Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-18
II. A. McGinnis has a quarter section

II. A. McGinnis has a quarter section
of land fenced with q fine barbed wire
fence; these are the kind OF improve
ments that go to show that Jerauld
county is settled by as enterprislng
farmers as live in any county. +
Remember the Basket Social at the
chuucnnext Wednesday evening. Each
lady attending is expected to furnish
supper for two persons. The baskets
viii he sold at auction to the gentle
men present, who Will share the con-
tents Of his purchase with the lady /.
whose name appears in the package.
An appropriate program has been pre-
pared for the occasion.
The Pioneer Press of the 18th inst,
contains a list of the railroads proposed
! to be built by the various railroad cor
porations the coming season, a1s}s3fiasss 6
4 which are kha Huron g. soa,tt.lM asSas1ss, |
fiom Huron to Chamberlain. This
road can not fail to come near this
place if it is to be built as above, and
should it touch this point Washington
Springs will be one of the finest towns
in southern Dakota.
The abstract books spoken Of in otr
issue Of the 22d have been received and
are fully written up. The abstracts
that we furnish will show the chain Of
title from the United States govern
ment, all judgments and liens in the
District Court of Jeraull county, Dalzo-
ta; all mechanics liens, tax titles,
mortgages and unpaid taxes in Jerauld
county. Come and see us when you
want an abstract.
BATEMAN g. MCDONALD.
On Friday morning last, E. L. De-
lines house, together with the most of
: its contents, was entirely destroyed by
ire. The lire originated in pile OF
hay in one corner Of the room, and was
i not discovered until the flames had
= gained such headway that 1t was I'M
: possible to eXtinguish them. The loss
Il is q severe one to the young couple whc
} are lust starting home, but they will
rebuild at once, and we trust Will pt
Il able to make up their loss in the neal
l, future.
q A nine year old boy Of Mr.. Lawton
5. west of town. died on Tuesday last o.
- diptheretic ervsipelas. -Four more o
> the family are dangerously sick witt
the same disease. The father. cldeS
e son and daughter were away iron
e hcme and the mother had no one t
le aen3for help until the boy was dyins
I 1t is 10 le hoped that the neighDors Z
x the afflicted family will do all in taei
ig power to assist them in their hour
need, LATER; Another child die
at Wednesday morning.
IS. If an editor omits anything, he is |;
IS. zy. Ii he CLOSES over or smooth'
le down rough points. he is bribeC. Ii !
n calls things by their proper names, /
ne is unfit for his position, and he is q ast1
IS bid wretch. If he does not he is a ra
tie head, lacking stability. Ii he COZ
II demns a wrong or q popular piece
by demagogism. he is q good fellow b1
%. lacks discretion IF he lets wrongs al
ng injuries go unmentioned, he is q co,
Sc ard If he exposes q public man
lis selfish scheme, he does it to graft
I'M spite, is the tool Of a clique. or belon
to the outs" II heindulges in perso
tv alities, he is a blackguard; or if he do
!, q not, his paper is fiat and insipid. Ih
he formidable array of IFS is generally a
nd Piled to the profession, and is freque1
in ly considered by them to be true in e
all cry particular."-EX.
hy Commissioner y. b. Smart, of j
nd auld county, was met on thetrain Nc
at day by a representative, while
his way to Mitchell. Mr.. Smart h
5he with him some specimens Of the sal
49, stone of which he has found Q payi
our quarry on lands owned by him. II
in stone is somewhat softer than the Sio
9Th Falls stone, but considerably hare
rell than the chalk stone. 1t can he cas-
asst wrought into any form necessary
the building purposes, and hardens on
; to posure to the air. 1t is proposed
nd build the Jerauld county court ne lsf
\, Washington Springs of this mater
I. The body Of the building vii, be OF
above stone, with door and wind
III caps of the granite also found in
and same vicinity, and the expense vii
acy, entirely borne by Mr.. S. and the y
the sington Springs townsite proprletc
tied and presented to the county--N q
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