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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Tho News Condensed,


MCPHERSON and Campbell counties arc
being settled with Russians. Six passen-
ger coaches have arrived lately filled with
emigrants.
JOHN CHR1sTIANsoN, Of Letcher. owns an
artesian well that gives up both hard and
soft water. The former was struck at a
depth OF G58 feet and the latter at q much
lesser depth, and comes up between the in
ner and outer casing, having separate dis
charge pipe, so that either kind may be had
at pleasure.
The Salem gas we'll has a flow of 100000
cubic feet every twenty-four hours.
A PARTY Of Indian boys and girls from the
different agencies i'll the vicinity of CHAM
berlain arc en- route for Hampton. Va, to
enter the government school located there.
DAVE DUcHARME, "the toughest boy in the
Hills has been transplanted to the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, where he will linger three
years for robbery. He is 20 years of age,
and his age tallies with the number of times
he has been in jail.
The South Dakota Publishing company
has been organized. with headquarters at
Aberdeen.
\ KNITTING works is soon to be started at
Huron.
ONE day last week a son of Daniel Mulloy,
OF Canistota, tell from a load of flax to the
ground, striking on the back OF his neck and
causing total paralysis OF his body. About
the same time another son fell from stack
and ran the tine OF a pitchfork through the
calf of his leg.
The 12-year-old daughter of A. H. Duryea,
OF Graceland, was driving span of horses
to water and had the reins tied around her
body. The horses ran away and dragged
the child distance of forty rods, injuring
her seriously and perhaps fatally.
SNowFALLs are reported from various
parts OF both sections Of the territory,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
In the Land where 1t Rains.

Westerners will read with feeling of
envy that the prospects of Johnstown,
Penn, being again under water are good.
Rain has been falling almost continuously
the past thirty-six hours, and great MANY
of the streets are already almost lmpassa-
bic TO pedestrians.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
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Latest MarIet Report.
SIOUX GUY.

cnttlo-Mnrlzet steady and ABOUT Ice highe:
than last week. Quotations Gamers, f5c&
10; COWS, sl.oC@2o5; stockere. $3.50 225
feeders, S22592. $50; veal calves, $a.OOd315
Hogs-.Market steady at prices shade lower
than last week. Quotations: Light ana
mixed s3.57}.a3.so; heavy, s3.75@ss24.
dairy, 9G1lc; fresh roll, 5f7c
E,gss-lresh, cnndled, 161l7c
Pouitry-sprins chickens, live. S2.oo@2.75
per doz. !; live per pound SC.
Hides-Green, zc cured, 411@5c; flint, Ease
dry salted, 4CIsc; green pelts. shearling, each
l5QS@oc; dry pelrs, per H., 1odJ14c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
The Sioux Reservation

A recent Chicago Tribune has this: The
man who had as much to DO with the
opening OF the Sioux reservation as any
body else was Col. John II. King, of
Rapi: City. S. ID. He is at the Grand Pa
citic with II. j. Rice, of Huron, member
of the State Railway association. Col.
King says the bill does not need ratifica-
ton.
The contoller of the treasury" he says,
found two appropriations IN relation to
the Sioux reservation. One was in the
Sioux bill and the other was a separate
appropriation, which was the result of a
conference between Senator Allison, of
Iowa, the Dakota people and Chairman
Peel, of the committee on Indian affairs.
The Sioux bill provided for 5000 for
the secretary to get the signatures. Fear
ing this Sioux bill might be a failure, and
that the Indians would not sign, Allison
and Peel thought it best to provide sep
arate and distinct appropriation for an
other commission, which was only in
tended to be used in case of the failure of
the Indians to sign the Sioux bill. The
controller simply used the wrong $25, OO,,
but 1t makes no difference where the
money comes from, as the Indians signed
the bill, and il the evidence of the signing
is brought to the president he should issue
q proclamation. This, no doubt, will be
done when the senators from Dakota,
Messrs. Pettigrew and Moody, and the
members, Clifford and Picker, present
the matter. They and all the members of
the Indian committee Of both houses un-
derstand 1t the same way. The reserva-
ton may not be opened by the president
by proclamation until next spring. but
when it is opened it will be by proclama-
tlOn"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Reservation railroad Rumor,.

