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

q remains to the grave, and as a cor
S sequence a vehicle had to be improvise(
t The casket was two feet deep, five fee
! nine inches long, and three feet tw.
t inches WIDE. Ten p~aIl-bearers Wer
l necessary to carry the remains to tn,
grave.
The temperance people of Dakota ar,
about to have d paper devoted especial
ly to their interests and the cause II
Which they are so earnestly laboring
Mr.. w. II. Hoadley and Mr.. Asher 7
Fay have arranged to commence the
publication of the "Prohibition ALL
ance, the first number to be issued in
this city early in October. The Office
OF publication will be in Huron, and
the paper will be the official organ of
the Prohibition Alliance. now the lead
ing temperance order in Dakota, ard Of
the various temperance societies ossthe
territory.-I1uron Leader.
III there is any heaven on this earth,
1t is where the just the right mar mar
rles the right woman, and there is no
way to be happy without perfect liberty.
! hate a Han who thinks a woman
Should obey him. / had rather be a
slave than a master. l had rtther be
robbed than to be a robber. Al that l
ask for all %womankind is simple liberty,
and let the man love the woman as she
should be loved. AS one of the old sa-
cred books of the Hindoos sAys: Man
is straightforward is beauty; man is
courage-wo1nan is prudence: man is
strength and woman is wisdom. and
where there is one man loving one
woman, ana n woman loving n
man, in that house the very angels love
to come and sing J. believe, then, in
perfect Justice, and Where IL man loves
a woman she never grows old to him.
Through the wrinkles of age and
through the mask OF time he sees the
sweet face that he loved and won. And
where a woman loves q man he does
not grow grey: he does not grow de-
crepit; he is not old; but to her he is
the same gallant gentleman forever
that Won her heart and hand.-Inger-
soil.
The Scranton Pioneer is responsible |
Tor the following bit of welcome infor-
nation:
On Tuesday evening an Indian came
into Scranton bearing a sack containing
HARD coal, founddirectly west of scran-
ton, by Geologist Willis. The sack was1
beng forWardedto Indian Agent Swan.
at Cheyenne Agency. The coal is glossy
black, and in handling does not soilthe
hand in theleast. The Indian reported
1t as being only forty miles west Of
Scranton on n OF the branches of the
Moreau river heading in Fox ridge.
Inns discovery corroborates the state.
lment made by Anton LeI}eau nearly
TWO years ago. With this fine coal so
u doors the future Of Scranton
is doubly assured.
The primary system Of electing pre-
clnct representatives to the county CON
ventions is by far the most satisfactory
method of selecting delegates. The
caucus system scarcely ever gives sat
is1action. No matter what the result
OF a caucus may be, somebody. general
" the party most thoroughly whipped.
is ready to cry foul" In fact there
are more ways than. one Whereby the
majority may be defeated. An election
oy ballot, the polls remaining open at
east two hours. will in most instances
rove eminently fair. We trust this
will eventually be adopted in /.
very county in Dakota.-Redfeld F.,
Journal.
To three Milwaukee lawyers who put
n bills amounting to $4,000 for servi-
IN settling an estate worth. $4,000.
Judge Thomas Drummond said: Gen
lemen, you consider yourselves good
How much more are your
arVlces worth to your clients than
line to the people? You have charged
$4,000 for sixty days service. Could
gu not be content, each one Of you. to-
ike my pro rata for the same timer?
hese charges are infamous. They are
lch as men who are %scoundrels and
lieyes at heart would make. This
OF $4,000 is cut down to $500:
lose Of 5000 each to 5000. Repeat II
tch a piece Of rapine in this court and
will dis-Dar every Il Of YOU"
Newspapers, though everybody does :
IT seem to think SO, are always paid q;
L in advance. II the honest and =
oughtful subscriber doesn't DO it, the 81,
oprietor has to do Sc. The paper and Yc