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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
Note from Stock Valley.

Through the columns of every paper
printed in this county, ] would like to
call the attention of all Industrious
classes to the consideration Of plans OF
cooperation for their general welfare.
There are many ways by which the
general welfare, the wealth, and credit
and beauty Of our county may be en-
HANGED without much expense to cur
selves Or injury and wrong to others.
BY Il little mutual effort and coopera-
ton, all OF which | do not expect to
mention, but in regard to which |
would like to hear from others through
the press of Il county which so gen
erotsly offer us the free use of their
columns, we may do much.
First. | wish to call the attention of
the farmers to the difference of the
roads where the prairie fires have not
run, and the benefit which might be re-
cclved by cooperative efforts to prevent
such fires in the fail. How easy it
would be early in the spring to make
fire breaks by breaking around Zach
farm. Double teams if necessary; it
would pay; fan burning Injuries the soil
besides leaving the snow to blow and
drift and make bad roads. The holes
we see in the ground which the un-
thoughtful call Buffalo wallows are
made by the fires burning the buffalo.
gra2s-roots with the rich turf in a dry
time, which roots and turf burr like
peat.
Brother farsners-the product of cur
industry is the support Of the world:
business requires more intelligence
any other. Let IL converse more
with oneaIother about how to make it
pay us better. More Anon.
c. W. IIILI.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
From Mount Pleasant.

EDITORS WEssiNGToN SPRINGS HERALD:
1t seems to us winter has come at
last, for Mr.. Williams thermometer in
Dictated the weather at 34o below zero
at $3.50 last Friday night, the 4th.
Rumor is going the rounds that John
Sullivan has recently joined the matri-
monial list at Mitchell. Mr.. Sullivan
is n of the many that came to this
place to make it his home; he has built
a nice house, dugawell and found good
water at a depth of forty-six feet; he
has also raised and cribbed about two
hundred bushels Of sod corn this year;
we hope the rumot is true, and that he
will soon bring Mrs. Sullivan to her
new home where they will be welcomed
by their many friends.
Mr.. Pryne not long since while com
ing home from White Lake was over
taken by night before he reached
home and lost his road by which he
spent some long hours wandering
around the prairies only a short dis
lance from home; but he fortunately
found his house about midnight.
Miss Josephine Pryne has gone to
Illinois on a visit, but her farm duties
via call her back early in the spring.
The Mt. Pleasant correspondent to
the Washington Springs hopes
sometime in the near future to be able
to get around to have a hand shake
with ye editors and get acquainted.
Mr.. George Bingham has gone to
Iowa, and in Il letter to one of his
neighbor3 in this place says the Dako-
to fever is raging in that locality.
MeSSrs. Galley and Williams captur-
ed q coyote the other day.
Messrs. Prync and Colledge have pur-
chased two fine blood shoats of Mr..
Galley.
Mr.. Hanson has recently sunk a well
one hundred and eight feet and then
found nothing but quick sand.
Mr.. Obrien & Co. are now receiving
considerable stock on their stock ranch:
we understand the boys talk of start
ing q creamery this next spring.
SCRIBE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18

manency of our free institutions; and
to encourage the spread of universal
liberty, equal rights and justice to all
men.
The foregoing are the printed OBJ
jects of our order and as one of our
comrades had notice served on him of
a contest being ordered on his home
stead on which he had built a house
and worked for 3 or 4 weeks after said
filing, living in said house and leaving
a stove with bedSteau and bedding and
having been after his family with
whom he returned in about five months
and within six months from the day of
filing his homestead claim; as was our
duty to a comrade, we went there at
the request of a friend of the contest
ant and said comrade to satisfy our
selves if possible as TO whether or not
it would be safe for our said comrade
to remain at home not mourning any
more expense in the matter-though it
would seem that we ought not to have
put any confidence in the pledge of one
who had made oath two days after the
six months from the date of the filing
a homestead claim and while the claim
ant with his wife and eight little child
rem from infant up to Is years old was
and had been living on said claim. Yet
we thought if he would pledge himself
in presence Of so many witnesses not
to make our said comrade any more
trouble in the matter we would trust to
it and save the expense Of a journey to
Mitchell but otherwise we would stand
by u comrade as in duty bound and
further hold Mr.. Contestant to the res
possibility of his action and oath of
contest. Many poor men and families
have been driven from their legitimate
homes by bold audacious villains order
ing contests on their claims as they
had not money to defend their rights
or friends to do it for them but we will
not suffer such things to be where we
have knowledge of the attempt.
II. G. STEPHENS, G. w. HILL.
Comd'r r. O. G. Ord Post Adj
G.. A. r.. Dept. Dakota.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
Dakota Items.

