Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-13
State Items.

Boy Grief. an Indian sentenced la
fall to three years in the North Dakota pcn
itcntiury. mt Bismarck, for criminally as
saulting Il white woman, made his cScar1
from the guards while with q prison sal1
working on the capitol grounds. He wal
easily tracked through deep snow severn
miles and reeaptured.
HURON has an amateur dramatic CON
pany
DAkoTA has already shipped 25.00O.ei
bushels of wheat.
Over 300. 900 bushels of wheat have bee,
marketed at WeStport.
FARGO is to have a new society. To le
known as the Oriental Order of Humility
RICHARD HoLL1s, living near Columbia
recently had ii large cancer removed from
the back of his hand
The extreme cold weather is interfernd
seriously with the Burlington and Missoma
in Custer county.
HrkoN's eight saloon keepers have give
notice that they will comply with the Law
and close up their business.
The citizens Of Aberdeen have agreed ia
take 10000 copies of II special edition d
the -Ners. setting forth the advantages D
the Central Dakota metropolis.
IT is said that a couple of Mormon eldclI
will start !. paper i'll the interest of thei4
faith al Aberdeen.
CAss county COW stands six feet high
and though thin in flesh weighs l.M
pounds.
Two-foot ledge Of solid carbonate ere
carrying both gold and silver was rece,tlJ
uncart he'd in the Elk mountain district.
lHE farming lands of the territory al
now passing into the hands of actual sci
tiers at the rate Of nearly four million acre
each Year The government now has a. it
disposal but 23,Sl1 .ll5 acres, or about q
per cent. of the whole area of the ter
rtory
IT is announced from Bismarck that tlia
governor IS about to send special mcssel!
gers to counties which have fliled to fill
with him the division election returns. An
that when the returns are secured he vi!
figure up the results. From this it appears
that the official canvass given forth al
Bismarck was not the official canvass
NHI1EwooD citizens took a vote md
decided not to incorporate.
STukGIs talks loudly of the superiority
quality style and general makeup of 1t
society
hlkEsroN coal mines are developing
hneiy and coal is now selling at the mire
for ST per tom
JAMES CHADWICK, of Hecla. was found
dead III his bed a few days ago. He VA
80 years old and unmarried.
The prohibitonists of Dakota will bold
Il convention III Huron january II for th1
purpose OF etfecting u more perfect orsan
ization.
>. y. WILLIAMS. school and town treas
"'er III hrltton township, in Hughef
county. has been discovered $500 short in
his accounts. His bondsmen are good.
DEER skins are ready sale in Dcadwool
at 81 each.
LIE authorities of Deadwood are afte4
the uncolarcd CANNES.
HE trustees Of the jamestown asylunl
nave decided to enlarge their electric Light
plant.
WALLACE McLYMAN was allowed tie
alternative of giving bonds to keep the
peace. or OF leaving Dct.lwood. Eel
chose the latter.
JUDGE MCCONNELL decided at Farsoj
that IL justice of the peace had no juris
dictlon to tine Il sheriff or his deputy for
cruelty to animals.
LIE Manitoba road has carried to tie
east tins season, from Manitoba and Da-
No'a ranges, 2l,0OO head of beef CATTLE
ana 81 ,ooo head of sheep.
LIE farming lands of Dakota are said to-
pe passing into the hands of actual settlers
al the rate OF 4,00O,oOO acres each year.
"enlS -hVe per cent. of the entire terri
tory still belongs to the government.