Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-12
DAKOTA NEWS.


100 members.
1t cost Deadwood $4,000 to macao
emize its streets.
A black bear was killed in Towne
County last week
The artesian we'll at Hiehmore is dow
little over 600 feet
A new elevator at st. Thomas has ;
capacity of $4,000 bushels
Fifteen cars of freight were received al
Rapid City in one day last week.
"A strike in the Iron Hill Mine. of more
than usual Importance, is reported.
The number of typhoid patients in
Potter County is increasing every day.
1t is predicted that in two years Hot
Springs will have a population Of 5000.
The North Dakota Mission Confer
once has closed its labors at Grand Forks
Rapid City is looking forward to the
establishment of an ice rink for this winter
The name of the town of Walkertown,
Mclean County, has been changed to Han
cock.
a progressive lunch party" was the
name of recent social gathering at DEVILS
Lake.
at Wahpeton gives employment to fifty
worRmen.
Buffalo County is short of potatoes:
forum ately the pioneers of that county are
not Irish.
The Normal Institute recently held in
Fargo was largely attended, and success
in every way.
Henry Weimer. living near Tower
City, was crushed to death by horse fall
ing upon him.
About 5000, 600 feet of lumber has
been manufactured at Grand Forks during
the past season.
-Husking bees are all the rage at pres
ent, and red ears were never more numer-
Gus than this year.
The Western Union Telegraph line
will be in operation TO Deadwood by the
middle of November.
Andrew Larson, of Grand Forks, is
serving term of thirty days in the County
Jall for wife-beating
va A1t'S cuio LOU LEV IGSluGuCCS
during the past year, and expects to double
that number next season.
The Black Hills Pioneer Association.
consisting of over sixty pioneers of the vim
tage OF '7G, has been organized.
She schools in the county districts Of
Pennington County have an attendance
nearly double that Of last wear.
st. Thomas claims to be doing four
times the amount of business done by any
other town in Pembina County.
II, A: Baker, a prominent business man
at bismarck, has become insane and been
placed in the jamestown Hospital.
Peter Niera was instantly killed while
digging a well near jamestown by the
bucket falling on him from the top.
Oliver Dalrymple says that the time
will come when the tonnage of Lake Su-
perior will far exceed that of Lake NIichi-
gan.
A young man, living at Plankinton, re-
Gently married, has deserted his wife and
home, and nothing is known of his where
abouts.
County Commissioner w. l.. Hanson
was found dead in his bed at La Moure,
having died of heart disease. His age was
about As.
1t has been noticed that invariably the
genuine, dyed-in- the wool tramp considers
the Black Hills good country to STAY
away from.
A tire-bug has caused considerable
damage to property i'll Yankton of late, and
a reward Of $500 is offered for his arrest
and conviction
Twelve carloads of brick manufactured
at Rapid City were shipped over the FIRE.
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Road
into Nebraska.
Six years ago the southern part of Da-
kota was entirely blockaded by snow, for
period of five days, from the 14th to the
18th Of October
jamestown ladies are interesting them
selves to devise ways and means for raising
charity funds for the relief of the destitute
The coming winter.
5. w. Fance, Professor of Modern
Languages in the University of Dakota,
md Miss Ethel Erskine were married re-
'ently at Racine, Wis. ;
There is general feeling of confidence
throughout the Hills that Mining matters :
re being established upon more satisfac- !:
DRY basis than ever before. !:
The bar of Deadwood gave the men,
'ers of the Supreme Court magnificent !:
banquet one day recently. Toasts were re-
ponded to by all the Judges !:
A double wedding occurred at Lead .
lily recently, in which both the brides
we're named Lille. A lily was also the s
flower token" of the ceremony. /.
The name of the town called Booth, in :
Salnes County, has been changed to Edna,
tter daughter of q A. A. Booth, the first
'hlte child born in the township
Larry Kearnman was nearly suffocated II
well at Montrose, one day recently, by D
oul gas. A ladder was lowered to him. y
nd when he came up he fell insensible.
"A postoffice has been established in the II