Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-08-28
The pulpit was filled last Sunday
.eoing by Rev. w. II. Jordan.

the pulpit was filled last Sunday
evening by Rev. w. H. Jordan.
Tarble says he has we'll of splendid
water in his cellar and is not dependent
On the water works.
NJ Thayer left here on last Sun
DIV morning for st. Paul, where he will
,enain permanently.
4 heavy frost is reported in the
,eighborhood ofSJ. Vincent, Mimi, on
HE night Of the 23rd.
The smiling face of B. L. Swatman
: #galn seen on our streets he having
recently returned from Iowa.
Wm, Bremner of 1Os-66 has been put
.jng in the foundation for granarv
for G. w. Mcdonald on the hill.
We understand that ed Lowe has
purchased a steam thresher of the Min
ncsota Chief variety. Ed will do some
good work now.
,lessrs. Roth Bros, formerly of New
Lisbon, Wis, have purchased the stock
of N. d. Wilder. See the notice there
of elsewhere in this issue.
Judge Converse, formerly Of Sanborn
county, has purchased quarter section
Of Jerauld county dirt and will hereaf-
Ter be a resident OF this county.
Mrs. L. Smith, of Iowa, an aunt of R.
S. Bateman, IS visiting with the latter.
She has farm on the hills and came
here to look over her possessions.
LosT.-On the road somewhere with
IN miles north of Washington Springs
black Cashmere shawl 2yards square.
Please leave the same with Mir. Tarble
at the hotel:
Railroad talk is again the order of
the day. This time 1t is the Duluth
southwestern that is in the field. This
road it is supposed will run from HUI
ron via Washington Springs to some
point in Nebraska.
Alexander Johnston, one of the HER
A.D family now residing in Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, was in town last Monday.
Ills present visit was for the purpose
Of perfecting his filings on a tree claim
in lo7-65.
Our thanks are due DR.. Matthias for
:hc present of lot of prairie chick
ems. They were of the vintage Of 1885,
delicious, and made a pleasing variety
with our ordinary course Of dried ap-
pies and warm water.
There will be special meeting of
the Women's Relief Corps August 80,
1885 at the NJ. E. Church. Every men,
Der is requested to be present as there
is business of Importance to transact.
Mrs. B. G. CUMMINGS, Pres.
Vim. Austin of 1OS-67 was in town
last week and made the HERALD office
acall. He is intending to put up a
sorghum mill for the manufacture of
syrup. He figures up goodly income
from this source as the cane is quite ex-
.ensively grown in this county.
The Aurora and Douglas county fair
10 he held at Plankinton on the 23d
94th, 25th and 26th Of September offers
rs one of it's attractions base ball
tournament for a purse of 500 and the
championship Of south Dakota on
sept. 9th, five clubs to enter. For fur
ther information address J. D. McCor,
mick, Plankinton, ID. T.
90. England advertises by posters
This week.. an Auction sale of stock at
his residence-sec. 26, town 1O8-66-on
Thursday, September 3d. 1885. The
stock to be sold consists of sheep, cows
young cattle, oxen, horses, hogs, etc
years time at 10 per cent. will be
given on all sums over $50. A free
lunch will be served for all in attend
ance.
An Illinois wedding party felt the
loor give way beneath them just as the
minister had asked the woman, "Do
you take this man" and as they went
down the cellar, the bride, with rare
and wonderful presence OF mind yelled
Il will!' She aftegWard confessed that
Ao SAOou1 Wcto " WCss1IAAy LuoAS e"Au oA.e*'
If he was killed it was her purpose
that he should leave widow. =.
The new wife of ye HERALD man
came in On the stage last Friday eve.
hing. Chilly" is doing his best to salts
~ the demands made on his time by of.
ice work, farming and housekeeping
II he should get confused and writean
order for Goldfish, instead Of copy fol
The paper we trust such little eccentri-
2lties will be overlooked for a while
lie is at home to his friends at mis-
house on the hill.
ilankinton Standard j. j. Barnes
ot Washington springa, was doing bus.
ness in town Monday. There is talk
of organizing a vigilance committee tc
try horse thieves. If there is any more