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

A law enacted h; the list legislature
to enable farmers to procuuire seed wheat
on easy terms h,.s been practically
uulli6ed by the action of our county
commissioners, so far as Jerauld cUsnty
is concerned.
The law provides that the commits
sioners may issue warrants to buy
seed grain and take a lien upon the
crop, but in addition to that, u COM
missioners require the applicant to
secure on his note, the name of some
other person who has not made APP
pllcation for seed. by thus doing the
commissioners have done the people
an absolute injustice. The law
only requires a lien upon the crop but
the commissioners have gone beyond
the requirements Of the law and say
that each man must give additional
security, equal to that required by the
banks, and by thus doing have defeat.
ed the purpose of the law, which was
framed to give the people seed wheat
on easier terms than could be secured
from other sources. 1t was thought
it would thus aid men to provide for
their own wants and thereby lessen the
! chances Of some becoming county
| charges next fall and winter. Think
of the absurdity Of the requirement.
4 manmust swear that he is without
the means or property with which to
procure such Seed" then after such
acknowledgement and affidavit. must
ask some Of his neighbors to sign his
note. Who would ask it or who would
sign it under such circumstances when
asked?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
Notice to Teachers,

the regular spring examination ,oc-
ours upon Tuesday, April LIST. The
examination will he upon the same
branches as heretofore: no changes
having been effected by our late legis-
lature. June 3rj will be the next ex-
animation. Respectfully,
l. S. BINFORD.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
NOTICE FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Office
IN at MITCHELL. South Dakota Mar q 1900

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION-Land Office
Notice is hereby given that the ! iiollGSlsyine
named settler has filed notice Of his Intentions
&c III, MAKE Ike, final proof, in support,
his absence before n. j. Durham, Clerk of the
circuit Court for ,Jerauld county, South, Dako-
"a, at misunderstanding, $. d, OH April. 10,
1890, Viz. ~
PERRY j. EDDY
under his homestead entry No. o6lae for the
Range GG, w. 5P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
CONTINUOUS residence upon ana cultivation OF
said land: Silas w. Foster, Sanford +. Hunt
ley. Samuel Marlenee, and John Jacobs all OF
Iempleton I. D., Jerauld CO., S. d. 80,
M. II. RowLEY, Registey.ff
NOTICE OF CONrEST-United States Land
1Nofice at Mitchell, South Dakota, Feby, e7ti.
Complaint having been entered at this office
ny sarah Jane yepson Of Jerauld county,
Homestead Entry No.. 2sOo7, dated Nav eo7th'
1886. upon the South half of the South half
Section 2, Township 1903, Range CT. in ,Jerauld
county, South Dakota with a view to tile can.
collation. of sal!d entry; The said Earties are
hereby 1 W. S5Smam6ned to appear az the 6tthtce ,ofsN..
Springs, :: D., on the II day Of April, 1880, at
O'Clock T. NJ. to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment. -
II. ". W~HEslocK, Rcgister.
Testimony to be taken before n. j. TJnhSm
TaK e.; Wesslnglon Springs, $. ID: on April "a,
ment to Rule 80: Rules Of Practice, approved
!'ec; e, lSs2. Ns. before Register and Rec:
H. % Rrpniyar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14

Bank of washington Springs.
IF your real estate loan is about to
expire and you are compelled to make
a new one, call at the Bank of Wessing-
ton Springs for their terms.
County school warrants bought.
Notes discounted at reasonable rates.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
ADVICE FOR

Mrs, WlNsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP
for children teething is the prescription
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Anyone wishing sale bills or horse
posters can get the aame at the HER
AID office MS cheap Us anywhere.
Don't fail to get our rates. We are
now better prepared to do poster work
than any other Office IN the county,
Give us Il call.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
Mr.. ED1sroR:

