Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-18

dEe hereby IeSIOIGu 10 tne llloSS OIL Gle
domain. the same being no
longer needed for the purpose for which
they We're withdrawn from date and
day settlement. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The First Criminals Sentenced Since
the Riot.
Cincinnati. April 1.-THE first SEN
fencing Of prisoners since the riot took
place to-day in Judge Jchnston's court.
Belle. Osborn. colored, convicted of
shooting with intent to kill, received
seven years. She begged most piteous-
ly when the sentence was pronounced,
and the Judge began to say, CAS- this is
a woman, | will modify the sentence"
when the Prosecutor i%nterposed a Wig
orous protest, saying: "This woman
has been before the criminal courts
again and again, and something must
be done to relieve the courts, if for no
kother purpose" The Judge permitted
the sentence to remain. The only 9TH
er case where the crime was homicide
was that Of John Murtah, who struck
aman with his fist, killing him. He
pleaded guilty Of manslatghter. The
plea was accepted, and 9 sentence OF
five years was given.
Dakota wants nothing but the best.
She wants boys and men who are wide
awake andknowh how to work. Dakota
is a hive Of busy workers, and the
drones are driven out. Remember
when you leave home and come here
that you leave your mothers apron
strings behind and if you intend to
keep ever stride with your enterprising
brother, you must 'rustle" from the
word ego" or you will get left hopeless
ly behind.-Frankfort Spy.
An Irishman explained the Working
of the homestead law to his friend
l"just over in the following ludicrous
and not very far-fetched language:
"You see, Pat, the government bets you
a hundred and sixty acres OF land
against fourteen dollars that you can't
live On the land five years. Ye put up
your'morey and go on the land; then
about the time We begin to want to
throw up the job, an agint of the gov
eminent tells ye that ye can compro-
mise and git the land by payin two
hundred dollars in cash; and Almost w.
ery-body compromises."-Ex.
1t is reported that the Northwestern
will soon absorb its leasedlines in Iowa
and that the Sioux City & Pacific sys-
tenn, which extends through Northern
Pacific a distance of several hundred
miles, and has aways been operated in
harmony with the Northwestern, will
| be Consolidated With the lines OF the
latter company. Such consolidation
will give that company q new route to
the Black Hills and q terminus across
the Missouri and nearer to the Hills
than any other,
A correspondent Of tie Epru New
Yorker describes the following method
by which an extraordinary efopof wa
termelqns was raised: "Iioles were dug
10 feet apart each way, 1Sinches square
and II inches deep. These Eeles were
filled with well rotted manure, which
was we'll incorporated with the soil
A low flat hill was then made and ther
planted. When the vines were large
enough to begin to run, the whole sur
face was covered to a depth OF foot tx
is inches with wheat straw. Ih'
straw was placed close Up around th'
vines. No cultivation whatever wa
given afterward; ne weeds or gras
grew. The vines spreaa over the stray
; and the melons mat1red clean AMI
nice,