1t has been announced that the Chicas,
and Northwestern Raj road compan; la.
elected to take the land offered by tit
United States at Fort Pierre, for wMci
they have no use EXCEPT for the constrnc
ton and operation of road across iii
reservation, which means that arrange
ments are being perfected to extent j.
road to the hills.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Killed Four of the Five.

At Irwin, Penn, five men were sitting
under car playing cards when an engine
pushed the tram of cars back on the sid
ing, moving the car they were under. in
stantly killing three of the party. fourth
had his back broken and died while being
removed to his home. One escaped.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
One postof1ico Less.

During the Cleveland administration a
postoffice was established in Bulleigh coun-
ty named Wales, and j. i. King appointed
postmaster. II was a matter OF only 81 or
50 year to the postmaster. Soon after
President Harrison's advent Mr.. King
handed in his resignation and demanded
instant relief from his official duties No
attention was paid to the resignation, and
Mr.. King wrote the department four times
aftcrward but received no answer. At last
becoming utterly disgustcd. Mr.. King
packed up all the Wales postof1ice parapher-
MALTA and and lodged them in the Bismarck
postotfice Tor safekccping
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
IEippolyte Inau.urated.

The steamer Prince William l.. which
arrived at New York from Port au- Prince,
brings the news that Gen. Hyppolite was
inaugurated president on the 10th inst.
He reviewed the victorious army immedi-
ately after the ceremony. Great entbusi-
asm prevailed among the people.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
a Ian-Goyernor

Gov. Mellette is governor of the state d
Dakota as elected in 1855; governor of Ne
territory of Dakota by appointmen, Of
President Harrison: governor of the state
OF South Dakota by election October lst:
governor Of the state OF North Dakota be-
cause it yet has no other executive. Ii be
isn't an all governor then there never vii
he one.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
TIE MILLS ARE SOLD.
A NEW COMPANY TO OPERATE ALL
TIE MINNEArOLIS PLANTS.

"A Deal Which Involves Millions-Ch:cago's
Cheap Book Makers to Resume Business
News of Many Other Interesting Mat
tcrs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Will Hrsumn business.

The receiver of Bedford, Clark & Co., of
Chicago, has been authorized to pay the
$4,000 judgment Of the First National
bank, and to sell the bills receivable and
accounts now III his hands to Alexander
Bedford for their face value. The firm will
resume business.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Long on Star Routes.

There are few states that have as many
star routes as Soutl, Dakota This was
brought out by the proposals recently adj
vertised for which contracts will be let in
June, 1880. The proposals will be received
until December IA, 1880. There are in South
Dakota 1913 routes now, and this number
will probably be increased upon the opening
OF the Sioux reservation. In North Dakota
there are 100 star routes, but the number is
not likely to be greatly increased. While
there may be slight increase for a year or
two in all the new states, it is more than
probable. with rapid railroad building, that
the number will be diminished long before
the contracts MADE next June expire The
contracts will be made for three years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08

The Engineers We're Unanimous for A rtl,ur.
When the engineers convention at Den
yer reached the election of officers an in
formal ballot showed Arthur the almost
unanimous choice. On the first formal
ballot Arthur received 3l3 votes out of a
possible 41G; Vrooman. IF North Platte,
lol In the afternoon Joseph sprague, of
Canada, was reelected third grand engi-
neer by acclamation.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
"'eG
SOME NEW STATE nAppr
There May BE r,

