Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-26


cine thirty days.
SEEDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
The agricultural department at Wash
! ington sent to Hyde county farmers (pre-
sumably for the fire poor ten bushels of
seeds-that is. five large mail sacks full,
all packages ready for delivery. They were
addressed to James Mcdowell, our new
land Office register.
| PENITENTIARY TRUSTEES.
Gov. Mellette has appointed the board
of trustees of the Sioux Falls penitentiary
as follows: Roy Williams, of Sioux Falls,
Gus Uline. of Dell Rapids. o. S. Pendar,
of Salem. B. S. Williams, of 1ankton, and
Frank Ferguson, of Lennox.
A TEMPERANCE PLANK FOR THE NORTH.
| The prohibition convention of North
Dakota convened at Grand Forks on the
10th. large number of delegates were
present. AS generally anticipated plank
was adopted which they will try OF have
put into the constitution.
The city council of Scotland has at
last decided to submit the question of is
suing bonds for the purpose of putting in
a system of water works. Ten thousand
dollars of bonds will be issued. The ques-
| ton will be voted upon on the Sd of May.
and with the recent destructive prairie fires
question of bonds will undoubtedly carry.
The plan is to utilize the water from
large soft water spring abont mile east
of the city.
Quite n mining excitement is said to
have broken out among the miners of the
Hills on account of the discovery of rich
placer diggings at the head of Castle
creek. 1t is we'll known that profitable
workings exist all along Castle creek and
have been among the important gold pr o.
ducers for many years. 1t is stated tn ut
the new find is likely to prove as good Us
the famous diggings in Deadwood gulch in
early days.
Says the Deadwood Times: The hear
ing in regard to the mineral entry of the
Livingston lode VS.. Townsite bids fair to
equal the famous Iowa calf case. The
expense SO far is in excess of the highest
estimate. No matter which way the case
goes Mrs. Livingston is secure, as she OBJ
tanned the townsite title to the lot on
which she lives from the probate Judge.
Mayor Star, statisticallv inclined,
enumerates the number of languages
spoken on Main street. Deadwood, as fol-
lows: English, German, French, italian,
Chinese, Norwegian. Swedish. Finnish,
Scandinavian, Russian, Irish, Spanish,
Hebrew. Sclavonian-fourteen, with DOS
sibly few overlooked.
How are you, Irvine trust?" Hon. G.
A. Soderberg, secretary of the farmers
alliance, has contracted for all of the Irvine
that the members OF this organization will
require this year at 12b cents pound.
This settles that matter for 1899. BY 1890
the alliance will make their own Irvine.
The indictments found by the United
States grand jury at Yankton were two
against H. d. Lowe, of Chamberlain. and
one against John Elisher. of Chamberlain,
for selling liquor to Indians. These par
ties gave bonds for their appearance at the
next terms of court and were released.
Hon. S. Hagerty, commissioner of
immigration, will send w. F. Elrod, of
Clark. to Oklahoma in few days loaded
with Dakota literature. 1t is believed that
much of the surplus immigration to that
proper efforts are put forth.
The wife of Delegate Mathews, who is
sufferer from consumption, has become
so much worse that serious fears are enter
tanned for her. She accompanied her hus-
band to Washington, but on the return
trip was Frustrated in Chicago.
Officials of the Northwestern railway
on a recent visit to Aberdeen owned up
that the business being done by the road
depot, and that it should be built at once
The Huronite says the business men
of Huron without exception report an in
crease of from 25 to so per cent. in the
/ business of March last as compared with
March of last year.
| The Pierre council committee has Sc
lected the "Hawkeye" electric light, and
an ordinance will be drawn at once and
construction work will be begun.
Exc Gov. Ordway said to st. Paul re-
reporter the other day. "Iintend to locate
stock farm some where in Dakota, but do
not know just where yet"
/ The board of trade of Whitewood has
arranged to send carload of provisions
and clothing to the sufferers from the re-
cent prairie fires.
The Gary State Roller mills have shut
down for short time. the scarcity of good
milling wheat being the cause of shutting
down.
Jacob Well, of Spearfsh. says: For
small fruits. such as berries, the Black
Hills certainly beats any country ever
saw"
| The Madison board of trade has ap
pointed committee of five to look after
the railroad interests of Madison.
-Britton secured an artesian we'll Mt n
depth of 1,004 feet, with pressure of 1874
pounds to the inch.
! Sioux Falls has fourteen church build
ings, and the building of the 18th will soon
be commenced
Huron is dividing its attention be-
tween the capital location and the measles.
The Planlinton reform school has
eleven lnmates-nine boys and two girls.
The Watertown rolling mill is now
turning out 300 barrels of -four day.
-1ankton is said to be quietly maturing