Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05

tice. He advised him not to post it or
he would shoot him. The contestant
paid no attention to the warning but
went ahead and stuck up the notice,
whereupon Welsh pulled revolver
and shot him dead.
Ex-Delegate Pettigrew furnishes
some figures relating to north and
south Dakota which are of interest as
follows: South Dakota has IL national
banks, "a private banks, Sc Touring
mills, 224 churches, 976 schoolhouses,
II daily papers, 1O2 weeklies and 1887
miles of railroad. Its assessed valua-
tion is S24,22oOoo; population, 196,9so.
North Dakota has IA national banks,
q private banks, 10 Touring mills, Is
churches, 24 schoolhouses, II daily pa
pers, 40 weekly papers and ia miles of
railroad. Its assessed valuation is
$24,764,0 600; population 9S,42e.
Messrs. Tarbell and Woodburn. the
gentlemen who have undertaken the
erection Of the hotel at washington
Springs, have received their lumber at
Plankinton, and will soon be actively
engaged in the work. Mr.. farbell has
been quite unwell for the past ten days
but Is now much better. Messrs. Tar
bell and Woodburn have entered into
contract to erect another and much
larger building as soon as the first is
completed, to cost not less than twenty
thousand dollars, which will be of suffi-
cient capacity to accommodate one hun
dred guests. There Is no doubt the
gentlemen will meet with the success
their enterprise 50 well deserves.
Mr.. Sylvester Snow, who lives eigh-
teen miles south Of Plankinton in
range sixty.one, informs Ills shat in
digging wells, at which he has had
much experience, being engaged in
that business, he always makes it a
point, if possible, to find an ant hill
and digging directly beneath it invari-
ably strikes water, at a depth Of from
nine to seventeen feet. 1t is said that
the ants invariably locate their hills
directly over vein of water, which if
so accounts for his statement. He
says he has tried the experiment sever
al times while in Dakota as well
as in the east, and as yet 1t has not
failed once. Farmers who wish to
secure good water on their claims at the
depths above mentioned wottld do well
to try.-Free Press.
The following from the Watertown
Courier will apply with equal force te
other communities; if any one has lost
their "cud" we advise them to chew on
this awhile: "If Watertown is ever to
amount to anything, petty contentious
among its citizens must cease. If each
individual faction intends to exist sim
ply to further their own selfish inter-
ests; Che sooner the town is fenced in
and a monument erected, the better.
The idea of wasting dut time and en-
ergies in pefsotial strife, is the height
of follyl DIR city needs the assistance
and cooperation Of every man, woman
and child, every shoulder is required at
the wheel. United planning, united
thinking and United action we must
have, or sink. Manufacturing inter
ests are knocking at our door and ask
ing admission. Shall we keep the door
bolted and quarrel, or shall we open it
and welcome them in2
The commission for the location of
the permanent capitol met in Canton
OH the 1st inst. to receive bids from as
piring towns. It is understood that
bids will be offered by Mitchell, Huron,
Ordway aid Pierre. Notwithstanding
ali the abuse of the commission there
Is no good feason to infer anything but
a fair and just action by the commits
sion. AT any rate it is t1othing but
right to Judge them by their actions,
without imputing dishonest motives in
advance as many seem disposed to do.
The plan to give the Territory good
and substantial buildings free Of ex-
pense to the tax payer is certainly to
be commended as d wise one, and the
argument that the move is premature
fails Of any weight with any one who
has made the rUund.about journey nec-
essary to reach The present Capitol from
anv noint III the territory EXCEPT two or