Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-06
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.

DAKOTA strawberries are now upon the
market.
The Security bank is new business
enterprise at Clark.
THE fast horse craze has made it ap-
pearance at Iroquois.
SALEM will have nightwatch from now
until August l ut least.
A SIDEWALK boom has struck Hitch
cock and struck 1t hard.
COUNTY warrants at Deadwood bring
from So cents to 90 cents.
THREE large stone blocks are in course
of erection at Dell Rapids.
IT is rumored that Irvine factors is
soon to locate Mt Aberdeen.
THERE is corn in Turner county which
is said to be thirty inches high.
HERE is a movement on foot to locate
business college at Aberdeen.
The industrial school at Fargo has
closed on account of hot weather.
4 VAST amount OF small grain has been
marketed at Alpena the past week.
A FOREST CITY man advertises for a lost
Foor racing occupies the attention of
local sports at Rapid City just now.
TEE Aberdeen roller mills have shut
down and are putting in new machinery.
CHINESE clay and red mineral paint are
the latest finds in the Black Hills country.
THERE are seventeen candidates for
sheriff reported thus far in Sanborn
county.
TIE Y. N. G. A. rooms at Deadwood
We're publicly dedicated to the association
S1nilay.
IASKToN boasts of having the largest
Dakota.
THERE were 800 persons attending the
old soldiers picnic on Cain creek, near
Huron. la I week.
JOSEPH DALE. living near Iroquois,
was almost instantly killed a few days ago
by a Xxi TX in the stomach by horse
g. lie first funeral held under the aus
pieces Of the G. A. r. at Columbia was
that of Capt. Warner, who was buried last
week.
THE young men of Iroquois are anxious
to lor,~- : hose company, provided the
council will furnish hose cart and 600
feet of hose.
THE Italians of Lead City are going to
organize a hose company. They have
:aised $500 and will send for q hose cart
Immediately.
~.- people of Brule county complain
that the Indians in that vicinity are rob-
no Of Is. IT,. \
ing young birxis.
IadA1tl; il a prospect for the establish
ment " Presbyterian church at Will
Transport, the promising county seat of
EnlInons county.
PROF. McCLELLAND has resigned his
position as superintendent of the Pierre
public schools and accepted a similar posi-
ton at York, Neb.
DURING its July meeting the board of
county commissioners of Sully county will
discuss the question of creating the Office
OF county auditor.
lr Is now settled that the Lead CITY run
ming team will participate in the Speartsh
tournament. The company will also have
a drill corps entered.
The citizens of Pierre are gratified with
the outlook for the town and are firm in
the belief that the slow but sure" method
will bring them to the front.
The Pierre city railway will change
hands the first of next month 1t is stated
that at least one more car will be added to
the equipment and the line extended.
IHE dealers in milk shakes at Aberdeen
have combined and new trust has been
formed. In consequence the price of this
refreshing drink has "riz" to 10 cents per
shake.
The new proprietors are having the
fence and sheds Of the driving park at
Salem repaired and the grounds put in
shape for the coming season of amuse-
nleuts.
A MOVEMENT to organize the farmers of
Yankton county iuto a body for mutual
benefits is now on foot. Such an organ
lzatlon has long been discussed in that
county.
In the vicinity Of Olvet small worm
commonly known as the wire worm is
said to be doing considerable damage to
corn by eating the heart out of the kernel
before 1t sprouts.
THERE will b. no encampment of the
national guard of Dakota this year. Funds
available for the purpose are wanting, and
the territorial militia must waste its en-
ergy upon local drills and Indian scares.
THERE are indications of rate war
among local soda water dealers at Yank-
ton. One of them has reduced the price
per glass from 5 to 3 cents. and some
Others are threatening to make u lower cut.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to get
the celebrated Indian runner of the Sioux
tribe to come to La Grace on the Fourth.
He is pretty lively on the run and the
Sioux are willing to back him with lots of
ponies.
The district court at Pierre adjourned
on account of the failure to secure stem
ographer in place of Goodner, who is sick.
Contrary to expectation no indictments
were found for violating the local option
law. Judge Spencer promises another
term in September. 1t was n severe dis
appointment to all the attorneys and the
public to have such short term. One
hundred cases now remain on the docket.
SCOTLAND has gun club, and this is