Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-21
Recent Happenings.
II can't say how the truth may be,
tell the tale as twas told to me-"

II can't say how the truth may be.
tell the tale as twas told to me-
Campmeeting begins to-day.
B. w. Moore returned to the Springs
Tuesday,
]. w. Hardin and son were in town
last Tuesday.
j. II. Weast still fingers, but IS SLOW
ly recovering.
| A petriied man may be well pre-
served, but hard.
C. Soyster, OF Tolerton 4 Stetson
was in town Tuesday.
j. Albert Houseman will speak at
Lynndale next Sabbath.
Digging post holes in wet weather
may be called soft Job.
The prcttiest thing in dress goods
is handsome young lady,
The flying machine company that
went up, did more than did its ma
chine.
Jack Crawford, Alpena's blacksmith,
was at the Springs last Monday, on
business.
Mr. Ireland. representing Beggs
Mfg. Co. OF Chicago, was in town last
Tuesday.
L. Farnsworth has been on the sick
list this week, bnt is recovering at a
late report.
Mrs. DR.. N. G. Hall will give
chalk talk and lecture on Wednesday
evening September 18th. 1891.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Randolph, of
Media, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. l.. Smith the first of the week,
Rev. JIG. Norvell went to Alpena
last Wednesday, and brought over the
tent to he used 90 the camp ground.
Julius and Anna Hannebuth from
the west side were at the Springs
Wednesday. 10 take in the circus.
"You kick the bucket we do the
rest" is the sign that adorns the front
OF y western undertaker's place of
business.
Rev. S. F. Huntley came up from
Alexandria, last Saturday, and brought
III. ID. Wizard with him. On Monday
he took Mr.. Wizard to White Lake
to meet the train, and S. T. returned
to visit friends in western Jerauld.
A gold medal contest will be held on
Tuesday September 18th. All persons
in Jerauld county who hold silver
medals, and have not contested for a
gold medal here to fore, are invited to
join in this contest. The selection,
"TheWor!d on fire" IN book No. 2.
at the last school board meeting it
was decided to buy three lots of G. Z.
Thayer IN Blowers addition to IVES
slngton Springs and move the School
house thereon. Miss NettIe Miles was
employed as teacher for the ensuing
school year. The fall term will COM
mence as soon as the house can he
moved and repaired.
Yesterday morning a sad acciden.
occurred our young friend, Il. Hall.
He went to the pasture and caught a
young horse and attemted to ride it
when he was thrown and his arm bro
ken between the wrist and elbow.
He was brought to town and the broken
bone replaced and he is resting as
easily as could be expected.
Mitchell 1epubllcan:-The meetings
in the Free Methodist tabernacle yes
terday were well attended. Rev.
Freeland is preaching able sermons,
and is assisted by ministers from the
surrounding counties. Several COM
panies have come from surrounding
towns and are camping on the grounds.
The meetings are increasing in inter
est and will he continued for month.
We have a land that yields rich har-
vests for the farmer, Merchant, and
mechanic; but nothing grows for such
travelling Hippocynagons as the one
that visited this town last Wednesday,.
They could not get audience enough
to pay to open the doors during the
day. In the evening they opened
their show; but we do not think it
would require safe or vault to con-
tain the money they made.