith g. Co. '
Referred
Empire Fur Co. VS. Opel g. Robinson.
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. VS. Opel g. Robinson.
j. V. Farwcll & Co. /" !"
Judgment.
Tootle, Livingston 81 Co. VS. John Cosgrove &
Co., defendants, Dommick Cosgrovc, intervene
or.
Intervention disallowed. Judgement for
Plaintiff by default.
E. C. Palmer VS. John Cosgrove s. Co., Dom
mick, intevencor.
Intervention disallowed. Judgment for
plaintiff by default. e,
P. A. Saunders vs. John Mathison.
Judgment for plaintiff.
Territory Of Dakota VS. A. s. Walratl, def,
selling liquors without license.
Territory of Dakota VS. A. s. Walrath, def,
selling liquor to minor.
/ Bound over to apper at next term court
Territory of Dakota VS. A. s. Walrath, def,
selling liquors without license.
| Paid fine $50 and costs.
Territory of Dakota VS. Schumacher IL Wichcrt,
/ selling liquors without license.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Bound over to appear at next term court.
Territory of Dakota VS. Schumacher & Cos
grove, selling liquors without license.
Bound over to appear at next term court
Territory Of Dakota VS. Schumacher u Thomp-
son, selling liquors without license.
Fine of Thompson suspended. Schumacher
fined $3.50 and costs.
Territory of Dakota VS. A. s. Walrath, selling
liquor to minors, Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. Schumacher & Wicll-
ert, selling liquor to minors. Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. Albert Schumacher,
selling liquor to minors. Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. Schumacher q Wich-
ert, selling liquor to minors. Bound over
Territory of Dakota VS. Schumacher s. Cos
grove, selling liquor to minor. Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. John D. Stephens, per-
jury. Bound over
'TArritory Of Dakota VS. T. S. Darling, grand
Territory Of Dakota vs. T. s. Darling, grand
larceny.
Territory of Dakota VS. Jas McGinncs, selling
liquor without license. Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. John Goers, selling
liquor without license. Bound over.
Territory of Dakota VS. W Hubl, selling liquor
without license. Bound over.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
COUNTY. DAKOTA.

JERAuLD COUNTY, DAKOTA.
The proposed new county of Jerauld
which is to be voted either into exis-
tence or out Of existence on the 18th
inst., is comprised Of townships 1906
107 and 10s, Ranges s63-e4-65-66 and
81. or about 345,o 900 acres; of this num-
Der, after deductlng all the rough land
there will be about 100000 acres capa-
ble of cultivation--all of it being of
the best quality of prairie land.
The surface of the new county is
rather phenomenal one for south
eastern Dakota; the eastern part is
undulating prairie tl.ickly set with
small lakes the outlets of which unite
and form what is known as the north
branch. Of the Firesteel. Running
very nearly through the center of the
county north and south are what are
known as the washington Hills-an
elevated "tableland" some so to $50
feet above the valley land. This ele-
waited plain or coteau, back short dis.
tance from it's eastern edge. is rolling
prairie studded with small lakes the
outlets of which form the west branch
Of the Firesteel and Crow Greek. The
soil is deep and rich, composed of a
black loan mixed with clay, lime and
an accumulation of decayed vegetable
matter which renders it dry and warm
for early spring seeding.
The numerous lakes and streams TO-
gether with the protection given to
stock bv the bluffs and Hills makes
this one of the best regions of the
west for grazing purposes. The grass
es are those best suited by nature for
Illuminating animals, and as a conse-
quence stock does we'll the year round
without grain.
There is but little timber in this
county, it being confined to the gulches
running back into the Hills. Enough
has been found so far for the use of
the settlers for sheds, stables, fuel, etc.,
the latter now bringing $3.50 to $500
per cord.
The society in this new county is as
elevated and refined as any IN the
EASTERN or middle states, AS a COM
mnnity possessing all the elements of
sterling worth it stands without ri
val in any part of the territory-one
of it's principal tenets being temper
ance, actual ard practical.
Lying as the new county does be-
tween the two great railroads of the
territory it can be reached from either.
From Mitchell, Plankinton and Huron
there are semi weekly stage lines leav-
ing Mitchell and l'lankinton Tuesdays
and Fridays, and Huron and Wessing-
ton Springs Wednesdays and Satur-
days. These lines are both prepared
to convey passengers. The stage
routes are the precursors of the rail-
roads and as stages are found neccssa-
ry on east and west and north and
south lines we expect at no distant
dav to see at least two railroads here.
To those who first come to the new
county willing to work they will find
those now here ready to join with
them that unitedly we may build up
county that will be a credit to its resi-
dents and pride to the great territory
of which it forms a part.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
Notice to Tax.Raysrs.

