Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-05-07
LOCAL MENTION.

Small grain is looking fine.
| Old papers for sale at this Office
Jewelry away down, at kellar's.
Farmers are busy planting corn.
Was rather cool Sunday and Monday.
| Cattle are doing nicely on grass now.
T.. De Vries refused an offer of $1,000
| for his farm.
Paints, oils and brushes for sale by
j. c. Murphy.
"The best laid schemes O. mice an
men gang aft a-gley."
Good team and platform wagon for
sale cheap by Rev. Carhart.
Ladies if you want a cheap and styl-
ish hat call on Miss Rundell.
Geo. Palmer will build a suitable
building for his meat market.
The cool weather of the past few
days is good thing for wheat.
The man who makes a tree grow
where one died last year has cause to
feel thankful.
We still keep the Perfection kerosene
oil, best oil in county. 5gallons for 81.
Pioneer drug store.
Quite number of trees have been
set out in Hurley this spring, but there
is no danger of getting too many.
The insurance company paid Charlie
Thompson $50 for the loss of the steer
struck by lightning few weeks since.
The assessor is abroad in the land.
Treat him kindly and don't forget TO
give him full list Of your property.
A.P Childs, late of Parker, was re-
Gently elected vice-president of the
Northwestern Nebraska Editorial asso-
citation.
Sidewalk building under the late res
olution by the town board has COM
menced, Ira Ferguson being the first to
get there,
Allen Bros. have built an addition to
the rear of their store. They had to
have more room in which to carry on
their rapidly increasing business.
Breaking teams have already entered
upon their summers work, and the
prospects now are that there will be
great deal of sod turned over in Turner
county this season.
r. O. Pinney says he had occasion to
visit his corn field last Friday and was
surprised to find the corn up nicely
which was planted eight days previous
ly. How is that for May lst
Miss M. j. Blakely has her painting
class nicely started and is ready to give
instruction to all who are interested
in art. Inquire at this Office or her
home for further information.
Salem Special: Elmer Rees, of Hur-
ley, s. D., has accepted case on the
Special. Elmer is band man of some
talent and is gladly welcomed by the
members of the Salem Cornet band.
The editor returns thanks for an in
vitation to be present at the dedication
of the new 1. o. o. F. hall at Grand
Forks, N. D., May 18th, and regrets his
inability to join the chain gang on that
festive occasion.
Ira Ferguson has purchased the
Pamer store building on Center avenue,
and will take possession of the same
June 1st. when it is probable that he
will add to his grocery stock and carry
a stock Of general merchandise.
A gentleman who was transacting
business in Hurley Tuesday said that
he was told in Parker that Hurley was
a zone horse" town. He expressed the
opinion that a good "one horse town
was preferable to "scrub pony team ;"
| town.
The members of the Y. Z. S. G. E.
had an ice cream feast at Opera hall
Monday evening. Considering the con-
dition OF the weather they must have
had to keep pretty close together on
the way home after eating such cold
lunch.
The address delivered by Rev. Fielder
| at the NJ. E. church last Sunday evening
was listened to attentively by a good
sized audience. Mr.. Fielder is an in
teresting speaker, and is an earnest
worker in the cause which he so ably
espouses.
Mr.. Thos. Alcock started to-day to
drive to Grant county, Wisconsin. I'm
Gle Tom says he hates to leave Turner
county and that he expects to return at
no very distant day. We will all be
glad to see him back here, and the soon-
er the better,
Hurley has had another election and
the result shows the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: Trustees,
Jos. Allen, D. Dwyer. G, M. Pier: asses
sor, P. Allen; treasurer, w. E. Allen;
clerk. T. Allen; marshal, G. NJ. Pool;
justice of the peace, q. M. Pier.
The contract has been let at De Smet
to test the nature of the ground thous-
and feet below the surface of the earth.
We hope that second edition of the
Huron gusher may be secured. Accord
ing to Prof. Culver De Smet and Hur-
ley are outside the artesian belt.
There is no place in the west where
better opportunities are offered for
farmers with moderate means than
can be found in Turner county. Crops
have never been failure here, and the
country is well settled, with school
houses, churches, markets, and other
conveniences near at hand.
Miss Myra Judson intends returning
to Hurley about June 18th to spend the
summer, provided she can secure classes
in instrumental music and voice cul-
ture. Miss Judson has made these
branches a speciality under proficient
teachers. For terms apply to Mrs. E.
NJ. Judson or at Herald Office.
1t appears to the editor of this paper