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

Parties who have been to. the rail-
road report plenty of lumber on hand
at the yards now.
DR.. G. S. Burr, of Mitchell, came up
last Tuesday presumably to attend the
May day party. If he failed to enjoy
gathering flowers and making boquets
last Wednesday we are sorry-but
you'll have to ask him about it.
CIV. Mcdonald, formerly editor of
the Sioux Falls Independent, is now
one of the publishers of The HERALD
at Washington Springs. Mac is tip
top newspaper man and is capable of
giving his patrons the worth of their
money.-[Sioux Falls Press.
w. I. LaF GILLETTE deputy sheriff of
Aurora county was in the Springs
Thursday night-swinging round the
circle after the person or persons who
entered the stable Of Mr.. Boynton at
|Plankinton, Saturday night and took
from thence a valuable horse.
The man with a grip in his hand,
two quarter-sections in his mind and a
sort of land agent distrust in his eye,
is becoming rather numerous. We
give him welcome, he takes the land
and sends for more to follow. Let the
good work go on [De Smet News.
A country youth, who desired to
know how to become rich, sent quar-
ter in answer to an advertisement, and
received the following valuable recipe:
increase your receipts and decrease
your expenditures. Work eighteen
hours day, and live on hash and oat-
meal cruel"
The head weather clerk hats COM
menced his annual antics in Iowa and
Minnesota rather earlier than usual
this season. The wicked people of
those states (the truly good ones hav-
ing come to Dakota) have already re-
ceived their first summers entertain
ment in form Of q cyclone.-News.
| EsTHAY.-Came to the premises of
the subscriber, on the evening Of the
1st of May light bay horse about five
years old. Had on a new double har-
ness. The owner is requested to call,
1ys % sRsy RsSperty pay g SSh3Fgfs ossotd 5aS take
Residence section 8, Town 1O7, Range
iii d letter TO DR.: G. s. Burr, one of
the protrietors Of the town site, Gov.
Ordway writes that press of other and
important matters have so far prevent.
ed the organization of the county but
that he will take the matter up at the
earliest practicable moment and en-
dehvor to give the county good aid
safe organization.
In the abse1ice of bridges the cross
ings over small streams could be made
much better by hattling a few loads of
stotie. In the west part Of the county
very good crossings have been made
over Crow Creek, although they have
settled there twelve months later than
in this locality. Let us not be beaten
in this sort Of enterprise by our flew
neighburs. who will take The leads
Dr. Z. S. Burr, Of Mitchell, one of the
proprietors Of the town of Washington
Springs has beeh spending the week
with lis. He reports the number Of
those who are waiting for settled roads
SO that they can freight in their lum-
ber, goods, ETC., sufficient to make d res
pectable sized city within the next six
ty days. He is full Of hope and conf
dence that this place will he the best
town in this part Of the territory in the
near future.
We have received a copy Of "a Re
ply to the Academy's Review Of the
Wine Question in the Light Of the
New Dispensatioh,' by John Ellis, NJ.
D., Of New York City. The doctor
takes the ground that the Use Of any
malt, vinous or alcoholic beverages is
bad and only bad for the person wheth=
er considered from physical, metital
or moral stand point, and that the tse
Of ferniehted wines OF alcoholic liquors
at the communion service Of the
church Is unchristiati and without wars
rant Of scripture.
We heard Gf d tenderzfuot the 0ther
day who had thousand feet Of lim4
ber, a new stove for which he paid
thirteen dollars in Mitchell, and sever
al carpenters tools-the whole having
been freighted out to the tlnsufveyed
Township, that got so sick that he sold
the whole ousht for five dollars. The
party to whom he sold, disposed Of the
lumber alone iii less than an hour for
thirty dollars cash. With a little put
tt, gtinny sack, some straw and a
whalebone, we could build q wooden