County Treasurer's Office. Plankinton, D. T.
April 18th, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that on and after the
first day of May next, shall proceed accord
ing to law to collect all imp aid personal taxes
by distress and sale Of personal property.
j. M. CAMPBELL.
Treasurer of Aurora Co.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Among the visitors at the Springs
last week were Messrs. j. w. Shaw. J,
G. Strickler and j. G. Bushon, all of
Findlay. Ohio. They are all gentle
men OF sterling worth and ample
means and will at once invest their
property in the new town. To all such
the HERALD bids a hearty welcome.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

TIE Grand Jury after visiting the different
county offices in town reported the books of
the various officers as being kept with neat
ness and accuracy. They also reported that
the building of a court house and vault was
an absolute necessity for the accommodation
of the officers and for the safety of the books
and records of the county.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

IN discharging the grand jury Judge Edger-
ton complimented them upon their industry
and intelligence. If all the future grand juries
OF Aurora county are as good as the first the
citizens will have no cause for complaint
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Br an oversight the Following resolution
was omitted in the report Of the meeting held
at!Parsons post Office on April Sd: Resolved,
That we as citizens of Aurora county are de-
te1mined to know beyond the possibility of a
doubt whether we are ruled by the majority
or by the few.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

An effort is being made in Mitchell to erect
monumen to the memory of Andrew John
son and Geo. w. Julian, the originators of the
homestead law.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

MI. Thomas of Davenport, Iowa,
was up looking over his claims in ST.
1o7-G5 last Wednesday.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Be sure and get ont to tho polls On.
Tuesday next and see that all your
get out and vote.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

E. 2. Groves. of Luverne, MINI.
was at the Springs last week seeking
location. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with the town and its
prospects and will doubtless cast his
lot with us.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

We call the attention of our readers to the
new ''ad'' of Ayers & Barnes in this issue.
They have just received an immense stock of
hardware and machinery.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

The rush for land increases faster
than the days grow longer. si,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

CouNrY clerk Anderson, of Aurora county,
was in the city Friday. Mr.. A. is one of the
Oldest settlers in hiscounty, and went to Plank
inton early in 80, and hrs seen the town spring
up from 9 dozen buildings to city of 500 in
habitants. Mitchell Mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Hon. L. o. Howe, postmaster gener-
al, died in Kenosha, Wis.,, last Sunday
morning OF pneumonia, after q very
short illness He had been United
States senator eighteen years. and held
other positions OF responsibility, state
and national. Judge Howe was a man
of very high personal character,
strong convictions and positive per-
sonality. He WAS highly respected by
all who aver came in contact with
him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
Vote for division!

Mr.. johnson from Minneapolis who
has located about two and u half miles
south of town will move to his claims
as soon. as l,e can procure lumScr. 81
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

NOTE the advertisement of r. P. Minis & Co.
of Mitchell. The HERALD can always be found
at their News Depot.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
Vote for division!

Have all your neighborssvote for |di-.
vision! ~ .st - Il
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Mr.. Hanford, of Marshalltown, Ia,
who has taken CLAIMS In 24.107 65,
came in with his family and house,
hold effects the FIRST OF the week.
There are number of families in the
settlement all come with the intention
of making this their home and. will do
their full share iE, building up the
comm monwealth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

Now is the time to test your seed corn. DO
not wait till you want to plant. -
The Plankinton papers chronicle athe arri-
val at that place of Charley Walters. nthey
can settle that country with as good as he, the
population of Aurora county will not be q
drawback. k.-Eldora Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
WE guess it's herc-sprlng.

KEEPING saloon in Aurora county is not
very profitable business
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
v: y i 5ATE%sAASEib 5NAsTpEosAEb, Editors and Publisher.
TERMS :-ssoo FER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

,nvxRr1s1Nc.-Term OF advertising made
known on application.
Extra copies of the HERAlD can be procured
at the postoffices at Pankinton. Elmer and
sullivan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

