Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-11

SAceu 4dW ~ Cne Vlliage OIL valparaiso,
about fifty miles from Chicago, on the
Fort Wayne railway. In the latter,
part of the sixties he wa!s appointed
journal clerk in the United States SEN
ate. When he had finished his term
there he CAME to Chicago;and by Mr.. j..
Young Scammon, the founder of the
Inter-Ocean, was made one of the edi-
torial writer's This was:in May, 1872.
He occupied that position with credit
to himself. He showed himself to be
a writer of deep convictions logical:
force and fine polish. Intls77, he was
made managing editor: Of the paper, a
position which he held until 1852 Ss2 when
heresigned to accept a similar position
on the Chicago News. >i". 4, ".
Governor Pierce and President Ar
thur are warm personal friends. And
the appointment was made, presuma-
bly,, on personal grounds. The'new ap-
pointee will therefore come to the ter
ritory untrammelled and'free from all
fractional disturbance. The friendship
between the two was. che result Of the
following circumstance: When Presi-
dent Hayes removed the then collector
of the New York custom house, MI.
Chester A. Arthur the Inter-Ocean
vigorously defended the man who has
since, by the ~upheavals of time, become
the president of'the United States.
Colonel Gilbert A. Pierce wrotethose
articles and Of course the fact made a
strong bond Of friendship between the
two. Since then they have been true
friends. The president is a man who
appreciates his friends and his virtue
in this regard is one of his brightest.
Governor Pierce is a man Of many
accomplishments. He is a writer of
polished prose. He has contributed
two novels to the current literature of
the day, one of them "Zachariah, the
Congressman originally published in
the Inter Ocean and afterwards printed
in book form, had a large sale, He has
! written several dramas all of which
have been placed on the stage, and two
or three have been financial and litera-
ry successes. His drama, "One Hun
bred Wives or a portrayal Of polyga-
NOUS practices in Utah, had a large run
throughout the country, and brought
him in a handsome competence. Not
only is he a cultured man but he is one
of the jolliest, most sHave gentlemen
alive. He is the life Of the social and
professional circle wherein he lives. In
fine, Pierce is a man to know whom is
to like.
He has an interesting family, a wife,
two daughters and two sons. One of
the boys is a successful business man
in Chicago, the other will very likely
come with him to Dakota. His wife is
a charming woman and his eldest
daughter is q very pretty young lady
and both will he ornaments to the soci-
ETY. Of the capital. Colonel Pierce him
self is about forty-eight years Of age, Is
about six feet high, with fair complex
ion, and is a fine looking man. He
served with distinction during the war
in an Indiana regiment, and earned his
title by brave and soldierly conduct.
The president could not have made a
better selection. Mr.: Wm. Penn Nixon,
editor of the Inter Ocean and n of
Mr.. Arthur's staunchest friends, will
feel delighted that the president has
hearke4ed to his voice and refused
Governor Ordway re-appointment.
Ordway villianously traduced Nixon
without the slightest reason OF cause.
Now it is Nixon's turn to be jubilant.
He laughs best who laughs last. Mr..
Stone, Of the News, will feel happy be-
cause n of his journalistic family has
been officially rewarded. But the pleas
ure Of Nixon and Stone is small com
pared with the rejoicing of the people
of Dakota.
Every man, woman and childin south
Dakota will feel grateful to President
Arthur that he refused a re-appoint-
ment to Goveror Ordway. And when
they get acquitted with their new gov
ernor, they will thank the president for
sending him here.
Verify this is a red letter season in
the history Of Dakota.
Judging from the excited statements
Of his opponents, Mr.. Blaine is almost
as bad a man as Abraham Lincoln was
before his election.
All reports from the country speak of
the growing crops in rapturous terms.
The prospects of a large yield are very
tlattering.