Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
territorial Items.

LIE OOW5IcOt Is d new paper III WAlOW
Lakes. II has for motto: @Truthfully
tell the printer the news you know, and be
sure to pay him Us you go.
( An effort is being made by the members
of the Madison, Wis, law class Of 1882,
who now reside in the territory, to hold
reunion at Aberdeen some time in the near
future.
GEORGE @. BURDICK, at one time editor
of the Oldham Topic and employed on diff
ferent papers in the territory, committed
suicide at Waseca, Mimi, by taking
choral.
L ARANcHMAN Of Bare Butte recently had
a house warming Of nature he didn't
relish. He left his ranch to attend
dance, and during his absence everything
was destroyed by fire. Several hundred
bushels of corn, 1000 bushels Of oats and
oil his farm machinery were devoured by
the flames.
AT Crank Forks Henry Liverson, while
attempting to cross the railroad bridge, lost
his balance and fell sixty feet, head first,
upon some piling below. He may recover.
+ DRs. ELLIOTT and WEIGH, of Aberdeen,
have secured judgment against Brown
county in the sum of SOL. The bill is for
medical services rendered poor woman
who is unable to pay the bill.
THREE cases of smallpox are reported
at Mandan.
FARGO has raised $4,000 with which to
enforce the prohibitory law.
The Pierre Press says: It is evident that
thecrop Of Pierre babies harvested during
the coming year will be the largest ever
known.
Two local pugilists fought seven rounds
at Spencer. The fight, which took place
in wheat bin in order to elude the police,
was decided draw.
A SCHOOL teacher in Buffalo county.
whose wife was one Of his pupils, had oc-
tcasion to punish her one day. The next
day the school house door bore this in
,scription: School closed for one week,
owing to the illness of the school teacher.
Hon. Z. G. JOHNSON, Of Aberdeen, is
gaining considerable notoriety in Wash
ington through his endeavor to represent
Dakota in her attempt to be admitted by
an enabling act of this congress as one
state. Col. Gale, who was also there, see
ing that Johnson wars doing all that could
be done, has returned home, resting as
sured that the Springer bill will pass both
the house and senate.
Hot SPRINGS wants soldiers home.
SPENCER will have a big masquerade
ball soon.
TIE Dell Rapids Exponent has fallen by
the wayside.
Pigs withort eyes have been discovered
in several cities Of the territory.
Y The tin mines Of the Black Hills are
attracting considerable attention.
FATHER COLLINS says that if block
Of land, centrally located, with suitable
residence upon it, is donated, Fargo will
become the See City of North Dakota.
The G. A. r. are preparing for grand
campfire at Desmet on Washington's
birthday, February 20.
Mrs. CARL sA1zn, living near zell,
gave birth to twins the other day, this
making the second pair within year.
Guy LEWIS of Blunt, recently killed a
splendid specimen Of the eagle, measuring
seven feet from tip to tin.
Since the resolutions passed by Aber-
deems city council offering aid to the east
5ern sufferers by the blizzard in New Eng
land, many counties in that vicinity have
followed suit, the citizens Of Roscoe, in
h E E county, having passed similar
buttons to aid the Atlantic states with
money and supplies.
CLARK county has voted in favor Of
issuing bonds for o new court house.
II is thought that the great Sioux In
dian reservation will be opened for settle
ment in few weeks.