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

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Some time ago we called our reafaes
to the fact that aajoinsag
counties@era waking preparations fol'1
holding a county fair, and tie questies
was aslsed.ssWhy does not Jerauld 60.
do Ekewise2H There is certainly laflttas-
rial enough in the county for a f.rst-.
class exhibition; al that il necessary
to make such an enterprise a success is
men enough who have the requisite
Of energy to carry the thing
through. Let Us have Il county fasr
In cur last issue appeared the an
of the Tenth annual (,on-
yention Of the Dakota Sunday school
Association at Huron, June 81, IN end
5th. The following is an outline Of the
program for that occasion:
Tuesday evening:-Survey of the
field; Greetings and salutationa. d.
dress of welcome, 10 minutes; Three
five minute reap ponses; Address. 49,
Wednesday morning:-Business;lA p
pointment of committees; Report of
statistical secretary; Report of traasur-
er; Report of executive committee;
Our aim.--What it is.-In the school,
In the county, In the territory; Devo-
tional hour. "Ihis one thing d.
Wednesday afternoon Our laim.-
How achieved.-By the teachers in the
class; BY the secretary; BY thd super
intendent; BY the teachers heeting;
Question drawer.
Wednesday evening:-Addsesses.
Thursday morning:-Our helpers:
Business; Music in the Sunday School;
The blackboard in the Sunday School.
finances; How the home may help the
school; Devotional hour, "God's bless
ing sought upon the homes q the ter
rltory.'
Thursday afternoons Our weapons
The Bible,-What it is; Tie Bible
How to use it; The Sword OF the spir-
it; Children's prayer meetings.
Thursday eyening:-Address; PART
ing words.
A children's meeting and county
secretary's conference will be held dur
ing the sessions Of the convention.
AS most of our readers are aware
some of our citizens have been in cor
respondence with the directors OF the
Huron & Southwestern Railway COM
pany during the past few weeks, IN re-
gard to their running their contemplate
ed line through Jerauld county. a
meeting was held in Huron last week
to offer propositions to encourage the
company in their enterprise and to in
duce them to run through our county
The benefits of this route to our people
and country can hardly be comprehend
ed at first sight. Running. as it will
northeast to the lumber regions OF
northern Minnesota, and the splendid
grain markets Of Minneapolis, St.Paul
and Duluth, it will give us cheaper
transportation both for lumber shipped
into the country, and for grain being
shipped cut Of it. The distance froA
this place to Duluth is not farther than
to Winona on the Mississippi, and grain
could be shipped from Jerauld county
by this route to New Yo1k as cheaplS
as it can now be shipped to Chicago
We would also he place in connection
with northern Dakota and the British
possessions, from which country WS
shall doubtless obtain our supply 81
coal, salt. etc. We will also be place.
in connection with the great Canal
Pacific which is being pushed throug3
to Hudson Bay, and will shorten t!t
distance to Liverpool nearly 400 mile
The Union Pacific railway will also be
tapped by this route, thus giving lis a
diagonal route through the country
and touching the principal thorough
fares of the northwestern states. ThesG
are only few Of the advantages to be
gained by having this road run through
our county and the problem which now
remains to be solved by our people IS
whether it will be to our advantage to
offer this company some encourage
ment or let them think we do not care
to have the road cut a few of our farms
in two, and thus compel them to, run
their line through a country where the
people appreciate the benefits derived
| from road of this kind. Substantial
propositions have already been offered
by private parties, but the right OF way
across the county, etc, has only peen
partly promised. AS the survey VIII
probably be commenced in q sholl tlnle
and the route determined, would 1t not
be well for those who feel an interest
in this matter TO be doing so4ethlng
about 1t?
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