Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

-Sturgis gets the county seat of the
new county of Meade. by majority OF
about 500. According to agreement she
will build and donate o court house cost
ing $4,000.
The new city directory at Aberdeen
now being compiled will show popula-
ton of about 1000 people in that place.
| an increase Of nearly 1000 in less than
two years.
The Harvey Peak Mining company at
Rapid City has just received 100000
pounds of machinery for their mines.
There were .thirty-:wo carloads.
1T is said that The water of DEVILS
lake is re eding II: the rate of two feet an
nually. Probably the old man is drawing
on it for fire purposes.
An attractive race program. has been
arranged for; the fifth annual territorial
fair. to be held at Aberdeen September
24th to 27.h inclusive.
Vacant lands open to settlement in
the territory amount to 24.000.00 acres,
exclusive of Indian reservation and rail-
ron ! lands.
Bismarck proposes to outshine every
city in the southe n part Of the territory
with the magnitude of-its Fourth of July
celebr ,tion.
The Nelson County bank at Lako.a
was closed Friday on attachment brought
by the county Of Nelson on Judgment for
$4,000.
Lake county's commissioners will pay
a cash prize to the person bringing in the
largest number of gopher tails by July l.
Edwin G. Wheeler, formerly drug
gist of Huron, is now an ordained minister
of the Baptist denomination in Oregon.
George Meade, of Sioux City, will
build q pontoon bridge at Yankton for o
bonus of 800 per month for ten years.
Mrs. A. Nj. Bowen. of Sioux Falls. is
the owner of fig tree which is bearing
fruit, there being four figs on the tree.
The Fort Sisseton reservation, which
comprises abount six townships. will be
sold at auction sometime this fall.
AT Rowena recently. in digging we'll,
a linch-pin and portion of wagon axle
were found at depth of 30 feet.
Frank Frisby has been recppointed by
Gov. Mellette MS member Of the phar-
macy board of North Dakota.
A territorial convention of the Y. Nj.
C. A. of Dakota will be held at Mitchell
May 81 to June 3 inclusive
About 1900 car loads of Sioux Falls
granite paving blocks will be shipped to
Omaha for paving purposes.
1t is claimed that gold in paying
quaint les has been discovered IN the vi.
cinity of Big Stone lake.
Rev. Charles Mclean, of Pembina,
was suspended from the ministry for
drinking glass Of beer.
Judge Moody. of Deadwood, will as
sist in the grand welcome to Hon. S. S.
Cox at Huron, July 4th.
The splendid condition of the crops is
the subject of comment by nearly all the
papers in Dakota.
"A Dakota farmer who held so cars of
wheat a winter, lost $500 by the spec
ulation.
The state, convention of the Y. NJ. C.
A. will be held at Mitchell, beginning May
81.
The South Dakota firemen's tourna-
ment will be held at Yankton June is to
Il.
Since the recent rains the outlook for
crops in Sphinx county is very promising.
Bismarck is raising money by SUBJ
scription to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Sol Star was reelected mayor OF
Deadwood for the sixth successive time.
WIN. Tuntstall, of Columbia, has ]. 24s
acres of grain planted this spring.
Omaha capitalists propose to erect q
$4,000 hotel at Yankton.
Mrs. Margaret Mulverhill died at Wa.
konda. aged los years.
| Work has been commenced on the new
city hall at Watertown.
Fargo still hopes to get the Catholic
see of North Dakota.
B. F. Ives will build an Independent,
elevator at Aberdeen.
| Jane Goodmanson was killed at Crane
Forks by a runaway.
Two cases of scarlet fever are quaran.
tined at Aberdeen.
North Dakota has an editor by the
name of Busted.
The bicyclists Of Aberdeen have or
ganized club.
-Deadwood has 100 Chinese residents