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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
For Over F.fty Years.


Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. for
children teething, is the prescription
of one Of the best female nurses and
physicians in the United States and
has been used for over fifty years with
never failing success by millions #
mothers for their children. During
he process OF teething it's value is in.
calculable. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures dysentry and diarhea. grip.
ing in the bowels, and wind collie. By
giving health to the child it rests the
another. Price. 25 ct IL bottle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
County Commissioners Proceedings
WASHINGTON SPRINGS, S. d..
noo ~ 1Ong 1.on AZ,

| WASHINGTON SPRINGS, s. d..
Dec. IL, 1891, 1880 p. III.
County Board met as per call. Pres
ent, Cogeshall, Eastman and Geo.
Williams, to- provide for loaning the
Permanent School Fund of Jcrauld
Co., S. d.
On motion Co. Supt Williams was
authorized to ascertain soon as possible
whether or not this Permanent Schoo
Fund can be invested in Twp. schoo
bonds.
| In case money can not be loaned OF
| school bonds it will be offered for loar
on real estate, Oil the following condit
ions, to-wit: On first mortgage on good
improved farms within the county.
No loan to any one person shall OK.
coed $500. nor shall sucl, loan exceed
one-half the assessed valuation OF the
land.
Rate of interest shall not be less
than per cent payable senli-annuaily
on the LIST day of Jan. and July
Loans shall not be made for less
than three years.
All money not loaned by Jan. 18th,
1892, will be returned to the state.
The County Attorney will pass on
title to land before loan is made.
BOARD PROPER.
BY motion personal tax of Ray Bar
Der for 1885 was related same having
been paid to w ] Williams.
Following bills allowed:
Geo o Williams, services and
mileage 81 so
Refund allowed of personal tax
on neA 9, 107, o5, for year 1887
assessed to unknown. ........ 5 Is
g II Arne, goods to Co. poor 10 40
A Sampson, medicine Co. poor. 4 so
On motion warrant S404 was cancel
cd, same being drawn in error.
Refund to e E Kellogg personal tax
of e Kellogg for 1889. ....... So
On motion bill from Co board of edu-
cation for Co school books. 80. $500 so
For freight and express Co books II IS
For book case for Co books 800. ? 50
w A Dean, refund poll and dog
tax 1870. Observation-Disclosures. 2 so
w Brodkorb, road work Wessing
ton Springs Twp, ........ a 50
O II Kellogg. rebate dog tax $50 90
Election expenses bill Crow
Lake Twp. IL 90
Will Burger, digging we'll and
banking Mary Smiths house 4 so
} X Ford refund OF poll tax 1890 65
+ L Wood rebate tax 1880. $3.50. 4 o3
Refund II Dalton tax 1889, paid
twice. Observation-Disclosures. Is so
Rebate tax H Wallace 1889, err
ror of assessment. ..... IL 80
Aberdeen Daily News, Co sup
plies, claimed S4.O1, allowed. IFS
Rebate dog tax and SIS assessed
valuation lot 2, blk. 2, Wes-
sington Springs to f L Wood.
II j Wallace, insurance on court
house for five years. ... 500
1t being deemed necessary for prompt
dispatch of business in Co. Treasurer's
office Jcrauld Co. to have one deputy,
the treasurer therefore is authorized to
hire one deputy at salary not to exceed
1888 per month.
On motion warrant was issued to
Maud E Campbell for services as depu-
" treasurer. ................. $4,000
h Eastman services & mileage 1905
T S Cogeshall g +" CSC
Rebate allowed to Sam Hammock on
error of assessment 1885. 81 OF
Minutes read and approved.
Adjourned sine die.
r. j. EASTMAN, Chairman.
O. ]. MARSHALL, Co. Auditor
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
4 QUEER aronr.
One athletic amusrn,ent

