Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-17
eden VALLEY

The farmers hearts have been cheer
ed by a few drops of rain. We are
wishing FOR a drenching shower. The
WINDS are raging without; it keeps the
boys busy holding on their hats.
Mr.. Canon is busily engaged in break
ing. . . - >
Miss Morford, who has been visiting
at Mr.. Posey's, has started for Hughes
county where she has a claim.
Joseph Sheffield will work near HUI.
ron this summer.
:, Wnl. r. and Ellis S. Eastman visited
the Springs last Tuesday. Ellis attend
Ell the teachers examination.
Miss Varnum has been visiting at
MI: ,Canon's the past week.
They have not had very good luck on
Mr.. Loomis' place as they have gone
down to the depth of twenty-one. feet
and have not found water vet.
FL. Eastman's little daughter Inez
has been very sick with chicken pox,
she has not been expected to live but
she is better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Eastman were
over IN Dale township, calling on
friends this week.
b. NJ. Eastman has a few bushels of
choice seed corn for sale.
MI. Foster, from the Springs, Is work
ing at Mr. Woodruff's.
AUNT LYDIA.
WOONsoCKET.
Your correspondent having too much
business on hand last week failed to
send You the news of our town. p
l have rambled about some and seen
so many changes that am at q loss to
know whether j. L. Kean has had the
dropsy, or the intiuez-away; he became
so changed in one hour that his wife
and children did not know MIN: the
barber did it. There is another Young
man that runs a restaurant, meals at
all hours, in obedience to his (Girl) and
the dls2greeable tickling sensation. has
too dropped his upper lip-the barber
cid lt-and to his surprise, ON his last
visit to the depot was admitted after a
recognition review was performed, but
was heard to remark by the passengers
on s. NJ. train (Nellyl, 'never again will
| have my mustache cut And the
disease seemed to be epidemic, and be
hold our Johny, the tenor blower, went
gone and done it, but at the present
writing cannot say whether he wished
to deceive his girl and make her believe
il was another fellow, Or to make him
look better: but Johnny is convinced
that if it should rain this season he
may be able to have another crop OF
hair. And still another young man
(Blosser;) he too thought 1t necessary
TO have change and did likewise, but
the change was against his girls wish
eS, and did not venture in the country
last Sunday, and is drawing out fresh
crop as fast as his boarding house is al
lowed to do.
George says he would rather carry
wood boxes and barrels at the soutf
end of Dumont avenue than tram
towards Forestburg, and thinks he vii
waite until fall before taking a trip OF
the S. M. D.
j. w r. N. is helping Kintner at the
clothing house and was heard to com
plain that hewas obliged to get up an6
open the store door late for to let lSint
ner,in. JIM says for a new beginner
Morris is far ahead of him, for list
night he left the door unlocked anC
light burning, thinking Morris would
not keep the widow up later than 8 o.
10 o'clock, but when he came to bed The
clock struck one in the morning.
On Saturday night at 8 o'clock, the
wife OF our esteemed friend, L. l.. Ste
yens, cashier of Che Sanborn Co. Bank
departed this life. Mrs. Stevens has
been quite feeble for some time past
but not thought dangerous. She was
sitting in q chair and her mother by hel
side. Mrs. Stevens dropped her heaG
On her mothers lap and passed away
without a murmur. Mr.. and Mrs. L
L. Stevens We're married one year age
last winter. A child was born to then
this spring. Mr.. Stevens being mem.
ber of the I. 0. o. f. the lodge turned
out in a body to pay their respects tc
the brothers Wife. The procession
formed in front oil the Bank and es.
corted the remains to the depot, follow,
ed by d very large gathering Of friends
who deeply mourn the loss of one OF
our best friends. The body was sent tc
liornellsville, n. Z, her former home
accompanied by her husband, her moth.
er, and his mother. We can sympa.
thize with AIr. Stevens in his bereave.
ment. K.