MIR. EDIToR:-
Will you inform the public through
the columns of your paper who was the
member of the lower house of the S.
d. Legislature from Jeraald county
during the session just closed, and
obligea torgetful
READER.
Hon. V. ]. Converse, who followed in
the footsteps of our former representa-
tive, at least the house decided he
should SO go, and sent him to the In=
sane Asylum. This is not strange
however as Mr.. Converse was chosen
a member of the committee to report
to the House on the condition of the
insane asylum which duty was given
Jerauld county's representatives each
term of the Territorial legislature. Mr..
Converse was chairman of the COM
mittee on agriculture; worked for the
prohibition bill and against the seed
wheat hill because of this belief, that
it was unconstitutional, which will no
doubt prove true,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
Trees! TreesM Trees!M

I can furnish a tiny place No trees
fresh and in good condition; IF
ORDERED EARLY. Varieties and
sizes Of trees as follows; White Ash.
White Elm. Box Elder or Cottonwood
4 to 8 inches, per 1000, $1.O0
6 9: ~ +" 1925
8 " 10 l.5O
L. G. WILSON,
2-15--3-S Parsons. s. D.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14

Miss Minnie Brownell and Morgan
M. Flint we're married Wednesday, the
9th lpst., in Woonsocket. They are
both residents OF Jeraull county and
the HERALD wishes them happiness.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14
A Safe Investment.

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such as Consumption, inflammation of
Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping
Cough, Group, etc, etc. 1t is pleasant
and agreea!n"to taste, perfectly safe
and can always ~ depended upon
Trial bottles free at Roth Bros.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14

Go to Halls Tor harness oils.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-14

Get your harness washed oiled and
repaired at Halls before the spring
work begins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
WORK CT THE TORNADO.
The Loss of Life and Damage Done
in Three States.

in Three States.
Complete returns OF the fatalities caused
by the recent tornado which wrought such
fearful havoc in Illinois, Kentucky and In
diana are not yet in, but the reports are suf-
ficiently complete to approximately estimate
the loss of life In Louisville the number OF
those killed outright and receiving fatal IN
iuries will not be far from 120. In other
parts of Kentucky 207 persons were killed,
the largest fatalities being as follows: Clay,
50; Glasgow, 80; Blackford, 80; Pooltowa,
II: Kuttawa, 70; Eddyville, II; Dixon, 8;
Sebree, s.; Marion, z, and Bremen, O. g., IN
twelve other towns 81 persons were killed,
the total for Kentucky being 35S. In Illinois
Sc persons were killed, the largest fatalitieS
being as follows: Shiloh, 16i Little Hrair1e,
9; Grand Tower, Z; Mount Vernon,5; VIENNA
4; Poplar Ridge, 4; Metropolis, y, aad Gar.
bondale. 8. In Indiana % We're killed-lS at
Green River and at Evansville. In Ten
nessee 9 were killed-S at Gallatin and at
Rogana. The total is AS, but it is probable
that in round numbers 500 lives were lost. 1t
is almost impossible to make an accurate
estimate of the value of property destroyed,
but it may be generally stated as tolloWs:
Kentucky. So, OO0,O 900; Illinois, $780, 0Oo; In
diana, 1926, ,0O0; Tennessee, $780,
It is just learned that Harper's Ferry.
Henry County, KY, was almost completely
destroyed by the tornado Tho village COM
posed Of less than two dozen houses, lsa con-
siderable distance from any railroad.
The houses were not far apart, and every
one of them directly in the course OF tho tor
nado. Mon, women and children were buried
beneath the ruins. Not house remained
standing, and the whole surrounding coun-
try was covered with wreckage.
Mrs. Laura Thomas. tho wife of farmer,
was found dead by the side of large tree
about one hundred yards from her home. AN
infant child of farmer named Fletcher was
found beneath the ruins Of its fathers resi-
dence smothered to death. Seven OF eight
we're injured badly, but no Others fatally.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
The Storm in Illinois.

