Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-05-15

Nso6S Jam AASsN,, AStA SAAeSiAAOCAA VII
last winter, Terminated in the acquittal
OF the defendants.
London, May 6.-The following cpl
taph has been written by Tennyson for
5he memorial tablet to Gen. Gordon in
Westminster abbey:
Warrior of God, mans friend not here below,
Thou Invest i'll all mems hearts for all ,Sten Know
70 earth hath come no simpler. nohlerman.'"
The Territory Of Dakota will receive
S3S,67S from the general to
aid the coming census. Minnesota will
receive 1871 1897 and Wisconsin sss34,316
fora ike purpose. BY reason of her
increase in proportionate gain, Dakota
receives the amount named in excess
Of that allowed Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin.
Monday afternoon a farmer, named
liine, left his team standing in Market
Square, Scotland. When he returned
one Of the horses was gone. Search be-
ing made the harness that was on the
horse was found in g ravine, q short
distance from town. No trace of the
thief has, IS yet been found. Sheriff
l'etrie is after him.-Press and Dako-
taian.
Wheat will be wheat war or no war.
An elevator proprietor at Salina, Kan
sas, offers to wager $500 that Kansas
will not harvest 20,OOO,O0O bushels of
wheat. The yield Of last year is claim
ed by the State Board of Agriculture
to have been 100000 bushels. Esti-
mates from California say that the crop
in that state will fall off fully o%ne-quar-
ter, save in the southern countless
Mitchell Mail.
An error in regard to the act of the
late legislature regarding the number
Of commissioner districts in each coun-
ty. has found it's way into the newspa-
pers and become quite prevalent. The
hill designed to make the law general,
but it was defeated and passed as a
PPNS1o4 CIV lA1CAuG1IS 1OU IlOIc CllU11 d
half dozen counties. The law Of 1888
on this subject remains in force.-Press
and Dalotaian.
AS the train conveying the president
and other guests Oh their return from
the Gettysburg celebration was near
lit. Hope, Maryland, three pistol shots
were heard IN rapid succession near the
car in Which the president was riding.
At first it WAS regarded as a friendly
salute of the distinguished passengers,
but later q rpmor was circulated that
,heShots We're directed at the president.
Chicago News: Us this O'Donovan
Rossa?"
"les, sir-that's me-"
Il called to see il | could get you to
BLOW up something for me-"
well, ! am in Chicago for the pur-
pose of lecturing, but l don't mind
blowing up a building or two in an in
cidental way. What is it you want
blown up, an orphan asylum or the
home for decrepit Womeny"
"-Ne1ther, it's a balloon"
About as large a land transaction as
has taken place in Dakota is reported
from LaMoure and Dickey counties.
where an Ohio man, Samuel Glover,
purchased twenty thousand acres of
railroad land. This real estate went
cheap. The piece was held at seven
dollars an acre, or $4,000 for the entire
block, but the Ohio man secured it for
$4,000 or two dollars and seventy cents
per acre. This was accomplished by
making payment with the preferred
stock OF the railroad company, which
was taken at par.
I;y the advice OF attorneys the gritty
settlers upon the Grow Creek lands are
deliberately planning q test case which
viii place the question before the courts
III d form that Will command active at
tention. The settlers Will remain on
their CLAIMS until d movement is made
TO eject them By military force. The
rirst soldier who makes a move to en-
force the proclamation will be arrested
by the civil authorities ard will become
She defendant in the case. The coun-
ties Within which the alleged reserva-
ton lies are organized and possessed of
full compliments OF civil officers. Civil
law is superior to military law, unless
upon extraordinary occasions, not liable
to assert themselves in connection with
this affair. There is no Intention to
p~recipitate a conflict of violence. The
settlers stand o. what they believe to
be their absolute rights, which they
will endeayor to maintain in a digni-
fled, peaceaDle manner If the courts
decide against them they will yield.
otherwise their new made homes are
their Gibralter.--Press and Dakotaian.