Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-29

Decoration Day Saturday.
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T.. n. Loomis visited st. Paul the first
Of the week.
C. V. Martin, of Waterbury, was in
own Tuesday.
Justice Hackett visited Mitchell the
irst of the week.
W. j. Williams and A. Ransom were
IN Woonsocket the first of the week.
Sheriff Spears visited Waterbury
&Londay for the purpose Of disposing of
some mortgaged cattle.
A splendid shower Of rain Wednes.
lay and Thursday is what makes the
farmers smile ST. easily.
S. z. Herman, with his m0ther and
sister visited in Washington Springs
between showers Sunday.
Frank and Miss Mittie Vessey, of
Horse Shoe Lake; visited friends iii
own Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. A. A. Riddle has 12 acres of fine
trees of different varieties planted oh
her tree claim east of town.
G. L. Allard and Edgar Bowen visit
I'd Pierre and other Missouri river
points during the past week.
Miss Stanley went to WaterBury on
saturday last. She returned to her
school horth 6f town Tuesday:
OF. Woodruff; Of Morrison, I'LL, in
company with d. G: Woodruff, Of Alpe:
IA, visited tie Springs Wednesday,
p. r. Barrett purchased a Quarter
lection Of lahd northeast Of town, the
tirst of the Week 5f Mrs: A. A. Riddle.
Nd: Wilder and son returned from
Vermont Saturday. Mr.. Wilder reports
trade dull ahd farming backward in the
9ast.
Miss Curtis has opened d millinery
Establishment in J. F: Fords building,
opposite the hotel and those wishing
anything in her lihe viii do well to give
her q call.
seymour Knapp; j whtteside Co.,
Ill.,, spent a few days last week in Wes-
sihgton SPRINGS, visiting his cousin, 4.
:. l5ateman. He returned to Illinois
Monday.
A postal card was mailed at the Wes-
singtonS Springs postoffice Monday, writ
ten by resident of 1oS-64, containing
over SIS words, all plainly written and
perfectly legible. Who can beat this ?
The monument to be used on Deco
ration Day was manufactured by sam'l
Marlepee anA pslnted by John +: klugh2::
Ter. It IS fne Specimen Of workman;
ship considering, the short time in
which they had to prepare it.
DrED.-On Thursday morning, May
2sth, 1885, CEp1L, infant son Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. j. +. Ford, aged about, 9 months.
Funeral this (Fgiday) afternoon. The
pereaved parents have the sympathy Of
the entire community in their said af-
tliction.
Mrs. Riddle received the sad lnCflll,
gence Tuesday that her mother, Mrs, Mr.
\. Hill of Wauwatosa, Wis, died on
Monday last. She was nearly so years
of age but was enjoying: good health
when Mrs: Riddle left her for Dakota a
week ago. Mrs. Riddle returned tc
Wisconsin 4yedA|eesday morning. f.
a. -,
Ii. A. White, wife. and family are now
occupying their farm in 1Q7-63, and are
buildingan addition to their farmhouse
They brought with them houses, cattle
poultry and filllfarming outfit. Mrs
White and the family will remain on
farm, and White, when:not on. his 10
comotive, will chew pig weed and cul
tiSate bananas pand lemons-Woon
socket Times. .. t.,, :;
Elsewhere inthis issue will be found
The certihcate,of adjustment Of Olive
I. White, Of, lNoonsocket, whose prop
erty was destroyed by fire a short time
since and was insured in. the. Dakota
Fire g. Marine. ms. Co.yi Of. Chaflber
!aln. This cott1pany' IS gaming ;aufte
an enviable reputation in this part O
the country for fair dealing and prompt
adjustment Of losses. !. a.,
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About the most contemplate triol
Which has been perpetrated in this Vi
cinity lately was the tying bf tin CAM
o the wheels Of a carriage. in Mr.. Tar
bies yard few nights'ago, and daub
ing the cushion with axle grease. it'll
apity that the young rut1iansWho thlnl
mp and carry out such abominabl
rneanness cannot be detected In the ac
performing some'of these tricks 81
5hat they might he brought to justlc
md punished as they deserve. =,
The Bismarck Blade expresses tn
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