Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-03-06
skafinr fraternity last week, and Tom


skating fraternity last week, and Tom
came back crowned with the laurels OF
victory, having captured everything.
The Peak Sisters from Alaska (sJatt)
gave us one of their original compost
tion plays ut the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening, and was 4 success,
each OF thu sisters possessing unnl!stak-
;iaa talent, Come again, old malds,
and the old boys will come to .yonr
arms. and you Will! not repeat that beau
tiful song.,"We are waiting for some
one tOcome." ~
The New England supper at the NJ.
E. church Thursday evening, another
success, was characterized by elegant
and beautifully spread tables I'M an
apparently hungry crowd Of people.
There was Bill (Rink) and John Uepot,l
Joeanh Harry. and their gals, did ev~
prlastinglv go for brown bread and
beans and cabbage. Myself and gal
were (more) on the pie-us order, and
had no appetite for beans,
The band plays at the rink Wednes-
day and Friday evenings. Oh, how
much better we can skate!. Since Mills
has commenced c%ultivating his "Mush-
tosh" can get much smoother music
from his horn but when he gets up To
p on the chrolnatic scale his face turns
lis red as his girls hair.
Good many of our people are sick.
Dan Samuels, our. express agent and
Judge Reed have been very sick, but
were taken good care of by the Odd
Fellows. and medicine administered b..
our doctor Remington. Miss Gtorgi,
Nc4Alevy has been very sick but Is het.
ter.
r.J. Fosdick & Co. have opened up a
.luthing house at Adler's old stand
lin Kintner has the management OF
the store, he being interested having al.
interest in the business.
Great excitement in town to-day ant
'ots OF our young mtn are gong to til,
Refervation for land.
L. r. Dunn returned from his east.
m trip Sunday, having been in Penn
>ylvani; two months. Thomas report,
business very dull in the east and says
W%OunsOcktt is ahead.
Look out for next week.
Yours, Sc, X.
LUCKY VALLEY.
Having been a reader Of the HERALl
Tor some time and nevtr having o
tributed an item for it's column, l viii
now drop you a few lines, not that
leSlre public notice. hut in answer to
'lallse: in Truths article OF last wrrl
:rferingtO Mrs. French. No. 2. etc. Nov
we know the difference between i COM
i,liinent and Il 'slur. and AS that was
meant for the latter tosay The least. W,
feel 1t our duty to speak, and beg 70,
% give us space IN your columns jus
thisonce. Mrs. Frerchd did arrive HON,
'l'nnt two weeks ago. and ! ann happir
now than ever before If possible, have
i'itnty to eat. drink. wear. etc, h, ne
he cause for happiness. No more cX
perted that l know Of. However. i
truth desires. I can send to Chicag,
md get him one; always willing I,
relp, aid, and assist, you know.
So far As changing this valleys nam
is concerned. if MeSsrs. Truth Il Co
"eally desire it, l will sign a petition
for it. There are many people VIII
seek to gain by booming themselves il
the papers every two or three weeks
nut / never knew any permanent popu
larity being gained in that way; di,
you? for you know self praise is nevt.
escorted to except Ivy those who are
title under par and beneath the motto
of sensible people. Should my conducs
merit the praise OF other people, W
would be we'll pleased. hut no DANCE,
There is mt one siulea. nlHn in on
valley. and that is Truth, l suppose, h
having east the first stone. Woul.
there We're others! We have Il majo,i
ty of good citizens in this valley; wei
we all rs good as such as Moore, Lvlr>
Williams, Meals. Converse, Charley Mel
.On. and ---m odpsty forbids me I,
name more, we could have "a forecast
IT heaven right here in Dakota, lul:
there are black sheep in every flock ant
| acknowledge with shame and regr,t
that | am one, poor. wTetcned slime,
that ! am. Icame to Dakota expecting
to lie good l left no debts behind
brought no unpaid for organ with me.
lett in the day time and am not afrait
to return, yet | am a hard case. ESQ they
saw Have been here two years an,
had trouble with no one; never sold
COW for $40. and sent her town after
dark, being ashamed to go myself, be
cause had lied to the purchaser. am,
she was not worth $50. No, sir: It WA.
not me, but ! know who did, do YOU.
1 Ai'Ss i4Ai WV ny Iuul lc1iIiIlx.
won't tell. didn't come here to Great,
disturbance among my neighbors. Ii.
fact. it takes half my time to mind my
own business, the other half to let 9th.
.er's business alone. Evil be to him
who evil speaks" therefore if / "a sa,
no good Of a n"ighbor l will keep ST.
lent. and let busy bodies whntrv tn mil
others down to a level with themselves
have such jobs. ! came here to st:.,,
and expect to unless run ont of the
country, az Mrs. NJ. Says l ought to he;
in that ease of course / would have to-
git. But she can bet her last years
hustle | can find better trees than hers.
so have mercy. Mrs. NJ, and the Lord
will be merciful 20 you. Verify Iama
bad ,citizen:, often, when l would do
good, evil, the predominating spirit of
this world, is present with me. PRAY
for me, friends, (if have ANY, that i
may reform and yet become a worthy
member of society. will try to do
better, but should the evil tempter lead
me to c%Onspire against any one mr. Nor.