Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-15
THE SPELLING CONTEST
A Large Attendance And Profit.
able Time For All.


The Jeraula county spelling contest
came off at the court house last Saturday
according to announcement, ard proved
more OF success than had dared be an
ticipated by those who planned it.
Favorable weather encouraged large
attendance, and by 1890 court house hall
was filled with parents, teachers and pu-
pills, all deeply interested in the novel
contest about TO be opened
About / o'clock chairman E. G.. Nor
dyke, of the committee of arrangements,
called order, and committee on cro-
deltials soon reported twelve townships
represented by full classes, as follows:
.iLpEN.,-abbie Whitney, james Wollll.
f. w. Jennery, Edgar Beadcll.
DALE-Lamcs Tracy, Dannic Tracy, l.ora
Gregory Rosa Yotngs.
CHi:Rl-Glace lanng, Clarence Gaming
Mary Miller, Charles Miller.
iiAnMoNl --:un, Titus, Earnest ituntiey
bliss Buttcricld, Charlie Weeks
MAHLAn-Rcbccca Ruun, Laura Ruan, Grace
R,lan, Cora Corbin
EAS,NT-Salah E!morc Mabel liollrdgc
Mary Marience, Rolla Lynn.
MEpLt-Nlaniy Voorhees,, Clara Voorhees,
Harry Young, Louis Bcels.
WEsslNGTON SpRINGs-Edwalu X. Starkey
Paulina Mihawll, Sever Starkey, Abe Dlvick.
FRANKLIS--W. N. link II. +. Whiflin Mat;
McCaul. Ira Posey.
NIoI.,-Howald Philips, Susie Phillips, Wcs
ley Paecnh;irt, Myrtle Moss
ANNA George Stephens, Tommy Day, Har
ry Ncl:on Samuel Nelson.
LoGAS-LcwiS Pfail, j. j. Ricgcl, Lewis ii
Waterbury, Anna Hanncbuth
Blaine, Grow Lake and Crow township!
were not represented.
The selection OF Il pronouncer was re-
ierred to the class, and Supt. Binford wa
unanimously chosen. One hundred word
were then plonounced-as selected by thu
committee from the first fifty pages O
McGuttcY's spellcr-which were writer
by every member Of the class of forty.
eight. Tie papers were referred to
committee of teachers for revision ant
correction who reported in due time
awarding the capital prize TO Alpen,
township-only two words being missed
The following is the township standing
whole number of words missed by TIN
class, out Of the 100 pronounced;
apeha.
ffahkllh :............-'.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Harmony ........................ ...............
fleasaht ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
J.Oo,u l.
Viola NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .,............2
Marian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. d
Media Observation-Disclosures. observation-disclosures
Cherry 6
washington Splln2S........... ................I
BY a vote Of the class an oral contes
was decided upon for the second prize
and after an interesting exercise with B
r. Shimp as pronouncer, the honor O
being the best oral speller in the county
and the second prize, an Eclectic Physical
Geography, was fairly won by Miss Ann,
Hanncbuth, of Logan.
TOWNSHIP PRIZE WINNERS
So far as reported to us, the township priz
winners are:
Alpcnu-R. W. Tenncry.
Dale-James Tracy.
Chcry-(irace Janing.
Marlar-ltebecca Ruan.
Crow-Ed. y. Waterbury.
Pleasant-Sarah Elmorc.
Washington Springs-Ed. X. Starkcy
Niola-Howard Phillips.
Other township conductors who have faile
to furnish us with certificates Of township VIII
ners, will please do SO ut once as we desire tina
each Shall receive the premium earned
1t must be remembered that in givin.
the class standings, the whole number O
words missed by each contestant is given
and when we consider the fact that man,
OF the contestants Were from 10 10 /.
years old, and that from Wessin gtol
Springs and neighboring townships TIN
more advanced pupils are attending til,
semlnary--thus beng barred from III,