Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-21

Jas baynes has sold the Tlpestone
NNihn) Republican to Mr.. O, r. I,etch.
er' OF Mitchell, Dakota. jill. Letcher
OF the Mitchell (Dak.) Capital Office
VIII have charge of the paper. News,
paper Union.
me regular quarterly meeting of the
olhcers Of the NJ. L. Church will be held
Oh saturday evening, Nov. 90. Quar-
'eily meeting services ut the usual hour
sunday Rev. VIM. McCready presiding
Let there be full attendance.
Maud S. has again lowered the trot-
tlng record. On Monday, Nov. 10th
the chestnut mare skipped around the
Lexington, KY, track in 2:o91 without
break. She gets record this time as
she WIS moving for a stake.-Mail
There will be an Oyster Supper We'd
nesday evening, Dec. Sd, under the aus
plces OF the Ladies' Mite Society. in the
new hall of Mr.. Tarble's. A general
invitation is extended.
BY order Of COMMITTEE.
frank ID. Gay, of Huron, d. T., spec
lal agent st. Paul Fire and Marine In
surance Company. was among the call
ers at the HERALD office this week. He
regards Washington Springs as one of
south Dakota's most prosperous towns
DR.. Fulton related that once during
MS sermon he exclaimed: "Place me
upon the polar iceberg, where no vert
'lre greets the eye, and where naught
but the white bears howl can be heard"
when adeep bass voice replied: "Amen,"
There are eleven counties in Dakota
IN which the commissioners don't grant
license to sell intoxicating liquors.
Ihey are the counties Of Sphinx, Kings
bury, Jerauld, Charles Mix, Sully, Nc
Phersorl, Clark, Faulk, Union, Buffalo
and Potter.
A man stopping his paper thus wrot.
to the editor 81 think men ottent to
spend their mummy for payper, my dad
didn't and everybody sea he was the
lntelligentest man in the country, and
he had the shortest family of boys that
ever dug taters."
The Yankton Press and DaEotaian
suggests the following paragraph as
appropriate to appear in all papers after
electi ion "rhe campaign has closed,
and if we have said anything we are
sorry for, we are glad of 1T, and willing
to forgive everybody"
The county seat contests throughout
southern Dakota resulted as follows:
Sphinx, no choice; Faulk, LaFoon; Pot
ter, Gettysburg; Sully, Onida: Hyde.
Highmore; Hamlin, Castlewood; San
born, Woonsocket; Brule, Chamberlain;
Jerauld, Washington Springs.
EX:-When people buy a yard of cloth
they expect a full yard, when they buy
a ton Of hay they expect a ton, but
when they come to advertising they
are willing to pay just as much to the
paper that has 200 circulation as to one
that has 1000. Curious, isn't it,.
MARRIED.-At the residence Of j. j.
Barnes in Washington Springs by the
Rev VIM. Pagenhart, Mr. Chas. p. Tay-
lor and Miss Lottie Drake. all Of Jer-
auld county. The HERALD extends
congratulations and wishes the young
couple much happiness in their new
relations.
White Lake Dispatch:-We were in
error last week in stating that the
county seat Of Jerauld county was To-
Gated at Lynndale. 1t still remains at
Washington Springs. The information
was given us by farmer from near
Lynndale, but we have since learned OF
our mistake and willingly make the
correction.
Rev. w. II. Hoadley, of Huron, secre-
tary and agent of the Dakota Temper
ance Alliance, will be present next
Sunday and address the people Of Wes-
sington Springs. on the temperance
question at the NJ. E. church at II a. liz
Those who heard the gentleman speak
last summer will be pleased to have an
opportunity of hearing him again.
The Huron Times relates this per
formance of a COW IN Dakota: Mr.. Ful-
ler's celebrated Jersey COW, at Oakland
farm in a butter test Of seven days
produced the unprecedented yield OF
thirty-six pounds, twelve and one
fourth ounces of marketable butter
from 215 pounds Of milk. This Is owe.
five pounds OF unsalted butter u day
While returning from Woonsockct
on Monday with a load Of coal for the
Washington Springs hotel. John kug'
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