Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-12

TO- -, tiAe'oo " "Seh. occurred Mon
soy we tailed to obtain particulars.
ABSTRACTS of title to all lands in Jer-
aala county furnished at short notice
allo guaranteed correct bv
BATEMAN & MCDONALD.
Note the change in Yessey & Ran
SONS adv. this week. They are con-
sVahtly receiving new goods and they
Keep us line an assortment as can be
iouhd IN any store in the country.
"A Georgia darky who had been shut
up IN the penitentiary, upon getting
out was asked what he needed most. he
promptly responded, Use had no water
million for two yeas, I'll take some"
NJ. W. Young, of Parsons, brought
up load OF brick from his kiln last
Wednesday. They are good article
and sold cheaper at the Springs than
they can be purchased at Woonsocket.
Mr.. Stewart the artist, has taken
several fine views of the Springs and
vicinity, besides several of private res
idences, etc. Call and see them at
Woodbum's hotel before they are all
gone.
Frank James, the Missouri bandit.
has accepted an invitation to attend
the fair at Moberly. which commences
Sept. 8, and himself and family will be
guests of the fair association during
the week.
"a married woman in Connecticut
writes the New York crenatory com
pany: Can you burn man before he
dies? III you can [ will be pleased to
give you a job on my husband, who is
of no earthly use to me or any one else"
Mr.. W. J. Grouse and wife, and II. L.
Bowen, of Mitchell, We're in town Wed
nesday the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. IL. j.
WALLACE. They left for Woonsocket.
Thursday in company with MIR. and
Mrs. Wallace and Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
Louder.
What has become Of the bridge that
was to be built on Main st., across the
creek? The lumber is on the ground
and the present crossing is getting
shaly. Would it not be well
FOR the proper authorities to look after
jhe matter q little:
Vermillion Plain Talk: = Dakota
beats the world for fruit. MI j. A.
gathered fifteen bushels of
olums from tree on his place Monday
The fruit was not large but
very ripe and rich and very thiclzly
clustered on the branches.
During three years the secret service
II the treasury department has cap
ured S1,3O0,00o in counterfeit paper
1t will soon be burned. The
mount Of counterfeit paper currency
low in circulation is said to be less
han at any time in the last twenty
ears.
Mitchell Republican: Deacon Simeon
}idwell has begun his eighty-seventb
ear by maxim; tour Of Mitchell with
lis horse and carriage and counting The
houses. lie reports 749 houses, not in |
,luding thosein process Of construction.
lie regards this as a wonderful showing
or four year old town.
Hon. Z. p. Wells, chairman Of the
territorial republican central commit
zee, states that arrangements have been |
made with the Northwestern and Mil
Naukee lines to carry delegate to the
Pierre convention at one fare for the
'ound trip, and spectators 1t Gre and |
,ne-ffth fare.
A dispatch from lie Beau CT tie "a
nst. says: The United States geoGraph- |
cal survey corps now prospecting III
he Sioux reservation has found coal
sixty miles northwest Of lie Beau, on
he Moreau river; oneyein bting seven |,
,eet thick and another three feet, which |
proves to be the same as that being
mined in Montana
Howard Farmer: Occasionally q !
hirsty denizen Of the Hawl<eye state
:ets q supply of liquid comfort from
\ quarter least expected. We heard Of
machine man, not u thousand miles
rom around here, Who recently shipped
few bottles of old rye to friend of
lis in the machine business at Cedar
Rapids, marked repairs"
Now that fall is approaching and the
prairie grass is drying up, would it not
ye well for farmers to ploW q few fur
,ows around their building and stacks
g prevent loss by prairie fire. INpe-
,ience has taught us that tco many
precautions cannot be taken against
this destructive monster and il done
n time a small fire break will do vast
amount Of good and perhaps save al
arge amount Of property.
4 letter from Mrs. Geo. Wallace, CT
to her sons family here, de
,or;has the recent fire al that place on