One athletic amusement IN -,
Eskimo boys indulge, and which ~
qnires a great deal of strength, is a No
cular kind Of short race on the hana.
and feet. The boys lean forward =.
their hands and feet, with their 49,
and legs held as stitfly as possible ans
under no circumstances must ,ha.
bend either elbows OF knees. Tn az,
stiff and rigid position, resting onln -"
their feet and the knuckles Of ths:.
c!inched fists, they jump, or b;tah
foreward . couple OF inches by a ou;cl
convulsive movement of the whols
body. These movements are ran;a,s
repeated, perhaps once or twice in .
second, until the contestants, have con'
cred two OF three yards along tho ba.,
snow-drifts. Then they become ~.
hausted, for. as I have already said
this exercise calls for considera3,,a
strength, and is, indeed, yerv To-
tlgn'ng amusement; SO that, by the
time q boy has played quite energetic.
ally, ii only for a minute. he feels
very tired. and is willing to take a
breathing-spell Is is not verY o. 40.
ful game, and if you were 20 take a
carpenters wooden horse and 1op s.
along by short jerks over tho floor. Won
would have tolerable fair representa-
ton OF this awkward game of the Eski.
mo children. The best part OF 1t all
Is the exercise it gives them, and often
one will see single boy jumping along
IN this stifi-legged fashion as if lie were
practicing for u race. A slight down
hill grade being preferred. = Lieut.
Frederick Se'huatha. IN ST. Nicholas.
HOV RRUIN RUGGED 4. RUIZ s1n
Talking about funny thines,n said !.
big, bronzed, bearded man in the read.
ing-room OF en- uptown hotel, "the fun.
niest thing 1 ever heard of happened
in my saw-mill out in Michigan. We
used heavy upright saw for saving
heavy timber. One day the men. had
all gone to dinner. leaving the saw.
which ran by water.power, going AZ
full speed. While we were away bio
black bear came into the mill and went
nosing around. The saw caught his
fur and twitched him little. Brn;n
didn't like this for cent. so he turned
around and fetched the saw lick with.
his paw Result: badly cut paw.
A blow with the other paw followed,
and it was also cut. The bear was bv
this time aroused to perfect fury, and.
rushing at tie saw, lie caught it in his,
grasp and gave it tremendous hug.
1t was his last lag, and we lived on
bear steaks for week. When we
came up from dinner there was half
bear on each side OF tho saw which
was gong ahead rs nicely as though it
hal never seen IL Erar This is * raet,
so help me. Bob" and the big lumber.
man hit OFF fresh chew of ,obacco.--
Nfa' YORK Jrilu1ae.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
Seminary Notices.

Sabbath Dec. 20.
Young peoples Instruction.
Service at 2:30 p. m,-Subject Chris.
tians the Light Of the World"
Subject OF evening discourse
standing Fast"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
BILL NYE AND THE BRONZE con,
DH.SS

Bill NTE AND THE BRONZE GOD.
DESS.
1 am in favor of Statue of Liberty
Enlightening the World, because it will
show that We keep it on tap winter and
summer. We want the whole broad
world to remember that when it gets
tired of oppression it can come here
and Cypress us. We are used rs it and
we rather like it. If we don't like it we
can get on the steamer and go abroad,
where we may visit the effete mo-
marches and have high old time.
The sight OF the Goddess of Liberty
standing there night and day, bathing
her feet in the ripping sea. will be q
good thing. 1t may be productive Of
good in direction that many have not
thought OF. AS she stands there day
after day bathing her feet in the broad
Atlantic, perhaps some moss-grown
Mormon moving toward the far west, a
confirmed victim of his matrimonial
habit, may fix the bright picture on his
so.called mind, and remembering how,
on his arrival in Now York, he saw
Liberty bathing her feet with impunity
may be led matter years to try it on
himsef.-B0sto9l Globe
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18

HOW YOU GET 4 DRINK IN MAKSH.
But in Maine none of the common
styles of invitation prevail. 1t is all
shrouded in mystery. You give the
sign of distress to any member in good
standing, pound three times OH the
outer gate, give two hard kicks and
one soft one on the inner door, give the
password, Rutherford B. HAYES" turn
to the left through dark passage,
turn the thumbscrew Of mysterious
gas-fxture 80 degrees to the right.
holding the goblet OF the encampment
under the gas-tixture, then reverse the
thumbscrew, shut your eyes, insult your
digester, leave twenty-five cents near
the gas-txture, and hunt up the near.
est cemetery, so that you will not have
to be carried very far.-Boston GloJs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
County Ohcers.
Washington Springs Postotrica.

