Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society met with Mrs. Richardson yes
terday afternoon. A good attendance
and pleasant time is reported.
Miss Minnie Shryock has gone to
Mason City, Iowa to remain an indef-
mite length Of time. She will he great
ly missed Ivy our Young people,
We are il receipt of q program of
Commencement week at the Agricul-
tural College at Brookings. Oak, Au-
gust, s to- Fhe fall term begins Au-
gust 30.
ALI Nerdykes brother, who is a
graduate of Ann Arbor law school, is
expected here soon, 1t is thought he
VIII locate in cur county and enter up
on the practice of law.
&C. ". Mcdonald reports hot
weather and barley harvest at his
house. lie has donned the ominons
red bandanna and straw hat and
looks quite granger like.
We had the pleasure Of meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. d $ Kellogg on Sabbath
last at Mr.. Castleman's, rs they were
on their way home from a short visit
to their daughter, Mrs. Catlow,
Free Methodist Church-Services
at the Seminary. Preaching every Sab
bath at PM. Prayer meeting every
WednessS evening at 8 o'clock. All
are invited.
G. 6. COFFEE.
Jerauld county-Please
save out a few of the best heads OF
your grain. tie them together and bring
to our County Fair, Sept. 10, 90, and 81.
G. W. Hill, Pres. A. & l. S.
The little four year old boy of AL
pheus Nordyke, of Harmony, who was
run over by load Of hay on Thursday
of last week, is doing WE'LL he having
miraculously escaped serious injury. .
If twenty of our old subscribers,
who owe US $500 each, will pay up
this fall, marked improvements will be
made IN the HERALD, by the purchas-
ing Of new machinery etc. Help your
paper by giving it what it has earned.
We have received, too late for
publication this week, q communica-
ton from Sheriff Spears in reply to
charges made against him by the True
Republican. viii give it next week
&C. w. I'LL is doing everything in
his power to make our coming fair a
success. Let the farmers rally and
help him and themselves Ivy making a
grand exhibit of Jerauld county prod
ucts.
Rev. Alfred Cressey, of Winona,
Mimi, a nephew of Mrs. John Chap
man, is expected today. If he comes
he will probably preach in the church
next Sunday. His wife will accompa-
ny him.
Miss Stone babe adieu to her Da-
kota relatives and friends last Wed
nesday and started for her home in
Boston. She has made many friends
in this vicinity who would be glad to
see her here again.
Mrs. Shire, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. johnson, and uncle
Adair, started to her home in Illinois
last Monday vis Mason City where she
will visit her uncle and aunt, MIR. and
Mrs. d. W. Shryock.
Miss Jessie Whitney who spent
the past year in Nebraska with
her sister Mrs. Carrie Luther, is ex-
pected home tomorrow. After a short
visit at home she will accompany her
sister Allie to Washington territory.
--Rev. w. II. Smith who has been
staying on M. D. Crows farm west of
the hills, was taken quite sick the nrst
of the week and sent word to MIR.
Crows family, who had him brought
to their home where he can be cared
for.
Mrs. Eliza j Nichols N is not only
the proprietor, but managing editor of
the New Orleans Picayune, and she
has been 80 successful that she has
seen a debt Of se5,ooO lifted and the
prosperity OF the paper increasing from
year to year.
An eouestrienne band composed OF
Jerauld county women will be one Of
the many attractions at the fair next
month. Let every lady who can ride
come to the fair prepared. Further
announcements as to drill etc. will
be made soon.
Old Mr.. Anderson, living near Al
pena, was last week thrown into bis
well by the edge caving off and but
for the timely aid of his wife and
daughter who threw him one end of a
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