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

The White Lake Dispatch wants to
know if when the Huron & Southwest
ern railroad runs into White Lake We
will rejoice with the people of thai.
town, Why, of course we will, Carey.
Our good will is not contracted;; ut
reaches over and encircles every pOr-
tion Of Aurora county. But when the
Dispatch talks of White Lake securing
this road it is dealing with impossible
ties. We do not like to see our friends
at White Lake build hopes of securing
this line, for all such hope must wither
and decay.-Plankinto Standard
Another plan for raising money at a
church sociable has been discovered.
1t is called a weight social, and is man
aged as follows: The ladies' are plac-
ed on a scale, and their nanles and
weight put in sealed envelopes. Each
gentleman draws an envelope, nd on
opening it he finds the name OF Ii .s;:ssis,ss
son whom he is expected to take 40
supper Oysters are served, He pays
for the same at the rate of half-cent a;
pound for as many pounds as his part
ner weighs. Light weights are in de-
mand for once. We shall expect to
here of one in this town soon.
The postot1ice Of Elmer is now in the
town of washington Springs. The peo-
pie are continuously petitioning the
department to change the name to
washington Springs, but they intend to
do no such thing if actions may be tax
en- as evidence.-Alpena journal.
See here Brethren the publication of
such items as the above have tenden-
cy to discourage the officials at Wash
ington, and they poor things may
change the name before the summer
is over. We shall stay with the petit
ton all the same. If the Hundreds of
names already sent in do not effect the
change, we shall "try 'em again," )"
smother day,'o on "'tother alley"
The question has been asked several
times during the past month, "Why can
we not have county falr2" In reply
we would say: We can, If enough of
our enterprisng farmers and business
men will work together, fair can lie
held in this county next fail that would
do credit to a county many years older.
.Jerauld county has as fine stock as any
county in the territory, and plenty of it.
Horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poul-
try,in large numbers are scattered all
over our county, and everyone knows
that finer igrain, vegetab bles, ETC., than
are raised in Jerauld county do not ex-
| ist. Let lis hear from others on this
subject, and have county fair.
This issue Of the HERALD completes
the first year Of it's publication. One
year ago to-day the first number was
issued from the Standard office in
Plankinton. At that time the thriving
little town of Washington Springs ex-
listed only in The determination and en-
| u SJ " VIZ PloPl1CColS u tilS 1dllet vi
which Che town is now located. The
last year has been one CT more than or
dinary prosperity to the town and yet
every thing has been Of solid and sub
stantial cnaracter-tbere being nothing
OF mushroom growth or "boom''
as the term is generally used in the
West. We have one of the incest
towns in The Westt, Offering better in
ducements than any other for those
looking for home.
Thanking our patrons fer thesuccess
the paper has had during the past year
we hope to be able TO merit continual
tion of the same during the years yet
to come.