Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-16
LOCALS

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Seed oats for sale by Morse & La
Point.
Farm loans. New deal. Bank OF
Washington Springs.
Real estate loans negotiated at Bank
of Washington Springs.
Subscribe for the "great family jour
nal, the Washington Springs HERALD"
Money to loan on improved farms at
Bank of Washington Springs. Terms
equal to the best.
Mr.. Maron has come to build a house
Oh his farm in Alpena township. He
expects his family soon.
The Dale Center Farmers Alliance
will meet at the Dale Centerl school
house. on Monday at 5 o'clock p. M.
DR.. Matthias is sick a-bed with pneu-
inonla. His patients must get along
without his beaming c%ountenance for
a While;
The patrons of the Mercer school
house in Dale township will improve
.Arbor day by beautlfying their school
grounds.
Jesse Hamston has Just returned
from Iowa accompanied by his daugh-
ter. He reports lots Of snow in Iowa
last winter:
Messrs Andrew Mercer and G. II.
Youngs were HERALD callers yester-
lay: They are two OF Dale townships
successful farmers.
1t required owe a column in the AL
pena journal of bombast and personal
yitrperation, by j. T. Johnston to give
to the public the report of the institute
fund.
We saw n. J. Durham Saturday start.
ing to his new field of labor with shot
gun and bull dog. lie has had some
experience in the newspaper business,
ind knows what is needful.
We are under obligations to Angus
tine La Point for helping roll the first
page of this paper. He manipulated
the roller with so much ease and grace
is to almost belle his reputation in the
role of dude.
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MI. Johnston says that he declined to
edit al educational column in the
HERALD because Of hisl inferiority
We cannot deny the truth of this, yet
we had heard it suggested that it
would intefere with his favorite pas
time.
Geo. Batenian met with i severe &C.
cident last Monday. While unloading
a harrow from the wagon, by some
mishap the harrow dropped bSck, one
tooth passing through between the
FIRST and second m~eticarpus Of his right
hand.
We had a pleasant chat with Judge
Rice Tuesday. Geo. Price, being un.
able to drive the stage over from Wat,
erbury, the Judge came to the rescue
and proved himself equal to the emer-
gency by handling the ribbons with
all the care and grace Of AN old coach
lnan.
WEss1NGToN SpR,Nes, Apr. 3, 1856.
Washington Springs school board
lnet with all members present.
Moved and carried to have school in
No. l, NOD and No. 5, this spring.
Moved and carried to pay teachers
500 per month.
Moved and carried to pay VIM. Raw
thorne $40 for one table for school
house. Adjourned.
L. II. TARBLE. Clerk.
I. o. G.. T.
CITIZENs:-With all her civic So
.%cieties Washington Springs lacks enc
that is the most important, viz: the In
dependent Order of Good Templars..
The Good Tempiars have done mGre
to 'lift up those sunk low in the scale
af human degradation, and to Keep the
young and virtuous from ever falling
into the snares of the tempter," than
any other order in existence.
Let young nan once get into q prop.
ec!y managed lodge Of this good order
and he has more Of a feeling of safety
rom the deadly influences Of the liquor
.traflic than he could possibly have with.
pat the care and help Of the loving
brothers and sisters of the lodge.
The lodge brings the young people
sagether and creates within them g
feeling Of brotherly love tor each other
That can never be %quenched.
1t you take their pledge and live uI
TO their laws, you are safe; the destroy.
y does not enter there.
Who will take the first step? There
pre- certainly enough peoplein Messing
ion Springs who would like to see. this
order put to work here to organize and
support a good lodge.
Let US get together and talk this