Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-14
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LOCALS.
You will find an account OF
the Johnstown horror On third page.
We printed 200 bills for Mr.. Hills
sale at the Springs on Saturday, June
29th.
Mrs Whitney will be deputy regis
ter and county clerk eN-o!iicio he1e-
after.
We editor and family have been
enjoying vegetables from Mr. lArnolds
garden.
Judge Woodruff and j. NJ. Wheeler
were on our street Monday exchanging
yarns"
Hon. d. f. Roger was at the
springs Tuesday shaking hands with
his friends.
ID. 4. Scott returned 10 Iowa Tues
day, after having planted row OF
trees and tree seeds around his farm.
We are in receipt Of the revised
premium list of the South Dakota ter
titorial fair to he held at Aberdeen
Sept 23, 81, g. 2Gand 81 1885
Chairman IIillikin was HERALD
caller Tuesday, and left the impression
that 1t was a cool day when Alpena
could not furnish a candidate for
some Office.
Elmer Dean has gone to Huron on
the invitation of DR.. Sherman whose
health is very poor, so it interteres
with his practice which he turns over
20 DR.. Dean.
We hear that B. B. Blosser re-
turned from Pierre last week sober O.
and that being such All unusual occur
ance that he made public mention OF
1t in the cclumca Of the True Republic
can.
Alfred Thompson has completed
q job OF plastering for Alf. Nordyke of
Harmony whlca reflects great
credit on N1r. Thompson it being as
good work as TIE most particular need
wish.
We are il receipt of circulars from.
the office Of 7 II Nagerty, Commission
er of Immigration, which shows
among many other things that Dako-
ia still has 2l,G1G,G0O acres OF vacant
!and.-Homes for million.
b. f. Sullivan of Flankiutol andS
A. Ramsey, of Woonsocket were at the
Springs Wednesday. The Free Metho-
dist cainpmeeting opened en- that day,
still we would not assert that there
was any connection between the two
circumstances.
DR.. Matthias was in consultation
with DR.. Nesinith at Mr.. Hawks On
Tuesday. Mrs Hawk had been sick
for some days but On Tuesday grew
worse and died while the physicians
were present. She leaves husband
and children to mourn her absence.
Just as We went to press last week
news reached us that A. IL. Eager had
grown suddenly worse. with what
proved to be a stroke Of Apoplexy
from the effects Of which he died on
Monday last. lie was an old soldier,
and a member Of the 4 0 G Ord Post
at this place. Many OF the post at
tended the obsequees. He leaves
Several children and many friends to
mourn his loss.
Public Examiner Blanchard was
here last week Thursday and went
through the books of treasurer Wal
lace and register Whitney and found
the accounts all right yet We learn
from our gentlemsnly officials that Mr..
Blanchard made some suggestions,
among them, was one to the effect that
two books should be kept by the coun-
ty CLERK Wis; a duplicate ledger and g
book in which the treasurer Is charged
with all taxes to be collected and credi-
ted with all he collects We under
stand our county attorney made efforts
at the beginning Of The year to have
these books kept but the commission
!ers would not accede to the plain in
tent of the law when pointed out to
them. But now comes one of the
territorial officers who says the books
should be kept and if the commission
ers still refuse to have is done, the fact
will be given to the readers Of the
HERALD.
Veterinary Surgeon Collins.
DIR. Collins Of this city received his