Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

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and have 1880 acres of land; two schools,
one German and one English; -four mill,
saw mill, blacksmith shop, creamery. Wine
cellar, VITA rs barrels capacity, besides q
fine garden and orchard, where they raise
an abundance of crabs. grapes, strawbe-
ries. raspherries. goosehe,ries. etc. They
have forty horses, 200 cattle, 800 sheep
and 500 hogs.
Re ent rains, wllrh have been quite
general throughout South Dakota, have
greatly improved the rop outlook. Wheat
and oats. though very short in straw, are
pretty generally fairly we'll fllel and will
yield better in quantity ard quality than
was expected. Torn was never known to
be so promising Tor crop Ill this sc ton.
Recently an insuran, agent went to
Howard Halls farm near DeSmet an in
sure his crops against hail. AS the agent
was leaving a storm came up. an he went
to the house for shelter After the storm.
which prove to be hail, they found thu,
the grain just insured was r,iine /. AMI the
agent procee e to ADJUST the loss.
Tho bullion product Of the Dea wood
Terra for the month of May, 1889, was
$50, 109.39, and for the Homestake IL.
panv for the same m nth was Si,G9G.GS.
The first named com any droD $50 stamps
the last named 200 stamps. The Highland.
Il cl Sc operation, drop 1919 STAN S, but
ublish no rep mt.
-Immigrati N Commissioner Hagerty
is now circulating official maps Of Mort
and South Dakota, revised and corrected
up to June l. They are as accurate as h1l
man ingenui Y can make them, and will be
of great benefit to those seeking authentic
knowledge Of the geography of the two
states.
"A free -for-a'l fight occurred at Mound
City on the night of the Fourth, in which,
one BUrtrand was nearly killed. He WAS
cut across the breast and stabbed i'll the
back. The chances for life and death in
his case are about even.
The Lake county commissioners have
expended STA in prizes among the gopher
catching boys. ] he whole number caught
was 2l.l57. Ere c. Lane took the first
prize of $40, having caught 2, 494 gophess.
The Indian Office at Washington has
awarded the contract for the construction
of the Indian school building to be built
at Pierre to c. A. Hubbard. Of Omaha.
The prize to be pal is SCI GAO.
The Gool Templars have eghty-nine
lodges in the South state, thirty-six hav.
ing been organized in the last YEAR
Twenty three surrenderel or forfeited
their thorfprS in that time
w. II. Leroy, who lost his balloon at
Sioux Falls on the Fourth. has received
$500 from the committee liz charge of tn e
celebration as a partial offset for his loss
The division of Dakota Sons of Vet
Grams Will be organized at Grand Forks
July 23rd. The general commander will
be present to conduct the work.
The central Dakota immigration
bureau has perfected arrangements for five
excursions from points in the east to
Aberdeen and centr,l Dakota.
The little son of Peter Baris, residing
near Bristol. was dangerously wounded by
the premature discharge of target gun.
lie cannot recover.
Among the decorations on the denot
at Huron, is large pr rtrait of Hon. S. S.
Cox, bearing the inscription: Welcome to
Oak ta's friend"
Pierre and Bismarck are each talking
of following the example of Sioux City
and build apontoon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river.
Fort Meade has been changed, for the
purpose ct payment only, from the depart
ment Ct Dakota to the department Of the
Platte.
The Sou h Dakota Pharmaceutical
association will hold its fourth annual
meeting III Aberdeen August oath and Dist
The Fargo Argus places the total vote
of North Dakota at 4S,oo0, and predicts
that it will give so, 900 republican majority
The artesian well fever has strac
Lennox, and a fund is being raised for the
purpose OF experimenting III this line.
Capt. Bixby, of Alexandria, who was
recently appointed postofice inspector,
Will make his headquarters at Mitchell.
An excursion tram will leave jackson
Miss, July 18th, bearing the Mississippi
Editorial association to Watertown.
-Four babies were born in Huron in one
day recently. and yet Sioux Falls think
she deserves the temporary capital.
Secretary Noble has decided "A land
case in which a large amount of valuable
Devils Lake property is involved.
Several towns in Brown county are
contemplating putting down artesian wells
| Tor the DurDOSe of irl.i:rat:op
1t is estim ted that the wool crop in
tie vicinity of Raymond will net the
growers over $4,000.
Bids are being received for the con-
struction of St. Augustus Indian scno j.
at Rapid City.
| "A game of base bail was p.ayed al
| Chamberlain between two mines cosanosed
wholly of Indians.
The para hnte jump from a height of
5000 feet will be one of the features OF the
territorial fair.
"A new church is being built in Spirit
wood, Stutsman county. It will cost
Sl,50O.
A June prairie fire was one OF the I'M
usual sights in Ramsey county this wear,
j. j. Eddy, OF jamestown, has been
appointed a oeputy territorial veterinarian.
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