Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-23

the products of his farm that had been
threshed. He had ten acres of wheat that
yielded 270 bushels, and thirty acres OF
oats from which the returns were LILO
bushe S. This kind of business will inlure
that story about South Dakota crop fail
ure if something isn't done to prevent it.
If any word could ever become a
chestnut" in Dakota, says a Dakota pa
per, it is constitution. For six years.
daily, weekly and monthly, constitution
has been dinged III the ears of the people
1t seems great relief 10 have the din
stopped. Now it is over with, it seems as
though somebody had had baby.
The day is coming, says an enthusi-
astic Dakota paper, when every township
| in South Dakota will have running streams
| flowing through every quarter section. 1t
will then become the garden spot OF the
west. Ii will be the Eden of the world.
Because of short straw wheat i'll vari-
ing up large amount of foul seeds; and
tins is given as a reason by buyers why
certain grades are selling at such low
figures.
The commanding otficerat Fort Meade.
closed up the post traders store and club
room there for keeping open after o'clock
at night after having been notified to
close up everything at that hour.
i he work of harvesting has proceeded
far enough at Aberdeen to show that it will
not compare unfavorably with former sea-
sons. The first wheat was graded No. l
hard and sold for 81 cents.
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prevalent. Brick blocks are going up at
| almost every corner. At least four new
blocks are started and the outlook for two
more is favorable.
South Dakota will begin with fifty Or
ganized and fifteen unorganized counties,
besides seventeen counties in the Sioux
reservation, which will be organized at an
early date.
A project is being matured for the
construction of an elevator by the Farmers
alliance on the Northwestern road some
where between Jim river and Violin.
Dakota has the bravest men, the pref
test women the best babies and the
sma,test children in the world. There is
good Dakota authority for this claim.
The big fires in the Black Hills are
driving the mountain lions out among the
settlers. One man is reported to have
lost several head OF stock.
George w. Leisure is the first Sully
county citizen to be made happy by the
receipt of land patent bearing the sigma
ture of Harrison.
The mayor of Jamestown has ordered
all owners of thrashing engines not to
drive across the principal bridges leading
out of the city.
w. H. Turneaure, of Mitchell, has
been awarded the contract Of building the
soldiers home building at Hot Springs
for S34. 724.
Will Rlchack fell from the second
story of the Masonic temple at Sioux Falls.
His injuries, at first thought to be serious,
are slight.
The date of the territorial w. C. L.
U. convention, to be held III Yankton has
been changed to September 18th, 18th
and 14th.
A test of Yankton-made Portland ce-
ment thirty seven days old shows sensile
strength of 1,0S0 pounds to the square
inch.
M. Zahler got thirty days in the pen
itentiary and $500 fine for cutting timber
on school section near Grand Forks.
DR.. Zardetti, of Yankton, vicar-ge
eral of the Catholic diocese of South Da-
kota, has recently been made a bishop.
The wheat yield in Pease Valley viii
be far above the average. Some fields will
yield twenty-five bushels peracre.
Cattle rustlers are getting in theil
work in the northern Hills country, and a
necktie party is likely to result.
There are now twenty four sisters il
the educational convent attached to Bishop
Martyrs residence in Yankton.
-Four hundred land seekers reached
, Aberdeen over various lines of railroad on
the frts harvest excursion.
Leaving out Aberdeen Sioux Falls
claims larger population than any three
cities in South Dakota.
The city council of Brcokings is tax.
} ing steps to prevent Sunday base bal
p aging in the city.
Assessors returns show the popula
r ton Of Clay county to be 6.sG5 and that o.
Vermillion 1885,
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+ twelve miles south of Field City, in thu
Black Hills.
The Red river valley harvests this
year are two weeks ahead of all previous
seasons.
"A badger was killed seven miles north
of Aberdeen that weighed over thirt,
pounds.
Bids arc asked for the construction of
three miles of sidewalk at Sioux Falls.
1t has been discovered that Cattle
Kate was once resi- lent cf Dickinson.
B. F. Stevens has been elected to sue
coed retired Mayor Pratt at Aberdeen.
-Pierre's large new school building il
rapidly approaching completion.
-Artesian wells are being numerousl,
sunk at Aberdeen and vicinity.
: The Sioux Falls soap factory ha
commenced operations.
> Sphinx county has an assessed valua
ton of S3,S03, 4OS
2 Grading and sewe.ing is the order O.
no 1or ~ L