Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-05

t'IRESTlEL.
Beautiful weather.
Mrs. A. Franklin returned from ia,
Wisconsin visit last week.
j. "A. Mcdonald visited Mitchell lsst
week.
A farewell" party was given st, alr.
Bush's, Nov. q, in honor Of i RAM ma
Jennies Bush, who left last f6r
Orange, Iowa. They will probably res
main until spring.
Query, Mr.. Editor, what is your ad.
vice for young ladies calling on bache-
lor nelghDors?
Some OF our young gentlemen were
out quite late Saturday evening. Did
you get cold, Jimmy?
Work commenced ON the school
house Thanksgiving.
quite pleasant company assembled
at Mr. Chase's Thanksgiving evening.
All that were present report ga good
time"
J. Mcdonald, of Blunt, Hughes Co..
was visiting his brother, S. Mcdonald
a few days last week. He was on his
Way to his home in Bremen Co., la.
Mr.. Eager has gone to Forestburg on
a visit.
A Leap Year party was one of the
leading attractions last Saturday even
ing. Did you get home safe and sound;
Mary, Birdie. Sally, Fannie, Betsey,
and many others, too numerous to
mention?
walking a foot" has been all the
rage.
A. L. Johnston left for Bremen Co.;
Iowa, Monday. ANN H1LArr,
-. ANNA.
Will you kindly allow ME space IN
your 'organ" to pay my compliments
to the author of an article in the Lynn-
dale News of Nov. 10, and which is
evidently copied fir ON the Alpena Jour-
nal of earlier date?
After giving thanks for the victory
achieved by the republican" ticket, the
author throws a little taffy to Judge
Rice and Treasurer Williams and saws
the reason why they were elected was
because they were popular men,"
This is undoubtedly true, but they we're
no more popular on election day than
on the 9th of Sept. when the friends of
the editor Of the News sold out and
two men who proved unpop-
ular.
Again he paid his res poets to some
one whose maine is not given whom he
says was nominated by the convention
Of Sept. 9th, but turned traitor and took
part in the peoples convention. By
the same token then, j. T.. Mcnamara
Is another" for he was at the peoples
convention and took part in it as | can
make cath. l believe the rule general
|y obtains in politics as in most every
thing else, every man for himself and
,he devil take. the. hindmost. presume
that person spoken Of, used his indiyid-
lal right to choose his political compa-
ny.
Again, in several places the author
slludes to the "sorehead" movement,
Ind goes so far as. to denounce those
Who took part in it as 'cranks, traitors,
tic. In my township, Anina, the peo-
ole's ticket was voted almost solldly.
There was not a Democratic vote cast.
rhe entire vote was cast for Clifford
or Delegate in Congress, and the Re-
publican legislative ticket. Many of
hese voters knew in Iowa, and never
leard a. doubt expressed there, as to
heir soundness in the taith; and we
II know the character of Iowa Repub-
1t believes in rswardlng the
lonest and capable officers with u sec /
md term for one thing, Now b,.cause [
he men could not agree with ye oracle ;
f the News and support his ticket,
hey are called "soreheads." Well, so j
note it be. If it gives any satisfaction, ]
presume we can stand it, but the Ell ;
tor should remember that he is net in
allible. For instance, heshad all cal {
ulations made to move the county
buildings gs-both Of them--cVer the h ills !
0 Lynndale (Which by the way would
ave trebled the size Of the town. but {
he people did not see it, in the same 5
ght he did, and now he is obliged to {
ONE to the county seat, Il La. Mahomet, |
nd suffer the horrors of drinking sui
hur and frog pond water, t
Well, such is life; and whilel had no ;
lterest in county politics further than |
lat taken by any true citlZen,. | was
ne cfthe many who protested against 6
ae manner and means adopted for the t
aihinE coutrol of the republican con- S
entioa Of Jerauld county. ! am not t
,rry forthe part took in the matter, q
nd beg leave to whisper in tbo ears of 8