Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-12
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Plankinton is to hayo an artesian |
we'll.
Mrs. Harris is suffering from a bill
ious attack.
Money to loan oa snort time. En-. !
quire of Roth Bros, jl5A
Louis Roth was sick abed last Tuess !.
day, from a aevere cold, III
Old papers in quantities to suit, fol /
sale by Rateman s Mcdonald. Ii
The citizens should do something toN
protect themselves against fire. III
Mrs. Geo. Bateman has been suffer-
ing with neuralgia for few days past. /
The mercury rose last week, Thurs-S
day and Friday 65 degrees in 30 hours.
w. N. Brown sells 20 pounds Of soaas, /,
prunes for 81. One door north2af Post
Office Woonsocket D. I.
Read the Woonsocket "ad's" on the
last page, and when in Woonsocket cali
on those who advertise IN the HERALD.
Mr W. "A. Dean, of Pleasant town
snip was in town a week ago to-day
looking over orr merchants stock Of
goods.
Ed. Crawford is digging vel! for
Brit Orr. Birt's experience with water
pipes leads him to sigh for a well of
water.
The child born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Drake, on Wednesday morn
ing, was to-day, laid to rest IN the
cemetery east of town.
Mr.. Swanson of to7-G6 WAS u caller
at the HERALD Office this week. He
wishes the paper success, and ordered
his copy sent to Templetun.
J. A. Tyner of Viola township, grasp
ed our hand last Tuesday, and some Of
the wherewithall to run a newspaper
clung to our fingers. Thanks! Come
again.
The citizens of Washington Springs
met at the HERALD office Wednesday
evening and selected a cemetery site
south east Of town on Mr.. Blowers land,
north of the Rateman gulch.
Mr.. j. NJ. Grant ''takes the cake" for
the first farming operations this year,
SO far as heard from. He began har-
rowing last Monday, Feb. Sth, p.epar-
ing the ground for wh2et sowing.
II. Blowers was holding his jaw last
Tuesday and making faces at the boss.
Presume he felt as if a railroad spike
or a well drill was being forced down
through his tooth. We know how it is
ourselves.
Unless some os the worthless curs
IN washington Springs are either killed
or muZzeled before the hot weather
comes, NJ Pasteur of Paris might find
this profitable place to establish a
hydrophobia hospital.
We have received I, communication
asking "Deck" to cease his grumbling
at the county debt, and "eXplain how it
could have been avoided, or in what
way the public money has been expend-
ed illegally or unnecessarily"
L.. Haines and wife Of Readle county
are spending few days at the Springs
among old acquaintances Mr.. Haines
was one Of the first residents at the
Springs, having built the "log house"
that stands near the mineral springs.
We have received the treasurer's re-
port OF Viola school township, with
enquiry as to the cost Of publishing the
same. We answer, nothing Send
along your items OF general interest to
the public, and we viii give them inscr-
ton.
washington springs qHeny ~ have a
creamery. Are there not COWS enough
within 90 miles of the aSprings to supply
one? Let the farmers report to this Of
flee how many cows they can furnish,
and if enough we will advertise for
some one to builG creamery.
The regular meetings Of E. o. G. Ord
Post No. 80, will be held on Saturday
before the full moon Of each month.
Those Of the members detained It'll af-
ter night fall will have the mild light
Of faithful Luna to light them home
ward, The next meeting will be Satur-
day, February 18th.
The Jerauld County Agricultural and
Industrial Fair Association, Will hold
a meeting at the Office of the County
Treasurer at Washington Springs, on,
Saturday FEBRUARY 27, at o'clock. All
Of the directors are requested to be
present, and any others who are inter-
ested b. &. CUMMINGS, Pres.
II. j. WALLACE, Sec'y.
The Washington Springs Cornet Band
is making rapid progress and will soon