Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-06-01
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HoLABlRD wants some enterprising man
to open a hardware store.
IT is estimated that over l9.O0O pounds
of wool will | e marketed at Blunt this sea-
son.
A NEW iron bridge. costing about 50. 1000,
will be built across the river at Hlllsboro,
in Trail county.
Four or five times as many acres of flax
will be sown in Sphinx county this year as
were sown in 1887.
FoR the first time in the history of Red
field the Office of mayor is begging for
man. No one wants it.
COMMISSIONER GRANT made the first
seven-year proof last week that has ever
been made in Jerauld county.
A THEOLOGICAL institute will be held
in the Congregational church at 1ankton.
commencing June II and closing June "a.
A GAME of ball between the Shorts"
and the tails will furnish amusement
in the near future for the citizens of
Pukwana.
THE market day craze has struck Co.
lumbia and in all probability the last Sat-
urday of each month will be devoted to
the scheme.
The real estate men at Sioux Falls have
agreed not to put up any more for sale
signs on lots, blocks O. houses that may
be on the market. H4~
The Buxton Mining company, of Dead
wood, recently made their first shipment
of ore of the season to Omaha. They sent
out twenty-five tons.
A BLIND man with a big boy, a deep
voice and pocketful Of bone toothpicks
has been doing good deal of business
among Black Hills towns lately.
| The Butte county commissioners have
decided to resist in court the demands of
Lawrence county for upward Of $4,000,
proportionate share of court expenses.
APPARENTLY the most popular hostelry
at Deadwood is the Jail. All rooms are oc-
cupied, and never boarder omits meal
nor neglects going to bed at a reasonable
| hour.
The postmaster at Aberdeen is circulat-
ing petition to secure the required num-
Der of signatures for the purpose Of insti-
tuting a free mail delivery system at that
place.
THE dog prisoners are doing their work
ut Elkton in the Characteristic manner.
Two dogs valued at 500 each have lately
been laid to rest. while the worthless cur
reigns triumphant.
A DAM is being constructed across Fall
river in front of the Ho.el Minnekahta at
Hot Springs. 1t will be ten feet high and
form a lake or pond sufficiently large for
boating purposes. adding much to the en-
joyment of the guests and the beauty of
the surrounding landscape.
Ir has frequently been asserted that the
Black Hills is a very good country for the
growing of horses. Not only is this true,
but it is also true that great many good
horses are being introduced in that region.
A number of the finest strains known on
the turf are there represented by animals
little less noted for their royal lineage than
for individual excellence.
SOME of the big farms in North Dakota
are going into stock extensively. One of
the largest and finest of these farms is the
Troy farm in kidder county. Manager
Van Deusen recently returned from Mon
tana with 5000 head Of sheep for the Troy.
This farm has been, in a small way. very
successful in raising sheep. Stalled beef
is also an important item in the new de-
parture.
The hotel and restaurant keepers at
Madison have entered into an agreement
to report to each other all board bills that
remain unpaid for more than thirty days
after payment has been demanded; also to
publish in the Madison papers the names
of all delinqnents. together with Tie
amount due; and they will refuse to enter
tain amy person SO advertised or reported
until he has squared his accounts.
AN l1-year-oId boy, giving the name of
Joe Friend. was turned over to the chief
of police at Fargo by the conductor of the
train from st. Paul. with the information
that he was not discovered on board the
train until the train was well out of Min :.
neapolis, and. as the conductor did not
wish to put him Off during the night.
brought him through. The boy said his
home is in Minneapolis and he had started
on a trip to the Pacific coast to visit boy
acQuaintanceS.
JAMES A. HA1GHT, of jamestown. sec
rotary of the North Dakota Loan COM
pany DANES j. Hill. Gov. Pierce and J..
; p. Wells), a(tvcrtises for Dakota news
, paper plant-a good one. Haight is not a
newspaper man. but he is Il learned fellow.
the soh-in-law of Gov. Pierce. and a CHM
, of john Rea, Of Bismarck. Two of the
trio arc newspaper men. and Knight is eX-
; perienced in making loans. IL fact. a loan
; company is not bad thing fora news
;; paper Oh Saturday nights.
Mrs. HARRIET You've. Of Fargo. has
always been noted for her |hilanthropic
spirit. The latest act of generosity was :,
donation of ten acres Of valuable property
; Just north of that city for site for IL Con-
gregatlonal college. and she further agreed
to sell an adjoining five acres for the sum
of ST 900 The only &C nditions attached
: to her gift are that the coming fall term of
,, the college shall open with five professors,
and that within two years after perfection
OF title to the property there Shall be a
: building OH the site to the value of SD
600. The very liberal offer and conditions
! have been accepted. Building operations
will soon be commenced. The fair grounds
: property, which had previously been Sc
cured for site, will be utilized in some
way as a source of revenue, but lust how
; has not yet been decided
. 1T is everywhere understood that tho
hostility to the reservation cession results
from the work of interested part ;cs--souaw
men who See i'll the opening Of the rcscr-
walton lands a curtailmcnt of their priv
,, leges and opportunities and of their infn-
ence over the Indians. That such charac
tiers arc busy ut the presen, time in SOW
! ing the seeds of dissension and dissatis-
faction among the Indians is well known
Ie delay the commencement Of the work
OF procuring the necessary signatures is tc
give these mischief makers orenter onnnr