Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-06


cards. During the six MONTH ending.
December 81, 1884, the numbe of cards
issued was l5S,3l5,25O, whild for the
same period of the preceding Fear the.
amount was 196,6A1 900, a failing off OF
26,325,750 This enormous zap WAS
filled by an increase issue Of (wo-cent.
stamps, fact that furnishes strong
argument in favor Of cheap letter post
age.
The following appears in thtR Report
er and Post, published at Danttry, n.
G., and expresses our sentindnts as
we'll or better than we could:
Some of our subscribers musA think
that we consider running a neWsyaaper
a very funny business, to want to-
send them the paper fiyesgar SIX ssAsI
without paying them a cent To such
we would say, we like fun and are al
ways willing to take part of the pay
in that kind of produce. but as it will
not buy paper, meat and bread, or pay
printers. we want something moro sub
Stantial."
A bill has been introduced in the
house to do away with the county COM
missioner system, and making the
chalrmen OF the various township
boards the official power of the county.
In counties where civiltownships have
been organized this would give Il very
satisfactory form of government at any
rate it locks to us as though there
would be better chances for justice
from the hands of fifteen men than
that there is from those Of one, as at
present.
The officers ofoLondon have arrested
q young man named Cunningham, AN
American, as the party who caused the
dynamite explosion in the House Of
Parliament and Tower of London a
short time since His examination
took place in London on Monday last
and the authorities think they have ev-
idence which will show the young man
guilty OF the crimes charged to him.
Cunningham was formerly and emplove
at d freight depot of the Pennsylvania
q, r. Co, at New York.
The Rowdle bin postponing the date
on which taxes become delinquent has
become a law. A dispatch to the Sioux
City journal says: "'rhe bill changing
the time of taxes becoming delinquent
to June 1, went to the governor for his
action to-day. Theamendment except
ing Lawrence county from the provE
sions OF the law was stricken out. AL
81 the bill changing the name of Ord
way to Independence. The governor
signed the bill appropriat,ng S25,oO
for the New Orleans exposition. II T.
ron Times.
The February number of DemCrest's
Illustrated Magazine contains seveal
articles of unusual interest, among
which are "iembrandt and his Art
madame Adam" "The Story Of Thor
waldsen," and "Old and New Industries
for Women,,' by Jennie June. Mr..
Barnard's serial, "a Strange Girl is
continued; and several good stories and
poems, household and art suggestions,
fashion and "Current Notes" giveladdi-
tional attraction to this excellent pub
lication. The frontispiece is an oilpic-
ture suited to the season dedicated to
Saint Valentine.
Judging from the last isshes of the
Waterbury papers the people of that
vicinity have at last discovered who
"Jasper" IS. For the past month or
more the papers have been at warfare.
and as disinterested outsider, we
would remark that it was time tor the
conflict to cease. We presume there
are two sides to a case. as usual, and it
is hardly to be expected that Jasper"
would know at first, that it way not
liquor that was used by the boys at the.
New Years dance, but, as he admits in
his last letter, that it was probably
but pepper sauce seasoned
with cloves" it is but justice In our
opinion to let it pass and drop the mat
ter. At any rate, gentlemen, you can
never establish the fact of your proper
or improper conduct at the Waterbury
dance by a newspaper quarrel.
Capt. Ed. Currey in full uniform Of
the Mitchell mugwumps, invaded Wes-
sington Springs this week, and tin pie
plates are worth SIS apiece there; the
martial spirits up that way are
aroused by this warriors presence, and
proud men are wearing tin ruf1les to
their Prince Alberts, and banging their
pantaloons behind with it. Major
Gasman of the Crow Creek agency who
is now in Washington, was called thith-
er to answer charges preferred against
him by Major Carrier, post trader at
Fort Thompson. White Ghost is prob
ably principal witness. The rail
road companies are doing their share