Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-15

thc county seat yeSterdar.
Notwithstanding the storm, snow and
cold, Mr. Pratt. the old reliable, brought
The mail up from Planllinton on time.
Mr.. Vessey returned to the Springs
Yesterday. He reports the roads badly
llockaded in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
After 4 great deal Of labor the Sher.
ilf finally succeeded in posting and
srryi1g all the election notices yester-
,lay.
Doc Harris came in from Woonsocket
last Monday. They had hard trip
seross the country that day, facing the
wind and worrying through snow
drifts.
The Alpena journal says that if the
county commissioners will not grant a
license for the sale of liquors some of
the citizens there will buy their beer
lay the leg.
.Asmall caravan went over to Woon-
socket on Wednesday to break the
It)GtS ttll, SNu opiilC SCLll ttlu blON lSlpllS.
They returned yesterday well loaded
and in good shape.
Another appointment has been made
Tor the Mite Society at Mrs. d. w.
shryock next Tuesday evening Feb'y.
10Th. II there is any truth in the third
time being 4 success there will be q
r0user of social next week.
We notice by the Boone county. Ill.
papers that the rain and frost in that
section coated the fruit trees with such
quantity Of ice that in many instan-
ees the fruit trees were split and entire
~ ruined.
Thc benefit of advertising in the
HERALD is again made manifest. Just
as we were ready to advertiseihe Coun-
ty Clerk Of .Jerauld county us strayed,
cost, or stolen, he turns up in good shape
ready for his rations.
y regular "north-easter" started in
asst Sunday afternoon. Monday was q
beautiful % day for those who had oc-
aasion to be out of doors; the storm
Hbated somewhat Tuesday and We'd
uesday and our regular Dakota wealth
NJ set in again yesterday.
Il. d. IIolse, editor of the " essington
Times was married New Years morn
ing 10 Miss Elvira I. Schultz. Another
evidence that newspaper business in
3eadle county is good, with prospects
for a continuation of profits in the fu-
ture for all Of which the HERALD is
clad.
The HERALD Boss" returned Tues
lay night. We are saving the calf I'M
til the weather node-ates {. little. He
reports a splendid time and no place
like home' We have reserved a col
llmn for him TO tell such parts of his
experience" rs he thinks fit for publ
cation.
The Scotland Citizen says that after
Wash Kellogg was here, he went t.
Sioux Falls, blew out the gas, went t.
bed and was nearly suifocated If il
We're not that it might be considered {
kind of give away" on us we woult
say Wash" had his Sioux Falls ex
nerlence before coming here.
The Dakota Outlook is the name O
new l6 page Octave publication jus
started at Iankton Icy Z. G. johnson
1t is to be devoted to the progress anc
development Of the new Northwest
and from the initial number we thinl
they viii cultivate that field as well a
y publication Of this kind can.
The Il. r. meeting announced fo
next Saturday will be held at the schoo
house in Washington Springs at 10 s
m. Representative Of the II. IS. "
Il. r., are expected to be present TO max
propositions to the people to secure III
light cf way through the county.
A. b. SMART.
NoIlCE.-There will be a meeting O
The Board OF County Commissioners a
'Wessington Springs, Feb. 10Th, 1884 fo
5he purpose OF appointing a count
surveyor to fill vacancy, and the tran:
action OF such ether business as ma
properly come before the board at tha
lime. II. LINUS .3LANf1,
&C. Cierl
A correspondent of the Mansfield C
aierald attended a country churc]
where little deformed woman. with
%rutch hobbled up to take her place wit
}he quartette that sang beside the orga
sie Erites' The preliminary exercis.
.h-ough, the hymn, Rock of. \ ees, W;
given out, and the whole co-greyatic
oIned in singing. What magnilicel
voice was that, sweet and clear as
Dell. rising and swelling and filling Il
kxFhole church? stopped and listene
shen moved to see whence it came, al
2ound it the little woman with Il
&rutch; and as the hymn proceeded Il
spell OF her music grew upon us, un
"hen--With her face turned toward