may BE Tron,,,.
every reason to believe that ero D' the
W, wlll be some very serious trouh,a long n
'he squaw men and the intsna s 'stT
at and around Fort Pierre ovs na a Set
ment Of the land there. The s sns SCI
are whites n who have Indian v;vs sqsaS
are allowed the privilege of G rs and
reservation, and on that score tha ,uss en-
ing advantage of this PRIVILEGE l are
all the land around Fort PisSro w taking
and are building houses and d. -, Tor N
on 70 make their claims good Ieny e, the
land has been watched for 80 n.y.. This s,
tending settlers, and now era n.ns by
is settled for miles by these a'esy acre
The Indian department bnlos slaaw Il.
an Indian woman mnrr;as . ~, mat VII
iorIeits her rights as an Indin ,e man aa
comes a citizen of the United St.t all'
IS not entitled to draw 1ations s'a, les
Tended settlers are therefore ina;o ne
me course things have taken Nv 81 sral
squa" men to take all the lands " ..'oN
GUS 10 the entrance of the resorrat Non'i
the government does NOT ro o".ioh'
squaw man at once Intending satt'N
liable to organize and forcib Ilv'. yer
lands from them. They claim TAX Sase n
have rs much right to land &c :, ;na'
men. Thera is liable to be tro 'rls syn
the matter, as the feeling of W. o1
grants IS continually GROWING stra wy ing
John G.. Pyatt n,,
All those who knew John. r. D..
Wahpeton, will deeply regret to hear ~
eeath. He was at one time on. of a..
most prominent young attorneys in D,s
ia, and one of the most diligent Menu
of the house the last time the lemvl...
sat in Yankton-1SS3. Mr.. Wv,
fankton, was the first member of tho tho !.
lslature to die, and Mr.. Pyatt is tbe e. :,
ond. Mr.. Pyatt was born and asoS vt
manhood at bennington. N. j, Hs e ea
to Dakota in 1878. and stopped y, Il 4
Lincoln. In the spring Of lsSo : ,
Pyatt located at Wahpeton and moot;
law. He took an active part In local a
territorial politics, and in 1882 was sle,
to the territorial legislature. WV
Official About Suffering in the Nor,,
Representative Hansbrough. North
kota's new congressman, recently c,J
upon Secretary Proctor in WASHINGTON
the interests of the residents of Ram
county, in that state. Crops have /.
bad the past two years and they are i,
destitute condition. AS winter is
preaching, and they are not able to N
chase fuel, Hansbrough has asked Sec
tary Proctor to permit the destitute 5
tiers to cut tirewood from the timber If
on Devils Lake reservation. at tou 7
ten. The secret Try. not being certain
his authority in the promises, promi
Hansbrough an early answer. He f
inclined to grant the request.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Senator pe,sigrew in Washington.


Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota. has
started out early in his political career TO
make war on the railroads, saws Wash.
lngton dispatch. That was the object of
his visit to Chicago which closed Yesterday
afternoon when the new senator took the
limited for Washington.
he cause of it" be said, is the dis
elimination by all the big Chicago lines
against Sioux Falls. S. D.. in favor Of
Sioux City. Iowa. They are Determined
to make Sioux City the distributing point
for the entire section. Just as Kansas CITY
was made the distributing point for ali
Kansas to the great injury of Kansas
towns. We don't propose to permit this.
Sioux Falls is the natural distributing
point for our territory, and we will fight to
the hit any scheme Of rates like the exist
ing one. that robs us OF our natural advan-
tages.
Have YOU brought the roi,rooas 20
time?"
Il have left them to think it over. We
will give them an opportunity for medita-
ton before we begin in earnest the liye]i-
est warfare ever wagel in the northwest"
Mr. Pettlgrew's visit hal another object
the interesting of Chicago capitalists in
the transcontinental railway, with terminal
points at Sioux Falls and Puget Sound.
Whether he succeeded in this or not he
would not say, but he professed great
faith in the ultimate success of the Won.
ture
We have got laid out only ten miles Of
it, he said. But the rest is SURVEYED
and the work will be vigorously pushed
In five years the line will be completcd
1t is bound to pay. 1t runs through the
most fertile and best settled country of the
northwest, as we'll as through Yellowstone
Park. There are no heavy grades in it
for it strikes the mountains at the great
watershed and ascends slowly for hnn>
dreds of miles. 1t will be the mir l;,,a
from Chicago to the coast-25O n,ilas
shorter than any possible route-and thot
is why Chicago men should hustle out and
take hold of it." Wv ano
The Big Muddy.
Says the Davenport Democrat Gazette.
Mr.. Mari, in charge of the Missouri r;var
survey, has been working down from Re
marck this summer, and there is vet 70
naming to be closed the gap BET waen
1ankton and Sioux City, to which NOW
previous surveys have been extended. Tha
Missouri river will then be surveyed fron,
its mouth to its source, and will he raaa..
for the application of unlimited ,n,'na
priations. MIR. Mari was for ten Years u,
charge of the improvements on the NJ AZ
1ssippi river, and he says the Missouri can
oe much more readily improved than tho
mississippi. Thls is contrary to the pen.
eral impression, and, coming from s sen,
excellent authority, is fully reliable. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Put Ii Out!

