Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-19

ing a full length needle from our little
'btb' the other day. Where he got the
needle or how long it had been in his
flesh are mysteries.
Some of our Sioux Falls readers NAV
be surprised as well as interested to
kno" that W... Bullivant is preaching
for the Congregational society at Tenn
pleton. He preached at the NJ. e.
church in this place last Sunday even.
ing.
DIR. Melcher and A. B. Smart started
for Mitchell or Yankton last Monday
to Interview Judge Edgerton relative
TO Che alternative mandamus recently
issued against them requiring them to
countsthe vote cast for Dist. Atty, Or
show cause for not doing it. al:
w. l. Bateman, of the HERALD, start
ed on business trip to Chicago and
Milwaukee last Monday. He will make
"a visit to relatives and friends in Ap.
pleton before his return. The mechan-
ical department of the office will re-
ceive additions by reason of his visit;
W..J. Burnett, of the Dakota Hide
md Fur Co., made the HERALD a call
last Monday. He has added to his 9TH
Ar business theagency of Warsaw Crys-
tai salt. He has made N. j. Wilder his
agent here where other sacks can be
obtained just like the one left at our
,tflce.
Yesterday, Thursday; morning was
the coldest of the season. SO far. Their
nometers marked 81, q. a8. 81 aid 90
legrees below zero according to differ
mt reports. 1t was cold elough any
way it could be fixed, especially i'll
'oolns where the fire went out duritg
The night
Yankton Press:-"Dan Scott has re-
sired from the position Of local editor
II the Sioux Falls Press aid his got1e
nto the directory business. Dan is a
'ioneer journalist of Dakot;l and has
'elped make the Press SO interesting d
mper that We would like to read. some
# his directories, when lie gets them
completed, just to keep up the Supply
II his style of literary food."' We sec.
md the motion. Dan, you'll have to
get out the second edition first,
The people of Plankinitolni and Auro.
county generally seem to he all torn
lp over the waythat Barlow foreclosed
mortgage on :; nlan by the name Of
Wiley living on the + F'iresteei. ttseems
ere was Il mortgage on the claim;
Wiley sold the claim to Barlow giving
deed subject to the mortgage. Before
ne purchase money was paid Barlow
commenced an ejectinent suit and had
Eiley's family set out on the prairie
,Irs. Wiley at the time being sick. The
teighbors in the interest of humanity
hen interfered and reinstated Wiley.
low comes suit for riot and the end
not yet.
The secret of newspaper advertising
les in tht fact that the man who de-
Tres to buy anything makes Zip his
lind before he leaves home and no
amount Of truck exposed about store
.oors will keep him from going where
the papers say he viii get the most
.'or what he wishes to, sell, and where
'e will get the best Bargains. in what
'e wishes to buy. The newspaper all
tertiser gets the first CHANCE at the
'urchaser, and if he is at;ill u good bus
ness man, and the fact that he adver-
ises proves he, Is, makes "a sale nine
ines out Of ten: The Increased sales
,ay the cost Of advertising ten times
,ver-Ex.
a pleasant company Of about 81. per-
.ors assembled at the residence of II.
j. Wallace last week Thursday evening
or the purpose Of having a good time"
which OBJECT was accomplished all
PRESENT can testify. All agree that Mr.
md Mrs. Wallace rank A, No.. Las host
md hostess. The only things that hap
,ened I'd mar the pleasures Of the even
.ng were caused by the haste (on ac-
cunt ct the cold, we. supposed of two
II the young men in driving home. One
nought to shorten the distance by cut
ing off. Il corner but the horses object
Il to gcing through ;swire fence and 50
lodged against a post, breaking the
ongue? oh, NO, the pole strap. The
.ther young man simply demolished
whip.
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