Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-29


tanning widespread popularity. Iowa
has on its public school grounds 1880
thrifty trees-living and graceful witnesses
! to the wisdom of the custom.
An interesting case has been decided
| at Fort Madison, The jury in the case of
D. n. spraeue VS.. S. 4 j. G. Atlee re-
turned verdict of $500 damages in f.
vor of the plaintiff Sprague, a boy 13years
Of age, who had one of his hands cut of
by saw in the planning mill owned by the
defendants. The saw is an old fashioned
one, and it was proven that the defendants
had not instructed Sprague in the use OF
it. The case will probably DO appealed to
the supreme court.
| Mrs. jackson, of Hampton, while rum
ming sewing machine the other day, &C.
cidentallv drove the needle through her
thumb, and thus diverted it from its course
enough to hit the plate below and bend it
so that she could not raise it. After en-
deavoring for some time to free herself she
drew the machine to the front door and
called for help. DR.. Corning and j. NJ.
Watt came, and by taking the machine
apart managed to e1tricate her from her
painful situation.
Sam Newton, employed by Milo Will
son, farmer living near Oskaloosa. was
cleaning a revolver few days since when
it was accidentally discharged. and the
bullet took effect in the head of Wilson's
5-year- old boy. who was standing near.
Newton was crazed with grief and turning
the revolver towards himself sent bullet
through the lower part of his head. The
boy will probably die, while Newton's in
juries are not considered serious.
Father Qulgley, who was probably the
oldest priest in the state, died in St. Mary's
hospital. Dubuque, on the 9Th, at the age
of 81. He had been a priest for sixty
years, having been ordained in Ireland.
He was for thirteen years connected with
the Mercy hospital at Independence, but
the latter years of his life were spent in
Dubuque.
DIR. John Title, assistant state vet
Urinary surgeon, has determined to locate
in Muscatine. For the past five years he
has delivered lectures to the Iowa agricul-
tural college at Ames, and during period
of nine years has made practical applica-
ton of the knowledge of his profession.
H. Freeman, aged 4s, a prosperous
farmer of Floyd county, suicided on the
10Th by shooting himself through the
heart. His wife died last December and
the settlement of her property is thought
to have led him to commit the deed.
John Schurke, the religious crank who
professed to be married by the Lord at
DEBORAH, recently, and who was sent to
Jail for refusing to take out marriage Ii
cense, has been adjudged insane and re-
moved to the asylum at independence,
where he refuses to eat.
Twenty years ago the 18th Father
Ryan, vicar general and chancellor of the
diocese of Dubuque, was ordained priest.
The priests of his diocese assembled at his
residence ON the anniversary and presented
him with purse which, according to re-
ports, contained $4,000.
The young ladies of Fort Madison got
together some time ago and decided that
they would send their peaux home prompt
ly at 10 o'clock. The boys stood it night
or two, but are now on strike and the
girls are said to be weakening.
} Luther Blood, the young Humboldt
county forger, has been sentenced to two
and one-half years imprisonment in the
Fort Madison penitentiary. He borrowed
plead guilty when arraigned.
The new city council of Cedar Rapids
is composed of eleven republican aldermen
and the democratic mayor. Sioux City
presents the reverse picture-a republican
mayor with only one alderman of the same
political complexion.
Hon. Orson Rice, of Spirit Lake, has
} declared his intention to retire permanent
ly from the practice of law. Mr.. Rice ie
among the Oldest lawyers of the state and
has practiced twenty-five years in north.
western Iowa.
The societies of Christian Endeavo,
of Dubuque, Delaware, jackson, Jones
| and Linn counties will hold their third an
! nual conference at Anamosa April and
8. Prominent workers are expected to be
present.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareu an.
nounces that the union depot is not YET
an assured fact, though only few thou.
/ sand dollars more of stock are needed
: The amount will probably be secured.
There are said to be at least 271
+: widows residing in and near Iowa City
/ This includes many who are there tenn.
: porarlly to enjoy the advantages of thu
state university for their children.
One the first of this month there were
732 patients in the hospital for the insane
at Independence, 379 males and 1853 fe.
males, against 716 at the corresponding
) time last month.
, AT the second ward in Belle PLANE or
election dav three very old men met whose
ages aggregate 255 years. They were A.
Potter, so; G. X. Crusen, 81; and G.
Shields, 50.
The twin boys of MI. and Mrs. Sher-
man Smith, at Fort Dodge, born OF
! March 4th, 1883, have been appropriated,
: named Harrison and Morton.
s Mrs. Mary A. Apologize, one of Ma.
rion county's pioneers, fell down the
q callar stairs in her house on the evening Of
, the 18th and broke her neck.
4 A new season has been commenced a,
3 the Cedar Rapids packing house. tn,
t record SO far is very good, much bette
l than last year.
AT the close of the recent NJ. E. re-
vival at Cedar Falls the new converts were
+ asked to stand up, and over 500 responded
8 The city council of Cedar Rapids haI