The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1890-03-25
HOME HAPPENINGS.

! pSch uieu VI i'ueuIlOula laSl DlYnl.
Somebody Is going to get April fooled
next Tuesday-but then, We can't all b.
elected.
Mrs. Al. Dietz and Conductor Mul
land s wife have both been on the invalid
list, being down with typhoid malarial
| fever
John Stafford, Of Twin Brooks, has
been drawn upon the jury for the coming
term ct he United States court which
conyenes in Sioux Falls April LIST.
The ladies of Episcopal mission cor
daily invite all to their Easter supper on
Thursday evening this week at the
Drake corner building. Supper % cts.
Mr. J. III. Plottner, brother OF our
townsman, T NJ. Plottner, died at the
home Of the latter, Sunday morning and
was buried yesterday from the NJ f.
church.
The scholars and teachers OF the pub
lie school are enjoying G weeks vacation
al the close Of the winter term. School
commences again in all the departments
next Monday, the 3lst.
The economic class held very inter
es,ing meeting last Wednesday evening,
Mr.. H. II. Potter, OF Aberdeen, being
present and adding to the interest of the
session by his remarks.
The HERALD gives il out officially that
the day passenger hains will be running
April 18th. This is our mandate now
watch the time card and see il We haven't
given you the whole truth and nothing
but the truth.
Geo. Merry returned from his Sioux
City trip last week, and yesterday ship
ped car lood of hogs to the Minneapolis
market The amount OF live stock taken
out of Grant and Roberts counties this
last season would Indicate that our farm
ers are not relying on small grain en-
tlroly. and this is rs it should be.
The second Of the series OF lectures to
be given under the auspices OF the A. Q.
Z. w. will be given on Friday evening
ut the Congregational church by Prof.
Beaton, president OF the Redfield col
lege. Ills subject will be "Comlng Poll
tics, or the Liberation OF Labor" Pres
ident Beaton has the reputation of being
one OF the most polished lecturers in the
west, and an intellectual treat is in store
for those who attend this lecture.
We noticed on the street some very fine
horses last week, and upon inquring We
learned they werebrought in by Mcssrs.
Sargent & Diggs Tor their Corona stock
farm They IRE remarkably fine saee;-
mems Of Black Percherons and Bay Clys-
dales. both coming three years old, and
We're selected from the extensive stables
OF Powell Bros, Shadeland Penn, by
Mr.. Diggs while east They will be
valuable addition to the tine stock OF
Grant and Roberts counties which is
already quite extensive. Mr.. Diggs also
brought out small lerd Of pure bred
Devon cattle These cattle are OF uni
form bright red color exeep. the tip IT
the tall which is white. They are small
or than the average short horn breed but
for milking qualities are ranked next to
the Jerseys. Lovers OF fine stock should
inspect these animals.
In another column is the advertise
ment for bids for the location Of the
German Evangelical college which the
Minnesota and Dakota conferences OF
this society propose 10 establish. One OF
the places prominently named for the
location Of this institution is Big Stone
City, and we understand that a number
OF the clergymen in both conferences ia
vor the location Of the college at that |
point ii sufficient inducements are offered |
No more slightly or central location could I
be secured than the one mentioned, on
the banks of the beautiful Big Stone ,
lake, and We trust that our neighbors OF
Big Stone and the people OF the county
generally will do what they can to So
cure this institution at the point named.
where the surroundings are SO eminently
fitted for a college of this kind. Under
the control OF as powerful and rapidly
growing denomination as the Evangel-
icul body, the institution would 1T once
become one Of the leading seats Of learn
ing in the northwest, and attract students
not only from Minnesota and Dakota but
from AL parts Of the country. Let the
best effort possible bs made to secure
this institution.