Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-12-14
j. B. Adams of Charles City, and Il,

). Dean of Wayerly, iowa, have asso-
ciated themselves together for the pur-
pose of publishing s newspaper at
Woonsocket. From the reputation of
Mr.. Deans ability and experience it is
safe to assure the people of Woonsock-
ct that they will have a first-class pa
per. 9
Jas. Grieve, OF this county, in Jump
ing from his wagon, when near Woon-
socket, caught his foot in the lines
turning him round and throwing him
beneath the front wheel Of his wagon
Which crushed the bone above the = ei. 81.
bow, causing the worst kind of a com
pound fracture. DR.. Neville of Woon-
socket dressed the wound. A
p. B. Orr has brought up another in
.stallment of his livery stock and is
now busy hauling lumber and putting
up buildings to meet the requirements
OF his business. He will put. up a
building DO by SO feet-the lower part
to be used for a carriage house and the
upper part for public hall just as soon
as he can get the material on the
ground therefor.
Mr.. O'Brien Of the firm of O'Brien &
Brockman at Crow Lake have their ar
engagements all complete for their stock:
they will bring in about one hundred
head this winter and the balance next
spring. They intend to utilize por-
tion of the seattle timber" that annu-
ally goes to waste on our prairies for
the want of bovines to eat it up. Their
example is worthy Of emulation.
WEssINGToN SPRINGS, Jerauld Co.,
Dec II, 1888.
To members Of r. O. G. Ord Post No.
20, G. A. r.
Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar meeting Of said Post was adjourned
until 29th-being the last Saturday of
this month at 2 o'clock p. M, sharp.
Important business will come before
our Post for your consideration and de-
termination. Comrades let every mem
Der of our Post be present at this ad-
journed meeting if possible.
by order of Post. G. w. HILL,
Post Adiutant.
White Lake Dispatch: Dr.. Hazard
intends having: large sorghum mill
here next year. So you need not be
afraid tc prepare your caneseed, as you
can have your lasses made up at home.
III. n. Kepler has invented the boss
hay stove, one that you can fill with
hay in the evening and will keep fire
all night. ]. r. Derig & Co. manufac-
ture them for him. !. Miss Jessie
Braucht, of Mt. Vernon and J. C. Pal
mer, of the Mitchell Capital force, were
married last Sunday evening at nine
O'Clock. Miss Jessie is sister of Misses
Alice and lone.
We find the following item in the
Twin City (Wis) News relative to a
couple of early settlers in Jerauld coun-
ty: "Mrs. A. A. Riddle is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Rev. L. G. Wilson, at
the NJ. E. parsonage on the north side.
She removed from Appleton to Aurora
county, Dakota, two and a-half years
ago and with her youngest daughter
made her home at Washington Springs.
Her house on the prairie was for two
years the church and town hall of the
settlement, until the thriving village
at the Springs began last summer. A
thousand acres Of beautiful and fertile
land is the reward Of their courage and
enterprise. Mrs. r. speaks in high
commentator of Dakota.
PlanEinton Standard: Mr.. Jas. Cav
anaugh has taken up his residence on
his claim near Ternpleton post-ofiice
Jerauld county. =. Mr.. Fred Kibbe has
disposed Of his newspaper property to
Mr., Lon Hardin. Fred will remain in
this city. We congratulate Mr.. Har-
din, :. /. A gentleman from Mason, Ill,
will visit this city for the purpose Of
building a Touring mill, if arrange
ments can be made satisfactory to all
parties. >. More claims were contested
last month than during any preceding
month. Out of this will grow several
suits. The only way now to
hold claim is by actual occupancy.
During the month of November, $l37.
so worth of passenger transportation
tickets were sold at this station. This
is an increase Of 100 per cent over the
sales of the corresponding month last
year.. Mrs. w. P. Pierce, formerly of
this city, but now Of Starlzey, last week
returned from New York where she has
been visiting for the past few weeks.
She says that winter set in there sever
al weeks ago.. Messrs. Hill & Hod-
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