The De Smet Leader wants Dakott's
name changed to Florida West.
1t may be of interest to know that in
Dakota a Wife may recover money lost
by her husband at gambling.
The Alexandria Herald dominates
Mitchell as the seat of the coming teri
torial republican convention.
Snow was shoveled at Ipswich in
several instances recently for the pur-
pose of starting the foundation for a
house.
Salem's Improvements, $65,925. Can
tons improvements $1,000. Spear
fishes improvements $4,000. Mitch
ellis improvements 1871 900. Huron's
improvements &453.91O. Sioux Falls
Improvements $500, $50.
The officers of the NJ. T. church in
South Dakota, are making an effort to
secure the American Island, near
Chamberlain, for the establishment of
q religious summer resort, similar To
that Of Chautuaqua or Clear Lake.
y homesteader named Matthias Lar
sen. was founddead inhis shanty, three
miles south of Woonsocket, Friday of
last week. Circumstances attending
the case render it doubtful whether it
was d suicide, or whether he had been
mur,lered.-MIitchell Capital.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
News Items,

Henry Willard, late president OF the
Northern Pacific. made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. He
transfers his property end mansion on
Madison avenue to be sold to pay inter
est on q $2O0,o COO mortgage to carry out
contracts for the completion of the edi-
flee and pay his Indebtedness to tho
Oregon Railway and Navigation COM
pany any residue To go to his wife,
Third Assistant Postmaster General
IIazen says; "trNo cert postage is u
success. The demand 1cr two cent
stamps has been enormous. The re-
ceipts from the sale c.f stamps this quar-
ter will almost, il net quite equal those
for the same quarter last year. The
deficit on account of the reduction will
be only ten percent, Or between $1,000
0D and $;5.OOO,GO0. It was estimated
that the reduction in letter postage
would result in deficit If about $4,000,
900. This will BE the amount c%hargable
to this cause. The oiher 4 100000 or
100000 will DE c~hargable to other
causes. First, the. new law giving
postmasters Ut small post-otfices Ill the
receipts from stamp sales instead OF a
percentage: and, second the decision
OF the supreme court giving laid grant
railroads the right to demand cash for
transporting th" mails over their leas-
ed lines"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
A rrnAL NoT1cE.-united states Land Office

A rrEAL NoTIcE.-United States Land Office
"A Mitchell. D.. T., Dec. y, 1858.
TO Joseph 4. Milton, Letcher d. T..
Sir: You are hereby notified that your
hid. entry No. 24341 made March q. 1889.
upon seA section lUtoWhShlp l01 north
of range 63 west 9Th p. ~, has been adj
Judged forfeitedb by this office upon COM
plant of Maria kenph, and you are
further notified that our decision will
become final as to all questions Of fact,
unless appealed from within thirty
days from this notice, that being the
period of time allowed you in which to
appeal from said decision to the honor
able commissioner Of the general land
Office. Upon your failure to appeal
within the time specified, said entry
Will be reported to the Honorable Com
for cancellation.
GRO. b. EVERETT, Register.
u. BARBER JR. Receiver.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
$3.50, THREE F|FTY9

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10 any magazine. 1t contains 81 pages. large
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'avlng steel engravings. oil picture. or art
SUBJECTS, published by w. Jennings nemorest,
New FORK. and by special agreement combined
Wild the WEhALY HERALD at $3.50 per year.
GoG.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
GEO. Il. EvERITr. Register.
II. BARRIER, .JR, Receiver.

