Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
POT-POURRl.
Manufactured, Borrowed or Stolen

L
ing upon the constitution on the
first Tuesday in October at which time
we may elect two representatives to
congress, members of the state legis-
lature, governor and lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state, auditor, treas
urer, superintendent of public in
structing commissioner of school and
public lands, three judges of the
supreme court to be chosen by the
electors at large, six judges of the
circuit court to be chosen by their re-
spective districts and county judge 4
to be chosen in each county. The
constitution provides, that at the first
general election lls9o0 and every two
years thereafter, except in the case of |
the clerk of courts, there shall be elected
clerk of the court, sheriff, county au-
ditor, register of deeds, county treas
urer, surveyor, coroner, superinten-
dant of schools and states County, at
torney. 1t empowers the legislature
to provide for all other county town
ship and district officers as may be
deemed necessary. The terms of the
supreme judges shall be six years, after
the first term, which is four years. The
circuit judges hold their office for
four years. and the county judges for
two years unless changed by the
legislature. The term of the clerk of
courts will probably conform to that
of the circuit judge,
Bob Burdette takes up the saying OF
Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost "When want
drink take it," Bob, who can speak
on the subject from keen observation
and considerable experimental knowl-
edge, says: "IIe would be a fool to-
take it when he didn't want it. And
as to taking it when he does want it,
a donkey can do that. Any man, par
sou or layman, can dc as the donkey
does and take drink when he wants
it, or even refuse drink when he
doesn't want it. But 1t takes man,
my son. to refuse drink when he
wants it,
| The committee that has had in hand
for some time surplus fund that was
subscribed for the relief of prairie fire
sufferers in Dakota has turned it over
% Mrs. Paterson for the benefit of the
Samaritan home the full amount, $685.
25. The committee met every call
from Dakota and had no other use for
the money. The managers of the
Samaritan home fully appreciate tae
committees action, and the contribu-
tors will be glad to learn it has been so
wisely disposed of.-Sioux City Jour
nal.
| 4 decision by the United States
supreme court that oaths taken by fed
eral officials in land cases before state
notaries public are not binding, causes
consternatian in the general land office.
A son of Spurgeon, the famous Lon
don preacher, has row with travel
ing companion in the Yosemite val
ley, growing out Of his attention to
that companions pretty young wife.
Charles j. Noyes of Massachusetts,
it is said, will be appointed to the
interstate commerce commission,
An Official OF the Nebraska legisla'
ture levants, being short in his ac'
counts as an insurance agent.
The Winona & St. Peter Land com
pany wins in the Barney" land tax
| case in the supreme court.
The Terminal Dispatch company OF
st. Paul adopts the plan of the inter
state Railway association.
William II. Meredith. of Chicago is
: to be head of the bursau of printing
and engraving.
!, Lee Whitehead of Eau Claire is ar
, rested 1t Port Arthur, Ont, accused O
/ heavy forgeries.
Senator Davis heads the board o
;, visitors to the West Point militar,
academy.
Saltwater furnishes :; peculiar cas-
t of an insane, ortensibly insane, con
: wet.
Testimony of shocking brutality il
g a Chicago insane asylum is brough
9 out.
: Edward Sanderson, the famous Wis
J consin politician, dies in Milwaukee.
3 Train robbers wreck a train in Mis-
: souri,, inj4Ting forty-fve people.
The percentage OF insanity in MINI
| eSota decreases materiallv