The Importance Of q full vote next
Tuesday cannot be 0yerestimated. As
it will give US not only \ better rating
but better standing as a
county.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

lO!--00 iaSI wednesday. ie2H
Be sure and get ont to tho polls on
Tuesday next and see that all your
neighbors get out and vote. ....,
--s>--------i.n III
Vote for division! = s,is l;s.Ef
t.s9iS,a #
Mr.. johnson from Minneapolis who
has located about two and half miles
south of town will move to his claims
as soon as he can procure lumtrr. -
3. q. Groves, Of Luverne, MINI.
was at the Springs last week seeking
a location. He expressed himself as
highly pleased with the town and its
prospects and will doubtless cast his
lot with us.
Among the visitors at the Springs
last week were Messrs. j. W. Shaw, j.
G. Strickler and j. G. Bushon, all of
Findlay, Ohio. They are all gentle
men OF sterling worth and ample
means and will at once invest their
property in the new town. To all such
the HERALD bids a hearty welcome.
.{Sgit
NOTE the advertisement of r. r. Mills & Co.
of Mitchell The HERALD can always be found
at their News Depot.
MIR. Hanford, of Marshallt0wn, Ia,
who has taken CLAIMS in 24.1O7 65,
came in with his family and house.
hold effects the FIRST Of the week.
There are a number of families in the
settlement all come with the intention
of making this their home and, will do
their full share iE, building up. the
commonwealth.
The Importance Of q full vote next t
Tuesday cannot be Overestimated. AS
it will give US not only \ better rating
politically but better standing as q
county.
All those desiring work done in the
line Of stone masonry, ETC.. should call
upon MI. Joseph Palmer. His address
is Elmer, and any order left with Mr..
p. r. Barrett at the post office will re-
'ceive prompt attention.
1t has heen u question in the minds
of great many in this part of the
county as to who are entitled to vote
on the division of the county on the
18th. The bill calling for the division
does not specify who are or who are
not electors, although it says that the
election shall he conducted in all res
poets the same as general elections.
From the fact that the division is !,
question of as much interest and i'm.
portance to those who have recently
taken their claims in the county as to
those who have resided here for
the length of time required by law
for voters at general elections (vlz. 90
days. aud from the fact that the quail.
i6cations Of voter are not defined in
the bill, it looks to US as merely mat.
ter of justice that all residents of the
new cnunty- be entitled to vote on
this question.
Now is the time to test your seed corn. DO
not wait till you want to plant.
THE Plankinton papers chronicle athe" arri-
val at that place of Charley Walters. nthey
can settle that country with as good as he, the
population of Aurora county will not be .
draw back. k.-Eldora Ledger. H
WE call the attention of our readers to the
new s'ad'' of Ayers & Barnes in this issue.
They have just received an immense stock Of
hardware and machinery.
White Lake.
Miss May Ryan is confined to bed Of sick
ness. Our land agents are locating scores
of settlers in Charles Mix and Buffalo coun-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14

All those desiring work done in the
line of stone masonry, ETC.. should call
upon MI. Joseph Palmer. His address
is Elmer, and any order left with Mr..
p. r. Barrett at the post Office will re-
'ceive prompt attention.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30

power TO push up through eight inches of
heavy clay soil, yet our results obtained
last season by exceriment showed q
quicker vegetation and, as we imagined,
better stand from seed planted one
fourth inch than deeper. Hence, it seems
quite reasonable to infer that the com
paoting of fine soil about the seed is of
more importance than merely the depth
of planting,
Mr., SUEn FOSTER, of Iowa, one of the
original advocates Of the superior quail
lty OF the catalpa for western tree plant
ers, has been subjecting specimens to o
severe climatic test. He says, in the Iowa
Homestead: 81 have more confidence in
the hardness of the catalpa, this spring,
than L ever had before. Last winter [
kept the snow shOveled away from a row
all winter, and this spring they are alive
and the roots look as fresh as those blan-
keted with good covering of snow. I
have no doubt that the ground was
frozen four feet beneath them. The tips
of many seedlings are killed fewinches,
but have seen none much damaged"
PROBABLY most gardeners have OBJ
served the fact that Paris green usually
has no effect upon squash bugs. This
is because all true bugs-as the squash
bugs, lice, ETC., have a beak OF pro-
boscis with which they puncture the
epiGermis of the leaf and sip the juices
from its interior. In this way they
avoid the poison by sticking their beaks
through it. A good way to capture
squash bugs is to lay pieces of boards
under the vines and the huOa crawIin Or
under them at night, can be captured
early in the morning. The bugs are
usually found with their feet against
the boards, pressing their backs to the
earth to keep them warm. passenger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
Georgians Digging Pits.
From the Monroe Advertiser. !