Again the farmers are urged to burn fire
breaks arovnd their stacks and buildings.
This is an opportune time for doing it be-
cause OF the absence of wind and the llu-
nudity OF the atmosphere But do not allow
the fire to get away and go bounding in bill
lows over the prairies. Let the old grass
remain on the ground and it will hold the
snow of winter TO moisten the earth when
it melts in the spring. 1t is no longer
doubted the prairie fires are scourge to
our soil. and whoever sets one in the
months of September, October, November,
December, January, February. March, April,
May or June, is liable to fine of 81 900 and
six months in jail, according to section
2,302 OF the code.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
NEW YOR

Produce-Wheat spot, dull and higher: No Q
red, s4@s5a!c +. Q. b. ungraded red, 7e14@sa7sc.
No 2 red November, s2y9c. Corn, higher and
firm; .oi NO. .,, 2. ssA@4oAe; 9neraded
2aAc; mixed western. 231a@261ec; white west
Proyisions-Eges firm: western, 81 G221ac
Pork hrn Lard easier; western steam, $3.50.
October, $50 bid. Butter CASTOR; Elgin 241.@
Csc western dairy, 9a15c; creamery, 42@24}ac.
Cheese strong western, 71e01Gc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
MINNEAPOLIS.

No northern, October, 74iac May. slhc !; No. 4
northern, October, Tic; May, TIC.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
OMAHA.

Live stoek-HoCs, $3.50 s.s77a; Cattle. slssS
$50.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
Tho Mills are Sold.


Senator Washburn and Ex-Governor
Plllsbury have concluded the sale of their
great milling, elevator and water power
properties in Minneapolis and along the
railways centering there, concerning which
negotiations had been going OH for many
weeks. The sale was made to a company
recently organized and to be known as the
Pllls5ury- Washburn Flour Mill company
1t is composed of American and English
stockholders. Governor Pillsbury, SEN
ator Washburn and C. A. Plllsbury and
four English associates will form the
board of directors. Five years constitute
the term of the American directors. SEN
ator Washburn Informed correspondent
that the new company would make ex-
tenslve additions ana improvements
IN the property, as the infu-
sion of English blood would greatly in
crease the foreign sale Of the mills pro-
ducts. one-tLird of which is now exported.
The property disposed of consists of the
mills 4, and Anchor, of C. A. Pillsburv
" Co.; the Lincoln and Palisade mills, of
the Wasnburn Mill company; one hundred
and thirty elevators of the Minnesota and
Northern Elevator company: the water
power OF the Minnesota Mill company.
and st. Anthony's Falls water power
company. and controlling interest in the
Atlantic Elevator company, which has
forty elevators. The capital stock of the
new company is Il, 0uO, 00), and debenturs
bonds s6S5,ooo- The amount paid for the
property, according to Senator Washburn.
Is G6.l25.0 600. The sellers of tie property
retain large interest in the property,
probably about one-third of the stock.
Senator Washburn has been in England
and on the continent for four months and
will sail for New York next week.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-08
The Louisiana Fraudulent Bond Case

The grand jury at New Orleans has made
report on the bond steal. They state
that during lssO-s1 100000 consolidated
bonds were exchanged, according to law,
for 4 per cent, known as constitutional
bonds. Notwithstanding the exchange
and the positive mandates of the law re-
curing their immediate cancellation, these
bonds We're retained intact until MAY 6.
1882, and were used by Treasurer, Burke to
that day for his private purposes. The total
of fraudulent bonds put into circulation by
Burke amounted to 1913, 900 including $40
600 Of the constitutional bonds. The con-
stitutional bonds purported to have been
The Lake Charles echo., 1889-05-10
NO. tO
Arteslana RorHrs.