Washington Springs Postotrca.
Woonsockc. stage arrives daly* at II 100
\. nj. and leaves al 80 y. III.
Gam Valley stage arrives daily* at 10 80 p. III.
and leases at | :0op Iii.
Crow Lake stage arrives Tuesdays Thursdays
and SATURDAYS al 2:;m a. M. and leaves ut 80
y. III.
Mi. Vernon stage leaves TUESDAYS, and Fri
days Al 0n II. m and arrives Wednesdays and
saturdays AT 90 p. IN.
Niller stage arrives Mondays and Fridays ut
6no y. ia. and leaves Tuesdays and Saturdays
al G 30 y. III.
*sxeert sunday.
SAnAil BARHMTr, Postmistress.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
DEAD MEN TELL No rA1Es.

"say. speaking about old acquaint.
ances puts me in mind of old Jim Tay.
lor. What an awful liar he was.
wasn't hep" remarked man who left
Brooklyn some years ago and just re.
turned for visit to Sanderson.
"Yes, that's SO; but Jim has reform.
ed; he never tells lies now," replied
Sanderson.
rs that SO? It seems almost incred.
ibls." n
"Yes; haven't known him to toll {.
lie for over year."
"What on earth could work such .
reformation on llim?"
"Oh. he died a year ago the 10th Of
last mopth."-Bru0kzyas Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18

Fourth Lecture Of w. S. L. Course.
Subject-'"The Wonderland'' or the
'sRockies and Beyond
Timc-Tuesday Dec. %, 500 p. Ill.
Place-Sen.inary Chapel.
Speaker-Prof l. w. Cran,ner.
Admission Is cents.
Com,nendation-I.W w. Cranmer gave
two very interesting and instructive
lectures last Monday and Tuesday, ev-
enings, OH the wild Vest or the
Rockies and Beyoad." They were at
tended by large and apreciative audi
ences. Mr. Cranmer is thoroughly ac-
quainted With the subject and IS a
pleasant and instructive takers. D.
Tribune.
The following letter was received by
one of our citizens from II. N. kratz
Register of the Mitchell Land Office
II am glad of opportunity to recon.
mend the lecture of Mr. Cranmer on
Wonderland delivered before our Y
NJ. G. A. last winter. All were de.
lighted and highly edited, and con.
WINGED that with his powers of de.
scription the material in hand which
was briefly dwelt upon would furnish
two or three lectures. Mr.. Cranmer
possesses in wonderful degree the
faculty of seeing what the sweep of
vision embraces. And relating it in /,
manner giving clearer conception than
the actual sight of the average man.
His collections of speciallties are
worth going loany miles to see. Ihave
heard eminent anL highly cultured
gentlemen On the same subject whose
efforts were tame compared with this
lecture. you may think this the
language of an enthusiast but defer
judgement till after the lecture
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18

BEhrTY'S PIANQS.-,n use every.
where. Write for catalogue. Dan.
iel F. Beatty, Washington New
Jersey.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18

WHEN girl marries profligate lie
rings her hand on the wedding day, and
not long afterward she rings her OWL
hands.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
To The Public.

To The Public.
The Washington Springs HERALD
plant, together with the subscription
list and good will OF said paper, has
been sold to Il. b. Y!osser, and the
HERALD will he consolidated with
the True Pctmbhic0n. All delinquent
subscriptions to the HERALD are pay
able to the late managers, and all al
vance subscriptions will oe filled by
the Republican.
BLANK Il BLANK.
b. b. BLOssER.
kHEIDLER & GUNDERSON.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
Whistled to Death.

1t is alleged that for a generation the
people Of Alexandria, Va, have been
afflicted with the whistling distemper
1t has often puzzled the good people of
Alexandria to know why General Albert
Pike changed his place of residence from
this place to Washington a few years
ago. His residence at the corner of
Cameron and st. Asaph streets was one
of the incest in this town. He had his
magnificent library there, and when
few years ago he announced that he had
determined to remove to Washington
many were tho conjectures as to the
cause of the move, and many were the
causes assigned.
Only few days before his death the
matter was cleared up. In converse
ton with gentleman from this city the
general was asked why he had left this
city for Washington, and his reply was
because tine Alexandra people whistle
too much."-Cor. Richmond Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
st. Louis 10 Colorado via wichita.

