Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16

Buildings are going up all around us.
ana we Will soon have q large town if
the Doom continues. All we lack is al
railroad to make the finest town in
southern Dakota.
The Van Vorheis Bros, from Woon-
socket, made us a pleasant call on Tues
day last. One of the gentlemen has re-
Gently come from New York, and has
purchased land in ,Jerauld county.
Bro. Rigg, of the Aurora Co. stand
ard, was married to Miss Kate Baldwin
at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, on May 9th. The
HERALD wishes them prosperity and
happiness in their voyage through life.
Gen. Beadle has accepted an invita-
tion to deliver an address on the even
ing Of July 1st before the teachers of
South Dakota who meet at Huron July
1st and End to organize teachers as
sociation.
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Abstracts Of title to all lands in Jer-
auld county furnished at short notice
and guaranteed correct by
BATEAiAN & MCDONALD.
Messrs. Ransom & Vessey have leased
the building opposite the Jerauld Co.
Bank and will put in a stock Of general
merchandise as soon as practicable.
The building will be enlarged for their
accommodation.
The new Methodist university build
ing to go up at Ordway this summer
will be four stories, and a structure
that would do credit to any of the older
sections. 1t will be the finest building
in central Dakota.
Summer tourists are already begin
ming to arrive at the hotel, and to be
present when the stage arrives, loaded
with visitors to our Saratoga of the
west" would make one think that they
were at a large watering place in the
east.
DR.. O. V. Harris in company with
Livery-man Howell drove over from
Woonsocket Wednesday. The doctor
has visited northern Dakota since he
left here, and says he finds it very dull
in most OF thotowns on the Northern
Pacific.
I have just received a carload of oats.
Please give me a call before buying
elsewhere. H. BLOWERS.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
NJ. E. church will take place next Sab
bath, May 18th. Quarterly conference,
Saturday evening. Love Feast, Sunday
morning at $50. Preaching by presid-
ing elder at 1880. Every body cordial
ly invited,
MARRIED:-At Sullivan. on Sunday.
May II, 1884, by the Rev. VIM. Pagen-
hart, Mr. Thomas Drake and Miss Ella
Ford, all Of Washington Springs, The
HERALD extends congratulations and
wishes the young couple q long and
happy life together.
Of dead beats who are travelling under
several aliases, claiming to be govern
ment pension agents. They have been
working other towns and demand So
advance to look up claims. The Gov
ernment does not employ such agents.
| The Republican Central Committee
of erauId county will meet to organize,
June Sd, 1884, at the office of Ford &
Ayres, in Washington Springs. The
members of the committee are q. e.
Babb, II. a. Pierce, NJ D. CroW J. T.
Ford and I. 2. Ray. J.F. FORD,
Sec. Co. Convention
Misses Inez.A. and Efiie NJ. Watkins
and Frank Yitium, of Reading, VT.
w. d. Boyd, of Plymouth, VT, and N
d. Wilder, of Smiths Basin, N. Y, were
arrivals in town last week Thursday
having left their homes on Monday
They expect to remain at the hotel dur
ing the summer.
The election on Saturday last fol
bonding Washington Springs township
for school purposes, resulted in the de-
feat of the bonds, some OF those who
voted against bonding seemed to think
better of their action, as petition was
Immediately circulated asking the
Board of Commissioners to call anoth
er election so that they could try 1T oyel
again.
Crop Prospects,
AZ. Davenport, one Of our most
4 successful grangers, q man who make
careful note Of the condition of tht