A pPEAL NOTTrE.-United states Land Office
IN at Mitchell, Dakota, Dec. q, 1883.
To VIM. II. Bishop, Jerauld Co. D. L:
SIR: You are hereby notified that your
nd. entry No 21S29, made Sept. II, 1882,
upon sell section No g., township No
10S, north of range No 66, w. 9TH p. m,
has been adiudgel forfeited by this Of
flee upon complaint Of Daniel Mitchell
and you are further notified that our
decision will become final as to all ques-
tions Of fact, unless appealed from
within thirty days from this notice,
that being the period of time allowed
you in which to appeal from said decis-
ion to the Honorable Commissioner of
the general land ofice. Upon your fail
ure to appeal within the time specified,
said entry Will be reported to the Hon
orable Commissionerfor cancellation.
GEO. b. EvEItITr, Register.
I'll. BARRIER JR. Receiver.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18

M G people are always on the lookout
E for chances to increase their earn
ings. and in time become wealthy;
those who do notilnprove their opportunities re
maiu IN poverty. We offer a great chance to
make money. We want many men, women, boys
and girls to work for US rightin their own local
tiles. Amy one can do the work properly from
the first start. The business will pay more THAI
ten times ordinary wages. Expensive outfit fur
nished free. No one who engages fails to make
money rapidly. You can devote your whole time
to the work, or only your spare moments. Full
information and all that is needed sent free. Adj
dress STINSoN s. Co., Portland, Maine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
. E q Tnot, life is sweeping by. go and
ES e. - = dare before you die, something
" ,otybtv and ct,Ilip,o Lon >o habinJ

TO conquer time.n sG6 a week nyour own town.
capital is required. We will furnish you every
thing. Many are making fortunes. Ladies MAKE
as much as men, and boys and girls maIIe great
pay. Reader, il you want business at which you
can MAKE great pay all the time, write for par
ticulars to IL. HALLETT y Co., Portland, Maine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18

feistests, Final Proofs. and all business before
The Us. Land Office Il specially. Lands
bought ana Sold.
I!alk!1ton. Dakota.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
A PpEAL NOTICE.-United States Land Office
IA at Mitchell, l.. L.. Dec. 81, 1883.


TO John f. Mcconnell, Jerauld coun.
ty ID. 7. SIR: you are hereby notified
that your HID. entry No. 2152S made
Aug so 1882 upon n w or sec No 8 tip.
No 1O6, North of range No ca w 5th
P. M. has been %adjudged forfeited by
this office upon complaint of Henry
Walters, and you are further notified
that our decision will become final as
to all questions of fact, unless appealed
from within thirty days from this No
tice, that being the period of time al
lowed you in which to appeal from said
decision to the Honorable Commission
er of the general land Office. Upon your
failure to appeal within the time spec
cited, sad entry will be reported to the
Honorable Commissioner for cancella-
ton.
GEO. p. EvERlTT, Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
Dakota.
"a. TURNER, FL D,
9. v. HARRIS, IS. D.,

Z. Has had ten years experience. can be found
u! section 30, town lost. until further notice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
e. w. MCDONALD,
hORTCG g. ROGERS,

Attorneys~at-LaW, Real Estate and
Loa2 Brokers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18

A PPEhL NoTiCE.-Uniled States Land Office
"A at Mitchell y. I. Dee. q, 1883.
TO John L. Payne Jerauld COUNTY
d. T. SIR: You are hereby notified that
your nd. entry no. 24S54 made April 18th
1883, upon nell section 81 township LOG
north of range.6i west 9TH p. H., has
been adjudged forfeited by this office
upon complaint Of VIM. p. Shultz, and
you are further notified that our decis-
ion VIII become final as to all questions
Of fact, unless appealed from within
thirty days from this notice, that being
the time allowed you in which to appeal
from said decision TO the Honorable
Commissioners Of the general land office,
Upon your failure to appeal within the
time specified, said entry will be report
ed to the Honorable Commissioners TO,
cancellation.
GEO. b. EyERITr, Register.
H., BAnBER Jn. Receiver,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-18
Fec, Eststs, Loan and Law Office.

