Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15

storm. She looked out of a window ia
henight and saw her husband stricken
dead by lightning and his clothes burn.
ing. She vas taken to Yankton last
week.
Little Emma came running into the
parlor yesterday morning, where her
mother was entertaining young Mr.,
Duder until Miss Mary would complete
her toilet and come down stairs, and
cried ont: 30, mamma. Johnny is dot
Mary's teef and won't give 'em to her!'
l-kentucky State Journal.
Union Signal:-The officers Of I'll the
railroads traversing the state of Iowa,
have united in a circular, announcing
that, in compliance with the new law,
they will not receive any Intoxicating
liquors for transportation from any
point either within or without the state
to any point within it's limits after that
date.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan b.
Anthony, the great leaders in the wom-
IN suffrage movement, have issued a
circular advising their c%o-adiutors to
use their influence to secure the cleo
ton Of the republican nominees. They
think it is impossible to expect aid for
their cause from either Of the other
parties.
The Judge got home rather late the
other evening and found & young fell
low sitting on the sofa with the sole
daughter of his house and heart"
"Well, sir" said the judicial gentleman;
"what are you doing here?' 81 have
come into court, Your Honor, for the
defendant" was the ready reply.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The following item clipped from a
London paper. gives a good view Of the
English idea Of American politics:
:The party papers in the United
States are now busy abusing the oppos-
ing candidates for president. The dem
ocrat nominee is George Washington
Curtis, and the republicans do not talk
of any one else. The republican candi-
date is n Stephen Grover, Of Cleve-
land, governor of New York, and all
the democratic papers are trying to
show how unworthy a man he is"
"No, sir" said Mr.. Sayso; 81 am no
protectionist. From the ground up l
am a free-trader. ! believe in q fair
field and 10 favors. / say live and let
live. Isaytear down the Chinese walls
in every land about every industry.
II a man can do better than l can at
my own trade, if he can produce better
goods at a less cost, ] say let him do it,
and palsied be the hand that would
shut HIM out of the competition with
me. Death to all protection, l say
And then he went down to his lawyer
and filed application for three patents
which he had bought from the needy
inventors and instituted suits againts
ifty~threo farmers for infringement on
q certain three horse cleyis, fer which
he held the state agency.-Burlinyton
HaWkeye.
Chamberlain is to have a musical
festival at Lorrettaqua Park, "Par-
dee Island" commencing August 21st,
and continuing one week. Nile. Fan
ME Kellogg, Of Boston, is the nrima
donna; Miss Emma Won Elsner (Litta's
the s%oloist; and Herr Otto, A.
Schmidt, Violinist and pianist. The
chorus contains about twenty voices.
Prof. Bushnell and G. M. Keeler, form
erly Of this city, viii take prominent
places in the programme. Al excur-
sion steamer will run from Chamber
lain to the Brule agency on Saturday,
Aug. 23d, tissue day" Of the Post, the
price for the round trip being fifty
cents. Tickets for the festival season,
$500; single concerts, 80 and Is cents.
-Woonsocket News.
Alexandria advantages
deep blowing has been forcibly illus
trated in q field belonging to W. f.
Bond. Last fall it will be remembered,
4 field trial took place at his farm west !
IF the track. The ground over q rod !
wide and to q depth Of five inches |
around quite q large piece. The bal |
ance Of the ground was plowed in the
I'D way and crop put in all. Mark the
The crop which grew ID the
leep blowing stood up like d fence
around the rest. It was better color,
stood thicker, produced superior grain
md the yield is estimated at twice shat
ii the rest of the field. Several pro-
yressive farmers in different parts Of
;he county have been going down
with astonishingly good results.
Dakota has q large batch of new pos
jal orde- offices.
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