Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-29
Frosty nights.


Pay your taxes.
WI. Helwig, of Mitchell, was in
town Thursday.
Justice Gafin. of Lynndale. was at
the county seat yesterday.
The officers of Duluth, Huron 4 Den
,or railroad held a meeting in st. Paul
on the 18th.
"Joe." the Woonsocket Times cor
.osnondent from 1O7-6S was at the
springs Wednesday.
oG. Woodruff was elected delegate
IN Dakota Farmers Alliance to beheld
IT Fargo. on January 9th, 1885.
The Chamberlain Democrat says the
tnL;ans are richer than American
,pople. This information should be
laid before congress at once.
Geo. N. Price, B. F. Drown, G. w.
Trollope and B. G. Trollope, all of Wa
terbury, dinnered Of the Washington
springs hotel Thursday.
few of the citizens gathered at
Rev, Trewartha's residence Tuesday
evening and manifested their interest
in his welfare by a social hour and a
fey of the substantials Of life.
&c. Wuling, Esq, Of Mitchell. was
IN town Wednesday conducting the de-
fense in the 7. G. contests of Powers
vs. Kugler. A. Gunderson, Esq, of this
place appeared for .he prosecution.
Isn't it a comforting thought that
the people of DAKOTA must submit to
such division. such government and be
rert as serfs so long as it shall please
such men as Vest and Butler? Verify
they are as familiar with our needs anC
wants as is a COW with English gram
mar.
There will be New Years concert
in the NJ Z. church at this place Sun
dav evening January 81, under the aus
pces Of Che Sunday School. Don't for
yet the time ANA place, bat come. Give
the children encouragement by YOU
presence. r. LINUS BLANK,
Supt
Plankinton Standard: Engineers Of
the Milwaukee Il st. Paul railroad
who were sent out to investigate tht
coal fields Of the upper Missouri region
pronounce the Mclean county Goa
much more desirable than Illinois coal
They are mute regarding the possiblli
" OF the road being extended into tha
region.
Rev. J. Trewartha and wife wishe!
70 return thanks to the kind friend:
who surprised them at the parsonage
On last Tuesday evening, calling ane
bringing with them edibles of variou.
descriptions; and also to those who de
signed Joining in the social reception
but owing to the cold weather had pre-
sented their donations before hand.
PLEASANT SCHOOL Tp., Jan. 25 sc.
There will be two Institutes held TO
The benefit of its teachers, and any 9th
ars who wish to attend as fellows: frs
at school house number five on Satur
dag, Feb. 6, 1886; the second to be hel,
1t school house number three on Satur
day, March, 6, 1886. Institute will opel
1T ga. III. and close at p. m.
I. BYAM, 6. w. TRoLLoPE,
Director. Clerl
While Mr. J. II. Farnum was a
Woonsocket on last Wednesday, hi
Nife met with severe accident. Will
moving about the door yard her Zee
slipped and she fell, breaking the thig
bone Of the right leg, She lay on tn
Ice and snow until help arrived fror
one Of the neighbors. she:i IN pre-
carious condition but Dr. Matthias VIII
Is in attendance, hopes for ultimate re
:oyery.
The stoppage of the water in the cit
pipes last Monday was the occasion 9
complaint being entered by L. T
Iarble, (who was unable to get waite
lor the hoteD before N, e. Ayres; VIII
lhereupon had r. b. Orr brought be
lore him to answer the charge. Afte
listening to the evidence in the cas-
me justice determined the offens
grave enough to warrant him in holt
ing Mr.. Orr TOR his appearance befor
me grand jury in 1900 bonds.
The taking of the testimony in th
contest cases Of VIM. r. Powers again:
N. Elizabeth Kugler and James 8. kue
aer tor failure to have acres of tree
On each claim before c. w. McDonal
occupied the attention OF a portion {
our citizens last Wednesday. The te
tlInony offered proved conclusive]
mat on the one claim there was bl
three acres and 143 rods planted and O
.he other 3 acres and 1856 rods. Th
was all the breaking there was done Q
Inc claims the first year and the que
uoh 1or the land Office to decide i