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

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home; if you want the county seat
where it will accommodate the great
est number of the people of the co,,n-
ty, in q place that evinces a steady,
healthy growth, one that can be point
ed to'with pride by every citizen Of the
county, vote for wEss1NGroN SPRINGS,
Prepare for winter.
I Politicians are numerous.
Beautiful moonlight nights.
Bert Orr's new house is nearly ready
for occupancy.
Who wants to board the new preach
er? Don't all speak at once.
L. H. Tarble is building a large store
room on the lots east of the hotel.
Mr.. Batchelder continues to suppll
all demands on him for freshmeat,
Miss Lizzie Moore, ,yef Plankinta. i
stopping at the hotel for a few " dsys.
Our candtdate-Wessington Springs
for the county seat of iJerauld counts.
Mrs. j. W. 2. Jordan is fast recover
ing from her recent long and severe
illness.
N. D. Wilder is putting new glass
front iii his store at the east end of
Main street.
There will be a meeting of the G. A.
r. on Saturday Nov. 1st. 1884. A. full
attendance is desired.
Be sure that the nameof Washington
Springs is on your ticket, at the polls
next Tuesday, for county seat.
Don't forget to go to the polls next
Tuesday and cast your ballots for the
best men. Let there be a full vote.
Where is that cemetery that was
talked of last summer? 1t will proba-
bly, be in demand after Tuesday next.
DR.. Matthias aid D.. w. shryock are
able to be about after the accident
which happened to them a couple of
weeks ago.
MARRIEp.-AtC Crow Lake on the 18th
inst by the Rev. j. w. P. Jordan, Mr..
Robert Hughes to Miss Annie Heller,
all of Crow Lake.
F. Ransom, Esq, of Oshkosh, Wis,
father Of Allan Ransom of the firm of
Vessey & Ransom, has been visiting
/! his son this week
DR.. C.S. Burr and d. A. Scott came
up from Mitchell Wednesday. They
are looking after their real estate inter-
ests in The county.
A pleasant party of young people
gathered at the residence of F. T. Tof-
hemire last Tuesday evening to manu-
facture "sauer kraut" and have a good
time generally. An enjoyable time
was the report of everybody present.
MARR1ED.-At the residence of A. "
Custer, SIX miles southeast Of Wessing-
ton Springs, by the Rev. w. D. Luther,
on the 26th inst, Mr.. William G. Davis
to Miss Laura 3. King. May their un-
ion be productive of home, health and
longevity. ...
The social at P. R. Barrett's Wednes-
day evening was pleasant affair; $500
were realized as. the proceeds of the en-
tertainment. Miss French, Miss Ruth
Tofaemire, Bert Bateman and A. La
Point were appointed committee for
the next social to be held Wednesday
evening, Nov. 18th. Further particu-
lars next week.
Several loads Of lumber passed
through town the first of the week for
the new store being built at Crow Lake
by Vessey & Ransom. The, building
will be 22x4O in size. We understand
that determined effort will be made
by the people of Crow Lake at the COM
ing election for the county seat. Next
to Washington Springs no: better loca-
tion could be- found in the county for
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II. A. Jerauld of Lincoln county, the
party for whom this county was named
made us a pleasant visit yesterday
morning. He was surprised to find a
county with 1000 to 5000 population
with an assessed valuation OF $515, 600
and a general tax of 1873 mills on the
dollar. Further than this he was sur
prised to see such town in the county
as Washington Springs: He expresses
a very warm and cordial feeling for his
namesake and promises to use his
influence toward keeping the bounda-
ries thereof intact. Should he succeed
in doing this the people will be satisfied
that his name is attached to the coun-
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