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

lie in some parts of Charles Mix county.
GREAT excitement prevails at Harold
over the discovery of oil in the altesian
we'll.
II is rumored that another elevator will
be built in White Lake, in time for the fall
trade.
A GOOD share of the crops supposed to
have been destroyed by hail have partly
recovered.
Work has been commenced On the ar
tesian we'll for the city's system of sewer
age at Aberdeen.
The Yanlton Packing company is ar
ranging to open for business with the fall
delivery of porkers.
The crops in Potter county this year
will be large, aud it is estimated that there
will be a shortage Of help.
TIE Rapid City, Harvey Peak and
Southwestern railroad is one of the prob
abilities of the near future.
IT IS confidently asserted in Lead City
that seven marriages will take place before
the LIST day of August next.
Four mining companies at Lead City
will erect a hospital in the near future.
The building WIFI cost S3.tou.
TIE city board of health a! Mitchell is
after nuisances around town i'll the shape
OF undrained lots and mu holes.
The wo>l crop III the vicinity of Bis
mlrck tins year is one of the most success
fai and profitable crops ever grown.
The machinery and butte n j e for the
Fauliston creamery are on hand and the
enterprise will shortly open for business.
THE number of unlicensed CANNES at
Huron grows beautifully less, for which
the citizens thank the marshal and his re-
Volver.
S. II. Hopkins, we'll known farmer
near Huron. fell dead the other evening.
While preparing for supper. Heart disease
was his trouble.
BISHOP IRELAND has announced to the
anxious citizens of Dakota his appoint
ments for the see c;tyship of both south
and north Dakota.
GREAT interest centers i'll & donkey So
cial to be given at Rapid City this week.
Just what a donkey soca! is seems to be
mystery to the outsiders.
THE Rapid City councils committee on
water works is just now wrestling with the
question of extending the mains to several
points in the city yet unprotected.
The Lead City Herald says that pic
mic at that place was abandoned through
lack Of capital, lack of enterprise, lack of
girls, or feeling of don tcareadamnative-
ness.
The city council Of Rapid City declares
that the weeds must 60, and threaten 10
make it expensive for the parties who neg
1ect to keep their premises in good cond.-
ton.
SEVERAL Cinnamon at Deadwood en-
gagged in game of faro recently. which
wound up with row. 1t is described as
the noisest row that ever occurred i'll Dead
wood.
A COMMITTEE of insurance men is in
Rapid City establishing new rates of in
s1rance. The merchants expect decided
change for the better in the matter of
rates.
A SPECIAL election held at Grand Forks
last week resulted in favor of bonding the
town in the sum of $4,000 for the pur-
rose of building two iron bridges across
the 1lSO river.
A TWENTY FIVE horsepower engine has
been purchased by the electric light COM
pany at Yanlston. for use on the plant
This engine, with the water wheel, will
furni ii siXty-tve horse power.
ABERDEEN has footpad and he was
rash enough to hold up the secretary of
the Y. NJ. G. A. of that place He didn't
get money. but received a thump on the
he'd from the cane of the secretary.
WHILE Ed. Huntley. timberman in the
Homestake, at Lead City. was pulling up
timbers on the 800 foot level. the lope
broke. causing him to fall four floors,
breaking his left limb above the ankle
The hub and hub hose race between the
juvenile teams of Spearfsh and Deaiiwool
for $500 q side is now set for next week.
The place of contest has not been decided
on, but the Pioneer thinks Whitewood will
be selected.
SPONTANEOUS combustion caused big
blaze in the Erskine residence in Pierre,
opposite the Park hotel. Three hose COM
panies made the run of half mile in
twelve minutes, saving it with small loss.
No insurance.
MAYOR ERWIN, Of Groton, has caused
the arrest of q base ball nine of that city.
charged with playing ball on the Sabbath
To return the compliment the members OF
the nine have caused the mayors arrest on
the charge of using obscene language.
The Huron Coal and mining company
began sinking its prospecting drill on the
school section few days ago. A new hole
is being put down about quarter of a
mile north of the old shaft. John Mckay
of Angus, Ia. is in charge of the work.
IN making test of occidental tin ore al
the school of mines at Rapid City. one
day recently. the fact was developed that il
carried considerable quantity of gold
This is Il revelation even to the men who
have performed the work upon the mine
The Hyde county commissioners arc
still in session. They are making out G
thorough and complete report Of the doirgs
of the county for the past five years. &
complete resume CT its business. including
its Indebtedness. cash ON had, number OF
outstanding warrants. number paid war
rants and numerous other little transact
ions not heretofore mentioned