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

All true life is worsbip.\
The life is the test of filiHl. Il
! Religion is love to God any malt.
Christianity is God manifSt in The
flesh.
Worship is the highest revelenae\oi
the soul
For highest blessedness there MN
preparation without Unusual trial.
| Plankinton Free Press:-Cur good
natured neighbor, the Mitchell Repub-
llcan is OF the opinion that at no dis
tant day Mitchell will cast more votes
than all the other precincts in Dawson
and Aurora counties combined. When
| Nlitche]ls population is larger tnan
that of Aurora county, jim. Davies
| homestead tombstone will b, nta er
III aven than the Washington monu-
ment.
"An editor is man who is liable to
grammatical blunuers, toothache, typo
graphical errors and lHpSes of memory ;
and usually he has ninety-seven thou
sand people watching to catch him
tripping. He is Il man of sorrow, ac-
quainted with grief and poverty, and
frequently liable to go ragged, hungry
and dry for Il long period. And yet the
woods are full Of people who want to
be editors"
The prospects for a speedy opening
Of the Winhebago reserve are very fla :
tering. ard assurances have been given
that If it is found upon investigation
not to be a treaty reserve the president
will issue 81 proclamation which will
no only open up that portion IN
cluded in the Dawes bin, but that en-
tire portion now occupied 10y the Sioux
between Canning and Chamberlain.
'MAEEIED-At the residence OF the
bride twelve miles north Of town on
the evening Ct Nov. 21st, Mr.. Conway
Thomson to Mrs. Retta NJ. Campbell.
VIM. Jacka officiating. The bride is
one of Dakotas most energetic lady
land owners While the groom will be
remembered us among Plankinton's
first business men. May Happiness at
tend the worthy couple attend the
worthy couple whom fate has 10 ftly
Joined together. Planlsinton Stand
ard. The contracting parties are we'll
known TO most Of our citizp ns, Mr..
Thomson living about 4 miles north
west OF the Springs Their ri4nds i'll
this vicinity extend congratulations
Huron Times s:-Excitement ia mon
arch in Sphinx county at presentl Last
week Il party of Reuheld's citlzels pro-
creded to Old Ashton, took possession
Of the county records and transferred
/ them to Rediield. They excuse their
action on the ground that the official
record of the vote Of 1880 shows that
Reuiield received y majority OF the
votes cast for county seat and thatthey
have been denied their just rights
This action will net prevent q suit but
it will give Redfeid the advantage Of
being on the defensive and Of having
at least county seat defacto While the
suit is pending. 1t is reported that
County Clerk Hammond refuses to toll
/ low the records to Redfield. His action
and that Of the board of county com
| ,1l I,r
plications to the situation in Sphinx.
The Mr. Stearns spoken OF below is
the party who originally entered the
Claim on which the town Of Wessing-
| ton Springs is now located:
son Wednesday last, William Ii
Stearns, {; well known citizen Of Ianh-
ton county. residing about four miles
west of this city. met With most dis
tressing accident. lie had harnessed
up mis- team, and with his ltlle son in
/ the wagon with him was about to &tal{
the horses, when hcy became suddenly
! lriyhte,I, anil dashed away at u fright
| ful speed. The boy was thrown oNt
! but fortunately sustained no serious
hurt. aIr ste1,raa himself. held on tc
trthe fines, but was fnaliy thrown \io-
lautly to the ground, breaking one
shoulder. splitting his jaw. and the
wheel OF Il heavy wagon passed over
his neck 1t was almost a niraola til
he was not ins5lntly killed. Dr. Bu.