Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-14
(From Aurora County standard.)
FRED Kibbe is in Wisconsin.
THE imn1emnnt trado ic rood


THE implement trade is good.
yard.
CHARLEY Palmer and bride arrived home
Sunday morning Best wishes.
REV. Murray will organize Good Templars
lodge in White Lake next week.
The scarcity of coal makes demand for the
waste boards at the lumber yards
Mr.. John Rogers has been appointed United
States commissioner for this district.
We are informed that Planl1inton is soon to
have another paper 1t will be religious
journal and edited by Rev. Murray.
Mr.. I. o. Andrews returned from Otsego
county, New York, where he has been attend
ing school during the past winter, Tuesday,
and has taken his old position in the STAND
ARD office.
CARPENTER Furgeson had one Of the panels
to his outer door smashed in Wednesday night
by parties that the saloon keepers have been
forbidden to sell whiskcy to. When the sa-
loon keeeers find out that they cannot ride
rough shod over the law with impunitv the
better it will be for them and the country at
large.
LAST Sunday morning a fit subject for
"cooler' lay stretched across the side walk
walk dead drunk, with all the violations of the
ordinances not single arrest has been made
and in under this order of things had better be
stricken from the book. No man should be
afraid to perform duty which Is reposed in
him by the people, let the consequences be
what they may.
MIR. steiger, the junior member Of the firm
OF Steiger & Son, of Cameron, Mo-, who re-
Gently purchased MI. Taubman's lumber in
terests and the two corner lots near the depot,
arrived in town Sunday, ndiexpects the arriy-
al OF large shipment of lumber in few days.
These gentlemen will add to the business in
terests OF Planlinton as they come well rec
omended as business and enterprising men in
every respect.
"A SIOUX City travelling man who arrived
from Dakota yesterday, told a little story on
Plankinton. He was strolling around with a
merchant of that place. when his attention was
drawn to the entire absence OF trees He
asked: 'What do you use for fuel here:n
"Oh, y responded the merchant, laconically, s'I
use use dunnlns letters and statements Jour
The ''dunning letters and statements were
not from any Sioux City house. Our mer-
chants do not buy of any such small firm, but
purchase their goods in the markets of the
east and sell them in Plankinton cheaper than
they can>bc bought anywhere else in the corn-
ty.
The legal profession was this week reinforced
by three new and strong recruits. Frank P.
Baum, E. d. Norton and Thomas II. Null
passed rigid and strict examination before
Judge Edgerton and were duly and legally adj
mitted to practice at the bar The boys have
the necessary qualifications to become noted in
their profession and we feel confident in say
ing that they will win the laurels and honors
which crown the efforts of those who, compe-
tent in their profession, seek to derive from
it it's greatest gifts Of fame and comfort.
In the evening the young barristers gave
reception to their friends, who were as unit
in wishing them happiness and success in their
chosen profession.
A petition was circulated Tuesday for the
purpose Of raising money to purchase a suit Of
clothes, ETC., for young Evcrlith. About $40
was subscribed by the business men, The
young man has gone through q severe ordeal
which should be lesson to him. Y, Being a
young man. there is time and opportunity for
him to remove the shame which now rests up-
on him by showing himself u man and striving
for an honorable place among his fcllow-men
Hon. L. o. Howe, postmaster gener-
al died In KanOSha Wis Last Snnlau