The village Of Prophetstown, ILL.,, was not
+ wiped out of existence as was first reported,
nor was any one killed there. About seven
o'clock in the evening, however, the wind in
creased to almost a cyclone and swept over
the town.
q Upon the appearance Of a black cloud
famiilfes were gathered together and safety
} sought in the cellars. This precaution ev!.
IDENTIFY saved many lives. At the south
west edge of the town the wind picked up
q barn and demolished it. A little fur
ther on the home of Edward Hammond. oc-
cupied by Mr. Hammond, his wife and two
childI en-, was carried sixty or seventy feet
and then torn into kindling wood.
One of the children, who reached the
cellar, was found in the water nearly
drowned. Mrs. Hammoned was slightly in
jured.
c. G.. Reynolds, his wife and three daugh-
ters and Mrs. Reynolds's aged mother were
in their house, which was carried in the air
more than hundred feet when it collapsed
II Mr.. Reynolds was knocked SenseleSS and all
the other inmates were bruised.
The roof of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy station was blown off and the tel
egraph wires prostrated. The grain eleva-
tor of Olmsted & Mats thirty by sixty feet,
was crushed.
A hundred other buildings, large and
small, show the effect Of the wind and hail.
For q distance of ten miles up and down
the Rock River Valley the heaviest hail ever
known fell and barns and sheds were wrecked,
though no casualties are reported.
At half-past sevon o'clock P. n, great
masses of hail began to fall in the vicinity of
Roberts, Ill. The storm continued about
ten to fifteen minutes with considerable
violence and nearly all window
glass on the west side Of houses
was brokef. Some of the haistones meas
ured seven to eight and one-half inches in
circumference, and some weighed as high as
seven ounces No lives were lost, though
several persons were severely bruised.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE,.

EMIN PAcHA will return TO Central Africa
as German Governor.
IT is reported that Evangelist Moody has
converted many Yale students.
MINISTER FRED GRANT says he and his
wife are having delightful time'in Vienna
PRINCE BISMARCK is compiling a memoir
of the last twenty-five years. OF his official
life
INVENTOR EDISON has been elected an hon
orary member of the Berlin Electrical So
ciety.
The Prince of Naples. heir apparent to
the throne of Italy, is. suffering from over
study.
OLIVER DALRYMPLE, the bonanza farmer
of Dakota, expects to raise this year
10000 acres Of wheat.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Pittsburg million,
aire, will speak at the Scotch-Irish congress
in that city next month.
The venerable Sir Edwin Chadwick, the
great English sanitarian, uses no tobacco,
and eats many green vegetables.
IT is proposed to, give a complimentary
sion of his seventy-seFenth birthday.
oldest son, devotes hisattention to managing
The King of Dahomey was educated in
Paris, but the cruelty was not refined QUIZ OF
him- He is just as bad as any OF his savage
ancestors.
SENATOR CocKRELL, does his own market
ing in Washington every morning, and makes
his 5000 salary cover all the expenses of a
large family.
DON PEDRO the ex>Emperor Of Brazil,
hoe Sn TS0n0Q1S
forced sale of his Brazilian property ordered
by the Provisional Government.
JOSHUA HOOD one of the committee ap-
pointed to welcome General Lafayette dur
ing his visit to this country in 1924, died re-
Gently in Baltimore at the age Of eighty
seven.
ERNEST RENAN, the French philosopher,
INDUCES in hobby Of not riding in vehicles
of any kind, preferring to walk, although his
health is feeble and a stout cane is neceS-
sary to support him.
REwI is the last survivor of the great
fighting chiefs of New Zealand. His defence
of Oralan against the British troops is one
of the most brilliant achievements in the
history of savage warfare.
SENATOR BROWN, of Georgia, is devoted
member of the Baptist Church. He has given
$50 600 to the Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville, Ky, and $4,000 for new
Baptist Church in Atlanta.
DIR. BRUENNES, an American, has been
appointed professor Of oriental philolosy al
Heidelberg, this being the second instance in
which an American has been appointed 6
| professor in Germany university.
FERDINAND DE LEssEPs, of Suez Cana
fame. leans heavily forward as he walks, anC
his hair is white as Stacked lime, yet he still
retains buoyant flow of animal spirits
and his handwriting is anything but shaky.
THE Car of Russia indulges in pretty
heavy hypodernic injections of morphia, to
the extent of between twelve and tifteer
grains day. He tried to give up the habit
but it was too strong for him, and he re
mains ia; willing slave.
NJ. DE FREYCINET, who has become for th
fourth time Premier of the French Republic
is peculiar creature. He is small and insig
nificant physically, and his countenance hab
itually bears furtive, scared expression
which has led to his being dubbed 'th
White Mouse"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
OUADRUPLE HANGING.
Four Men Ascend the Gall0wS in
Day in Pennsylvania.
Scenes on the Scafolds and Par
ticulars of the Grimes.

