Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

Ahls number seems to be about the reg
ular daily arrival.
Miss Clara Mcdonald will settle on
her claim in Jetauld county this spring.
Her Mitchell friends will doubtless be
provided with gilt edged June butter,
early garden vegetables, strawberries
etc-NLitchell Capital.
a neck tie social will be given next
tuesday evening at the church; hot
pancakes and coffee will be served in
good shape. The ladies are expected to
furnish the neckties. Come one, come
all and have good time. Com.
Never growl because newspaper
fails to give every item of news as long
as you take nc pains to give the editor
any information. The average editor
is not . mind reader, but gets news just
as the milkman gets milk-by pumping.
Exchange.
Mrs. Lydia Barrett mother of p. r.
Barrett, our postmaster, died at her
home in Valley Center, Sedgwick Co..
Kansas, March 9th, 1884, aged 7S years.
The sympathy Of this community is
extended Mr. Barrett in this his hour
of atf1iction.
All members of the Lodge of 1. O. O.
e. in this vicinity are requested to meet
at this office on Wednesday evening
Mar. 25th, to make arrangements for
starting a Lodge at Washington Springs.
Let all interested in this matter be in
attendance.
0. G. Wells, the alleged Plankinton
rapist, under $500 bonds, attempted to
sell his real and personal property pre-
paratory, as his security believed, to
winging his flight away. His bonds
men caught and delivered him to the
sheriff, and he is now the solitary in
mate of Plankinton's Jail.
Don't fail to attend the social at the
church next Tuesday evening.
Republican: Miss Nellie Grant, of
Earlville, Ills, who has been visiting
the family of Maj. Wallace In Mitchell
and with his son, II. Us. family at
washington Springs, has returned to
her Illinois home but is so much in
love with Dakota that she expects at
some time in the future to be a Dako-
taian.
Republican: Judge Edgerton arriv-
ed yesterday, and opened court. He
held an evening session and pushed
business right forward as he always
does. No judge who has sat on the
bench in South Dakota could put
through the same amount CT business
in the same time as Judge Edgerton
does throughout his district.
Mr.. Nj. W. Young, Of Parsons, was a
caller at The Herald Office the first of
| the week. Heinforms us that he SOW
ed six acres Of wheat on Saturday, Mar
18th. Mr.. Young contemplates burn
ing a lot Of brick for his own use soon:
he has material on his farm suitable
for manufacturing, and will commence
operations as'soon as possible.
The editor Of the Meriden Iowa)
Leader says he viii "tell the truth as
often as necessity requires or, as circum-
/ stances win permit, lie will soon
learn that q newspaper can not be run
without telling the truth at any and all
times. If a man lies through the paper
where does hesuppose theday of judg-
/ ment WIN leave hiln.-W. L. D.
In another column will be found the
( new advertisement Of Mr.. j. Z. John
son who has made arrangements to-
furnish fax for seed. To those farm.
! ers who wish to raise fax on their new
breaking and have not money to pur-
chase seed, this is an excellent oppor.
tunity as Ahe seed is to be paid for af-
ter the crop IS delivered. Give him a
call.
One of our Iowa exchanges exclaims:.
"Don't. forget the poor Seldom an
| editor puts il apuff for himself in this
manner, but as the business men of
Iowa are moving to Dakota, he is ex-
| cusable if the neighbors have neglect
ed to bring him anything to eat, We
would advise him to take Horace Gree
ly's advise, or change his occupation.-
White Lake Dispatch.
| One of the features of The necktie
social will be 81 ART GALLERY, with
| 25 or 80 specimens Of the finest works
of art ever brought to washington
Springs. The ladies having the, work
| in. charge have been to q great deal of
trouble and expense 70 import these
pecimens, and as the admission to the
art gallery is only FIVE cents, it should
| he well patronized.. One feature Of the
exhibition, "a Young Mans Dread, is
well worth the price of admission.
School Meeting.
Notice is hereby given to the voters
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