Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-20
Communicated.
Editors WxssrNGToN SPRINGS Herald:

HAWKEWE VALLEY.
Social visits are quite fashionable ut
present.
George Walters is anticipated back
in the spring. 4
MIR. b. Neal will build /. shanty on
his claim about 20 miles north of here,
soon. He will only put up small
building at present, calculating to
build substantial house ia the fall.
Nearly every one in the Valley is
suspected of writing "Truth's" letter,
or of being a dynamiter. Truly, we
are a hard set.
Elijah Moon, our worthy 7. NJ, han-
dies the subscription paper like an old
grasshopper sufferer
We are pleased with the voluble
"Well Wisher's" letters, and in fact
with all the correspondence to the
HERALD; but, the fact OF his carrying
a lighted lamp half a mile is nothing;
we have known people to carry lanterns
farther titan that.
Mrs. French, No. 2, arrived recentlRs,
More expected. Hadn't we better
chstHge the'name of theWalley TO Utah :?
The Valley is to have a partnership
farming mill. Aheut one dozen of our
cereal growers have taken stock.
John, Witltsthe "sarIsl hoss,' from
fCroW Lake lssse1 thrQ a. a y !. " ter
enroute for the daGce at WessihgffoK'
Springs. Wednesday eve. lie took his
Dulcinea
Mr.. Kellogg's boys trapped a jack rab-
bit; it is supposed to have been the one
chased by S. in last weeks HERALD.
us three Shot were found in it. Some
anxiety is felt on account of the pro-
tracted absence of s.; the last seen
of him he was sitting on a rock eating
snow. Any information as to his
whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceived at the p. ..
John Neal had a S2S steer smothered
in the straw pile recently
A valentine: ". McC., of Sullivan to
- at Gordon. And poor old Truth
was forgotten!
j. Swan and Asa Hodgson We're busy
circulating the remonstrance against
the division of Jerauld Co. last Tues
day. Wouldn't it be queer to wake up
some morning ard find yourself in'Bnf-
falo Co., or Sanborn as the case may
bep
Our board Of directors mean business
and are hauling in the lumber no mat
ter what the mercury says. TRUTH.
LIBERTY News.
Mr.. Hofte, of the n. Il. of 5--lO7-63,
has sold his interests in Dakota and
return to his former home i'll Wiscon-
sln We did not learn the name of the
purchaser.
MIR. Welland after boring to the depth
of fifty feet for A. NJ. Nettleton, slrutk
a stone which prevented going deeper.
At last accounts he had started anew
but had not found water.
Mrs. Docter, mother of Jos. Docter.
ST., is quite sick: owing to her old age.
very little hope is entertained of her
recovery.
MIR. and Mrs. Kogle attended the
Catholic fair at Woonsocket, Friday.
On Saturday last number of San
born Co. politicians were in these parts
circulating a petition TO have the east
ern tier of townships of this county set
off into Sanborn county. Bright and
early Monday morning some OF our
wiGe-awake farmers and Business men
started out with remonstrance and
reported very good success.
A Sunday school was to- have been
organized at the Liberty school house
last Sunday, but owing to the cold only
a few were, out and the organization
was postponed-nntil next Sabbath.
DO you burn hay? if SO make. your
self a hay. twister; they are all therage.
Mr.. Geo .knieriem spent Monday
night with his brother Henry, on his.
way to Woonsocket. ALPHA
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Cold blasts from the Arctic region
last week.
In. Rich has Lost s-or 8 calves so far,
this winter. Lewis Nordyke los5 near
30 chickens during January, something
like cholera being the cause. J.
90 England bought Bill Millers
hay for 500 per ton. ), j..
VIII and Clell Titus are going TO
build a shanty on u. Z. Sec 80 for Mrs.
Furgeson. who has secured it Tor 3
homestead
]. Bill Miller has rented u large. farm
Gear Waterbury and viii move there
early in March, -. a
Eiia P. Smith is h;S..ing school when
the Meather.ls fit. era Smith, Waller