Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14

suffrage are commanding much atten-
ton, and if any n can refute her
arguments and desires an equal oppof-
tunity to present their side OF the case
the columns of The News are open to
them. We very frankly say that IN
our opinion, her arguments are unan-
swerable.-Canuon News.
while at Aberdeen we were roy
ally entertained by s., II. Cranmer II
wife who were school mates OF We
HERALD Editors. Mrs. Cranmerls one
of the state W. G. Il. Z. organizers,
and Mr.. Cranmer was a member OF the
Sioux Falls Constitutional Convention
of 1886; a delegate to the \ ational pro-
hibition convention at indianapolis IN
1883, and will be remembered as the
candidate for delegate in Congress on
the prohibition ticket during the CAM
paign in which Hon. g. A. Mathews
was elected.
MIR. c. V. Martin was Il HERALD
caller this week. He has just returned
from Iowa where he succeeded n col
Letting four car loads of feed, seed and
provisions for the needy of Western
Jerauld county. MI. Martin was very
successful. BY his truthful Statements
as to the fertilityof the soil, the misfor-
tunes caused by fire and drouth which
rendered them temporarily dependent,
he was enabled to secure the AID de-
sired and yet leave people impressed
with the advantages Of Dakota; so
much so that many expressed their de-
termination to immlgrate to this part
of South Dakota.
There seems to bed disposition on
the part of some people to crlticise our
relief committee for not handing ont
grain to every n who apply. Ii they
gave grain to every person who made
application last winter on those printed
forms, they would have only about3 bu.
for each applicant, which would be of
little value to anyone. Then many of
these same persons have received and
are receiving aid from a lots brought
in by Messrs 9 V Martin, Frank
Brown, s Kenney, and others, yet they
come tothe relief committee and ask
for the grain as per the application.
Now this would be working an injus-
tice to those who have received moth
ing from other sources, and have wise
ly decidedly to hold the grain until the
other car lots are in and distributed,
when the grain on hard will be given
to those who have received none.
OF all the comical things to which
our attention has lately been called, a
petition circulated by N. j.. Durham
takes the lead. 1t was asking for the
removal of the Washington Springs
school house and the public hanging
therein on the 2lst day of March of
Messrs. j. H. Vessey, =. E. Hackett
and P. r. Barrett, all worthy and re-
spected citizens. But the most re-
markable thing about said petition is
that the aboye named gentlemen sign
ed the petition for their own execu-
tion. 1t was a practical joke, and only
illustrates what we have so often said
that the inherent right of petition
amounts tonothing; that men would
sign one asking for the hanging of the
most respectable citizen in the COM
munity. 1t remained for a women to
discover the joke in this one. Mrs.
Hall with her usual precautions read
the document entirely through before
signing. Of curse you meyer saw a
man who signs anything before read
ing it.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Morse came back
from Vermont, where they spent the
winter, everybody was gladto see them
and to learn that they were satisfied
with Dakota and had decided to make
it their home. In order to show appre-
citation Of neighborly %kindnesses done
in the past, a few friends concluded to
give them a pleasant surprise: Accor-
dinghy Mr.. and Mrs. Morse were invi-
ted to take tea with Mr.. and Mrs. Bar.
rett; but before teatime word was sent
that they were wanted at home and
that Uncle Peter" and Aunt SARAH
should accompany them. Upon reach.
ing home what Vas their surprise at
finding it invaded and taken possession
of, not by a hostile foe but by a group
of friends who had spread q banquet
and were ready to resign it to their hos.
tess. The table was laid with an ele.
CANT china set of seventy pieces, the
gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Vessey, Mr.
and Mrs. s. II. Alberts, MI. and Mrs
Peter Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith
Mrs. and Miss French and Agustin La.
Point. After an eloquent little presen-
tation speech by Mrs. Smith and a few
words of heartfelt thanks andapprecla.
ton by Mr.. Morse, the feasting and
social chat began. Mrs. Morse was
completely surprised and overcome by
- IL n ~