Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-06
Eill ryye's Application for Q Pass.

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Courier Journal: Office of Evening
Suueal, Jan. "a, 1885. Gen. Pass. iAgt.,
! Great North American Gitthern r.,
Chicago. III.
Dear Sir: / desire to know by return
mail whether or nc you would be
pleased to swap transportation for kind
words. L am the ed5sor of She squeal,
published at this place. 1t is a paper
pure in tone, worad wide; in its scope.
and irresistible ! q the broad sweep OF
it's mighty arm.
/ desire TIC visit the great Exposition
At New Orleans this winter, and would
be willing to yieldsyou q few words OF
editorial opinion set in long primer
type, next to pure reading matter. and
without advertising marks. You may
make the pass read: For self, Chicago
to st. Louis and RETURN" and I will
write the editorial, o. you may max" i,
read: "self and wifp,"and I viii let you
write it for Yourself. Yours truly,
DANIEL w EBSTEM BRIGGS.
Editor OF the SQueal
Morton is the largest county in Da-
kota. having 400 square miles, and
was created Jan. s. 1878, and organized,
Feb. 21st. 1881. Dawson is hesmallest.
norm Jan. 9Th, 1879, and %oTganiznd Jan
Is. 1854, With only 1872 square miles.
While SO d%iminutive in area, it has ali
the officers. machinery and expenses OF
y larger county, with less taxable terri.
tory subsidiary to support the expenses
Aurora mas 750 square miles. and Han
son $40. An equitable division of these
three counties at the start wot;ld have
yivsn each $40 square miles, and been
more Mitchell Mail.
1t is thought that the change in the
national administration Will ceilen!
the friendship between the North AM,
South. Lei us hope 81 This is Il great
country, rs some one remarked several
days ago, and there should be nothing
but friendship existing between the
people. All differences of opinion.
though. are not Likely to be al judgtd
sometimes a judge and jur! may holu
one opinion. while the man who stol,
the mule may hold another. Theymay
never agree, hut this should cause no
serious trouhle.-Ex.
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The legislature should enact a law
designating some requirements troM
| papers competing for the county print
ing, In Iowa the two papers having
the largest circulation are designated
by law us the official papers. In Dako-
ta a handbill issued with pretended
regularity would lie competent as /:
competitor. IN 'Beadle county tbs
pTinJ;as, was awarded to a publisher
who has been established for less than
mouth, and vino. by his own confession
before the board, acknowledged t haNt
already failed in his newspaper ven.
lures three times within a year previ.
Gus to his time OF bidding for the print.
ing.--IIuronite.
a comical incident occurred at thu
residenreofa gentleman in the extreme
east part of Miller the other day. that
merits publication. The mar OF The
house is Il stout, heavy set person. about
the build of A. d. Hill. He concluded
TO take a bath. Accordingly he heatet
up the kitchen stove red hot and alst
some water. He pulled tine tub clost
TO the stove and clothed with a small
scar under his left eye he stood in Thu
tub. tossing the water over his 5x4 form
in Il playful fashion. Soon he stoopet
over to scoop up a double handful O
water when the rear portion Of his an
atomy touched the red-hot stove. Hi:
better half rushed to see what he wa
yelling about. when she found the tut
lying on its side, the water all over ths
room and her liega lord vlgorousl,
spanking Il bran new scar about righ'
, inches long and two inches wide
Hand County Press.
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: is edited by the Ladies OF the Woman's Chris
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