Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-03

Will HUI ana Wire WITH Cnelr TWO
youngest children took n pleasure trip
to the Reservation. returning Tuesday.
They were joined by two other fami-
lies at Gam Valley and had a very
pleasant time.
Mrs. Hart, aged nearly eighty, died
at the home of her son, Henry Hart, in
Blaine township. last Friday morning.
Services were held at the house at 10
o'clock Saturday and the body inferred
at Woonsocket.
M. j. Simpson makes his bow as ed
itor of the Alpena journal. We well
come him to the fraternity of Jerauld
county. DR.. Roger sold the Journal in
order to take charge OF the Pine Ridge
Indian Agency.
The beautiful plants in Judge Chur-
chill's office attracted a great deal of
attention during institute week. The
Judge has some Of the finest plants in
the county, one especially fine foliage
plant being in full bloom.
They have concluded to make the
first start in the direction OF artesian
irrigation by receiving bids for putting
down ten wells in Beadle. Brown and
Sphinx counties. Those wells are to
be six inches in diameter and to fur
nish 100 pounds pressure.
The frame work of the new bridge
overlapping creek, on the section line
south of F. w. Whitney's dwelling was
put in place on Monday. The appro-
ches will be filled in within q few days.
This will be great accommodation to
teams coming to town from the north.
Mrs. Weddle our popular dressmaker.
expects to leave in few weeks for
Wentworth where her husband has Sc
cured good position as miller. She
has done thriving business since she
came to this place and only goes be-
cause her husband will be located at
Wentworth for some time. She will
be succeeded in business by Miss Jane
Williams.
Grant and Miss
Susie E. Housman of Jerauld county
were joined in marriagein Planklnton,
S. D. Sept. 30. 1890, Rev. J.V. Willis
officiating. They will visit the Sioux
City Corn Palace" then return to re-
side near Washington Springs.
The above, furnished us by Rev. j. ".
Willis, pastor of the Congregational
Church at Plankinton, tells the story.
Our bachelor commissioner has won a
fair bride and we join their MANY
friends in wishing them much JOY.
Dick Mcdonald is building the new
bridge over the Flresteel on the section
line directly east of town. 1t is to be
hoped the grading on this important
work will be completed this fall. so
that teams can'lross the firesteel with
some degree of comfort in the spring.
We do not see why the County should
not take charge of the grading and
give us at least one good crossing on
the Firesteel flats. This is the point
where the greatest amount of good can
be done with the minimum amount of
work. The entire county is interested
in the work.
The school board of washington
Springs Township have lowered the
school tax levey from fifteen mills to
ten mills. The ten mill levy will
raise as much money, under the in
creased valuation, as the fifteen mill
levy did before. The county COM
missioners did the same thing in the
county levy. Will the chronic opera
tors who are now crying-"uax steal"
please explain to the dear people in
W nav way UiACJ udHO UScu ny
this increase in valuation? \ little
figuring will be Of great comfort to
these demagogues-we will take for
example a quarter section which was
valued at $500 90 last year. This year
the valuation is increased to $4,000.
Last year the territorial tax levy was
three and eight-tenths mills; multiply
the $4,000 by the O03S and you have
S1.52 the territorial tax of last year.
This year the constitution limits the
levy for state purposes to two mills
and four tenths for other purposes
multiply the new valuation $4,000 by
this years levy.O024 and you have ST. 20
the amount of state tax for this wear.
you see at once it is thirty two
cents less on the same quarter
section than it was last year. Why
can these agitatcrs not be honest and
tell the whole story?