Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-28
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| STONE 1OllnualiOn anu LlllSNtu compete
was let to II. G. shlnn of kimball for
$3.50. Other bids We're us high as S475.
All bids for furniture rejected. Offers
for bonds were s1Oot,. a1.os. s10lla
and s. 06 none vet accepted.
"Will you please give me something
to eat" said the tramp. we have
nothing for you today said the house
Wife. II am sorry" said the tramp,
"for il will not lie convenient for me to
call Tomorrow" The New Home
Sewing Machine Cos agents are not
like The tramp, for they will make 1T
their Snsiness.to call tomorrow if you
will only drora hint that you arcthink-
ing OF buying a New Homo Sewing
Machine
Beginning Monday, July list Black
Hector the famous colored orator will
be in Jerauld Co. and remain one week.
He will be at Alpena Monday and
Tuesday evenings. At Waterbury
Wednesday and Thursday and at Wes-
sipston Springs Friday Saturd ay and
all day Sunday, lie brings a tent so
all come to these places prepared to
hear something in reference to our
constitution and the prohibition clause
attached to the same.
Mrs. DR.. Nettie G. Hall. started
" ednesday morning for Canton 10 at
tend the district w T U convention,
which convened there yesterday and
today. Mrs. Hall is one oil the terrific.
rial " G L Z organizers and will spend
some time organizing unions before
she returns, and do some good work
for the temperance cause and tha Sioux
Falls Constitution. The W CT US Of
South Dakota might search far and
wide and then not find more fitting
person for theif leader than Mrs. Hall.
She is well qualified by ability, tact and
experience.
We learn from Prof. Freeland that
the building committee will meet next
Monday and decide upon the steps to
be taken to complete the Seminary.
This has come TO be q necessary iEl-
proyement. lie also informed US that
in all probability he would not have
charge o, the school another year. We
can not but feel that the success Of the
school has been due to the professors
and Mrs Freeland's labors, and that it
will be great misfortune to the school
for them to give place to others. 1t is
rumored chat Prof. Freet&nd will
preach FOR the congregational society
in the near future,
A new hearing has been granted in
, the case of Doctors Miller, Matthias
and Roger VS. Jerauld county which in
volved bill for surgical treatment of
Addie Knieriem in Feb. 1855, The
facts alleged and admitted in the form
er trial arc now alleged to be false.
We can but feel, that 20 objection
would ever have been made to the bill
had not fund been raised for Adde'S
benefit and grew to q size beyond all
expectations. Still the attorneys say
this cuts no figure: it is a question
whether Mr.. Knieriem is not as able Is
four tifths of the residents of Jerauld
county to pay such bill. The fund
was not raised for that purpose and
would be misrepresentation to be thus
used.
The Herald ackno Wedges pleas.
ant call from Mrs. and Mr.. Miles on
last Monday. Mrs, Miles had just re.
turned from the district w c. L. U.
convention at st Lawrence and report.
ed splendid time. Jerauld county is
honored by the first vice presidency OF
the district, which Office, gracefully
rests upon the shoulders CT cur county
president, Mrs. J. Fl. Miles. Mr.. Miles
spoke of the grand time the farmers
had at Huron last week, Of their ROYAL
treatment by her citizens, also theil
handsome treatment by the Wate1towr
people who sent q special train to carry
them TO their city. They were ban
quoted and entertained for one night
and returned to Huron by way Of Red
field. Al! they asked of the farmers
for this courtesy was their votes fol
Watertown for the capital.
We made a1ecent trip to certain
part OF Cherry township which may
J justly be called bachelordom. We frs
, came to the abode Of i. j. Dean. Il,
has a beautiful location, with mag
nifcent flowing spring near his door
We next called Oh Joe Goeffert WIN,
was hoeing his garden when we arrived
, Joe has neat little house on the edg,
of a gulch at the bottom of which il
| an excellent well OF water. Joe's crop
look well and everything about hin
quite domestic, with chickens, cats. an,
, so-forth. Only one thing SEEMED lack
ing to make his home complete. a littl
, well we think Joe knows the essen
tial element. We then crossed tn
gulch and found Mr.. Cherry ensconce,