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

Dont forget that we are prepared +,
,lil all applications for loans on Re,
A''"'e' bATEIAN & McDoNALp.
nloWer Il OFT have rented the black
smith shop of L. II. Tarble north NJ
.ow'l ana are putting in a new foo,
.ua anu otherwise improving the interior
.nes VIII use the building for a grain
Warehouse. '''A
n,o you ever catch your chin on a
1io'nes line while running? 1--WE" did
any OF our readers lack amusement
or exciting adventure we would advise
them to try it. 1t will give YOU some.
0hlhg to keep in fond remembrance for
many day.
quite large congregation attended
dlVlne worship, both morning and
evening, last Sunday. it being the occa-
sion OF the regular Quarterly Meeting
OF me NJ. e. Church. Rev. VIM. Nc.
|! Cready 7. =, preached in the morning
ana Rev. Luther in the evening.
=. o. c. Ord Post No. 25, G. A. Il. will
mold its next regular meeting at Tar
Dle,s Hall on Saturday afternoon, Dec
emoer 9th, 1884, at 2 o'clock: The cleo
tlon OF officers will take place on that
day, consequently Il full attendance is
desired. BY order of CoMMANbER.
Fulton (lll) Star:-R. S. Bateman. of
washington Springs, Dakota, was at
Garden Plain last week at his sisters:
Mrs. G, .,R. Rood's, and his cousins. the
Knapps Of that place, also G. Knapp's,
OF Albany, He sees quite a change in
those parts in twenty years. He left
this week for Appleton, Wisconsin, his
old home, where he will spend the win
ter.
what are you doing, Mary?' asked
a somerville husband, addressing his
wife. 81 am sewing on crazy quilt"
she replied. "Are there any buttons
on it| NO" 81 thought not" he
said; "it wouldn't be like you to be
sewing on anything that needed but
tons" and drawing deep sigh he pro-
ceeded to fasten his suspenders with a
half-burned match.
Plantation philosophy: More den
lalf o de 'fection O. dis worl is put on.
DE grapvine doan' cling ter de Inns
case it lubs de tree, but case it wants
lie tree ter hoP it up. II is said dat
poverty shows de goodness whut am in
sr man. Dat may be true, but man
lain't show nigh so much goodness wild
poverty ez he ken wild er little money.
-Arkarlsaw Traveller.
AN enterprising Vermont man has
lis house and store connected by tele-
'hone. The other day, during a storm,
he lightning entered the store by the
wire while the proprietor was talking
o his wife about when he would be
'ome to dinner. AS he recovered his
Consciousness the first words he spoke
we're: 'All right, Mariar, don't Kit ME
gain; I'll do just as you say"
Gen. Sherman has made another
,reat point by naming his terms to a,
ecture-bureau man. cold Tecumshe"
eclares he has two rates-a million
ollars to outsiders, and free lecture
0 his old comrades, whom he hopes to
meet once year till he dies. 1t will
e q good many centuries before, his
biography cwindles to a "stickful'' in
he encyclopedias.-The Current.
Dispatch,-In Sioux Falls one day
,st week j.. j. Lloyd accused Lorena
Y. !stoneheld of stealing pair Of slip
ers of him, and that; she was then
'earing them. She denied stealing
hem, saying she purchased them in
Vhite Lake. The next day, she had
i'm arrested for slander, clainlng $500
5 damages. ): The Jury, after being. out
jur hours, returned for the defendant. ,
Mitchell .Capital:-The Alex Mitch
Il was re-opened to the public last Sat-
rday, Under the management Of c. II. :
haw. The house has been entirely re- /.
tied and futnished from garret to eel
II and many new conyeniences added. ,,
'nder the management Of Mr.. Shay !,
le house will come into popular favor
once. 1t is aneeded accommodation /.
" the travelling public, and something
hich Mitchell has long needed. A =
rge and handsome bus, named Soy :
one" will connect with all trains
"GOv. Pierce has avowed his inten- |
on to arrange during his present visit
Chicago for the publishing, Of his {
)os on Dakota. The book will be a
,mplete compendium of the area .at- !
resources, population and Il 4
story Of Dakota, and it will be inyal. !
,ble as a book of reference for the I