Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-23
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
A HURON DOCTOR KILLS HIMSELF
WITH A SURGEONS KNIFE.
br:lted in the Hills--The Farmers Eleva-
tor atDcvil's Lake Burned by mcentliaries
Effect of the Recent lsctfing NIanfa-Late
News In General.
SUICIDE AT HURON.

the large arteries on the right side of the
neck with surgeons knife. He had been
in i'll health nearly three years, but was re-
covering and had resumed the practice of
his profession q few weeks since. He was
taken sick the Wednesday night before and
kept his bed till Saturday afternoon, when
in the absence of his wife from the room.
he got up, went to case of surgical in
struments up stairs, locked the door and
stood before mirror and drove the knife
into his neck aud severed the vein. soon
bleeding to death. His wife returned to
the room saw the bed empty, and, remem-
boring that the doctor had asked for the
case of instruments in the morning, sus-
pected his motive and rushed up stairs.
She could not get into the room, although
she called to the doctor to let her in.
Looking through the transom she saw her
husband lying on the floor, the blood
Dickinson removed to Huron from Vinton,
Iowa, with the early settlers. He was so
years old, good citizen, successful
physician, and liked by everybody. He
had considerable property. He had two
daughters. Mrs. E. E. Patterson, wife of
the principal of the city school in Pierre,
and May, both teachers in the Pierre uni
versity; also two sons, both young boys.
The doctor was temporarily deranged when
he committed the act.
BLACK HILLS REPUBLICANS JUBILATE.
The following Deadwood special of the
was celebrated in the Black Hills: Dead
wood does nothing by halves. The recep-
ton accorded the grand lodge of Masons
last June, the Fourth of July celebration
and many other similar events in it's his
tory illustrate with what whole soul the
people go into anything they undertake.
Memorable as have been former occa-
sions. all were eclipsed by to-nights DEM
onstration in honor of the glorious victory
achieved last Tuesday. Preparations have
been under way for the past three days,
and eliminated tonight in a grand torch
light procession and the firing of giant
powder and fireworks that made the hills
echo for miles around. Spearfish, Lead
City, Central City, Terraville and all the
villages in the hills and adjacent villages
We're present. Brass bands made the well
kin ring, and fully one thousand torches
and eighty transparencies with appropriate
notices were in line. Dakota's wrongs
were grotesquely set forth on many of the
transparencies, ringing speeches were made
by Judges Bennett. Church and Corsen
and other prominent citizens. The repub-
lican national, territorial and county VIC
tory, together with the prospects of early
recognition of rights by the national con-
gress, creates the widest enthusiasm.
BURNED AN ELEVATOR
The Farmers elevator at Devils Lake
was burned and all the wheat in it was also
consumed. The managers had been pur
chasing low grade wheat and paving the
same for it as high grade, and it would
have been impossible for them to nave re-
out for the grain. 1t was fully insured
and talk of incendiarism is very strong,
The Bismarck Tribune says: eff the
pleasant weather continues several weeks
there is no reason why the Bismarck and
jamestown base ball clubs shonld not
settle the question of superiority. A game
of base ball i'll Bismarck on December l
would be an item worth sending to the
eastern friends. A game of ball was
Rock blasting for the Deadwood Cen
trail railroad is not without its disagreeable
features. A ten-pound piece of quartz
was sent violently through an upper Sher-
man street laundry the other afternoon, to
the great CONSERVATION of half a dozen
Cinnamon. None were hurt, however.
George Damn, of Haram, met with a
serious accident. While lifting a barrel of
water out of a wagon he slipped in some
way and the barrel fell on his right leg.
fracturing it above the knee SO badly
that the bone protruded through the flesh.
The Deadwood Pioneer states that the
effect OF the recent betting mania is no.
tlceable IN that town in the scarcity of
money in circulation. No inconsiderable
amount has been lying idle in the hands of
Stockholders wagered on election.
In row between George Waterford.
colored, and Jed Preston, at Sturgis,
Preston was badly cut in the leg and once
IN the neck. barely missing the jugular.
The would-be assassin was arrested.
Miss Kinnea has returned to Fargo
from the national w. G. T. u. bringing
with her the banner awarded Dakota for
the largest per centage of increase in mem
bership during the year.
"A Deadwood man has dreamed he will
win the big prize in the Louisiana lottery
and has by the dream been induced to in
vest not less than $40 in the November
drawing.
Geo. R. tanning has sold out the
Egan Express to Mrs. M. A. Foster & Son.
and retires from the newspaper business
owing to ill health.
Will Hukill, of Deadwood, brutally as
saulted an old man named John Quinn
because he accused him of stealing his
pocketbook.
The court house block at Leola is sur
rounded by u row of shade trees that are
expected to put forth their leaves in early
spring.
The new Congregational church at
Highmore will probably be dedicated the
second Sunday in December.
The Moody County Enterprise says
there is more sickness than usual in the
county at the present time.
-Scalping railroad tickets is becoming
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