Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31

lave P been made for the use of w. r
rott ateanan ,l as an exhibit since Peter Bar
ieGG ". made his premium offer.
hlch" people of Harmony town
na sup were at Washington Springs last
nostf meek calling for an ny-thing-to-win
parry. parry. 1t is q pity there are not enough
poslClOns i.os 10 IN the county so that all can
90 washington Springs is having a bad
aItack OF county seat cramps at pres
~ tuC ana grave tears are entertained that
me sulpher water will fail to bring re-
neI. There will be a funeral Nov 5th,
we reproduce these items at this
tlme that the people there may have
.ne benefit of them as they are the on
~ arguments presented in favor of
Lynndale and against washington
springs. Then the question is asked.
WHO are the men at the head Of each
size OF the issue.w and another in re-
gard to taxes.
on,this page Of to-day's paper signed
to an article headed "a Card to the Vo-
ters CT Jerauld County" will be found
few Of the, names that washington
Springs represent; more can be added
if necessary. Oh the other side the
ones who are making the most noise
nave their grips already packed (hav-
ing nothing else to bother them) and
are ready to COME to the Springs and
live off the people here in the future
on the same terms they have in the
past just as soon as the votes are
counted
AS to the matter of taxes we can
mention a number of parties in wes-
sington Springs who pay, individually,
three times the taxes into the Jerauld
county treasury that the whole Gown
site of LEpndale does,
The circular then goes on to rave and
metaphorically speaking "tear its hair
over the fact that the townsite propri-
etors have fine residences, etc. Did they
accumulate this wealth here? Have
they not expended more money here
than they have ever received from the
sale of lots? This point Of funds un-
doubtedly opens up and explains the
hostility of the managing" editor of
the News to this office and to the town
through them. In the course of busl-
ness we have received notes for collec-
tion-the payment Of which we have
urged without success. We mention
this, not that we think less of the par
ty on account Of his impecunlous con-
diton but in order that the "true in
wardness' of his hostility may be
known. ,.i "a,
The sophistry of the whole argument
is in this: The present town proprietors
have invested G1eir money already and
are just. as liable to invest all the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of lots here-and more
so than the proprietors of the Lynndale
farm, The property in washington
Springs does not leave the county if
sold to other parties for improvement
Notwithstanding the assertion Of the
News man.
They then put in a dash and COM
mence over again belaboring Crow
Lake for wanting the county seat; as
though Crow Iaake had not as good a
right to want the county seat as any
other point in the. county! In this item
occurs the following:
"she Iynndale) has never in an un-
derhanded way tried to belittle her op-
ponents;;'' in the next column, appears
these reasons why. the county seat
should not be located at Wessington
Springs: Because it is not a live town.
There is no public spirit in it. It can
not get water. 1t is mostly owned by
nonresident spectators. 1t has no
country to make it town. It has not
kept a single promise made to the peo-
pie year ago. 1t is. inaccessible for
want of roads. It is impracticable for
r. r. to reach it. It can never be any
benefit to the people Of the eastern part
of the county, because it is but a tenn
porary town"
Consistency is a jewel.
Great stress is then laid on the fact
that Bond has been executed where
by one-half interest in forty acres of
wild prairie land will be donated to the
county Cf the taxes are released on
said hal) in consideration of the loca-
| tion of the county seat on said farm
and further other parties will give 1876
on same conditions; the propositions
amounting to about $575. Y >
In this connection we call attention
to the "Card" before mentioned and the
| certificate Of the County Clerk thereto
| attached, this proposition amounting
to about $4,000 besides the material for
buildings and at the same time assure
the people of the county if the condi-
tions of the bond are not lived up to
the county CAN collect the amount az