Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-22


DR.. Matthias will lie in Chicago to
morrow, and at home next W ednesiay
DIR. Roberts. the dentist, will'remail
another week, until "Wednesday. Thu
9th. w ''''' '' !"
d. G. Hewitt and 4, l.. Butlerlield
of Harmony township, were pleasant
WEHALD callers Wednesday. u
Brother Blosser has been ct Bis
marck this week. to LOBBY foz the w
CT I. woman suffrage by.
1t is runlorred that Judges Woodruff
Hackttt, Francis end Converse Will be-
come students iii the ladies political
school at the first meeting.
Mr.. j. NJ Spears received q dispatch
last Monday announcing Che death OF
his father, aged ST years, on the 18th
inst, in Fayette county. iowa.
Mr.. Thayer has purchased the build
ing formerly occupied by Mr.. Chap
man Tor blacksmith shop and will
have it transformed into a dwelling
tlouse.
Theodore Roth starts for his old
Wisconsin home next Tuesday, and
from there will go to Washington to
attend the inauguration of President
Harrison
The contest case OF B. W. Smith VS.
G. w. P. Osgood was heard before G.
W:McDonald on Wednesday, 7. II.
Null appearing for contestant, aad G.
+. Hackett and A. B. Smart for CAIN
ant.
While the people were coming home
from the seminary last Monday night
some one scared all the horses, and
frightened all the ladies by s. outing in
an unearthly voice: ".Bccl.ee hor-see
har, bockee hor-see h*r."'
Washington Springs is noted for two
qualities peculiarly her own, one is the
medicinal springs and Che other hey
mania for petitions The latest prayer
and supplication issued from petition
headquarters is one asking the young
man recently expelled from the school
to bestow his forgiveness on the Prof.
This is rumor.
The editor-in-chief is Distinguishing
himself at Bisnlarcl, as an enterprising
journalist. From the description CIV
en- Of the leg that suddenly broke
through the ceiling of the coqncil
chamber last Saturday, while that body
was in secret session, we are convinced
it had been through a political cam
paign IN Jerauld county. 1t clicking
was a giveaway.
The township contests, preparatory
to the county spelling match, occurs
next Saturday. It is the desire of the
school officers Of the county that every
school be represented in the county
contest which occurs on March 9th.
Should the weather be fayorable the
attendance will probably be large, and
result in much good to the county
schools, by encouraging similar con-
tests in the future, in the same, or 9th.
er. branches Of study. The prize Of
fered is worthy an effort to gain it
The responses to the matrimonial adj
yertisement that appeared in the last
issue Of the HERALD have been so nu.
merous that Carleton has been greatly
confused. He had no idea there were
so many auburn haired girls IN the
country. And then the samples that
he has received have nearly bewildered
him. Hair of all colors and descrip.
tions, from silky golden ringlets to the
frayed end of clothes-line. He has
become SO agitated over the matter
that he offers splendid harness to any
man who will marry off all the red
headed girls.
Would it not be advisable for the
citizens of washington Springs to take
steps toward changing the road in the
hills. west Of town, to the south side OF
the gulch. The experience of the past
two winters has shown the magnitude
of the hlunder made in putting tn.
road where it is. Now, when the roa(
is most needed, is the time to take sub
scrlptions of both money and work fol-
the construction OF new road. A
location would have to be secured anC
this matter should be brought before
the commissioners at their next meet,
ing.
The Odd Fellows anniversary cels
bration at the court house Tuesday eve.
ming was an event to be remembered
by all who participated. Those pres.
ent numbered about 100, including IA
members of Alpena lodge. Speeches
were made by Mrs. n. c. Hall, men,
Of the Rebecca branch of the order. and
+. B. Phillips, of Alpena. A song by
a. LaPoint and defamation by f. G.
Nordyke, were highly appreciated.
The music for the occasion was furn-
ished by Messrs sturgis and LaPoint
and Misses Ef1ie Crow and Lulu Smart.
with Mrs. A. b. Smart at the organ.