Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-06
John t.. Sullivan's mother is dead.
DIR. Nesmith was HERALD caller

thrashed this week
-Corbin of Marlar was HERALD
caller one day this week.
Aft Thompson has the job OF
plastering the seminary.
Commissioners are IN session this
week levying taxes, etc.
Rev. A. b. Smart is at home this
week from Miner county.
Dirt Orr was over from Woon-
Socket the first of the week.
Charley is having Mrs. Halls house
plastered while she is absent.
Any one in need of good teacher
Will do well to call on Kara Smart,
Clayton Brown of Harmony crossed
The HERALD threshold on Wednesday.
Mrs. Nordyke began teaching this
week in the public school at this place.
Sign the petition for an election to
extend aid to the new Railroad Com
pany.
Mrs. Bennett has her new house
just opposite Brit Orr's ready tor plas-
tering.
Ed Nordyke dropped in on us
Wednesday and exchanged yarns with
the devil"
Mr.. D. w. Shryock and wife are
expected next week to make a visit
among old friends
School began in the Hawthorne
school house this week with Miss M. j .
johnston as teacher.
Miss Floy Toflemire accompanie
by her sister Mrs. McMickle, is ex-
pectedhome next week.
--Messrs Hackett and Hill are
rustling cattle for the government
buyer. Poor Lo must eat if the rest
Of us starve.
DR.. and Mrs. Melcher were at the
Springs Monday and Tuesday. The
Doctori is very much interested IN the
III. G. & Bill. Ry.
AS we go to pressreport reaches us
that the capital schemers who went to
Aberdeen to locate the future capital
have failed to agree.
Mr.. James Calhoun called at the
HERALD Office yesterday. Mr.. Calhoun
has position as topographer on the
II. G.. q BIB. survey.
w. J. Moumes was at the Springs
yesterday, accompanied by MIR. Ray,
from Fremont county, Iowa, who is
visiting his brother /. p. Ray.
Delegates to the Territorial w. G.
I. U. at Yankton next week are Mes
danes i. T. Tofl!emire and Francis
Smith, and the alternates Mesdames
i. II. Ford and Catherine Richardson.
Mr.. Thayer went to Aberdeen
Monday, to labor, in connection with
Mr.. D. A. Scott, with the capital
schemers, to induce them if possible to
throw their strength for washington
Springs
We are requested to announce that
there will be services IN the seminary
next Sabbath as heretofore. Bible
reading at 3 o'clock p. NJ. and preach
ing at I O'Clock p. NJ. Prof. Freeland
is expected today.
3, NoT1CE-Those who subscribed to
the prohibition fund when Mr.. Hector
was here, will please pay in the same
as soon as possible; the funds are need
ed. Leave the money atthe drug store
at Washington Springs.
The sad intelligence reached us
Tuesday OF the death of Mrs. Bert
Kellogg ne Whitney. This couple had
,Deen married but about Il year, and her
sudden death is a great blow to the
husband, relatives and friends.
Mrs. T. II. Shryocl. brougt us a
mess of green corn one day this week,
and Imagine our surprise when lnc-
lous watermelon came tumbling from
the bag with the corn. 1t is the. first
we have eaten this season grown in
Jerauld county. f.
Miss Christensen met with pleas
ant surprise, before she started for
Brooklyn. 1t was planned by her sister
who had invited a few of the Wes-
sington Springs young people to meet
on Saturday evening fer social chat
and to eat ice cream.
Geo. Seeker reported at Annapolis
the first OF this week for examination
for admission; to the Naval acadamy.
ave hope George may come out sc. X"
His mother accompanied him as far
as INDIANA, where she will make
visit among old friends.
] Miss Christensen returned to her
home in Brooklyn after sojourn, at
washington Springs, Of several months.
She rather enjoyed the novelty of the
and says she will return next
season for longer sojourn. We hope
she may and find the capital of South