fra..irc before C. S. Land Office and I'LL Courts
I Dakota. Washington Springs. ID. 1.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

wall Street News,
We would rise to remark and stand
up to explain that this will not be a
good year for silver mining companies
formed on the widest plan. The feel
ing is agn 'em. An old bull on Wall
street, who has bought little of every.
thing ever sold on earth, was saying
the other day:
"Gentlemen, il man says silver
stock to me he has got to dier'
Don't you believe the prospec.
tusesP"
"lf President Arthur had his name
to one, aud General Grant, Jay Gould
and Russell Sage guaranteed the stock
worth twice its face value, wouldn't
pay lopez cent for it!'
"But there is paying silver stock"
POSSIBLY, but should want to soc
the hole in tho ground; should want
to go down the shaft; shoild want to
reach up and knock down half a ton Of
the stuff, carry it to the assayer, hold q
cooked revolver 10 his head, add have
his certificate written on parchment,
before would invest dollar. Then,
before could credit the fact OF n divi.
dend should want some one to swear
that | was sane, two others testify that
was sober, and fourth man spike
the money down to the table, so that ii
couldn't blow away!"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

reNasSftlngs,
"Another horrible murder! Man
found with his throat cut. See here,
Difenderfer, let me read"
rs SSH! None of that" said Difcn-
derter shaking warning finger at the
man with tho newspaper. 1T you are
going to read that just wait till get
out doors"
"Why for?' inquired the man with
the paper. ~ want to post you up on
the leading events of the day."
Eyes, know, but you don't want to
take the bread right out of my mouth,
do you, and out of my children's S
mouthsP You don't want to interfere
with my business and break me all up,
do youp"
"How is this going to interfere with
your businessP"
"Im q professional iuryman, l am.
Out of panel of 200 last week was
the only one who didn'L know anything
about the murder case that happened
next door to me. got 80 a day, l
did. I've caught on to the racket, and
don't allow anybody to read me any
thing about murders, abductions or
torgeries. II took me quite n while to
learn how to be n jurylnan, but I'm a
fly one now, you bot. I'm an expert
know.nothing, am. Don't try and
pump any information into me-"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

bNN'vlN 'iNN a 'NNs'
A clothing dealer down on Jefferson
ave. was dancing around the door Of
his store in a great rage yesterday
when an acquaintance halted and asked
him the cause of his excitement.
"Vhy, dot new poy of mine sells q
man hat for dollar dot vhas marked
twelve shillings."
"And you lose fifty cents ?"
"Feefty cents | discharge dot poy
so queek his head doan' haf time tc
shwim ~
In the course Of an hour the pedes.
trian was repassing the store, and see
ing the man at the door with smile
on his face he asked:
"Well, did you discharge the boy p
"Dot poy vhas all right, sir vher
comes to inquire into it l doan' lei
h m go II haf to pay him more wages
He makes mistake on price, but wher
he gifts back der change for $40 bill
he gets me rid OF all my trade dnllsr'
und pieces NIT holes In 'em t.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

"Wou'dst thou have back thy life again /!
] asked an aged man;
"CJuldht thou not grander ends attain,
And batter llfe's whole plant"
mo, SON." he said; 81 rest content,
Aud calmly wait the cad.
One life alone to man S lent,
To waste or wisely spend.
"1f with the kno vlcd &c years hcstow
We started in the race,
All plans might meet with overthrow
And shame us with disgrace.
mo comblna' ion mn can make
hsures complete success;
The lucky winner takes the prize
lie won By random CUES.
81 would not say chance rules below
And nature shows d sign,
Life is not like the d,ce's throw,
Luck follows laws divine
"some men are born to grace throne,
Some 70 lcp RS doom;
Yet equal light for b ,th hath shouc
Their spirits to Hume.
"My life has run through light and shade.
The end /, drawing Lcar;
long for restall und,smayCd
AND ask not back one year"
-CbircgO Tribipi,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

You remember our ride that evening,
In the moonlight over The snow
The sdgh-bells liuglCd a merry tune,
With musical tone, and low.
The moon shone white on the snow.wrcaths
All down The lendh of the street,
And The bells KEPT time with a frosty rhymC
To the hud Of the swift hoo.bcat.
Bu' litt'ewc needed the sleigh bells.
Or thought Of the mOOuliG skis-
When all Of heaven We care for th,n
We found in each others c;c,l
And You gathered the robes around us,
AS II from all coming storm
To shield me. An but the night was cold
IL was only TO Keep us warm
The keen wind wh'stlcd apast US,
The bells ella he'd a ! yOus prl;
And sometimes WE Ia k, Il IN VIII spcrs,
And sometimes pause would reveal
How mu,h could be said In the silence,
When your eyes looked down unto me;
And If in mine was an answering CLEAN,
Was there moonl ght enough to see
| have never told it--have YOU, my dear!
Aud more-l shall never tell
OF all that was wrought by word or thought
Because remember too well.
IT'S enough, don't you think, t. remember
And w know, though the world knONsn t,
The Joy OF such mo- nj GIFTED madness
Aud some dates are never forgot!
- DOrohy H0lroyd, /" Demora's .EOuNy.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