Four murderers-William Bartholomew,
Alfred Andrews, Zach Taylor and Charles
Carter-were hanged the other day in as
many different towns in Pennsylvania. De
tails of the executions, and of the crimes
for which the four men suffered capita!
punishment are given below:
William Bartholomew, at Easton.
William Bartholomew was hanged at Eas-
ton for the murder Of Aaron w. billiard.
The drop fell at 1924 o'clock.
Bartholomew walked quietly to the scat
fold, but after reaching it became violent,
and cursed his accusers and his accompllce,
Mrs. billiard, demanding that the latter be
hanged. His last words were oaths. few
moments after the drop fell Bartholomew
was pronounced dead and the body was
turned over to his friends. Early in the morn
ing religious services were held in Bartholo-
news cell, but he refused to join in them.
The crime for which William Bartholomew
was executed was the cold-blooded murder
of his friend Aaron W. billiard on Friday,
September +, 1889, after having led his wife
astray.
The preparations were made with GOODNESS,
Bartholomew unfolding his plans TO Mrs.
billiard. At first she would not listen to
him, but finally he persuaded her to play her
part in the terrible crime. Bartholomew de.
coyed billiard into the road at midnight and
riddled him with shot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
LATER NEWS. .

JAMES MONROE SHELLENBERGER, or
Doylestown, Penn, lawyer is defaulter
and fugitive from justice The amount'of
spurious judgments, straw mortgages and
worthless notes he has sent out is estimated
at from $40, 900 to $4,000.
A VIOLENT rain storm, caused damaging
foods in Western Pennsylvania. At West
Elizabeth two children of George Beattie, a.
boy and girl were drowned on their way TO
school, The Conemaugh, River and Stony
Creek were again on a "high" and the lower
portions of Johnstown, were under water.
A cAvE-1N at Mayville, Penn, swallowed
I'D two houses in the .haart of the village.
THE Bank of Fort Morgan, Cal, has mado
an assignment. Assetsare placed at $40, O0O,
with liabilities of over $4,000. Cashier Bart
lett has disappeared.
JOHN MURRAY and William Travers> were
drowned by the capsizing of a boat in; gals
near the mouth of Norton Creek, Md.
GEORGE FIELDS (eelore6 has been. hanged
at Scranton, Miss, for the murder OF Jennie
Moseley, colored woman.
THE blast house of the Crozier furnace at
Roanoke, Va, was blown down by cyclone,
killing Fred Phillips Nelson johnson and
J Henry Casey.
c. P. HUNTINGTON was chosen President
of the Southern Pacific Railroad to succeed
Senator Stanford.
NEARLY seventy-fve per cent. OF the whole
crop in, the counties of Cock, Grayson, Collin
Denton Wise and Montague, Texas, has
been destroyed by insects.
TIE President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations: James c. Kerr, OF
Delaware, to be Post Chaplain in the Army;
Samuel A. Harper to bo United States A.
torney for the Western District of Wisconsin
A RAILwA AY train went over an em5ank'
ment at Frankfort, Germany, and twenty
seven warkmen were injured.
A LETTER dated January 2oth has been
received at Zanzibar from Dr. Peters, the
noted African explorer, who was reported
to have been murdered .. .....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
FIGHT FOR DIAMONDS.
A,Thief Entices Jeweler Into HIS
Room for Purpose of Robbery