A number of the people of Monroe
County are digging pits to protect them
from the next storm that comes along.
There is evidently no way to insure
safety against the fearful tornadoes
which of late years have swept over the
country; but the thing that comes near
est to promising safety is pit, and we
are glad to know that some of our people
are providing themselves with them. G.
r Curry, Pritchard, G. W. Walker and
John Searcy and perhaps some whose
names we have not heard, have already
dug pits and others are preparing to do
so. " I hear you have dug pit to pro-
tect you from the storms, said Metho-
dist to a Primitive Baptist Saturday.
"Yes, L have" was the reply. swell.
if you Hardshells, who believe that
whatever will be will be anyhow have
gone to digging pits, it is high time
t 4: We Methodists were at if.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
A Case of Mistaken Identity.
From the Detroit Post.]

A young society gentleman of this
city, who is very short-sighted, recently
made a call on q family on Sproa5 Street
and spent very pleasant evening with
some young ladies who reside there. II
happened that he passed the house every
day to 60 to his meals, and naturally,
after passing IN agreeable evening there,
he looked that way as he passed in the
morning. As he did SO he saw the ro-
tund form OF the lady of the house on
the front steps and he made an agoniz-
ipgIy polite bow. At noon she happened
to be there again, and this time he lifted
his hat clearly off his head in Difference
to the mother of the charming young
ladies. At nightfall, as he hurried by,
she was again on the front steps and he
stopped to speak.
''Gocd evening, Mrs. -" he said,
blandly. THE air is delightful this
evening""
No answer.
81 hope you are quite well, and the
young ladies also"
Not syllable.
''Do you intend to have garden this
year @
The same unbroken silence. Then the
young gentleman extended his hand and
touched the sitting-room coal-stove,
which had been set out early in the morn
ing and remained there. He made few
base-burner remarks, and row he is
looking for the man who said ''Excuse
me, madam, when he ran against COW,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
The Son of a Good Mother.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette-l
The death of the mother of Gen. Grant
suggests thoughtfulness, upon the pa
rentage of the man who is unquestion-
ably the most notable figure in the most
memorable chapter of our history as a
people. Gen. Grant was the son of a
strong man and good woman. His
father was known fog remarkable ener-
gies and infexible will. He was re-
marked among his neighbors for his
rugged power, and in the affairs In which
he mingled he naturally asserted leader
ship. The generals mother was an un-
assuming, serenely faithful Methodist
lady, a. model of sweet, old-fashioned,
genuine simplicity and piety, whose
deepest consciousness was that it was
the pars of man to be dutiful, and that
all the glory should be given to God.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30
The Boomerann Man on Rollers.

From the Laramie Boomerang
The roller skate is hayward little
quadruped. tits as frolicsome and morein-
nocent looking than lamb, but for inter-
fering with ones upright attitude in the
community it is perhaps the best ma
chime that has appeared in Salt Lake
City. .s
Ones first feeling on standing up on a
pair of roller skates is an uncomfortable
tendency to come from together. One
foot may start out toward Idaho, while
the other as promptly strikes out for
Arizona. The legs do not stand by each
other as legs related by blood should do,
but each shows a disposition to set up
in business alone, and leave you to take
care of yourself as best you may. The
awkwardness of this arrangement is APP
parent. While they are setting up indie
pendently, there is nothing for you to do
but to sit down, and await future de-
velOpments. And you have TO sit down
too, without having made any previous
preparations for it, and without having
devoted as much thought to it as you
might have done had you been consulted
In the matter.
One of the most noticeable things at
a skating rink is the strong attraction
between the human body and the floor
of the rink. If the human body had
been coming through space for days and
days, at the rate of million miles a
second, without stopping at eating sta
tons, and not excepting Sundays, when
it strikes the floor we colild understand
why 1t struck the floor with so much vio-
lence. AS it is, however, the thing is
ineEplicable.
There are different kinds of falls in
vogue at the rink. There are the rear
falls and front falls, the Cardinal VOL
sey fall, the fall one across the other,
three In a pile and so on. There are
some of the falls that 1 would like to be
excused from describing. The rear fall
Is the favo1ite. 1t is more frequently
utilized than any other. There are two
positions in skating, the perpendicular
and the horizontal. Advanced skaters
prefer the perpendicular, while others
affect the horizontal.
Skates are no respecter of persons.
They will lay out minister of the Cos
pei or the mayor of the city as readily
as they will q short, coated, one-sus.
pender boy or giddy girl.
When one of mans feet starts fo1
Nevada and the other for Colorado, that
does not separate him from the door OF
break up his fun. Other portions of his
body will take the place his feet have
just vacated with promptness that is
surprising. And he will find the fun
has just begun-for the people looking
on
The equipments for the rink are q
pair of skates, cushion, and a bottle
of liniment.