Commencing Sunday, July 1880. the
Missouri Pacific railway will run through
sleeping cars from St. Louis via Pleasant
Hill, Rich Hill, Fort Scott and Wichita to
Geneseo and from thence to Pueblo. Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver. This change
was made on account Of great many peo-
pie from the east going TO Colorado being
DESTROYS of going via Wichita. The train
will stop here two hours, giving ali a
chance to view the Peerless Princess" and
still land passengers in Colorado same
time as if they had gone via Kansas City
1t also gives the citizens of Wichita sleep
ing car service from here to Colorado. Re
turning it gives Us through sleeping car
service Wichita toSt. Louis, and gives the
Colorado people Il chance TO 60 east via
Wichita. This change will undoubtedly
lie appreciated by the travelling public, and
especially by the citizens of Wichita. If
you are going east or west go via the pop
ular new through route. Through chair
and Sleeping car service. New route just
completed between Fort Scott and Rich
Hill goes through the finest mineral and
agricultural country i'll the west. Don't
forget the new short line to st. Louis or
Colorado.
City ticket office, 100 North Main street.
Wichita, Kansas
46-tf h. E. BLECKLEY. p. g. 7. A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
A CITY FOur-o'Clock.

at is just 4 o'clock" remarked a gen.
tleman who was standing on the steps of
the Astor House.
''No, it is not" said friend who stood
there with him looking at watch. ''My
watch makes it quarter after 4, and l
only had it set yesterday"
A bet was made between the two
friends rs to what the hour was. Il
know it's just o'clock, because here is
DR.. Norvin Green, the president Of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and
he always gets here at 4 o'clock to the
minute" saA the first speaker.
An investigation as to the hour was
made and it was found that it was just
exactly o'clock, as any one who is
acquainted with the movements of Dr.
Green would certainly have known. If
he is well or in the city he very seldom
deviates a minute in the time that he
reaches the Astor House. He always
leaves his Office in the Western Union
Building at 3:55 o'clock p. N. and strolls
leisurely up to the Astor House.
The regularity with which he reaches
this place every day has become hobby
with him and he prides himself upon it
He says that all his movements have the
same clock-like precision as does his
appearance at the hotel. He is so sure
that he will never be much out of the
way that he has an understanding with
number of people who frequent the
Astor House that they can always expect
him to treat if he is ever FIVE minutes
out of the way in his arrival, unless he
should be sick or out of town or on days
when there is directors meeting of the
Western Union.-New York Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
Personal Note BY Editor.

We have travelled few miles in our life
time, and know what it is to be uncom-
fortably housed in poorly upholstered
car and rudely tossed up and down On old
iron rails that are laid on IA dirt road bed.
We have been there; but it was always on
other roads than the Santa Fe. Their main
line between Chicago and Denver is hard
to beat. The rails are of heavy steel, the
track smooth and rock ballas.ed; and the
through "Cannonball'' train that flies at
fifty -per-hour speed over this ele-
CANT roadway is as pretty a bit of work
manship as Messrs. Pullman ever turned
out Each vestibule sleeper is model o
luxury, and as easy as a cradle. Chat
cars library cars, and day coaches are a
carefully adapted to the travellers eve
want The Santa Fe is rightly nam
he most &C mtoItabiy line"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
Inpersoll ON California

In recent magazine article, Mr.. Ernest
Ingersoll, the noted writer. says:
'The climate of Southern California in
winter closely resembles that of Egypt.
Its equability is constant, and its dryness
is proverbial The only complaint made is
that it is too nearly perfect. Residents
bred in the eastern states confess now and
then that rousing storm would give them
grateful sensation. But this sentiment
meets with no favor from the man who has
just fed from superfuity of wetness and
chilling gales. To him perpetual summer
seems perpetual paradise. and to the in
valid dreading the advance of disease, the
still. arid atmosphere is as the breath Of
life"
The most comfortable way TO reach the
Pacific coast is via Santa Fe Route.
Weekly excursions in Pullman tourist
sleepers at low rates. Apply to g. T..
Nicholson. G. P. g. I. A, Topeka, Kan,
for folder. 50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
A Bif of ADVICE.

At a big shooting party in England
Gerard Start. now Lord Abingdon, was
one Of the guests One of the party who
had not succeeded in making himself
very popular said to him on the morning
OF their departure, Would you mind
telling me, Start, what you GENERALLY
give these fellows N the way of tps?"
Certainly; I'll tel you with pleasure.
] give the gannekeepr 50 much, and the
butler so much, etc. bat" he added, IF
you win allow me to give you piece of
advice. If were in your place wouldn't
give them anything at all YonU never
be asked here again What's the osei'
Cecil Clay N London Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
FELL AMONG MIND READERS.