A.Thief Entices q Jeweler' Into HIS
Room for Purpose of Robbery
An exciting hand-to-hand encounter for
$500 worth Of diamonds occurred in a room
at the Palmer House, Chicago. One OF the
combatants was young man who registered
at the hotel under the name Of Ralph Allen.
That noon he sent to Hyman's jewelry store,
and several other similar ESTABLISHMENTS,
asking that diamonds be sent to him for In
speotion. 80:
In. making the request, he: wrote, lncl,
dentally, that he was confined 10 the noIei
with sprained ankle Salesman w. a.
Bigler was. sent by Hyman &>Co: to MAKE
injuries concerning Allen, and found mum
bathing one ankle with arnica, and NJ Want11ng
the diamonds to naked present. Inc sales
man was suspicious, buttdeclded TO- return
with an assortment Of gems. and take the
precaution to have hotel porter, named
Ferret, stationed near at hand:
When Bigler re-entered the apartment
with the $500 assortment. OF diamonds
Allen made q careful selection, and tneh
bobbed around back Of the salesman osoen-
sibly to get money to pay for the purchase.
Instead the fellow, pulled heavy cane. 1rom
under. a mattress and; felled Bigler 20 inc
floor. The salesman, a sturdy sl1-leoCer,
struggled to- his. feet and grappied
With Allen, meanwhile yelling oo the
porter. Before the latter individual couio
collect his,wits Allen! had broken tne cane Ia
four pieces, over Biglar,s' head and a dasnea at
down, the hallway. To- persons VINO az
! tempted. to stop him he. shouted, Caten
that insane man, pointing back as; ne ran.
Timekeeper Gregg of the hotel sta!f, was
the ONLY person not fooled by this cry.
Gregg overhauled Allen in a room INTO INTO
which he had lodged and taken refugeunoef
q bed. xv,,
Aliens papers indicate that he came IRON Ia
Washington, and his right name is said TO De
George B. Pierce. The salesman had mum. nun:
ber.of scalp wounds None OF the damon"
were lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23

hAdOR-6ENERAL NELSON f.M1lES.
the war broke out and on September 9, 1861,
entered the volunteer service as Lieutenant
in the eTwenty-second Massachusetts, Infan-
try. He was afterward commissioned Lieu
tenant Colonel Of the Sixty-f1rst New York
Volunteers: he was engaged in the battles
of the Peninsula, before Richmond, and at
made Colonel Of the regiment With the e1r
ception Of the surrender Of Lee at Appomat-
to1 Court House he was engaged In all the
battles Of the Potomac and was wounded
three times For gallantry at Charlottesville
he was brevetted Brigadier- General Of Vol
unteers, and on May 10, 1884, was advanced.
to the full rank for other gallant services
In August Of the same year he was brevetted
Major General of Volunteers. On October
81, 1855. he was commissioned Major Gen:
eral and mustered out the following Septem!
the regular army as Colonel Of the Fortieth
Infantry.
In 1875, after being transferred to the
Fifth Infantry, he defeated the Cheyenne,
Kiowa and Comanche Indians at Slater
Plains, and in 1875 subjugated the Sioux and
other Indians in Montana, driving Sitting
Bull across the Canadian frontier, and break.
ing up the bands led by him. A third e1-
plot Of remarkable skill and success was his
defeat and capture or tne Nez ferce
band Of Chief Joseph just as the long
retreat of that able warrior promised
to result in his escape across the north
ern border. In 1878 Colonel Miles de-
feated and captured band Of Bannocks.
He was commissioned Brigadier-General Of
the United States Army on December Is,
1880, and commanded for five years the De-
partment of Columbia. In July, 1885, he
was assigned to the command Of the Depart
ment Of the Missouri, and in April, 1885, was
transferred to Arizo at where he accom-.
plished the surrender Of the Apache scourge
Chief Geronimo. Various Western Legisla-
lures passed votes of thanks to General
Miles for ridding the frontier Of this scourge,
and the citizens Of Arizona presented him
with sword.
While already the third officer in rank in
the army, General Miles, in the ordinary
course OF. events, will before many years be
the first, as General Howard retires in 1894,
leaving General Miles to succeed General
Scho6eld as commander Of the army on the
latters retirement in 1888. His career dur
ing the last thirty years has certainly been
most remarkable carrying him, as it has,
through series Of brilliant and memorable
achievements from civil life>up to bis present
high rank.