Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-14

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A, j. Wentworth returned from his1
eastern trip yesterday.
A grand delegate temperance csns|
vention will be held at Mitchell, from
April 18th to 10Th, inclusive.
The county commissioners have eTe-
ated a civil township from each conss
gressional one in the county, making
twenty seperate organizations. This
gives Aurora county the same syst,il
of township government as the differ
ant counties in Iowa have.
The reduction in the public debt Tor
February, is $2,5S2, $50, and for the eight
months just closed $1O2, 2,62s, ,346, reshee-
lively, from the two corresponding per
iods Of the preceding fiscal year. Ihet
average monthly reduction for the cur
rent year has been sS,572, ,759, and for
the same period of last year $12,S29, 793
Commissioner A. B. Smart. of Jer-i
auld county, was purchasing lrlnheioa
j. M. Levake 4 Co, N e
erection of drug store at washington
Springs, to be built by a party from
Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. S. says Ole Or two
more store buildings will be built at
the Springs n.-Woonsocket News.
Mail: The train from the east was
eight hours late last night. 1t Had to
light against powerful head wind
through Iowa, and lost time clear
across that state. For Mitchell 1875
passengers were ticketed, and road mas
ter Richards, declares there were 1850
Young 'uns, that squeezed through on
the same pasteboards.
z The many friends Of III. B. Merritt
Of the White Lake Dispatch, will be
oained to learn of the death of his
Young wife on the S9th ult., after an ILL
ness of only about six days. The re-
mains were taken t6Spencer, Iowa. for
interment. Mr.. Merritt has the SYM
oathy Of the entire community in his
sad bereavement,
c. w. p. Osgood received a present
rom an eastern(?) pork packing estab-
.ishment in the shape of a whole "dead
1og" the other day, via Bert Orrs ex-
oress. He refused to pay the express
:harges however. rs he was afraid a
scheme" hid been "put up" on him,
md the hog still lies at the express Of
ice subject to the order Of the highest
bidder.
People living in Wisconsin who have
nothing to do to keep the "wolf from
.he door" should move out here to
Dakota. AS an evidence Of this we
will just mention the case of 5. II. AL
| )ert who came here recently on a visit
lie secured position as mail carrier
without any difficulty whatever. For
ear that his friends in Wisconsin may
ne alarmed for his saftty we wsll say
here isn't a salocn on the route.
While Jerauld county was busy elect
ng school officers on the 23rd ult., Por-
5er Warner OF the Deadwood Times
was getting out boom edition of that
paper that ecltpses any of the "Boom
'ditions Of the papers of the COW coun-
.ies. 1t establishes the fact that the
Slack Hills is one Of the most favored
spots on earth and the Times one OF
5he best papers Of Dakota.
The Mitchell land officials have just
completed the report Of business for
The month of February, 1884. 1t COW
rs the final proof and entry of 21,29l
scres, the receipts from all sources be
ing $2S, 1929, the smallest amount re-
ceived at the Office in same month foi
over three years. The land in the
Mitchell district has largely passed
through the land office mill.