Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25
au tied and allowed, and warrants or

HAHl'tEtt anu UlIDh tI- ttlil W CiI0l1IS OF
derel drawn iol the same.
The Calm Of c. w. Mcdonald for ey-
press on county books, $685..
The claim of Perkins Bros for record
books, S25i.54.
The claim OF J.I7. Ford for services
as Clerk pro tenn. 5000.
The claim Of j. I. Ford for fuel. light
and Office rent, &11.oo.
Minutes read and approved.
Motion made that that the Board ad-
journ until January 24th, 1885,, at the
Office of the Clerk of The District Court.
IF. FoHD' A. b. SMART.
Clerk pro TEN. Chairman.
Nolsey. Beadle county, instead of
having the usual Christmas tree, had a
veritable claim shan.y i'll the hall, with
tar paper atia lath on the outside and
the presents hung On it.
Senator Hi has introduced a bill to
require }.sat 3 government building be
constructed in every city and town in
the Union in which the postmaster
draws a~salary of $1,000 and over. IIill
says that this policy would save the
government 100000 per year rent.
District Attorney smith, Of Yank-
ton, has instructed q Pierre lawyer to
make out the proper papers and serve
upon Frank kretchmer, to DUST
man from me Office OF commissioner Of
Potter county, upon the ground that
ne holds the office Illegally and that he
was not at the time Of securing his
commission a resident of Potter coun-
ty.-Signal.
Down in Kansas they have begun to
believe that il prohibition don't pro-
hlhlt, it at least makes it pretty warm
Tor someof the saloonmen. x nuanbaf
of liquor dealers have openly defedthe
and now the matter is to be tried
BY the supreme court, after a number
cases have been tried in the lower
tribunals, and the offenders have been
'lned considerable sums. 1t is VERY
probable that those interested in the
liquor traffic in the state viii see that
Go not lack the means for making
5he best possible fight before the sll-
)renle bench.
After ali Mitchell is not certain of
securing the Dakota Methodist Uniyer-
'lty. Rev. Tardee told q Republican
'eporter:
Other towns are looking with great
to the final result of Mitchell's
'fler, and already stand pledged for
learT il not quite as large q sum as
Mitchell offers for the location of the
University, 1t is high lime that the
:ontract be closed. Oar school must,
pen in April. We hope to be able to
pen 1T in Mitchell, but cannot encour- /
ge such 2 thought until the sul,scrip-
Ions of Mitchell are made good"
IN. an interview with General Mann
oElnafly OF this city, published In. the
Ocean some days ago, it wa; stat ]
q that on the road between Chicaco
milwaukee. Governor OrdNay told
general that he had not yet decided
no toappoint as commissioner OF Pot
'rcol1nty, and intimated that he would
e glad TO appoint General mann. This
as on the 10th of November. Gener-
Mann Wrote out to Dakota and found
ut the Governor had appointed those
'mlnlssIoners on the 9th Of Noyem-
OF four days previous to this con-
a further Investigation
lowed that though the commiss ons
'd been issued officially they were nf
Mt to George ordway, and by him /
o some time. They were finally
'AVered TO the person named, under
promise, paym elt OF agreement.
pay is known only to the parties nr
en%lselyes. This does not seem like Ill
g way honest men 60 business.-Inter