Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-22

springs naa the misfortune tO.haVe his
fingers badly crushed by getting them
caught in the cog wheel of a seeder last
Saturday morning. DR.. Matthias at
tended him and informs us that with
proper treatment his fingers can be
cured without amputation.
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Secretary Teller, by request, has ex-
amined the law and authorizes us to
announce that the election of delegates
to the constitutional convention at
Siou.e Falls will occur on the Both of
June next. Nearly all the newspapers
of South Dakota, fix the election in Sep
tember and they should correct them
selves and their readers. The conven-
tion will meet on the 9Th of September.
Press and Dakotaian.
The Inter-Ooean states that the SOL
dier element Is one Of the conspicuous
features of the population Of Dakota.
In support Of this it refers to the
eighty-eight grand army posts in the
territory withFan aggregate member
ship of not less than 5000 and these do
not include near all of the ex-soldiers
Of the war who have become citizens
of Dakota. This is good showing for
the loyalty of Dakota's population.
D. A. Scott returned from his visit to
Woonsocket w edfesday. He said that
the reason he mad5 the visit was be-
cause his clothes were becoming too
small for him, owing to the splendid
fare at the Washington Springs hotel
and the enormous quantity of mineral
water drank while here; but after a
visit OF a few days in Woonsocket he
assumed his former shape" Lean peo-
'pleare advised to visit Washington
Springs.
| A private letter has been 1aceived in
this city, from an intelligent source in
Washington, expressing the opinion
that Col. e. w, Miller, of Elk Point,
will be appointed receiver of the land
office at Washington, and that Barney
Caulfield will be appointed governor
when change is made. The letter al
so says: "The general land Office imag-
ines all sorts of fraud in Dakota, and
has suspended the issuance of all pat
ents in the territory Press and Da-
kotaian.
Arrangements are being made for a
grand Sunday school rally on July 4th
at washington Springs. The plan is to
haye patriotic speech in the forenoon
and the S. S. exercises in the afternoon.
Every Sunday school in Jerauld Co. is
| requested to be present and contribute
! something to the success Of the gather
ing. Come as SCHOOL with banners,
and baskets filledswith good things to
eat and have a pleasant and profitable
time. Speakers from ABROAD will be Sc
cured if possible. The arrangements
will be announced as soon as complete
Keep on the lookout for the announce
menfs. Make up your mind to come to
Washington Springs to celebrate and
lay no other plans. Per order execu.
tive committee. T. LINUS BLANK,
Secretary
I Dakota Free Press: 1t is reported
that E. G. Bristol, of Bristol township
while plowing last week, struck a solid
layer of fish bones at depth of seven
Inches from the surface. The bones
were evidently the remains Of myriads
of medium sized fish apparently laid
side by side as close: as they could be
packed over sur face Of about 2O(
lsouare rods making at least half a mil
lion fish. This extraordinary deposit
was struck in a depression on compare
ltively elevated gro, Ind and would seem
to indicate that the Firesteel creek was
at one tine1a great river either made
| so by freshets or sssa natural water
course emptying tn eyast lakes of the
northern country a $ che continent slow
ly emerged from tn e:submarine depths
| It is at least certain, Chat centuries have
passed since the fish were left in their
present position.
i The board Of county commissioners
lis in session and among other questions
under discussion is that of whether
! JerauId county shall havea court house
and safe place to keep the county's
valuable documents or not? The rec
ords are certainly in Danger at present
, as a prairie fire would easily destroy
the small wooden building in which
! they are now kept, before anything
y could be done to rescue them. The rec
:. ords could not be replaced, should they
be destroyed, with twice the amount Of
! money that a suitable vault would cost
$ which would afford ample protection
a in case Of fire. In fact some OF the doc
8 uments could not be replaced at all
! We think that the commissioners are
+o1,;nr stems in the right direction when