Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03

Warm warmer warmest.
w. Inlay was in.''town Monday.
Who says there wasa "nakota biz
4ard?Y
J, Fred 4. Lukewas a HERALD caller
this week.. ii i:
Judge Ayers was HERALD caller
On Monday g, II
y Gle r. solberg made proof on
Monday last & ~
Geo Price is quite sick with pneu-
inonia and rheumatism.
r. E1lComhissloner Wilson was in
town the: firstiof the week.
Mr.. I. II. Rich Of Harmony was in
town the first of the Week. :
TT. II. Mill made trip to woon-
socket Monday, returning Tuesday.
) -jt. Matthias has his barn full Of
hay ahdsis now ready for another
blizzard. y .tst'
J -Messrs Moore, Kyle, and Vine
gardner:Uf ANNA were at the Springs
Monday
= If you hay'nt met with the Vim
dicat6ls, he sure and call for one at
Roth brothers. y i':.1
'.,--Mt Tyner of Woensocket, but for
merly Of Jeranld county was over at
the Springs the first Of the week.
Sam Arnold visited the Springs
Wednesday, wearing straw hat.
Who says CHS is a frigid climate?
Judge Hackett' and attorney Null.
were seen the other day arm in arm, in
close consultation. Was that the
.'people' Or a 'ring?'
Some Of JeTrauld county citizens
were drunk, on DUR streets, one day
fhis week. Did they bring the whiskey
with them or get it here?
MI Mr.. Chas, Brown and family went
down cellar dutfng the blizzard. Their
fuel became exhausted, and they could
BET no more into the house.
Meetings are atill held at the Sem
mary, with increasing interest. Quite
4 number have decided to lead better
yves. May the good work go on.
II. C. Stephens was in town Mon
day. lie was from home during the
blizzard hut his folks kept warm by
burning several punches Of shingles.
Don't forget that Geo. Price can
fit, yonl'ou with any kind Of a livery
Jig, OF take you to any Of the neighbor--
ing towns as quickly and as che apply
Is any body h s.
The weather is quite warm and
pleasant. The snow is going off rapid
" and men are going around in their
shirt sleeves, while down in New YORK
they are wrestling with snow block.
hies and genuine billiards..
There will be quarterly meeting
services at the n. E. Church on Sabbath
Feb. 12. 1888. Rev. Louis Bradford
The Presiding Elder, wishes all the
pHicial members of the Washington
Springs Circuit to meet him at that
fine. Z .'.'
MIR. Elmer Carpenter, who was
reported by our Crow Lake Correspon-
dent, as lost during the late blizzard
game in the first Of the week and
proved the report false, by looking
well and hearty. Says he was out in
the storm only about half an hour.
One pecaliaSity Of the Washington
Hills is their warmth as compared
with the country a few miles distant
While there is good sleighing four o.
Ave miles away either east or west
here the snow is nearly al gone and in
some places the roads are dry and
dusty.
Bert Andrews brother Of Ed
Andrews Of the j. w: Thomas ranch
showed the most pluck in the blizzard
Of any one Of whom we have heard.
He is a hoy Of Is years and was il
mile from home watering p head Of
stock, when the storm came upon him
He could not erive them against the
storm SO he rounded them up and
went with the storm for seven miles
where he CHANGED to strike a hay stack
around which he kept the cattle
until the morning of the 18th. He
lost bpt three of the herd and they
stuck III the drifts and he had to aban.
don them to save the rest. lie escaped
with only frost bitten feet.
Announcement.
I'm order to avoid financial embar.
rassment, we will sell all our, winter
goods at cost. Roth Brothers
wsssington Springs Seminary.
It is desired that all who are Intend
ing to attend the Washington Springs
Seminary the spring term should in.
form the principal at the earliest op.
portunity. Winter term closes March