Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14

-1hefc Is talk among the ladies' d
Columbia of recognizing the Shakespeare
club or forming some sort of society that
will as effe .tually entertain the wives while
the husbands take care of the babies.
The single tax club at Bismarck con-
tinues to do business at the old stand and
the discussions are listened to with ALVEY
interest bv the audiences which gather for
entertainment and instruction.
\ The last rooster at the reduction works
at Deadwood has been put in place, and
/ work is SO well along that there seems to
he no doubt that the plant will he ready
Tor operation early in January.
| "A reception in honor of Col. G. w.
Plummer, who has just returned from the
east, was given by the G. \. II. post ut
Casselton last Saturday evening.
The Deadwoods reduction works use
up COCO cords of wood every year, at a
cost of 81 cord. At that rate it will not
be long before the Black Hills are denuded
of their timber.
A number of farmers in Cass county
are dragging their land. while not few
few are running their seeders, putting into
the ground the seed for next years crop of
No. hard.
Members of the fire department at
Rapid City declare they will do their best
endeavors to make the department ball on
success.
The Republican says: "The number
of eastern gentlemen who arrive daily to
inspect Aberdeen promises great things
for 1889. The majority decide to locate
here"
Dakota cast 114.OoO votes at the late
election-indicating population of &c.
600, including unorganized counties, which
do not participate in elections.
The Good Templars' lodge at Ipswich
desires to produce drama and is unde-
cided whether it shall be julius Caesar,
Hamlet or Peck's Bad Boy.
Miss Annie Martin, of Aberdeen, died
last week, apparently from IN overdose
of morphine. It is not known whether or
not suicide was intended.
The Brookings Sentinel says that the
band boys are arranging for the purchase
of new uniforms which will hold over any,
thing in the territory.
The Aberdeen Light and Fuel COM
pany is getting everything in readiness to
begin the construction of its gas plant
early in the spring.
The Star remarks: ss1here are some
things we hold the edge on at Hot Springs,
fine weather, hot water and don't a.
damnitiveness.
Mrs. Geo. Libby, aged Is years, died
at Mapleton last week. A coroner's Jury
developed the fact that she had attempted
an abortion.
The La Belle Ranch Horse Importing
company is building telegraph line from
Madison to the ranch,sa distance of thir-
teen miles.
Gen. Campbell is mentioned by many
newspapers in connection with the Da-
kota governorship under the statehood ar
rangement.
The public schools at Pierre have been
closed for short time on account of a
mid form of measles in few families in
that city.
A few magpies linger around Rapid
City and put in their spare time killing
canary birds which are hung out in their
cages
For the past few days the police force
of Deadwood has proved to be a munici-
pal luxury, as they have made no ar
rests.
The Columbia City bank is the name
of the successor of the First National bank
of Columbia. 1t began business the LIST
inst.
A company has been organized and
parties are soliciting funds for starting a
first-class creamery in Cass county.
The G. A. r. post at Beresford will
raise funds for the purpose of building o
hall IN which meetings can be held.
A new enterprise in the shape of bot
thing works for soda, pop, etc., is to he es-
tablished soon at Rapid City.
Prof. Cotey and Miss Mason, of tie
Brookings college faculty, were united in
marriage last Wednesday.
The LaGrace Courier declares that a
grist mill in Campbell county would nav
better than gold mine.
An appropriation of $12,75O has been
set apart for Dakota by the NJ. E. confer
ence at New York.
The fair given at Aberdeen last week
by the ladies of the Presbyterian church
Melted $3.50.
The roll of the Aberdeen public
schools shows an actual attendance of $50
pupils.
The city marshal of Blunt has de-
clared war on the omnivorous town COW.
The town board of Hurley is consider
ing proposition for an artesian we'll.
The free reading room at Bismarck
will be re- opened in the near future.
The ladies of the Episcopal church at
Hurley have organized a guild.
There were 1893 votes cast at Dead
wood at the recent election.
"A new jail will be erected at Deadwood
as soon as possible.
-Lennox now has circulating library.
The First Corner in Corn.
New York Telegram: Broker Russell,
of the produce exchange. is teacher in a