Ail''AAN'Fil" ANNN'l"
Three old cronies met yesterday be.
fore the bar of fashionable Chestnut
street restaurant, "Well, gentlemen, "
inquired the insinuating and muchly
mustached Young man on the other
side of the counter, placing his hands,
palms down, on the marble slab, and
spreading his arms akimbo, "what
shall it bo this mOrning?"
Beef tea" replied the trio in a
breath, much to the surprise of re-
porter, who was slipping lemonade
within carshot.
The bar tender dipped out some
black stuff from small tin can into
three glasses, filled them up with
steaming hot water, and handed the
decOction over.
Beef tea being beverage familiar to
the sick room, but heretofore not recog-
nized among the saloons, the reporter
was puzzled, Said he confidentially to
the man behind the bar, "When did
beef tea become popular drinkP'
Quite recently" was tho reply. "It's
a craze, you see, very new in Phila-
delphia and a novelty in New York. !
think the idea came from London. All
the saloons are advertising it." This
was true, for nine in ten of the best
patronized saloons and restaurants in
the city display the somewhat singular
legend, "beef tea among the list Of
popular mixtures. The bartender
continued:
at is mostly called for in the morn
ing by those who have been off on On
all night spree. 1t is a sort of a settler,
to tone up the stomach; but we have
frequent calls for it through the day.
We dispose of about 200 beef teas O
day, so you see it's no small thing
What is itp Why nothing but what
sick people drink when they are no,
able to take any other nourishment-
the extract of beef diluted with hoI
water and properly seasoned. 0c
casionally there is a dash Of brandy
put in! but not often"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

l., Q, c. LAMAR is said by his Mis-.
sissippi friends to be one of the few
poor men in tho United States senate.
OF late years his salary has gone to pay
his old debts, obligations of a nature
that only man of scrupulous integrity
would think of paying.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

Washington special to the New Yorl
World, Jan. 26: Fred. Douglass an,
his white bride are still here, and dc
not appear to be much disturbed by tht
excitement their marriage has causeC
among the colored population.
II doH't sec why there should be any
comment, said ho tonight. at i,
certainly not an event of public nom.
cnt. | have simply exercised the
right which the laws accord to every
Citl2rn.
"The opinion has been expressed
that the colorcd people, who look tc
you rs leader, will consider your pos
ition, in the light Of your present ac.
tomas equiyocal "
II do not presume TO be a leader, "
answered Mr.. Douglass; "but if had
advocated the cause of the colOred peo.
pie it is not because am Il negro, but
because | am man. Tho same i'm
pulse which would move me to imp
into the water to save white child
from drowning causes me to espOuse
the cause OF the downtrodden and OPP
pressed wherever | find them. Mr..
Lincoln and Mr.. Sumner were leaders
Of the coIored people far greater than
|, an humble citizen, can ever hope to
be. They were both white men. All
this excitement is caused by my mar
ri2ge with u woman, few shades
lighter than myself If | had married
q black woman there would have been
nothing said about it, yet the disparity
in our compilations would have been the
same. am not an African, rs may bo
seen from my features and hair, and it
is equally easy to discern that | am not
a Caucasian. There are many cOlOred
ladies OF my acquaintance who are rs
good as aud VINO are a great deal bet
ter educated Yet, in affairs of this
kind who is to tell the why and the
wherefore? | conceive said he, in
conclusion, "that there is no division
of races. God Almighty made but one
race. adopt the theory that in time
the varieties OF races will be blended
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-02-07

The nightmare of Mexican existence
is dread of annexation to the United
States. Arecent traveller through that
country found that every plan brought
forward for mutual benefit between the
two republics is tortured by the joal.
Gus younger sister into leaning in
that direction.