Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-21
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on Monday.
Delightful, cool, clear weather VIZ
are having. -
james Mcdonald and wife nave /;
new boy.
MIR. Bremner added siding to his
new house this week.
Mr. Vinegar of Pleasant TOWNSHIP
was in town Tuesday
Joseph O'Brien, candidate for sher.
if was in town the first Of the week.
Attorney MCGlashan of Crow
Lake made the Hub a visit this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dean are the
happy possessors of Il little girl, one
week old today.
The Williams defalcation suit be-
fore Judge Kellam, referee, will be re-
sumed next week.
Prairie fires now illumine the
nightly horizon, adding awierd beauty
to our prairie land.
Attorney Gunderson has added a
barn and haystack to his lot, making it
look still more homelike.
Major Wallace and wife of Mitch
ell spent several days at the Springs
during the past week, taking in the
county fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burg started last
Tuesday morning to Iowa where they
will visit for some time, returning to
Mitchell to make their home.
-Messrs Charles and James East
man of Alpena township were in town
on business Wedneeday and favored
the HERALD force With short call.
Mrs. Moore of Woonsocket died at
her home in that place, last Sunday.
Her death was caused 10y cancer. Mes
Sis John and Geo. Chapman with their
families attended the funeral services
on Monday.
While Major Wallace was here he
bought L. N. Loomis house and lot
and then remarking that he didn't
know as he had any use for it, turned
it over to his son, Treasurer II. j. Wal
lace. Club" and family take posses
sion November LIST.
--Rolla Cady ran into our Office Tues
day and stopped just long enough to
shake hands with us and tell us he was
thinking of changing his profession.
He expects to commence work us
brakeman on the G. NJ. Il st. Paul II. r..
in about three weeks.
AT the Territorial w g L Y Con-
yention, Mrs. Spears received the APP
pointment Of Ter. Supt. of Work
among Soldiers and Sailors. Messing
ton Springs can now boast three Terri
torial superintendent; more than any
other town or county in the Territory.
%. o. England, the well known
proprietor Of the sheep rancho in Har-
mony township expects to start in a
few weeks to Ohio where he will spend
the winter, We hope he will return
in the Spring with a score or more Of
his old friends and neighhors. We have
plenty of room for such men us o. o.
England.
Our County Fair is far from fail
nre this year though the exhibit is not
large. The equestrlennes attracted a
great deal OF attention. Miss Lula
Smart received first premium for most
graceful riding, while little Myrtle
Churchill was admired by all. A spec
ial cash premium Of Sc 90 was made
up for her on the ground.
-Commissioner 0. =. knudtson met
with a serious loss last Saturday by
the burning Of his steam thresher, en-
CINE and four stacks Of grain. The
stacks were set on fire by sparks from
the engine and in the terrific wind the
fire made such Roadway that nothing
could be done. Mr. knultson is an
honest, hardworking man and has the
sincere sympathy OF all.
Mr.. j. L. Marden, representative
OF the Universal Fashion Company of
New York and w. f.. James, the gentle
manly clerk at G. A. Shnltz's dry goods
store on in Woonsocket, drove up to
the tiptop of the hills last Sunday to
take a look at the country. They were
delighted with the magnificent view
to the north, east and south, and the
gulch with its dense foliage Just
changing in the Autumn suns, at the
west.
The Washington Springs and Woon.
socket mail has changed time, to the
infinite disgust of the majority of the
patrons of this Office. and the Waterbu-
ry people. 1t leaves here at Z a. IN
and returns at $50 p. III. We are told
that it does not reach Woonsocket in
time to connect with the mail going
south and east nor does it wait for the
south and east mails. IT the line was
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