Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-17
Mlil our exchanges please note the
iacC that TIIE HElsALD's P.O. address
Is Elmer, Jerauld county, Dakota.
Town 107 range 66 Is in market.

o"H Ao| range bb Is In market,
Frank Barkus left this mornino for
Woonsocket.
A bank would be a paving invest
ment in this place.
The demand for husinesslots in Wes-
slngton Springs is steadily increasing
Make your final proofs before Ohas,
w. Mcdonald Clerk of District Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Toflemire returned
from their visit to Mason CITY last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. A. A. Riddle started on Thurs
day for Wisconsin where she will spend
Ea short time visiting relatives and
Burt Orr has now got his stage line
running regularly between Washington
Springs and ,Woonsocket. See his adj
vertisement in another column.
The Ladies' Mite Society will give a
New England Dinner at the M. T.
Church on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 80
All are cordially invited.
Those interested in the organization
OF Masonic lodge In washington
Springs are requested to meet at the
HERALD office on Saturday evening
Dec. /.
In the coal beds of Mclean county
the finest quality of terra Gotta clay has
been discovered, which is being put in
to the walls Of every brick block now
in process of erection at Bismarck.
The people in 1856 have come to
the conclusion that they have been
without school privileges long enough
and have arranged to start a school
near Willialn Hills.
Lnst as soon as we can make the nee
essary arrangements we shall change
our day Of publication to Thursday in
order to accommodate the mails going
out Friday morning.
Mr.. Vessey, father Of Robt. and John
Vessey Of Templeton, together with
his daughter Miss Mittie are visiting
with the Vessey Bros, where they ar
rived ON Thursday last.
The appointment of j. NJ. Spears to
the office Of Sheriff of Jerauld county,
is one which does credit to the judg-
ment Of our county commissioners as
he will prove q capable and efficient Of
ticer.
w. T. Whitemore representing the
old firm of Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co.,
Now John Morris) was in town last
Wednesday holding services with the
newly appointed officers of Jerauld
county.
There are now 48049 postott1ces in
the United States, of which number l.
176 are presentia1 offices and 6,273 mon
ey order offices. Since the year 1875
the number of postotfices has been in
creased 40 per cent.
Nj. Wolcott has now a full assort-
ment of lumber at his yard in Woon-
socket and can also furnish coal r.. r..
Co.'S coal holtse ;it $6.50 per ton.
n. j. W0hCoTT;
324 Woonsocket, Nov. s, 1883.
A fine case of patent boxes has been
put in the post Office and we now have
as neat an Office as there's in the north
west; not only is the office convenient
and handily arranged but we have the
most accommodating officials to be
found anywhere:
The ms,tetial for the second paper in
Washington Springs is now on the
ground and we understand that all the
arrangements have been made for the
establishment of the third one: Yes,
my son; papers grow in Dakota soil as
readily rs POTATOES.
By reference to our advertising col
umns it will be seen that Mr.. Orr has
concluded to condense his business SO
to speak, and become resident of Wes-
sington Springs. We extend congrat-
ulations to Bert and wish him the sue
cess he merits as live business man.
The prairie fires west of town last
Sunday made devotional exercises very
brisk it not so very devout. AS was
to have been expected no one could tell
how the fires originated, but coming
in the middle Of the day they were put
out before any serious damage RESULT
ed.
Our county commissioners have be-
gun their work by taking upon them
selves the duties of road supervisors.
They have concluded to put bridgein
across the Firesteel between here snd