Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-06

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Will Spears was exhibiting the
last years coat OF an enormous snake
last Saturday. 1t measured about G
feet, and inches in length and was
fully 10 inches in circumference. 1t
can now be seen at DR.. Matthias drug
store.
MIR. c w Hill has just returned
from an extended trip north and re.
ports the crops in Jerauld county as
ahead of those IN any other locality
lie attended the Prohibition conven-
tion at Redheld and reports an enthu.
siastic meeting
Jim Woodburn's large, handsome
gray team was turned out for exer-
else in small yard and one Of them
ran against the fence cutting its
breast quite badly. 1t is being we'll
cared for however, and will probably
soon be all right.
The strawberry festival at T. T.
Totilemire's was a success, socially
and financially. The band furnished
excellent music. The proceeds were
about $1,000 which goes to Rev.
Charles Vessey, the much loved pastor
OF the M. Z. church.
Everybody is talking about Roth
Bros dandy new delivery wagon.
When body can take a few boards
and a can of paint and turn out as
neat a delivery wagon with as artistic
lettering as we see on the streets of
cur large cities, "that's genius" and
his name is Lois.
We made short call in Alpena
last Saturday Found the streets lined
with teams and everybody busy. A
meeting was being held at the school,
house in the interests Of the Farmers
Elevator soon to be built in Alpena.
Roth Bros. have q well filed store and
an immense trade. The Odd Fellows
Hall is beauty Of which Alpena may
well be proud.
Some parties have spoken to Supt.
Binford regarding the errors in his
circular letter to school boards, as
printed in the uERALDs of June LIST
and 9Th. We wish to state that the
errors were not Mr.. Binford's but SIM
ply oyersights on the part Of typo and
editor. In justice to ourselves how
ever, we must say that we did not
proof read the first issue, that work be-
longing to Mr.. Coffee, as editor, but at
ter the paper of june LIST was out, see
ing the errors we proof read the letter
for correction in the issue Of June Sth.
The most culpable errors were the
words "codes" and corporation
used instead of scopes" and appropri-
alton.
The Rev. NJ. NJ. parkhurst of
Greencastle, Indiana, accompanied by
his brother J. j, Parkhurst, Esq, of
Chicago, came in Tuesday evening to
spend the Fourth with our people and
to look after their property interests
here. After a years trial they have
concluded that their residences are toe
remote from the ranch to do the bust.
ness direct they have consequently
left their affairs here in the hands OF
G. w. Mcdonald who is by them au.
thoriZed to make all needed purchases
and exchanges of stock, tools, feed, etc.
from this time forward. 1t is the in.
tention of the Messrs. Parkhurst tc
make the ranch success if possible
and to this end will spare neither la.
Dor nor expense.
GA friend in need is a friend indeed
so we felt when a number Of our best
citizens came to our rescue last week
in the matter of a repleyin bond
Within few hours after the papers
were served on US, we had double the
required number OF good and sufficient
bondsmen, and offers of others in case
they were required; one party stating
that in the event OF the bonds not be-
ing accepted we could have the cash
to deposit in the bank in lieu of the
bonds, We are glad to be able to say
that none of these parties are county
officials or political aspirants in any
sense. And all this, even if enc of Mr..
! Coffees friends and advisers did "won-
der who in HI would go on Blanks
bondl' It was not necessary nor is it
customary for us to seek assistance
among the inhabitants of that domain.
The Fourth was quite generally
celebrated by the people Of Jerauld
county. Crow Lake, washington
Springs, Alpena and Thorntons' Gulch
were each the scenes of happy pleas
ure seeking throng. At Thorntons'
Gulch there was a picnic well attended.
Crow Lake he'd her beautiful lake and
some able speakers as attractions.
Alpena had q new Odd Fellows Hall
to be dedicated and Hon. Geo. G. Crosse
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