Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-14

Walter Houseman is slowly recoy-
ering.
Voorhees, and Rhodes have started
up their threshing machine.
Baxter Gormly preached in Semi
nary chapel last Sunday evening.
An effort is being made to have DIR.
Royer reinstated as Indian agent at
Pine Ridge.
Will Mcdonald and Geo. Dean will
not run threshlng outfit this season,
rs they talked of doing.
The granary laughs at the grain
poured in. But the farmer mourns
for bursted bin.
Eli johnson the editor of the High
more Herald, has bought the Hawar-
den, Iowa. Sentinel
Arrangements are being made to
u,
in this place IN the near future.
An assault and battery case was
tried at Demoines Iowa. The defen-
dent was years and the prosecuting
witness 5.
John Teasdale pushes the pencil at
the Republican Office while Bro. Bios
sci and wife attends the Editorial as
sociation at Madison, s. ID.
Mr.. 1Iartwick of Sioux Falls, father
of Roy Hartwick: who attended school
here last winter, has been the guest of
Rev. j. 3. Freeland this week.
Major William Warner of Kansas
City, is now suggested as the probable
successor of Secretary Noble, Uncle
Dick Oglesby is also mentioned.
The Steamer Majestic Of the White
Star Line broke the record from
Queenstown to New York. Tier time
was day IS hours and minutes.
A new scheme has been put in oper-
alton by which it is expected that ag-
rlcultural specimens from every coun-
ty in the country Will be shown at the
worlds Fair.
Thirteen persons were badly hurt
in a smashup on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railroad, near Kalama-
ZOO, Mich. The accident was caused
by train-wreckers.
Get your sweetheart and come to
the city next Wednesday and see the
trained animal show. Our citizens
who saw the show at Mitchell, last
year. say it was grand.
A fellow in Ocheyedan, Ia, carried
a card chat certified he was blind, but
an observer says he walked out Of
town at the rate of five miles an hour
and chased a gopher into hole.
MARRIED.: At the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. .. b. Blosser to
Miss Eva Hawthorne. on Wednesday
morning August 18th, 1891. The
HERALD extends congratulations.
1t is better to smile than to sigh
Educate for success in life and thus
avoid occasions for signing. Get
practical business education at Water
town Commercial College and School
of Shorthand.
In the rush of harvest, and scarcity
Of hands we editor was compelled to be
on the farm this week to assist "the
boys in harvesting his wheat crop.
The manager takes the credit for this
papers appearance.
Rev. j. i. Norvell will preach on
the subject; "The Privileged Class at
the M. T.. church next Sabbath in the
morning, and in the evening he will
preach about "The Viewers Shuttle.
Song service will proceed evening ser
vice. Come everybody.
Turner county, S. d, has arranged
a novel way OF advertising South
Dakota. They loaded car with
grain samples raised in Turner county
and then hired the Parker band to ac-
company the car through the eastern
states. Their first stop was at LeMars
1pwa, where they attracted consider
able attention.
AS per announcement the Ladies
Aid Society met at the residence of
Mrs. Cyrus Thompson last Friday.
A grand good time was ealized by all
present although the day was some
what warm and unpleasant. The
number might have been increased
had not been so warm. The few
enjoyed themselves hugely and can
assist those absent, only by wishing
they could have been there.
A tramp ONCE begged his breakfast
in town and then left upon the bot
tom OF the tin plate, from which he