A Young BriAegroosnsB Embarrassing FL
peessnee at the Be..d Of Tx.de.
A day q two ago. q few mintes be-
fore the opening OF the board Of trade,
there stepped into one of the elevators in
the building well known commission
man and a country customer. The com-
tryman was q young, fresh faced, TN
sophisticated locking chap, who was n
Chicago fer the first time looking after q
couple of cars Of wheat that he had
shipped in. As the elevator rose hercasu-
ally remarked to the commission man:
81 was married last night, and this is a
sort of bridal trip"
Congratulations were extended by the
commission man as theystepped out into
the hall leading to the exchange. Among
tho others who rode up in the elevator
was a certain blonde young man whose
love for practical joke has made him
rather famous on the floor. he had
CHANGED to stand back to back with the
young countryman, had overheard the
confidential admission made by him to
his friend, and as they stepped from the
elevator he managed to get q good look
at Mr.. Yonnghusband.
An hour or 50 later, when he had q
few moments to himself, he stepped over
to the telegraph counter and wrote upon
a blank: II have bet 800 to SO that
you were but recently married. Do l
win my bet?' This he folded and placed
in an envelope, and, calling messenger
boy, pointed out Nh. Younghusband,
and babe him deliver the message.
He told few of his cronies on the
floor what he had done, and the young
coumtryman was watched with consider
able interest by dozen or twenty trad
ers in various parts of the crowd. He
received the message from the boy with
a half doubling look, opened it slowly,
and as be comprehended its contents his
face was dyed deep crimson, while a
foolish smile lifted the corners of his
mouth.
He looked about him sheepishly to see
if he could discover the author of the
message and then beat a rather precipi-
tous retreat. He failed to put in an ap-
pearance again that day. Subsequently
the author Of the note asked the young
mans broker if he had said anything
about it.
eyes, he did. And he was the most
surprised man you ever saw. He could
not imagine where the note came from,
and when he said goodby to me he OBJ
served: Dick, these board of trade fel-
F.
don't wonder that they can skin US if
they are all mind readers, as some of
them seem to be- And he went homo
just little bit dazed. Chicago Trib-
me
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
Few Suggestion. for the Tourist.

When contemplating trip of any kind,
the first thought that most naturally sug-
gests itself is, How can / derive the
most comfort out of this trip" To this
answer is, take the Missouri Pacific rail
way.
The next question to solve is, Where
shall 60 to get correct information rela-
tive to this trip" The answer is, at the
Missouri Pacific ticket Office, at l20 N
Main street Last. but not least, is to get
my ticket just as l want it. and baggage
checked when l want it, and my sleeping
car reservations through to my destina-
ton. All these accommodations you will
find at the Missouri Pacific ticket Office.
100 \. Main street. 1Ol-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
Fine P1avino Cards.

Send ten 90 cents in stamps or coin to
John Sebastian, general ticket and passen-
ger agent Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
railway, for pack of the latest, smooth
est, slickest playing cards that ever glad
dened the eyes and rippled along the fng-
ers of the devotee TO Might've, Seven-Up,
Casino, Dutch, Euchre, Whist or any other
ancient or modern game and get you"
moneys worth five times over. IL tt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26
= HORSE With Ftrfrf Feet.

There Is horse On James McCloufs
farm IN South Dakota which has eigh:
feet. otherwise it is perfectly formed in
every respect. Not until the fetlock
joint is reached in the descent from the
shoulder 70 the foot is there any differ
erce between this horse and any other.
At the pastern joint, however, the branch
begins and two perfectly formed boots
are found on each Of the four legs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-26

Parties EN- igrating to the northwes
will find it TO their interest by calling II
the Rock Island ticket office for intorma
ton regarding rates, routes and accommo
dations via this line. Do not not be de
ceived BY agents of other lines as to this
route. You are invited to call at the Office
and he convinced as to the superiority of
the Great Rock Island route over all
others BY patronizing this line you can
have the choice OF four different routes
west of Denver For speed, safety and
comfort the Rock Island leads the process
sion. ". H. WIsHART, Ticket Agent
Office 100 East Douglas avenue ceorner
Main street d69-tf