Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-20

Falls stone is being n large factor IN our
building operations.
A VERY sad accident occurred in Spen-
Ger the Fourth. A party of young men
were firing revolvers in the ar. Henry
Leuth. q merchant, was one of them. The
chamber of his revolver caught. In trying
to fix it the weapon was discharged. The
bullet crossed the street and struck Min
ME Book. aged lG. entering the abdomen
and lodging near the back bone. Medical
for her recovery.
The village marshal of Valley Springs
had occasion to show his authority the
other afternoon for the first time since be
has held office, and started in by arresting
Justice of the peace who was drunk and
diSorderly. Three assistants helped to
carry the prisoner to the lookup, but III n
short time he was on the street again. hav
ing kicked hole through the side OF the
calaboose. The deputy sheriff then re-
captured the prisoner.
AT meeting of the county commission
ers of Cass county petition with over
1000 signatures was presented asking that
the sale of liquor be again submitted to
vote of the county. The petition was
granted and an election ordered to be held
on Monday. November 49, The petition
was circulated by those who favor high Ii
cense and the commissioners have pledged
themselves, if prohibition is defeated. to
fix the license at $500.
| MARIAN HEAD, of Hecla, a we'll to-do
farmer. was recently examined before COM
missioners to determine his sanity. Head,
a year ago, in 1. fit of insanity burned his
own dwelling. He was released from
Yankton month since apparently cured.
The evidence presented utterly failed to
show insanity. Mrs. Head wants a divorce
and deed of the farm. Heads CONVEX
intimates that interested parties are seek
ing to again put him in an asylum to get
him out of the way.
injuries while on a practice run with the
Deadwood team few days ago. He occu-
pied place on the tongue, and when near
the outcome the last butt loosened and
whirhng with the reel with great velocity.
struck his left hand. taking off portions of
the little finger and thumb and iniuring
one or two other fingers. He was promptly
attended. but is incapacitatea for further
duty with the team. unless it may be as
captain to which position he may be
elected.
A YOUNG man named Charley Stanley
attempted to deliver an open-air tenn
perance lecture in the streets of q certain
Dakota town a few days ago, but met with
too many obstacles. A large crowd con-
gregated to hear him. and just when he
was waxing warm i'll oratorical eloquerce q
large bomb was thrown in his immediate
vicinity. which caused the speaker to fly
high and make halt in his Civilizations.
He forthwith shot Off Balaam of words
to the crowd that were not seraphic to say
the least. The grand farce wound up by
some one turning the hose Oh the speaker,
, who, being unable to spout in deluge of
water, retired from the stand.
ABOUT year ago the wife of Nicholas
Schultz. of Pierre, left his bed and board
and application divorce on the ground of
cruelty. Since then Mrs. Schultz has
been living by herself. She is quite gay
and has not at times rejected the company
I ire of her husband, who has kept rp an
r espionage on her house. much TO her dis
comfort. One night she found him spy
1 ing at her bedroom window soon after she
, had retired and drawing pistol she OPEN
: ed fire on the "peeping Tom. He fled
d without hurt from the whistling bullets.
L but was afterwards arrested on complaint
of his wife. The trouble of the pair have
Il been the subject of much contention in
e the courts and the frequent theme OF con-
1ersation during the past year.
t The buildings at the Huron coal shaft
have been closed for the past few weeks
. pending arrangements for further carrying
v on Of the work. One day last week mem.
/ bers Of the company went to the shaft ant
t were surprised to find the windows broker
e and any amount of mischief done. From
five to six tons of coal, a considerable
: quantity of lumber, saws, wrenches, ham
:, mers and other tools gone: the wheels OF
! rotating drilling machine, threads on the
drill rods hammered fiat. pipes bent ant
! twisted out of shape. leaving them who'll,
D unfit for use; the rubber hose was cut il
pieces. the engine partially disabled ant
/, other property totally destroyed. The tota
f destruction will cost the company 81 00t
6 to replace and repair. The loss of time i!
:, also consideration for it was the inten
- ton of the company to at once proceed
with the work. Every effort will be uset
to ascertain who did the mischief anG
SPSS\tAAo piiAS e1lcAl W punishment.
II CENTRAL DAKOTA has of late beer
:, blessed with plenty Of warm weather
i which is just Whist is needed for fine corr
crops. 1t is also having plenty of rain a
K present for making the small grain fill on
= we'll. Wheat. oats and flax were all greatl,
e damaged by the hot winds in May. bu
RI with plenty of good weather from now OF
a will bring fair yield of both wheat anG
: oats. But the time of wheat is past, ant
e now theonce famous wheat field are stand
ing almost waist high with that king O
It the farm-corn." Never in the history Of
central Dakota has there been so mucl
. corn planted as was last spring and thu
IS prospects were never bet er for big Weld
n Give us corn and hogs" is the cry upo7
9 all sides. There are more ho.s-ten t,
y one--than in previous years, and still tin
cry is more" Sheep are also having thei
: share of attention and are proving YER
n profitable. Cattle are not in much de
n mand, farmers wanting something tina
"a will go TO market sooner.
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n SOME CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
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