Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-01
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Co SuINeyol So1OAA Was III town
Tuesday.
F.P. Batchelder came up from Mitch
oil the first of the week.
The Board of county commissioners
held a session this week.
Norris e. Williams and wife, of Cor
,lon were in town Tuesday.
Rev. Chas. Vessey and wife, of Crow
Lake, were in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Eager, of Franklin township, has
sold his farm ana is now hunting up a
new location.
4. c. Carleton; of Wauwatoss; Wis.
is putting out the last five ACRES bf trees
N his tree claim.
Rev. E. II. Beels preached an excel
lent sermon last Sabbath morning at
the M. E. church.
Messrs. Burr aid Scott were in town
the first of the week looking after their
,ownsite interests. ts
loci Hale, U. S. mail contractor, Of
Nebraska, was in town looking after
his routes in this vicinity.
WI. Burnett, of Huron, and Miss
Helen Wheelock passed through town
going west, Thursday.
Alden Brown returned from Chica-
20 last week, Where he has been visit
ing for few months past.
S. Goudy, Of Henrytown, Mimi, was
IN town the first Of the week admiring
the advantages of Washington Springs.
r.. NJ. Magee moved his family out to
his claim west Of town Wednesday.
Mrs. Magee has been quite sick for
some time past.
Calvin Utt returned from his Ohio
:sit on Saturday last. He also visited
Tennessee and Kentucky since leaving
here last winter. He reports pleas
ant time
BoHN-To Mr.. and Mrs. S. Galley, a
l5 pound son on the 18th inst. Also an
81, pound boy made his appearance at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. E. A. Sower-
wire cn the 18th.
Frank Dunlap, Waterbury's enter
rrising farm machinery man, was a
visitor at the Springs on Sunday last.
lie reports business good in the west
am part of the county.
Edith Thomas left a couple of eggs
# the HERALD Office last Tuesday
which, as a sample Of chen fruit" we
,elieve it will be hard to beat, They
zach measured ~ inches in circum-
erence.
Miss Dollie Hughes, of Waterbury,
commenced teaching the schoolnear G.
Il. Stephens the first of the week. Miss
Minnie Stanley, also a resident Of Wa
5erbury, is teaching q school in Cherry
lownship.
Gerald A. Pierce, son of Gov. Fierce,
# Dakota was married at Chicago,
April 2lst, to Miss Nettie Sweet. The
Wedding tour extends to New Orleans.
The young couple will return to Bis
Marck where they will make their
home about the first of June.
Iankton Press, II: ga fatal disease
IS prevailing among the horses of this
section and several valuable equines
nave gone to the boneyard The first
,}lhpt2m is lameness in one of the feet
alter which a running sore develops.
Inc disease finally affects the entire
system and the horse dies"
Articles of incorporation have been
'fa"n up for a cemetery in Alpena
.'Wnship, with E. Whitney, president,
N" l. Linus Blank, secretary, BY the
way, What has become Of the AVessing-
on springs cemetery association? Is
!, necessary for some one to die before
ne subject will receive attention?
The site for the county buildings has
d last been chosen south of the NJ. E.
'A'rch on the elevated ground directly
'ou'h OF Second street. A better build
~! ny spot could not have been chosen in
"esslngton Springs. The. townsite
esA1ei NIL. .IJ!OWCIS! OCuldbC
'''E blocks Of lots fer the benefit of the
0untp
,a lAsEe VIII be meeting On Saturday,
.'"! '1; 800, at Mrs. J. NJ. Spears of the
i+n"S' ~, u " Washington Springs and vicin-
nr,. ~! 'he purpose OF perfecting the
''s"'lIzation Of the Woman's Relief
y y'Is' e, auxiliary to e. Q. G. Ord Post,
,n,- - q. A r. All interested are re-
T ,r'S'f1 w TO be present; by request of
VI, ,I9' D. =. Cummings, Mrs. D. w. Shry-
,n ,.' " .. Chas Brown, Mrs. E. H. Ford,
Nis,r = NJ, ~ spears, Mrs. II. E. Wheeler,
~ T. ! oong. Il. c. STEPHENS,
Com. I. 0. G. Ord Post, No. 49,
yaYIa,.p yYGI'-pef2nce concert by the Spring
,b1gi s ana v essingtonsprings Sabbath
sycntr ~ me N. L. church, Sabbath