Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-23
Friday.
May Both, 1884.
Decoration Day.

Decoration Day.
Mr.. Thayer went east the first of the
week. &,
Mr.. Tarble visited Woonsocket We'd
nesday.
i. Bert Orr went down to Mitchell last
Thursday. y.
:, Remember the sociable next W ednes-
day at the church. I.
Mr.. Thayer's house is rapidly ap-
preaching completion.
90. stanchfeld, Of Mitchell, was in
town on Saturday last. ).
R. M. Magee and wife visited Mitch
eu.the FIRST Of the week.
J.J. Barnes and family visited Plank
inton the first of the,week.
The bakery has an addition in the
shape of snmmer Kitchen.
w. E.. Bhsh, of Templeton, went to
Woonsochet the first Of the week.
Quite>a heavy rain visited this sec
tion last Tuesday evening. Dry Dako-
ta.(D ~ 9
S. H. Peters, of Vinton, Iowa, was in
town Monday and purchased some town
property. !. u. ~
The recent failures in Wall street.
New York, have brought down the
price of butter at Kenny's! -
! Mr.. Wilder, who has been quite sick
at the hotel for the past week with sore
throat, is able to be out again.
Housel s. Arnolds building is nearly
ready for occupancy, and will probably
be filled with goods at an early day.
l Ihave just received a carload of oats.
Please give me a call before buying
elsewhere. III. BLOWERS
Mrs. II. E. Wheeler returned from
her visit to Sioux Falls and will here
after be found at her home on sec. 5-1O6
.65. ~
Mrs. M. A. French and Mrs. Batchel-
der came up from Mitchell Wednesday
and will stop at the hotel for few
weeks. ! g. go 4 ~
Will Washington Springs celebrate
the glorious Fourth? If 50, it is about
time to make arrangements for that
purpose. -
DR.. Matthias has opened his fine stock
Of drugs in his new building north of
town. He also has a full assortment
of garden seeds.
The Pioneer Press of the 10th says:
'The Northwestern r. r. Co. will build
so miles of track west of the Missouri
river Immediately.
We are in receipt of a pamphlet enti-
fled "How to Grow Fine Celery" by
Mrs. Fl. M. Crider, which may be of in
terest to some of our readers.
Geo. Mason and Mr.. Moore came up
from Plankinton last week and enjoyed
the lovely scenery of the Springs and
hills with us for short time.
The Ladies' Mite Society will hold
social at the church next Wednesday
evening, May 2Sth. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all to be present.
Go to j. F. Ford for cheap insurance
against Fire, Lightning, Tornados and
Windstorns. 81
II. A. Pierce drove fine herd of cat
tie through town Thursday morning
which he recently bought in Iowa.
They were on the way to his farm near
Templeton.
The HERALD force INDUCED in a gen.
eral house-cleaning tournament the
first of the week and we are now able
to distinguish reasonably large objects
through the windows.
Messrs. Ransom s. Vessey will open
their fine new stock of groceries and
general merchandise about the last of
next week in Housel & Arnold's new
building opposite the Jerauld County
Bank.
The Applegate building, which was
recently purchased by Mr.. Woodburn,
is being fitted up by that gentleman for
boarding house. The lower part has
been divided into suitable rooms, and
the roof will be raised and a second
floor added.
The Mitchell mail carriers horse ran
away Tuesday evening. 1t was left un-
hltched while the driver stepped into
the hotel, and SO started on his own re-
sponsibility to deliver the mail which
he left near the blacksmith shop.
VIII Crawford caught him before any
serious damage was done.
The quarterly conference of the M.
u. church was held last Saturday even
ing, at which time committee was ap-
pointed to make necessary arrange
ments for q campmeeting during the
coming summer. Preaching on Sunday