Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-11-15
&C. w. Mcdonald is on the sick
list. Suffering from rheumatism.

llSt. SuftGrlng from rneunlULlSM.
We Reporter heard an excellent
sermon in the NJ. +. Church last Sun
day by Rev. Campbell His many
friends had hoped to hear another next
Sunday but he returns to Clark to-day
to take up his work there.
Frank Wesley is in Sioux City
where he went this week for business
and recreation. lie will be gone a
couple of weeks and will buy some
oats and corn for home consumption.
G. d. lIackett holds the Irvine in
Frank absence.
Mr.. Smart ard the Seminary folks
will have about 40 acres of land plated
just north Of the present site, 20 acres
of which Mr. Smart has douated to the
Seminary. MIR. Smart deserves great
credit for his untlring etTortsto secure
the location Of the Seminary at this
place and his continued liberality,
The NJ. Z. Sunday School has been
reorganized with AL Sturgis as Supt.,
j. II. Vessey, ASS! Supt.; A. LaPoint;
Sec, II. Gunderson, Treasurer, and
Maud Campbell, Organlst. 1t is hoped
that all will take an interest in the
school and make 1T a success.
The #. c. s. b. II. r.. II. Go. have
ordered new survey from Crow Lake
to Alpena. which will no doubt be
made this fall. The directors have in
structed right-of-way agent, Woodruff.
to secure the right-of-way at once, and
preparations are being made to push
the work in thespring.
twenty-five years ago William II.
Baldwin, prosperous Boston mer-
chant, conceived the idea of forming
an association which should provide
place Of resort for the young men who
had only temporary home in Boston.
Out of this grew the Y. NJ. c. A. Mr..
Baldwin is still alive 70 witness how
his frs. efforts III this line have been
appreciated.
The members of the washington
Springs Library Association are re-
quested to come in and select another
book at from so to Is cents and thus
continue the association. AT the end Of
the year members can take out their
books il they wish to leave the associa-
ton. Anyone can become member
by paying 50 which will entitle them
to three books.
Mr.. A. d. Cady, formerly of this
county. but lately in the Soldiers home
at Dayton, Ohio, came into. town
Wednesday. He arrived in Dakota
about four weeks ago and has been
visiting with his daughter Emma, at
Armour. He was a caller at the
HERALD Office. He will no doubt
visit oldacquaintances here, and enjoy
many pleasant hours ere his furlough
expires.
Hon. V. /. Converse was Il HERALD
caller Monday. Those who assert
that he IS a one idea man and that idea
the SUPREMACY OF. the alliance, make
the statement without a knowledge of
the facts. He believes in helping the
farmers but believes that a railroad
through Jerauld County wonld help
them about as much as anything
and for that reason he is not hostile
to railroad corporations and will not
favor such legislation.
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, and the Iowa
delegates withdrew from the National
w. G. 7. U. organization, and immedi-
ately steps were taken to reorganize
the union in Iowa with Mrs. Carhart as
chairman. The foil owing resolutions
were then adopted:
We have seen what seems to us to be anu
the United States has permitted Bar in his new w
apartment ho'. Sc at Washington, and we ex-
press our amaZement, grief and condemnation
form the second Official of the government
should thus ally himself with the liquor dealers
OF the nation.
Mrs. Townsend, who came out
from st. Paul last week to spend a
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A.
Gunderson, was called back Sunday by
a telegram stating that Mr.. Townsend
had received severe injury. A letter
received Tuesday stated that he was
repairing an elevator, and had stepped
into the car, when it became unmana-
gable, carrying him to the top of the
shaft where the grippers failed to do
their work and the car dropped to the
bottom, ten stories. both his ankles
were broken by the conclusion.
The program at the close Of the
institute was great success. The
house was filed, to its utmost, and
those teachers who spoke had the at
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