Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-25
Tarvesting has commenced.

harvesting has commenced.
pr. Harris was in town Thursday.
Allan Ransom visited Waterbury
Thursday.
T. r. Dunn came over from Woon-
ocket Thursday.
Read Mr.. Thayer's new "ad" in this
weeks HERALD
II. ]. Wallace lost valuable horse
Inc first Of the week.
:. Kenny and wife are spending a
lew weeks visiting Iowa friends.
{. 5. Waterbury, Waterbury's Nasty,
allccl on the HERALD Wednesday.
DIR. Matthias wife and little boy ar
rived last week from Brooklyn, N. Y.
]. II. Brown, of Ottawa, Ill, is visit
ng with his brother Alden north Of
Town.
Alvah sturgess and Miss Inez Wat
l;ins viewed the country near Waterbu-
ry Thursday last.
Nh. John Thomas, of sec. S5-107-65,
has Just returned from visit to his
on Jerome Thomas, at Davenport,
Z. ". Barrett and w. A. Turner, of
Lake Byron, D. r., With lady friends
made the Springs visit Wednesday.
Miss Maria Vasey, Of Grundy county,
iowa, was the guest of Mrs. B. G. Cum
mings last week. She returned home
Monday morning.
DR.. r.. II. stetson, Of Lima, Rock Co.,
Wis. passed through Washington Sprs
on his way to the western part of the
aounty where his father resides,
District school commenced in A. B.
>mart's log house on Monday morning
last with Mrs. E. Y. Miles as teacher,
md 10 scholars in attendance.
Abstracts Of title to all lands in ,Jer-
9uld county furnished at short notice
and guaranteed correct by
BATE3IAN & MCDONALD.
Mr.. Lodge, one Of Grow Lakes enter
rising merchants, visited the Springs
in company with DR.. Melcher on We'd
nesiay last. He reports business good
n his locality.
y party composed Of Geo. w. Nance
> md John Barry, Of Washington, and
y, l.. Demorest, Of Decatur, Ill, togeth-
er with their families visited the
SPRINGS on Monday last.
The belfry on the church has been
ompleted and is a specimen Of fine
workmanship and q great addition to
.e symmetry and beauty of the build
ing. Beals s. Smith did the work.
Mitchell Republican: Theodore Ment-
L sent to his Jerauld county rancho
yeral head Of fine cattle that he re-
ntly purchased. Mentzer is getting
i9 the front os a fine stock breeder.
7. j. Jfford and wife, formerly of
bureau county, Ill, brother-in-law of
Z. y. Hazard, are stopping at the home
Of the latter, while q house is being
erected on the claim Of Nj. Tfford, ad-
dining Mr.. Hazards
The skating rink mentioned in q re-
Intnumber of the HERALD has turned
ut to be laundry run by the Misses
4nierlen. Cur citizens will haYe no
a Acase for appearing in public in soiled
caring apparel hereafter.
We have received with the compll-
snts of Prof. w. II. Jordan, the cata-
que Of 1881 Of the Simpson Centen-
Ey College Of Indianola, IoWa-the in
Stitution with which Mr.. Jordan is
anectel. The catalogue shows 270
,ldents, 1916 gentlemen and 124 ladies.
Chas. G. Polk, Of Trenton, N. j., is
sting at the Springs. lie is a friend
I)r. Matthias, and is well pleased with
'2kota in general and Washington
rings in particular. Ny. Polk is an
lie lawyer and we trust can be induc-
to take up his permanent abode with
The Templeton News accuses DR.. S.
:. Melcher OF being guilty Of the helm
2uS crime of being a County Commis-
sloner Of Jerauld County and D. A.
s:ott Of this place with being a specu-
ator in Lands, town lots, etc. These are
selous charges It's true, but both these
entlemen have the faculty of treating
Ill the citizens Of the County as
cough they were at least half white
nd pretty nearly as good as they are
themselves. Further than this Mr..
,sott can carry his crime-poluted car
IS 70 WoonsoclEet and even as far as
stchell without adding to his other
+ortoomings that Of getting drunk,
deEt Orr has Q valuable tree claim
-e'F otets0n and we are informed that
5}nlicate is being formed with mon
brains and energy, for the purpose
purchasing part Of the aforesaid
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