Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-08
LOCALS
Nucumbers are in the green

G. b. Nelary Of Victor, $. D., is here
buying cattle.
Nice fresh lard at the City Market;
only s ceuts per pound. SAT-
Albert Gunderson, wife and baby
went to plankintcn Wednesday.
a new baby is reported IN the HON
of Henry Mortar Of Blame township.
Highest market price paid for hides
at The City Meat Market. Bring them
in. 3S4tf
Berries are quite plentiful in the
gulches this summer; as are also the
pickcrs.
hiss Sadie Miles is at Waterbury
this week visiting with Miss Minnie
Waterbury.
Brit Orr lost a valuable horse Sun
day afternoon by its falling in an old
well on the fair ground.
Cyrus Thompson had the pleasure CO
of seeing a large wolf run off with a
nice chicken the other day.
Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. Bateman
were in the country the fore part OF
the week visiting Mrs. llousel.
Mr.. Lafayette Pierce OF Blaine was
entertained by Birney Moore at the
Spears House for dinner Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hodgson were in
town Wednesday and reported nice
rain in their locality Tuesday evening.
The rush OF harvest work has made
business dull during the past week. 1t
viii! soon pick up and be livelier than
ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell are very much
pleased with the picture of their old
home in Iowa, which they have just
received.
Messrs Forest Glen and Albert
Brewer Of Twin Lakes were the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. |. Churchill last
Saturday.
The HERALD from now until after
election for twenty-five cents, or
twenty cents in clubs Of five, to new
subscribers.
Pat Mcdonald has been having some
fun breaking a broncho for John
Francis. He is practising handling
nlruly prisoners.
Hunters should remember that
prairie chickens are not quite ripe yet,
and they are liable to serious ills If
they eat them while green.
Huron boomers have been getting in
some work atthe Springs this week,
hut guess they will find that our people
still have minds of their own.
A bill of clothing for Vesseys was
shipred ny mistake to Washington
Dick Lehmer and Charley Daniels
were sent after the stray goods.
Morton Alexander, editor of the
bright and valient Chief of the Valley
OF Cam, was in town between stages
last Friday. He favored us with a
call.
Our delinquent subscribers should
bear in mind that we must have set.
Element soon. Make an effort to pay
up for we mean business and must hear
from you soon.
Il. j. Deans house burned to the
ground at about ten O'clock Tuesday
morning. This is quite a severe loss
to Mr.. Dean as the contents as well as
The house were destroyed.
Sam Marlenee has rented the add.
tion to the Stephens store building
and will use it for Il work shop. Sam
isa gold workmen and this looks as
though he was here tostay.
Albert 4 Wesley shipped butter this
week. Our merchants keep their but
ter teams going, and handle an i'm.
mense amount OF butter, to their own
benefit and the benefit of the farmers
as well.
Our usually docile equine took ad.
vantage OF the liberty given him last
Saturday and for two days defied ali
attempts at capture. Tuesday morning
the HERALD devil" who can run
down most anything from a forty line
local TO streak of Dakota tightening
cornered him at Mr.. Arnold's place
AMI with help OF the boys finally cap.
tured our fiery steed