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


season. An encouraging feature of
TINS county y'sdevelopmeht.-Woonso
ct News.
The bill changing the name of the
town OF Ordway to Independence has
passed both houses, and now only
awaits the signature of the governor to
become law.
ID. w. Shryock and sons are erecting
building to be used for an ice house
for Vessey Bros, Ransom & GO. on
their lot east OF Morse & LaPoint's
hardware store.
There shouldn't be an, trouble about
the removal of the capital OF Dakota.
Indeed, it shouldn't hurt any ones
feelings if the whole territory was re-
moved and lake hauled in, to replace
it.-St. Paul Globe!
The old liberty bell has arrived in
New Orleans and is creating great en-
thusiasm. Even jeff Davis was in
spired in its presence, and made brief
but patriotic speech"
"The Louisville Post sayssvery twen-
tieth person in that city has, the itch.
We are glad to know that one in twen-
ty of the population of that dead old
town has employment.
The word love in Indian dialects is
Observation-Disclosures F,ncy
asweet forest,maiden telling her copper
colored brave that she chem,enda-
moughkunagogagers him.
"Yes,' said the grocer, 'they make
sugar out Of beets now," and then, look
ing sadly at a list of bad accounts, he
added, And a good deal Of my sugar
goes back to beats again"
Mrs. Mary Williams, mother of Co.
Treasurer Williams, returned home on
Thursday last from Spencer, Iowa,
where she had been tending her daugh-
ter, Mrs. a. N. Erickson, through IL
long illness. Mrs. Erickson accompa-
MED her.
The Argus Annual for 1885, printed
at Fargo. ID. r.. is on our table 1t is a
fine specimen of the ''art preservative,"
containing an almanac and useful
knowledge Of various kinds, besides Il
full representation OF the business
houses of that hourishing city.
o. T. Letcher, disbursed $4,000 among
the farmers, the past few days. This
week. he has shipped to Chicago from
here, one car Of dressed hogs, a car of
sheep, and one of cattle. A steer bought
OF r. l.. Tremain, was in the lot, which
weighed 2050 pounds, the heaviest ever
seen in Dakota. Mitchell Mail.
1t is rumored that a scheme is being
Matched to divide Brule county and an
mex the west tier of townships from
Aurora to the east half, thus forming a
new county with kimball for the coun-
ty seat. Parties from Kimball, howev-
er, deny that there is such q move on
foot.-Dakota Free Press.
Estelline Bell: Mr.. Bowdle has intro
duced bill in the council ito protect
the passage Of fish in the jim river"
Great Scott! If the jim isn't naviga-
bic for fish let 'em get out on the prai-
rie and walk. We don't want to pay
taxes for dredging the stream. 1t would
be cheaper to import fish of lighter
draft.
The testimony IN the cases Of Murphy
VS.. England and Eddy VS.. England was
finished Tuesday evening last and sent
to the land office Messrs. Gunderson
and Durham conducted the case on be-
half of the contestants and, Mr.. Z. c..
Cnrrey, of Mitchell, the defense. II
was a long and tedious trial and we:
have no doubt that both parties are.
glad that it is finished; at any rate.
"we" are.
S. II. Albert's little daughter, Twink
le,' fell from a chair hitting her
arm in some way on Saturday last.
Sunday morning it was found that the
bone of the left forearm was somewhat
bent. Mrs. DR.. Hall was called who
the arm. "TWinkle" now
wears her arm in a sling in consequence
1t is hoped that she will soon regain
the use of her arm and that no lasting
effect will remain.
The U. S. senate, by a vote of 63 to 1
(Riddleberger) adopted q resolution hy
Mr.. Bayard, saying: "That the senate
of the United States has heard with IN
dignation and profound sorrow of the
attempt to destroy the houses of parlia-
ment and other public buildings iii
London, and to imperil the lives Of in
nocent and unsuspecting persons, and
hereby expresses It's horror and detesta-
ton at such monstrous crimes against
clviliZation.'
On February I'd j. O'Donovan Rossa,
the Irish. patriot, was shot on the street
in New York city by a young English