Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-15
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Croquet playing has commenced.
O G, Woodruff was in town Monday,
Land seekers are arriving by nearly
every stage.
John Vessey came over from Crow
Lake Sunday.
Rev. Cooley, OF Waterbury, was in
town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.J. Wallace went to
Woonsoclet Tuesday.
Miss Bass, Of Waterbury, visited the
springs Wednesday.
Mrs. $. II. Albert visited Grow and
Horse Shoe Lakes this week.
The Aurora County Teachers associ-
ntion will meet at Plankinton, May o..
r. NJ. Magee was in town Wednes-
jav. He says his wife's health is slow
N improving.
W.. Williams is building a neat
looking edifice on the lot east Of the
HERALD Office.
Don c. Neelham, of the Agricultural
West Rockford, ILL.,, made us a pleasant
eall the first of the week.
The water was let out Of the "Big
,pring" and the bed Of the pond cleaned
out in fine shape this week.
Now is the time to raise 60 on the
price of your personal property. The
assessor has commenced his travels.
William Spears, SON of our county
,heriff, arrived by the overland route
from Fayette Co., Iowa. last Saturday.
The Yankton coal prospectors claim
to have struck 25-foot vein of potters'
clay at a depth of $50 feet from the sur
face.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. p. T. Bar
tho}omew; Of Dubuque, Iowa, a daugh-
.er, on April Sd. Mrs. B. is a daughter
Of Wm. Taylor Of this place.
Tuesday morning ice 3a Of an inch
thick. Thursday morning a; our let
tuce looks as if it was sorry it enlisted.
West Merrill CWis) Herald.
The home Of S. S. Starkey, Of Starkey
postotfice, was made happy last Tues
day by Che arrival Of a couple of new
boarders They are twin sisters.
Mrs. Orr and son, of Fayette, Iowa,
mother and brother of E. B. Orr, ac-
companied by Miss Addie Reed, arrived
on Tuesdays stage. Miss Reed is a Sis
ter Of Mrs. James Cavanaugh.
Woonsocket News: Tom Scott is
holding his own at the rink in Aber-
deem. In race for $25 side and the
gate money, Tom came out ahead
clearing about $75 for the evenings
work.
A delegation of native American
ministers-SiouX Indians-in FlaE-
lreau, a few days ago were complimen.
ted as possessing more than the aver
age intelligence of their white breth.
ren Of the cloth.
An enterprising real estate dealer ir
order to save a few nickles and cheat
the printer out Of q job chall1ed ovel
his place of business the notice "Lande
tur sail" lie succeeded in attracting
more curiosity than customers.-Ex.
Next Saturday and Sunday will occur
Tic regular Quarterly Meeting exercis
Is at the N. E. church. Rev. VIM. Nc
fready is expected to be present ane
will probably preach on Saturday even
ing andSabbath morning. A full house
Is looked for on that occasion.
Judge Green pays the women Of
Washington Ter. this high compliment
have now held twelve terms in which
women served us jurors, and it is Ger
Ianly a fact beyond dispute that nc
other twelve terms SO salutary for re
straint of crime have eyer been held il
re Territory.-Inter-Cc Ocean.
at a church entertainment in Angus
u, the other evening, they had q mocl
school. One Of the que2tions was
What are the seven wonders Of tn
5%orld:' A was asked to name. one O
mem, b another, and so on. One OF tn
SIaSs gave as the seventh wonder
W no will get the Augusta postottice? ?
Lewiston (Me) Journal.
Dubuque Herald. OF the ten postn2as
-esS SO lar appointed in Iowa five ar
INJECTED in some capacity with demo
>.aVlc newspapers. This shows tina
r!c new administration is disposed
"Aere other things are equal, to recog
:-i(e the value Of the press as a factc
:" moulding public opinion and dissen
!IaIlllg correct political doctrines.
Pioneer Press: Mitchell, Oak, Ma
''--A sensational elopement occurre
"yEe last night, the parties being p
"Fl5ht, boy of sixteen who has bee
'-uII0NeU on the RepIl,iican and