Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

End which left destruction and ruin in its
course, and beyond doubt is the greatest
fire of the kind in the northwest. Leola,
the county seat, was literally wiped out
and scarcely vestige of the once promi-
nenr town remains. Out of thirty places
of business, including two banks, two
newspapers, two churches, three or four
hotels. and all lines of business found in
the average town, but four are left stand
ing, and out of thirty to forty residences
less than Il dozen remain. The loss is
little town of 200 inhabitants and the
country for miles around we'll settled with
industrious and thrifty people. The in
surance on everything was very low and
only trit1ing compared with the great loss.
vER1TABLE TERROR TO INDIANS.
A special dispatch from Washburn,
Oak. says that M. A. Williams and his
brother, Tom Williams, few weeks ago
went up the Little Missouri, trapping.
The second morning after they went into
camp they found that their traps had been
visited and game taken out. The next
night Tom remained out to watch for the
thieves. In the middle of the night his
brother was awakened by several shots.
and sprang out Of bed in his cabin TO see
Tom fall across the doorway, a corpse.
Fifteen Indians came up and opened fire
on the survivor. Williams protected him
self as we'll as he could and opened fire on
the Indians with two heavy revolvers, and.
according to the Dispatch managed to kill
eleven of the Indians when the other four
fled. Williams. although severely wound
ed. managed to bury his brother. and drift
ed down the river i'll boat to Fort Stew
enSOn.
A BINDING TwINE ESTIMATE.
If one allows two pounds to the acre
and twelve acres in a days work and the
Irvine trust raises the price of Irvine to 25
cents a pound, then the cost of tieing up
the days work will be So AS three men
c an bind twelve acres day after a binder,
per day to men to bind without any special
loss. While it is true that most would
find it more convenient and cheaper to
bind with Irvine at Is cents. yet this is
about the limit. Any higher price will
make it cheaper to bind by hand. Many
will bind by hand rather than pay 25 cents.
DIDN'T SWALLOW THE NEEDLE.
Thomas Mckinney, farmer living near
Brookings, butchered hog recently, and
when they cooked the tongue and under
took to cut it the knife struck some hard
substance. which on investigation proved
to be large sized needle which was firmly
EMBEDDED lengthwise of the tongue.
A NEW ASYLUM BOARD FOR YANKroN.
Gov. Mellette has appointed anew board
of trustees for the Yankton insane hospi-
tai as follows: Tina Richey and w. B.
Valentine, of Yankton; George Snow, of
Springfield; James Talcott, of Elk Point;
Rev. 0. 81. Dahl. Of Sioux Falls. Gen.
Gale denies the report that he will fight
the qualification or administration of the
new board.
Ramsey county commissioners refused
to bond the county under the seed lien
act passed by the last legislature for the
purpose OF supplying needy farmers with
seed grain, there being no occasion for
such a measure.
Destructive prairie fires have been
reported from many points in South Da.
kota during the past fortnight. The lack
OF spring rains up to April LIST has rem
dered the fire danger very much create,
than usual.
e. S. Tyler, public examiner, has ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Mellette and
recommended his deputy, Mr.. Hayden, for
the place. Hayden is said to be very
competent man.
The North Dakota fairat Grand Forks
will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. The
racing premiums have been doubled. and
IN several other classes increased so per
cent.
-"Shang, a noted gambler who made
fortune in the Black Hills, died recently
at Spokane Falls. His real name was Ed
ward Stanton Currans.
Judge Moody is one of the largest
farmers in the Black Hills. He was
brought up on farm and has ever since
carried on farm.
Work mas begun on the motor line
connecting Sioux Falls and South Sioux
Falls. The line is expected to he in OPERA
ton by June LIST.
This is the season of the big egg,
Onida enters one measuring ZIG inches
III circumference one way and 81 inches
the other.
North Dakata understands the senti-
Alcue W De SeueF1l III the South that he
Sioux Falls constitution will be readopted
The B. and NJ has resumed work on
the grade to the Black Hills and and the
contractors are pushing matters.
Religious excitement has driven Err
nest Selvert, of Castalia, crazy, and he has
been sent to the insane asylum.
Work on the Black Hills college at
Hot Springs will be commenced at once
and continued until completion.
Work has been begun on large flour.
Ing mill at Warner. This makes the fifth
large mill III Brown county.
The contribution boxes in the Presbv-
terrain church at Aberdeen were 70 bbed Inst
Sunday of about SIS
The channel of the Missouri river Of
lankton has worked back to it's old he'd
alongside the town.
The city election IN Sioux Falls on the
list called out a vote of over l.SOO, 1t was
a red hot contest.
The Huronite says there has never
been time when Huron contained auy
vacant houses.
The Dakota Grand Army numbers over
$3.50 men-S00 in North Dakota. o.4Oo in