Recently the city Of Memphis has
been experimenting with araesian
wells, and has found an nexhaustible
supply of the best water directly under
its site. A true artesian basin, covered
by a perfectly imperyions stratum,
has been discovered, which is now
fast displacing the unsatisfactory Wolf
river as source for water. Hitherto
this river has supplied the city's
wants. Thiriy-two artesian wells have
been driven over an area 1000 by
800 feet, They first pass through 20
feet of bluff loan, then through "A
feet Of sand and gravel, and finally
through l5o feet of hard, inperVious
clay. The water,bearing stratum is
then reached, which consists of per-
fectly clean sand 100 feet deep.
The water rises far above the level Of
the Mississippi river. Permanent
works are now IN progress. 4 large
well is to be sunk so feet below the
surface, From this a horizontal tun-
mel 1000 feet long will be carried
through the hard clay, This tunnel
will be five feet 10 diameter, and the
wells will be connected with il, The
water will BE- pumped from the large
we'll The tunnel can be extended
indefinitely, and more wells can be-
bored, as the supply may need exteu-
sion. The temperature Of the water
is practically uniform, and averages
about SO degrees fahrenheit,
The Lake Charles echo., 1889-05-10

The Hammond Leader continues to
chronicle the strawberry shipments
from that town and grows more and
more enthusiastic over the advantages
that Louisiana offers The shipments
for the past week from that town
alone were 3,5l4 crates, OF 1877
bushels Of strawberries, and for three
weeks 1910 crates, or 2,995 bushels
Whereupon the editor Of the Leader,
who has had considerable experience
of both Louisiana and Iowa, the ban
ner agricultural State of the North,
remarks:
"The northern papers talk about
the soil OF Louisiana being poorl Ii
they can cite us to 100 acre farm
IN Iowa that will produce more net
profit out of the soil than ten acres il
Louisiana, we will yield the palm"
This is fair challenge. Is there
any portion of the great and rich
State of Iowa that will accept this
Def!-N 0 Times Democrat.
The Lake Charles echo., 1889-05-10

In some portions Of the country,
we understand, objections to working
on the public roads are reported on
account of the roads not having been
accurately surveyed. This objection
is tenabIe, as it is the shearest non
sense to put a road in good condition
only to be used until somebody
stretches his fence across it and com
pes travellers to go around. Let all
the roads be firmly established by
legal survey, and then there will be
no difficulty in getting the hands to
work on them.-Acadia Sentinel.
The Police Jury has come to the
conclusion that there would be no use
in putting the proposed road laws to
vote of the people, as the reports
of the different jurors showed that
they would be defeated by a large
majority in nearly every ward, The
Police Jury have turned their atten-
ton to the enforcement of the pres
ent laws, and we are in hopes that we
Will have better roads hereafter
BWnkie Blade.
Section IA. In case of failure or
neglect Of any oyerseoF of roads to
discharge faithfully the duties herein
imposed, it shall be lawful for the
different Grand Jures of this State to
present the said overseeFs to their
respective District Courts for neglect
or refusal to perform the duties, and
upon such presentment it shall be the
duty of the District Attorneys to
prosecute the said overseers, and
upon trial and conviction they shall
be fined by the Court in a sum not
less than one hundred dollars nor
more than Ave hundred dollars; and
provided, that said fine may likewise
be enforced and recovered against
road overseers by ordinary civil pro.
cess in the name of the Police Jury,
before any court of competent iuris-
diction.-Er.