Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
DAKOTA NEWS.

a-->ppiss IRE cheape, than ever before in
Dendwool.
A private opium joint is in full blast
ct Deadwood.
There are ffty-three prisoners in the
Bismarck Jail.
Sioux Falls does not contain an empty
store building.
intellectually, it is claimed, Wateltown
is g perfect city.
Rapid City has its electric light plant
IN running order.
Roscoe lives in anticipation of a daily
mail nfter Jnn. l.
The Tower University, at Tower City,
will open Dec. 1.
A very rich strike OF tin in the Custer
district is reported.
--Deadwood recently shipped $4,000
brick TO Sturgis.
--Isapid City polled over 100 more votes
than Deadwood.
"A reading room md library ore about
TO be started in Bowdie.
Straw furnaces are in quite common
use Iii aurora county.
The Deadwool postofice is entirely
out of stamped envelopes.
The Deadwood papers complain Of the
irregularities Of Their mail.
bennington County is becoming noted
as q turkey raising county.
Lawrence County last yesr paid out
$6l, $50 interest on its bonds.
About IFS students are enrolled in the
Broollings Agricultural College.
Dakoias ,ilroad Commissioners have
10 inspect $4,000 miles of railroad.
Watermelons nnl tomatoes ore still
furnished in the Rapid City market.
A dancing club to last through the
winter has been formed Mt Heamosa.
A triple Russian wedding occurred in
the Kaufman church near Chldstown re-
Gently.
Eggs are at premium at Rapid.
There is big demand for them ct IS cents
dozen.
Over 100 volumes Of standard itera-
ture have been added to the public library
at Speorfsh.
Most OF the business houses and all of
The saloons were closed in Lead City on
election day.
"A term Of court will be held OF Grand
Forks this month. Grand and petit jurors
have been called.
j. L. DENIM IN killed three bears in the
Black Hills recently, for which he received
a bounty of $3.50.
The Huron Insurance Company has
paid an average of $500 month losses
since its organization.
The Milwaukee Company has opened
the station Of Monondaso, twelve miles
north of Glendale.
One Of the Deadwood prisoners that
escaped few weeks ago was recently cap
tIred in North Dakota
-Lead City claims the biggest mills. the
biggist mines and the biggest mercantile
establishment in the Hills.
--Deadwoods population was increased
last week by family consisting OF father,
smother and twelve children
Paddy Norton, of Deadwood, has is
sued q challenge 10 any man i'll Dakota TO,
aprize fight ut $1,000 side.
Society Oh the Devils Lake reserve
ton is stirred up by the elopement Of an
Indian with the wife Of another
A lady who was born in 1915 has made
homestead entry upon quarter section
Near Richardson, Stark county.
Over loo teams aud $50 men were
shipped from Grand Forks to Minot fe "
days ago, to work on the new railroad.
"A store ut Rockervlle was burglar. zed
recently, the burglar getting away with
800 worth of gold dust and $50 in bills.
j. 3. Gossage, of Rapid City, has
been appointed Director of the School of
Mines, in the place Of Judge Nowlin, re-
signed.
IGhere is talk of a narrow guage to be
built from Lead City TO the mining regions
around Bald mountains and thence to the
foothills.
A lady in Miner County dislocated he,
jaw the other day while yawning. Hel
husband is now enjoying highly appre-
ciated period Of rest.
CAmney sWeepefs are needed III
Deadwood. Several fires have occurred
there of late, originating from flying sparks
from chimneys burning out.
"A branch Of the Ordway and Bismarck
Railroad will be built to the coal fields in
Mclean County. Thirty miles of grade
have already been completed.
The Marquis de Mores and wife, who
are out on hunting trip. are reported as
having slaughtered SIX mountain sheep,
two elk and several antelope.
"A small boy at Bismarck won 1854 mar
bles in about four hours playing for keeps,
the other day. His father will educate him
to become Doodle alderman.
At the close of the October term of the
District Court of Hyde County, a reception
and banquet was rendered by the local bar
of Highmore TO Judge Church.
Prairie fires have burned over 1872. 900
acres of heavy timber in the Turtle Noun
tain country. The fires ragged over two
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