Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-26

AGO. which announced an agreement
among representative newspaper men on a
state ticket for North Dakota, is ROW pro-
nouucei to have been an ont and ont fake
penetrated by Devils Lake editor.
What the animus was which prompted
such action has not been declared. but
probably it was on account of II ucsire on
the editors part to raise the name of his
town among the politicians.
Among the saperstitions which lntlu-
ence actors is one to the effect tina. mayri-
age upon the stage is the proper thing. in
fact, the boss mascot of them all; aud that
to have the ceremony performed elsewhere
IS, to use the old Methodist lady's express
sion, flying in the face of providence.
In accordance with this belief charming
afterplece, but in no sense face. was
played upon the stage of the S:onN Falls
opera house after the performance of "A
Bitter Wrong" the other evening in which
MIR. Ed. NJ. kimball and Miss Pauline
| Maddern OF the Clair Pntee company We're
the principal performers.
From the records of the United States
land office at Grand Fo: KS some interest
ing data has been cleaned covering the
business transacted during the year ending
July l, 1889. 1t is shown that the home
stead entries made last year were AL, COW
ering 62,0S9 acres. Final homestead
proofs were laid on 492 entries, covering
7G.845 acres. Under the timber culture
law there were 39S entries on 50. .9G acres
OF land. Six hundred and four declar-
atory statements We're made. The cash
lie cbnu hot ~
| closed upon. covering 67.7s0 acres, for
which the sum CT $50. l3l was pal
The fiaest s ample yet seen in Bismarck
of Burleigh county corn of the present
years crop is that which was brought from
the garden of Col. G. B. Little. The ear
Was we'll formed and over seven inc.es in
length, of a rich, healthy hue, and as
PROMISING as the corn of any country I'M
der the sun on the 9th day of July. The
people of the Missouri river valley are rap
Idly learning that corn is not only safe
crop. but that it will soon be the leading
cereal of the valley.
The monthly report of the Rapid City
land Office shows that in June there were
made twenty eight timber culture filings
comprising 4,314.s9 acres; thirty six
homestead entries, 5,63G.5l acres; twelve
final homestead entries, 1920 acres; forty
two pre-emption filings, 6,72O acres; ore
mineral application, 1863; one adverse;
thirty-one cash entries. 3,7l7.42 acres;
six mineral entries, 1924 acres. The total
receipts for the month We're $6,4Sl.77.
-Michal Zacher, indicted for cutting
timber on government land, was sentenced
i'll the United States court at Grand Forks
to thirty d US imprisonment and to pay a
fine OF $500. TIE judge, in passing SEN
tence, said that he wanted to make al ex-
ample OF the case. hree other parties,
| charged with the same otfense, pleaded
guilty and were fined $25 and sentenced
to two hours Imprisonment in Jail
"A wild man was recently captured on
the Grow Creek reservation. He had evil
IDENTIFY been wandering about for DAYS. and
was almost naked. When discovered he
was eating old bones that he had found on
the prairie. He is insane and cannot tel
what his name is or whence he came.
The keystone COLONIZATION works a,
Garden City are now under lease to ths
Harmony Mining company. The lease
runs until October 18th and the COMPANY
is to treat not less than seven tons Del
day, paying 50 per ton for the use of the
plant.
! james Harding, of Deadwood, ha a
narrow escape while attempting to kill &
glandered horse on False Bottom and as :
proof OF the statement showed several
bullet holes IN his hat, put there by the
indignant owner of the animal
John w. Daniel, special agent of the
Aberdeen and Watertown land districts
received notice from the commissioner OF
the general land Office that his services
would end July ~. He was appointed un.
der Cleveland's administration
Constable j. II. Burns, of French
Creek, was trying to arrest a man named
Layman, near Fairburn, when Layman
who is reported insane, resisted and sho,
Burns. intiicting wound from the effect.
of which he died.
E. r. Collins, of Deadwood, has pat
ented a device calculated to make fas,
horses out Of slow ones. It is in the
shape of toe weight and entirely -ditfereu,
from any now in use.
Thomas Bergen, living one mile north
of bath, was accidentally shot in the side
tue oall penetrating MS lungs ana making
a wound from which it is doubtful if he
will recover.
A jamestown young man united his
rivals horse at picnic in order to over.
come the only obstacle to perpetual bliss
and got severely dubbed for his trouble
The total wool shipment during the
past week from the Black Hills has
amounted to 32,945 pounds, representing
cash value of $7,906.S0.
Miss Mile F. Upper, of Sioux Falls
who graduated at ornell with the degree
of bachelor Of letters, is to become paste,
of church in Kansas.
Fowler q Co.'s hardware store a. Dick.
inson was entered by burglars the o,he,
night and 5000 worth Of goods and s4s u,
cash stolen.
The gardens of the soldiers at For,
Sully are the pride of the soldiers and
win admiration of all who behold them.
-Sportsmen do not lack for SHOOTING
III Rapi valley. Grouse were never s..
plentiful there as now.
Huron papers are publishing S. S.
Cox's Fourth of July Grafton OH the in
stalment plan.