Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
ARTEslAN sREvlT,rs
Past, Present ANA Future rt.,
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| .oa ,,,;th ..,s.r ahhtOn, is thro..
City man named o. Donnell wa w. a Sioux
Patsy with two-ounce ploves vs 10 meet
is ''wilHn', providing nn amo Patsy
enough to pay for the trouhla :. large
up. - made
s;1. MILLER. the Gayville n,,n,n
man, wanted $1,000 of the Eikhorrns nil
pany ior damages by reason Of tho conl>
preparation of his property me, rue ap-
praisers gave him $4,000, which h e ap-
fused to take, and will go into COM, nc re-
leave 1t to jury to determine. 1'' and
MRS. Z. weldon and little son
arrived at Pierre on the steamer ,atly
O'Neil. Their home is in BrooL,xnno ner
Y. They have been living at S tens,.N.
Rock for some time, and Mrs Wanuihg
says the papers have INDUCED in "elaen
deal of unjustitiable rot about har great sn
tion for old Sitting Bull-there hais allec-
ground at all for such talk. fam 's 81 no
ago her little boy ran nail in b;s Ways
and on their way to Pierre lock.ism,oo t,
in and the little boy suffered ta srw set
AS soon as the boat touched the ply piauy
landing DIR. Robinson was sent for ' UT.
is doing all possible to relieve his s,s VINO
ings-with the chances very much a saier.
the lads recovery. 'sO
EVERYTHING is in readiness and :.
few days now the biggest blast evar s Gu
in the Black Hills will be discba,maaoea
1t will be in the Caledonia mine. an gu.
destined to bring down the vast n; ;il Is
of ore by which the roof and hann ,,sls
wall of the mine are supported. and !.
possible to bring them down to. u II
of powder will be DISCHARGED hn WI
electric battery placed in the blacksmith
1 shop. There is good deal of sneon1a
ton as to the probable effect, Some
think the whole roof will be bronoh.
down. The hardness of Caledonia reo,.
| is proverbial, and for this reason onita
number do not believe that cave Of sna /
considerable consequence will follow
even after the pillars are torn aw.r
They think the rock strong and hara
enough to remain in place withm,
| support.
FROM bulletin just issued at the az.
ricultural department showing the yield
of crops throughout the country the fol'
lowing concerning South Dakota is
taken: The yield of both corn and M.
tatoes when harvested was disappoint.
ment as to quantity, while the Quality
was about all that could be desired Ina
long-continued drouth, commencnp
July Is and lasting until Oct. II, Short.
ened both crops. The stand of stalk in
the corn fields was excellent, but lack Of
moisture when the ears were forming
checked the growth or prevented their
formation altogether. Late planted and
poorly worked fields suffered far more
than those planted. early and well cult.
waited. The same is true of potatoes
the early planted yielding much the best,
The yield of corn fodder was good and it
has been secured in good order. IN to
Oct. II dry weather delayed plowng. +
Since that date timely rains have put the
soil in better condition and farmers are
completing their fall blowing. The fall
was unusually free from frost; the first,
light freeze, occurring on the Goth Of
September.
1T is alleged that at one of the cleo
tiOn precincts in the Black Hills the
clerks were both under age, and that the
Judges were some of the time engaged
in game of cards at one side, theE oters
depositing theirOwn ballots I'M thu box.
The -Guiuen- keward ss~e;n foriIrauun
works at Deadwood are about to be en-
larged by the addition of another chic
rination barrel of twenty tons capacity.
Harris Franklin departed Saturday for
Chicago to purchase the additional bar
rel, as also an air compressor and other
machinery
HENRY FoRD, of Grafton township,
Miner county, was carrying a lantern in
his barnyard while engaged in doing
chores, which exploded. setting fire to
his barn. The building was consumed
and all his stock, together with his gran
airy, which contained no small amount
of grain. The loss was not less than
81 900, on which there was no insurance.
The register of deeds Office will not be
such big thing next year. The salary
OF the Office is cut down TO $1,000 per
year, and the Office must earn the salary
before it is paid to the officer. No clerk
hire is allowed unless the Office makes it.
The fee for recording warranty deeds or
real estate mortgages is reduced to 30
cents, and for filing chattel mortgages
to 10 cents.
FRANK LAPPA, who was sentenced to
three years in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary for stealing horses from Billy
Myers, in what is now known as Meade
county, has returned to Deadwood. de
claims he has gotten the worst OF 1t on
"AA oiuSo uu1luk Ills -COlullCAACAes -.
threatens to sue Wilbur Smith for So
600 damages because he had his feet
frozen while being taken to the pcnlteh-
tiary.
JAMES c. RoBB died in Chicago on the
14th inst. Jimmy Robb is very
familiar name to old Dakotians. He mas
been connected with mercantile business
at Fort Sully. Cheyenne and other points
for twenty years or more and is still the
owner of trading posts in that neighbof
hood. He traversed the river road iron
Sioux City via Yankton to the upper
country scores of times in the old stage
and blackboard days of travelling, AM
his genial nature and kindness OF hear
made him an ever welcome visitor II
every town or farm cottage along th9
road.
The tests of the machinery at tnt
Yankton cement works are now b DC,
made and within thirty days it will y
definitely known whether or not an!
changes in the machinery will be neces
sary. That portion of the process o. DC
gun is the grinding and mixing OF th1
raw materials. The clay and rock AZ
ground, and then poured into the mons
trous mixing watts, whence it is stlrreu
and stirred, as a housewife StirS hOul