Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-19
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build the works has been secured from
Chicago parties, and the erection of the
works will be commenced at once. This
gives great encouragement to everyone,
and work on the mines in the various
camps suspended by reason Of the fire
will now be resumed with usual vigor.
The Chicago Journal of the 9Th inst.
says: Mr. Yerkes has signifed his inten-
ton of presenting magnificent gold medal
to be competed for at the tournament of
volunteer firemen of Dakota, which takes
place at Fargo this spring. President
Yerkes was at one time a resident of the
new state and still has property interests
therein.
Arrangements have been made by the
board of commissioners of Beadle county
to furnish seed grain to such farmers as
were burned out on April End. Enough
will be provided for the present season s
crop; the borrower paying per cent. in
terest on notes payable on the first of De-
cember next.
Hon. F. H. Hagerty, commissioner of
immigration, announces that the Office
will be removed from Bismarck to Aber-
deem about April Goth. At present his cleri-
! cal force is at work ON their blanks for as
SCISSORS statistic. AS soon as this work is
done the Office can be moved.
Some of the postmasters of North
Dakota are said to be following Bill Nye's
hint and are ording their spring clothes of
Wanamaker. Agencies for this gentle-
mans clothing store are increasing, and it
| is no joke to say they are doing consider
able business.
j. A. Picker. of Faulkton, has been
appointed land inspector at $4,000 per
year in place of Bowers, resigned. He
has gone to Oklahoma to represent Secre-
! tary Noble in the establishment of the
! land Office and to assist in carrying out
the law.
The Deadwood Times notes that M. G.
| Connors has purchased E. P. Fowler's
herd of cattle. As many of them as can
be found will be delivered at the close of
the spring roundup and the remainder as
soon thereafter as found.
Sioux Falls constitution clubs, hav.
ing for their object the discussion of the
constitution and omnibus bill, are being
organized throughout the territory, not
only in each county but in every town
ship.
"A narrow gauge railroad is to be built
this season between Sturgis and Dead
wood. Deadwood has been in the woods
two long, and all the South Dakota sisters
rejoice at her prospects of speedily getting
out.
Farmers should not forget that if they
plant five acres to trees on any particular
forty, they will enjoy exemption from tax
alton to the tune of 81. 900, and it will last
| twelve feet apart each way.
The gross earnings law is proving
great success as far as the collection of
revenue is concerned. The Northern Pa
cific Railroad company recently paid into
the territorial treasury over $780, 600 in
bunch.
ALI bids on the Hand county court
house were rejected at the recent meeting
of the board of supervisors. Modified
plans will be found in the auditors Office
after the 18th inst.
The first presidential postoffces that
become vacant by expiration of terms are
Bismarck Office, January goth. 1890, and
the Larimore Office the same day.
The trial of John Flaherty for the
killing of Hattie Wilson at Huron last Au-
gust, has been begun in the district court.
Judge Spencer presiding.
Twenty-Five original entries were
made in the Rapid City land Office on the
Sd, and it was the busiest day the Office
has had in three years.
Under the new law tax of 81 is i'm
posed on each and every dog in the terri
tory. It is calculated that there are fully
50.O00 dogs in Dakota.
The treasurer of Lawrence county
during the quarter ended March 81 re-
deemed warrants to the amount of $780,
591.83.
Over $260,00O was paid into the ter
ritorial treasury at Bismarck in q single
recent week, mostly railroad tax money.
The Homestake property in the Hills
has paid $4,000 in dividends this wear,
and to date of $4,358, 759.
The Sully county farmers alliance has
resolved to use no binding Irvine at the
present exorbitant price.
j. E. Mcdowell, of Highmore, has
been appointed register of the land office
at huron.
Fargo cast 524 votes at the city cleo
| ton, Grand Forks $50, Bismarck 538.
-stutsman county sold her 6 per cent
funding bonds at S per cent. premium.
The Dakota collegiate oratorical con-
test will occur at Sioux Falls May Sd.
| Alexander Cameron has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Madison.
There is much activity now in pro-
tecting against prairie fires.
Mrs. HarrisOns Waste. Basket.
Her mail is even greater than at In
dianapolis, and much of it pertains to
politics. She has a capacious waste
basket, into which every such letter is
dropped. and she does not even answer
such letters. Sometimes she calls Gen.
Harrion's attention to points in her
correspondence that strike her forciblv.
Thus, day OF two ago she read to him