Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-14
Pay your taxes.
Clifford is elected.
BEAUTIFUL weather.

blowers y Ott want 1000 bushels OF
good, clean Flax Seed.
Thomas Durfee returned from hi!
Wisconsin visit Tuesday.
2. r. Barrett visited Woorsocket ant
Mitchell the first of the week.
Will Mundie left on Wednesday fol
a visit among friends in Illinois.
Sheriff Spears new house is partly
enclosed, and will soon be finished.
j. M. Locke and family were among
the visitors at the Springs Wednesday
Presidential election results are still
doubtful, both sides claiming the vic
tory.
The American Home has removed
from Duncan, Buffalo county to Water.
bury in Jerauld.
Washington Springs merchants are
laying in large supplies Of goods af; ffy.
the winter trade.
Ihecounty canvassing board finished
counting the election returns Tuesday
We publish an abstract of the votes
cast in another column.
Abstracts Of title to all lands in .Jer.
auld county furnished at short notice
and guaranteed correct by
BATEA1AN e. MCDONALD.
Robert Vessey and wife, Allan Ran
som and Mrs. S. II. Albert left the first
of the week for q trip to Sioux City,
Iowa. They will probably return this
week.
Woonsocket News: At the fiYe-mile
roller skating race last week Tom Scott
OF Woonsocket defeated Walter Leon
ard OF Sioux Falls, Leonard giving up
the race at the end of two and one-half
miles.
II. T. Stewart, who has been spend
ing part Of the summer at Wessing-
ton Springs taking views Of the yari-
Gus places of interest in this vicinity
takes his departure for his home in Au-
rora county this week. Those wishing
views should call at once.
We have been requested TO cali a
meeting of all those interested in the
formation Of a cemetery association.
In the absence Of any definite instruc-
tions we will ask those interested in
the matter to meet at the HERALD Of
flee on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22d
1854, at 3 o'clock.
MARRlED.-At Huron, D. T., on Tues
day, November II, 1884, by Rev. Atkin-
son, MI. Henry Louder and Miss Luce
liza Hay, all of Jerauld county, Th'
HERALD, together With their man,
friends, join in extending congratula
tions to the happy couple and in wish
ing them happiness and prosperity il
their journey through life.
| A large party Of young people gath
cred at the Washington Springs hote
on Wednesday evening, it being the oc
casion CT the regular semi-monthly so
cial for.the benefit of the ladies' nit,
society. The evening was spent yer,
pleasantly in singing, playing games
etc. Refreshments in the shape O
cake, coffee and popcorn balls wer,
served and the net receipts Of the eve
ming amounted to $910.
The townsite company have divided
their town lots so that each proprietC
can give deeds individually. This vii
be convenience to purchasers, mas
much as hereafter they viii not have tt
wait for the papers to be transferred
from one to the other for all to sign be
fore a correct title can be given. Sey
eral lots have already been spoken fol
and washington Springs Will continue
to boom until she reaches metropolitan
proportions.
DE1D.-James Elmer Phillips. Bor1.
at Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis. Jan. 81
1871: died at his homenear Washington
Springs on Saturday, Nov 6, 1854, aged
i3 years, 9 months and days.
The death Of the bright boy men,
toned in the above was q sudden blow
to the bereayed parents; being IN onl )
child and having been sick hut a very
short time. The afflicted parents have
the heartfelt sympathy Of their many
neighbors and friends III this their
UreateSt sorrow,
Most Of our people are aware that a
strenuous effort has been made to sad
die on the county the expense and sal-
ary Of the Office Of District Attorney
10 this there has been a decided ohjac-
ti0n: the Attorney General being ap-
pealed to prior to the posting OF cleo
ton notices he decided we were not en-
titled to such an oilic" and as q conSa-
ouence the Office WAS not included II
the list as posted. The DECISION of The
Attorney General and the failure OF
the Clerk to call for such an election
deferred several parties who INTENDED
running for the Office fro'a bringing
their names before the people. Comes
now \. j. Duuham whose name WAS On
y mart of the tickets and asks the court