Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
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warded with the prote9t
Told in Few Lines.
The mineral lands of the Black Hills
aggregate over LOO. 900 acres.
A DAILY mail service will begin between
Deadwood and Spearfsh July L.
The Brotherhood of Purpose, of Clark
county, organized a short time ago, has 80
far secured eleven indictments against VIC
lators of the prohibitory aw.
The 2-year-old child of d. P. Whorton,
living near Wolsey, while playing OF the
floor got hold of a can of concentrated lye
and drank a quantity of the mixture with
fatal effect
HORSE thieves raided the Lower Brule
Indian agency Saturday night and sue
ceeded in running off several horses. A
body of mounted Indian police are on the
trail of the thieves.
Two large caves we're discovered last
week on Elk creek, a short distance from
the new town of Piedmont. The discov-
erers attempted to explore one of the cav
erns, but made a hasty exit on the appear
ance of a mountain lion with eyes as big
as saucers-"
LAST week there were filed in the land
office at Rapid City twenty-five locations
for iron mines in Scobey and jackson
counties. The ground in question is very
lich in mineral II the parties Interested
are all men of means and capable of de-
veloping their property.
A GIANT buffalo was killed in Meade
county one day last week. The animal
was the first killed in the Hills country
for q \ number of Years and will probably be
the last, as the race is fast becoming ex-
tinct, and but few are now found south of
the British possessions.
w. j. MARSHALL, a ~well-known Gran
din farmer, was killed by lightning while
camping out near Windsor the other night.
The bolt struck him square on the head
and passing dow his body and left leg
entered the ground. Death was %instan-
taneous. Two other men in the tent were
severely shocked.
THE old Indian chief, Rain-in-the- Face,
of Standing Rock, says the dry season in
the Dakotas has passed. He says that for
seven years his trail over the prairie has
been in a straight line, and that for seven
SCa1o w SOuIc NC VIA nave 10 uOuS0 lQo low
places, which will be filled with water. 1t
is a curious fact that all northern Indian
tribes are firm believers in the seven-year
cycle of drought and moisture.
P1ERRE's pontoon bridge, which was
badly damaged by the recent food, is
being put in repair and will soon be ready
for transportation purposes.
The Caledonia mine, near Deadwood.
has just paid its sixteenth dividend, az
gregating 5000, making 1924, 900 paid this
year. The mine has paid in dividends ND
to date SlG0,oH0.
A CHARTER for the Sioux Falls and
Huron Short Line railway has been asked
for by the board of directors. The pro-
posed line is from Sioux Falls to Wesley,
IN the western.part OF Beadle county. The
distance from Sioux Falls to the terminus
is ITO miles. The headquarters of the
company will be located at Huron.
THE Pierre Capital says a party of i'm
migrants passed through that city the
other day en- route for the state of Wash
lngton. and among them was an old lady
SAID to be l5l years of age.
THE jury in the DR.. Evans abortion case
at Aberdeen was out all night and returned
a verdict of not guilty. Chalfant, who Sc
duced the victim, Miss Lottie Williams.
pleaded guilty to the charge of procuring
instruments aud drugs to procure an abor-
ton, was sentencedto two years and a half
IN the penitentiary. The result gives
great surprise and much indignation is ex-
pressed, as it was generally thought that
both would get long terms.
OFFICERS are looking for j. G. O'Brien,
of Garretson, who is charged with shoot
ing with intent to kill. A stranger named
Nelson was driving along the street when
oBrien pulled a revolver and, taking de-
hberate aim, fred a shot at him. The ball
grazed his cheek and had the aim been a
little truer Nelson would have been killed.
NO reason is known for the act.
SrLLY county citizens have forwarded
petitions to the proper authorities at
Washington requesting the annexation of
that county to the Pierre land district.
THE sheep clip of Brule county is about
finished, and will be the largest ever pro.
duced by the county.
lANhToN citizens have subscribed 500
toward a Fourth of July celebration. An
attractive program has been arranged.
including horse racing, field sports, fire.
works, etc.
A COMPANY has been formed at Minot
for the purro 'e Of gathering buffalo bones
as far west as Malta, Mont, at which
point many cars are on the Great North
ern side tracks to he loaded with the ac-
cumulatlons. Zones are worth 50 a ton at
the track.