Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-10
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II. w. llills, of Mitchell, was in town
wednesday.
Miss Mary Williams spent two days
N town this week. @
Robt. Vessey's new house is enclosed
and will soon be completed @ ';.ii' =
DR.. Melcher, of Crow Lake, attended
aourt at Washington Springs Wednes-
LAY.
:. II. Albert returned from Iowa Sat
rrlay. lie brought eight horses with
him.
Mrs. Swatman, Of Templeton, has
been quite sick for the past week or
two.
J. E. Mcnamara is still confined to
his bed with the inflammatory rheuma-
tism.
C. i. Thayer is building an addition to
,he west side of his residence west of
town.
There will be meeting of the Farm
ers' Alliance at Templeton on Saturday,
april 11th.
W. J. Williams and A. Ransom at
tended concert at NNoonsocket Mon
day evening.
Several ladies' passed an examination
on Tuesday before Co. Supt. of Schools,
IT Johnston.
". Z. Ryan, Of Plankinton, is still
rorlling up the insurance business in
ierauld county.
O. i. Gat1in, Of Pleasant township,
transacted business at the "Hub' the
iirst of the week.
Misses Nellie Shin and Mary McCra-
ly, Of Duncan, were visitors at the
-prings Tuesday.
The Board Of county commissioners
we're in session the first of the week.
See proceedings elsewhere.
John Nessey, we hear, is sick, and w.
Reed has gone down to Crow Lake to
tend store till John recoyers. y
A refreshing shower of rain came
down in this vicinity Monday evening,
Gausing the grass to start in fine shape.
In the trial of Paul Berlin in Justice
Iackett's court, Tuesday, the prisoner
vas discharged, there being no appear
,tnca against him.
II. b. Coley, S. E. Herman, Mrs. E.
j. Herman and Miss Margaret Herr
nan. of Waterbury, were at the Wes-
,ington Springs hotel Tuesday evening.
At Huron, in the case Of Thornton
and William Hill, for shooting Charles
Williams the former was discharged,
and William Hill WIS convicted OF sim
pie assault.
1t is claimed by Sioux City nursery
men that they will market in Dakota
his spring about 100000 young for
st trees to be used on tree claims and
leW farms
Peyton II. Acton, editor of the Sioux
ais Leader, died at that place on the
eth ult., of Inflammation of the bowels.
He was considered an able man in the
profession.
At the election held at B. G. Cum
A.ngs' last Saturday to vote as to
whether Media township should issue
onds to build school houses, the bonds
were defeated.
The case Of I. II. Wickmann VS.. S. II.
9lelcher, which was to have been tried
hetore Justice Ayres Wednesday was
transferred to Justice Gaffin's court on
change of venue.
\ prairie fire ragged east of town near
al day on: Friday last. a strong
I'd blew from the south, but by the
'Sompt efforts Of our towns people the
ne was kept out Of the town.
John Chapman has moved his black
smith tools from his shop on section II
20 the shop belonging to Mr.. Tarble in
Washington Springs, where his old pa
IRONS can find him in the future.
FOR S.ALE.-A Badger Seeder, No. 2,
> N'iS VI ollC DtSO IittCu1hCo llttItC.
-Aso quantity Of flooring, siding, di-
Aenslon stuff and shingles at Woon-
H"chet prices. r. S. BATEMAN.
While Joe Scott was returning home
'L'er lighting prairie fire last Friday
"lSht his horse stepped into a badger
''ole and strained himself i'll some way
20 mat after he had gone Il few rods
/ i0Ffher he fell down and died.
W. II. Mills passed through town
'eahesday en- route for Crow Lake
"''efe he is to occupy the new black
'nIth shop. Mr.. Mills is remembered
.'sf@ as the blacksmith who occupied
"l' arble's shop last summer.
ne tune OF holding the NJ. Z. Sab
'"Vh school has been changed from II
'''' 70 ~ a. H., before preaching. Quite
goodly number attended last Sabbath
81" II IS thought that the change in |