Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-29
Fine winter weather.
immigration poureth in.
The boom" will soon begin

To-day is the last day of winter
Now is the time toprepare for spring
work.
The hotel is crowed with guests these
days.
II. II. Null visited Plankinton We'd
ncsday.
.I.F. Ford visited Mitchell the first
nj the week.
Miss Lizzie Moore visited Plankin-
ION this week.
The Board of Commissioners meet
IN Tuesday March 4th.
D1ED.-On Monday last, Mrs. DR..
Crane OF Woonsocket. t
Miss Nellie Grant returned to her Ill
nois home on Thursday.
Messrs. Harris, Smith and Goepfert
visited Mitchell on Thursday.
Messrs. l3ugg & Buten of Woonsockct
visited the Springs this week.
Mr.. j. II. Beach and family returned
TO their Dakota home from Iowa last
week.
W. II. Robeson, left for Plank,nton
IN Sunday last in company with Geo.
LIomewo5d.
The first trip of The Woonsocket and
Elmer mail route will be made to-mor-
row, March, 1st.
Mrs. Dixon and Miss Elliott arrived
IN Thursday and are living on Mrs.
DiXons claim west of town.
Miss Mittie Vessey spent the first
part of the week visiting friends at the
residence OF R. S. Bateman.
Sheriff Spears went to Woonsocket
Wednesday to meet his family whom
he expected TO arrive from Iowa.
DR.. S. H. Melcher of Grow Lake. re-
turned to his home after weeks visit
ut Washington Springs, last Saturday.
Drake & Magee purchased DR.. Har-
ris' roadster the other day and they
nov ride about the country in fair style.
1t is reported on good authority that
Washington Springs is to have drug
store soon. Further particulars next
week.
The Jeralild County News, formerly
published at this place, has been remov-
ed to the residence Of Mr.. j. n. Cross,
1T Templeton.
Mrs. L. l.. Bartholomew of Moline.
ILL.,. arrived on Friday of last week and
s visiting with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Taylor
Eighteen hundred and eigty-fonr is
proving to be a year Of horror But
what better could be expected Of leap
.Eear ?-Ex.
Forestburg harbors hopes of the ex-
tension Of the c., ST., p, M. & o. Ry.,
from Salem to and beyond that town.
Carthage Home.
Messrs. Spears, Stephens, Osgood and
Woodburne, visited Plankinton last
Friday and attended the G. A. r. Camp
Fire. They report a pleasant time,
The Chinese pay their doctors stat
td tax when they are well and cease
the payments when they become sick.
The health Of the people of that empire
is wonderfully good.
Owing to. the inclemency Of the
weather the Ribbon Social at the resi-
hence Of II. J. Wallace, was rather
sllmly attended. An enjoyable time,
however, was reported by those pres
nnt.
John Vessey CAME over from Tenn
pieton to attend the Ribbon Social at
". J. Wallace's Tuesday evening but
the weather being stormy he concluded
TO remain at Mr. II. S. Bateman's over
night.
Who says that women have no rights
turing Leap Y car: .A.woman can rip
md tear and darn and yet be consider
ed sweet-tenipered, but let a man do it
and people will say all manner Of hard
things ahout him.
The aim of education should lie to
leach rather how to think than what
70 think; rather to improve our minds
80 as to make us think for ourselves,
;nan to load the memory with thoughts
~ other men.-Ex.
Election. in this township passed off
Very quietly On Saturday last. The Of
a'cera elect are J. N. Cross, Director,
'ieo. r. Bateman, Clerk. VIM. Haw-
lhorne, Treasurer. Nameof township.
washington Springs.
The Tower City Herald says that
Sheet and pillow case parties are all the
go there, and the only disagreeable
feature about them is that the children
rave to sit up till the cid folks return
With the sleeping apparel
Whoever wrote the following did it
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