Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-12
Will our exchanges please note the
fact that THE HERALD's p. o. address
is Elmer, Aurora county, Dakota.

Even tne laZleSt boy can catch a
licking.
The bored of education-Chi
who hate school.
BoRN.-May 11th, 1883, to the wife
OF Nh. Tauk, girl.
Prairie fires have burned out several
farmers about Madison.
An armless Milwaukee woman boxes
her husbands ears with her feet.
voluntary abduction" is what a,
Western newspaper calls an elopement.
When a man aint good for anything
else, he is about right to sit on jury.
For SALE.-Or trade. A first-class
organ. For particulars enquire at this
office. If.
When a man calls you a liar, take
him by the hand and call him-a gen
tleman. ),
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. B.
F. Wiley is rapidly improving after his
recent illness.
Our friend Osgood has bought Mrs.
Riddles pony, so that he can getaround
the country better.
"The rieh," said the Jew, seat veni-
son because it ish deer. 1 eat mutton
because it ish Sheep"
A new roof is being put on the log
house Of Mr.. Smart, to accommodate
Mr.. Hlmtley and family.
1t is estimatsd that $4,000 more acres
Of wheat will be sown in southern Da-
kota this spring than last.
Henry Clay describes mule as ian
animal that has no pride Of ancestry
and no hope Of posterity."
Mr.. Chas. L. French from Appleton,
Wis, is stopping at the Springs the
guest of Mrs. A. A. Riddle.
Warning-The young man who adj
dressed young lady as ''the priestess
Of his soul" began life as clam ven
der.
Mr.. E. a. Riddle of Appleton, Wis,
is expected to arrive at washington
Springs next week on visit to his
mother and sister.
Miss Fannie Riddle, VINO has been
visiting with her mother for the past
few weeks returned to her home on
section 25-1C8-G5 this week,
1t is said that bleeding a partially
blind horse at the nose will restore him
to sight; SO much for the horse. To
open mans eyes you must bleed him
in the pocket.
An Iowa father, who has succeeded
in raising seventeen of the worst chill
dren in his neighborhood, says he is
bound to have representative in Hea-
ven if it takes seventeen more.
The benefits Of advertising are again
manifest; the horse advertised last
week was returned to it's owner
through the medium of the paper.
Moral-Advertise in the HERALD.
Read the advertisement of Mr.. Beels
to he found in another column. He
comes recommended as first-class
workman in his line; remember him
when wanting carpentery work done.
"Well," I swan, Billy" said an old
farmer to an understood nephew who
was visiting him, "when you take off
that 'ere plug hat and spit two or three
times, there amt much left of you, is
there2"
Mr.. Stevens has erected temporary
building on the rear Of his lot prepara-
tory to building hotel 2Dx3O-tWo sto-
ries high. The lumber for the build
ing is on the way and work will begin
at once.
Recent experiments with cats have
proved that a full developed tabby can
successfully evade the rapid approach
Of two bootjacks, bar of CASTLE soap,
pair of No. 10 boots, a gold watch, a
blacking brush and horse pistol.
Assisted by G. w: Hill, Esq, the folz
lowing named persons have found To-
catio1ls in 1896: Chas. W. Butler,
Frank c. Davis and John II. Lawson
Of Erie Co., N. y, and J. II. Walrath,
Geo. Neif and Jesse Simons of Brush
Creek, Iowa.
The attention Of our readers is called
to the advertisement Of Lew Hoes to
be found in another column. His stock
embraces everything usually found in
a country store which viii be added to
constantly as the needs Of the commu.
nifty are found out.
Mark Twain, a few months after his
first baby was born, was holding it on
his knee. His wife said: "Now, con-
fess, Samuel, that you love the child"
Il can't do that" replied the huncrist,
but am willing to admit that respect
the little thing for it's fathers sake"
A party from New York consisting
Of G. TT Preston T. Baldwin and ID