Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21
Rumored Extension To Denver.

Rumored Extension To Denver.
Chicago, March 1.-THE Tribune to-
morrow will say: "It is stated that Vice
President Uughitt's trip to the west is
for the purpose of looking into the feas-
Utility of extending the Sioux City and
Pacific division Of the Northwestern to
Denver. If the report be true, it indi-
Gates a desire on the part of Vanderbilt
to withdraw the Northwestern from
the Western Trunk Line association
and to get even with the Union Pacific
for being forced out Of the directory of
that company. In order to build any
extension in Nebraska competitive With
the Union Pacific. the Northwestern
would be compelled to sever its conncc-
ton with the Western Trunk Line as
ISOLATION. as the tripartite compact for
bids the construction OF lines in Ne
braska during the existance of the
agreement.
In France, surgeons like to manufac-
ture little pleasantries to show uncer-
tainties Of medicine, and the doctors
lelight in doing the same thing for
surgery, The doctors are now telling
The following: The victim OF an explo-
sion was pierced through and through
ny an iron drill. The surgeon felt his
pulse. you are wounded, sir" said he:
you have fever 81 know I'm wound
ID" said the patient; I've three feet
If iron in my stomach "Do these ac-
ldents often happen in your familyw
Not very often ''Have you ever had
such II trouble beforey "First time l
ever had it," ut must embarrass you
% lie upon your back" Yes, sir"
And upon your stomach? 2" "Very
much So" "You would be easier on
our side" eyes, slightly" "very
veil. You have a drill through your
body: two courses are open to YOU
cave the drill where it is and die of in
lamation, or extract it and bleed to
seath. Science will do its best, but
o must choose for yourself and take
he responsibility as to your life: all OF
u patients do that"
Sioux Falls Press: a stone quarry
las just been opened two miles north
II the city that will, if reports are not
exaggerated, prove of great benefit to
Is. The stone is of sand formation, and
labs and columns twenty-feet or more
n length a BE split out in a solid
body. Contractor Peterson has g guam
Ity of. the stone from the new quarry
low on exhibition just south of the
new Commercial hotel on Philips ave-
Tue. which has been attracting consid-
rable attention during the past few
lays. Those who have examined the
,pecimens, and are judges OF such
Kings. declare the rock superior to
hat shipped in from the states and u.s.
d in the construction Of the Masonic
iemple.
Scotland Citizen: Messrs. Tideman
i Taylor, of Maitland. Douglas county.
rave purchased the property of the
Mennonite colony, twelve miles north
vest of Scotland. The property con
lists of 5000 acres of land, upon which
here are several houses, barns, Sheds.
to-, and several hundred acres undel
cultivation. The price paid was sss25.-
300. The purchasers are to be congrat-
Hated upon their acquisition of so
valuable a property.
The Sanborn county organization
business was argued at the recent term
Of court at Mitchell by Messrs. Trip.
Gamble & Smith for the Letcher organ
ization and by Messrs. Melville of HUI
ron, and Joy of Sioux City for Forest
burg outfit. Judge Edgerton has taken
the matter under advisement and will
render his decision as soon as he has
looked up the authorities applicable to
the case.
1t Will take POI electoral votes to
elect The next president of the United
States. The southern states will pol
$50 votes. and assuming these tc be
democratic it will require IS votes from
the northern states to elect the candi-
date of that party. California, Indiana.
Nevada, New Jersey, New York and
Ohio, with 81 ELECTORAL votes, will be
the battle ground Of tie campaifin.
The body Of Lawrence Rooney who
persisted in the storm Of Feby. 18th in
Town 117-M was found about a mile
from the house he had left.
In the Mckroskey Meyers murder
case mentioned last week, Mckroskev
waived examination, and the prisoner
was remanded to appear before the
grand jury.
The census Office was closed On the
10th inst. by Secretary Teller for the