Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-12-25
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Moopshine these lights, !.
Nordyke and others made trips to
Woonsocket .lEst week. . A''' 4:
Rich. Titus, Mayshall and 'Pisrce vis-
tied washington with fax. :.
w. Btemner. has purchased more
horsehesh and no riyes one of the
best teams. in this ejghborhood..
School house No. 2 is to she painted;
the work began last Saturdays .
1. ssrtie and oll:e knowlton and Ora
&mlR & are having .sore throat ,5.....
Mr.. Grieve is now gathering his crop
of corn. - -"
In. Rich is well satisfied with his
flax burner used on his cook stove.
Miss Murphy visited Harmony school
last Friday afternoon.
Those at the railroad Saturday last
report the fax market down Q or 3 cts.
per bushel.
MIR. 'Ed.-We wish to say that in the
report of proceedings of the board of
commissioners given in your paper
some time ago the statement was made
that Harmony school treasurer's report
was referred for correction. This we
understand was mistake made after
1t left the hands Of our worthy treas
urer-therefore he would not be res
ponsible-the vouchers and other pa
pers in the hands Of the treasurer as
well as his books show the accounts all
straight. DECK.
NEWS From THE WEST SIDE.
Weather savors very much Of Flori-
ola for the last ten days.
Mort Powell lost one of his 5000
mares last week Mort can Ill afford to
sustain so great loss as he is Just now
starting in married life.
Charlie Kugler has gone into the
poultry business; he has, a fine assort-
ment OF high grades o. both chickens
and ducks; his mind is wandering con-
siderable of late however on the total
depravity'o Of all mankind, and matri-'
mony. -
is. Binford has been quite sick OF
late but we are glad to note that under
the medical skill and treatment of DR..
Matthias he is rapidly convalescing.
We have jast learned of another new
girl of the usual weight and size at
Harvey Buffers in Cherry township.
The question of putting stop to so
much foreign Immigration is agitating
the minds Of the public on the "West
Side" but up to the present writing, no
measures have been taken in that di-
rection, so far as we have been able to
learn.
Milton Swatmap, of Plankinton, will
tarry with his brother Ben of Temple
ton this winter.
Perry Eddy has built nice little
house on his farm in Pleasant town
ship. We have it from very reliable
authority that he gets home very late
at night occasionally. "StraWs show
which way the wind blows"
A literary society has recently been
organized in Pleasant township styling
itself the "Philomathian Society" with
B. r. Shimp, president, and Johnnie
Miller secretary; the exercises last
week were of very high order.
Mrs. Huntley has been enjoying a
visit from her sister from New York
the past week; also DR.. Huntley from
Illinois is here at the same time.
Religious matters have been receiv-
ing considerable attention in Pleasant
township thus far during the winter.
Prof. Hlntley held short series of
meetings which resulted in some six
or eight accessions to his lCongrega-
tionaD church. Rev. Hardie Of the
Wesleyan denomination has made three
visits and organized a class Of twelve.
Rev. Wilson of the Free Methodist de-
nomination breaches every two weeks |
and has a small class. Rev. Chas. Yes
sey, M. E., breaches every two weeks !
and has a small class in an adjoining |
township and two Sabbath schools are
well sustained. We venture the re-
mark that few townships in the county
are so well favored with religious priv
ileges.
We ought to have made mention in
our last OF the decease OF Father Cros2
the oldest man in the township and we
dare say, the oldest man in the county:
Rev. John Cross was born in Ashleld,
Mass. June 1st. 1897; was first licensed
to preach by the Oneida On. W Con-
yregational Association, Sept. II, 1923,
hut was not ordained until Jan y oath,
1893 by the Genesee On. ~ Congrega-
tional Consolation. lie. was ut this
time in the employ OF the American
anti-slavery society, and spent seven or
eight years almost constantly lecturing
on that subject. He very early enlist
ed in the temperance cause, and for
about sixty years, both by precept and
practice, strongly opposed the use Of
ali Intoxicating drinks, tea, coffee, snuff
and tobacco, IN all forms, and for a con-
siderable time also added oil products
of slave labor. lie aided largely in
founding two colleges: Wheaton Col
lege at Wheaton, ILL.,. and Amity Col
Iese at College Springs. Iowa. Married
Lucinda L. Hulburt, Jan'y lst,. 1878,
whom he outlived ten years. Only two
of his seven children survive him. He
went home" as he habitually called it,
Dec, lst. 1885, in the 89th year OF his
app the funeral services were con-
Jncted by Prof. Huntley: the funeral
sermon by Rev. Batty OF Planklnton.
Y.
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