Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-22

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BoRN.-On the 18th inst, to Mrs. "A.
+. Turrill @ boy.
Rob VessGy got lost on the prairie
the other night. He has since found
himself.
Mr.. Vessey has gone back to Wiscon-
sin again on business. lie viii be gone
1T least a month or six weeks.v
According to the Alpena Journal,
Doc. Roger uses a hand car when he
wants to visit out of town patients.
Franklin Crittenden, Geo. w. Stetson
and Timothy Tryon each made the ne
ressary aflidavits to entitle them to a
quarter section each of Uncle Sans
domain near Stetson, this week.
Omer Shryock got too close to the
heels Of Mr.. Miles colt last Saturday
and got kicked in the. diaphragm. His
wounds were not serious however and
he is now able to be around as usual.
Parties living in Jerauld county who
intend to prove up and wish to borrow
.noney for that purpose, or il you do
/ not wish to borrow money, will find it
to their interest to call on Bateman g.
Mcdonald.
Little Ross Totilemire had a close
call last Saturday. In taking down a
scaffold on which they had been dress
ing a beef, the heavy timber struck
him a glancing blow on his head, maxi
ing an ugly scalp wound.
The deed records of Jerauld county
were received Wednesday from Plank
inton. From the records 1T appears
that there are over three hundred deed
ed claims IN Jeraiild county. Guesses
have been made as to the valuation of
The property in the county: The figures
vary from s25o,oOO to $35O,OOo.
The Ladies Mite Society will hold
Ribbon Social" at the residence if II.
J. Wallace on next Tuesday evening,
l'eb'y. Goth, if the weather is pleasant.
The ladies are requested to bring re-
freehmehts. In case the weather is
unfavorble the meeting will stand ad-
'ourned a week without further no
sice.
Mr. Wulting came up from Mitchell
.he other day and left his team, a liv-
cry belonging to Howell of Woonsock-
ct, at the door while he went in to find
the stable boy. When he returned to
The door the team was measuring the
distance back to Woonsocket by the
Jump. WulGng rode a foot on his home
trip about four miles. Ask Williams
about it.
We have heard of persons opening
their mouthssso wide that they got their
feet in them, but Sam Arnold can beat
shat; he had two by four or tooth
pick in his teeth and when he opened
his mouth the wind drove the stick so
far down his throat that Ed Smith had
to run it out with a bodl1in. We are
glad there was nothing serious about
1tto sum otllNi IL llOl IOl ~ SIlOIG
The Second Adventists have set the
18th OF next November as the date for
Inc end of the world. This incites the
Bloomington, ILL.,. Bulletin to complain
that arrangements will take us all up
on election day and cut us off before
we know whether a democrat or repub-
ijrnn is al toI
sour years. Perhaps they might be
prevailed Upon to hold off o. week or
'wo.
Seed corn can be tested just as well
TOW as in April. A good way to ascer-
saln what percentage of the corn is
good is to plant the seed on top of dirt
N box, cover this with mosquito net
tlng, then cover with requisite amount
3f earth. When it is desired to make
IN inspection the cloth and earth can
be removed and every kernel of corn
:ound
/, Mr.. Barnes Of 1876 came in for DR..
Turner last Monday night and attempt
tsd to drive across the run northwest
Of the post office. When the horses
vent out of sight in the snow drift he
stopped. The boys from town rallied
md backed the wagon out and started
Barnes and the Doctor on the back
RACK. They got somewhere near the
school section when they lost their
;Yay and in the course Of couple of
Aours afterward brought up at the ho-
;el again. The trip wa5 made the next
morning all right
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