Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03

At,an9ont .9 8 o'clock we pulled up in
front oI the Washington Springs hotel
first-csass hostelry. and run by gen
tlefnaens5 lwish to take this occasion ia
say good word for that hotel Tt is a
good-sll1ed structure, newly built, clean
and H1s' hH1so'nsslike. The proprietors look to
the mllieFests OF their guests, notable
eHceptlon in Dakota, aud make a man
feel that they have as much concern
aboutshis comfort as they have for the
moneYihe viii pay for his entertain
ment. The Eptel is plenty large for the
town fo'1rsssome years to come, and is as
well rynsinstitution for it's size as there
is in southern Dakota.
The toWn-.te of Wessington Springs
is. not excel ledlin Dakota for beauty
The fsA,nolM springs rise at the edge
OF ths te'ssss -tslsathe citizens are utili-
Ezing what nature has given them by
putting in pipe lines with capacity
enough for quite population. A large
reservoir has been built at the springs
onltf,e side of the hill, and in a couple
OF weeks the hotel and other buildings
WILL be supplied with that very health.
ful mineral water. The water is of an
excellent quality, equal to most in the
east, and the citizens will make an eff
fort to make their town a popular
health resort.
Washington Springs is a place of
about twenty buildings. Some of them
are large and commoGious. The post
Office name of the town is Elmer.
Something overa yearago a town twen-
ty-four miles west Of Huron north of
Washington hills gave promise of be-
ing quite burg, and the railroad off,
Gals named it Washington. The next
move was to have that the name of the
postoftice also, and through some hook
or crook they succeeded, and thus the
real Washington was robbed of it's
name. The postofiice department.. to
patch matters, gave it the nalne of FL
mer, which has q tendency to mix
things. The best way to direct letters
is "Wessington Springs, Elmer Postof-
flee. ID. ~ The town will ALWAYS be
known as Washington Springs, no mat
ter what name it occupies in the postal
guide. IT there is one thing more than
another ct which the Washington hills
can feel pride 1t is the springs and
the mineral water that can only be
found at the place of which l write,
In justice it should have retained it's
old name.
a eAsiassa nut sssst stsstts ess, around Washington
springs We're ministers and horse
thieves. The ministers came there to
found d college, and the thieves came
there to gobble any desirable nahister-
ial nags than would bring fair prices in
foreign markets. For several years a
bitter fight was Waged between the pi-
Gus settlers and the highwaymer. The
hills were said to be full Of the latter.
In time the influx OF people so increas-
ed the population that it became un-
healthy for thieves, and what few of
those desperadoes remain unhung are
plying their vocation elsewhere. But
in the early days there was no safety to
life or property: Times have changed,
however, and Jerau,d county may well
feel proud Of the industry, honesty and
intelligence OF its people. Tie minis
ters fought bravely for their rights,
and now have the satisfaction Of see
ing no enemy to harrass and abuse
them.
The organization Of Jerauld county
will place the county seat at Wessing-
ton Springs. The town will grow to be
quite burg, and eventually become
one Of the most popular rural retreats