Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-20

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left blank on the farmers ticket.
Judge Francis gave couple of far
mers from Eddy County a fatherly lecture
in court at jamestown, Thursday. on the
folly of going to law over a trivial matter
| of difference between them which they
couli settle by themselves in a few minutes
if both were disposed to do right.
--Alpena journal: The prospect for the
new railroad through the central part OF
Jerauld County are Undertaking. Very fast.
Forty miles of the north part of the limo
will be completed this fall, while the
graders have already crossed the north line
of Hand County on their way south.
| "A painter named johnson on Wednes-
day evening last stepped out of the back
diately knocked down with a club and his
pockets rifed of sos in money. Oliver
Craft is supposed to have committed the
deed. He has not been seen since.
| The Scandinavians at Valley City
have resolved to boycott the Times, of that
place. The editor fires back the reply that
the boycotters will be boycotted in turn by
the Americans. The programme, if faith
fully carried out, ought to furnish Valley
City with amusement enough for the
winter.
jamestown Capital: Material for the
southern extension of the James River
Valley Railroad TO Cakes is now arriving,
and if tracl]aying has not already begun
the rails will be flying into place within a
few days. Probably not much more than
fifteen days will be required to lay fifteen
miles of road.
Young Wheeler, on trial at La]sota for
the murder of Andrew Abrahamson, ut
Michigan City some time ago, has been
acquitted by jury. Wheeler was watch
man at an elevator at Michigan City.
Abrahamson was prowling around the
premises, and not obeyng Wheelcr's COM
mand to halt, was shot dead.
La Moure Progress: Aparty of ten
surveyors, belonging to the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad, entered
La Moure County Tuesday, from the
Northwest, and passed South about mile
east of William Haseleus place. 1t is sup
posed the line contemplated will cross the
Fargo and Southwestern near Elliott, and
connect with the Manitoba in Sargent
County.
An old German named Fritz Wilcke,
an inmate Of the Hughes County Aims
house, is seeking to enlist the sympathies
of capitalists to aid him in recovering pos
session Of a quarter section Of land near
LeBeau, on which there is vein of coal
fifteen inches thick and another six feet
thick, besides gold bearing rock as big as
as a boX-car. He claims it to be in the
possession Of gang who have defrauded
him out of it.
-Ellendale Commercial: 1t is almost
time to dissipate the fallacy that all young
women who come TO this territory immedi-
ately get married or have the opportunity
to do so. Nothing could be further from
the truth. Cupid is a very lazy fellow, as
the girls of North Dakota know him. There
is not much marrying or giving in marriage
III this famous region. The young men are
too bashful, or too poor, or too something.
Certain it is they do not marry. This fact
can be proven by hundreds of as beautiful
and healthy and useful and affectionatc
young ladies as ever harnessed an OK or
spanked an unruly scholar.
The vote cast at the late election for
Member of the Council and Representa-
tives in the Eighth Legislative District has
heen canvassed, and gives the following
result: Council, Cain, Republican, Beadle
County, LIB; Jerauld, sos; sanborn, s24,
total, 3,l02; Hardin, Democrat, Beadle
County, 7G4; Jerauld, 311; Sanborn, 300;
total, 1918. Representative, Wise, Repub-
lican, Beadle, 1.G9S; Jerauld. G35; San.
born. sS1; total, 1924. Rogers, Republi-
can, Beadle, 51l; Jerauld, 377; Sanborn,
S33; total, 1921. Frost, Democrat, Bea.
die, 7G5; Jerauld, 475; Sanborn, 2s9;
total, 1929. Cotton, Democrat, Beadle.
TAI; Jerauld. 245; Sanlorn, 254; total,
1910.
The assessed value of the property in
Fargo involved in the Peronto case, decided
by the United States Supreme Court, the
other day, is about S75O,OOo. The real
value is about three times that. It EN-
braces $50 acres, a portion of it in the
business heart of the city, and the rest the
site of the present shops and yards of the
Northern Pacific. The effect of the deci-
sion is to confirm the title to the property
i'll the Northern Pacific and individuals to
whom they have sold lots and tracts.
among whom are George Benz. of St. Paul,
owner of the United Block; Davis Bros, of
New York, owners of the Davis Block. and
much other valuable bus ness property. 1t
is said that the Peronto heirs had assigned
away about all their interest in the property
to Maj. Buttz. who has carried the case. Mt
his own expense, through the different
courts.
The county records were moved from
Grand Rapids to La Moure, Thursday. the
ten days fixed by the County Commission
ers at their last meeting. after which the
removal was 10 take place, having expired