Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-13
After several ineffective efforts to

After several ineffective efforts to
make deal with the HERALD or True
Republican of this place, the Alliance
Independents have decided to start 4
third paper in Washington Springs.
We.do not realize any bowling need
of another paper in this county but
they are welcome to all the glory and
profit there is in it. Success to them.
james Hoar has struck a running
stream of water in his well at the depth
of eighty feet. 1t is impossible to dig
below the stream, it fills up the. exca-
walton AS fast as it is made. They dug
out sand and gravel for two days with
out getting any deeper. There is now
five feet of water in the well, and as it
is a running stream will doubtless he
inexhaustable.
There is one advantage IN living
up on the hills. One is not bothered
with the supertluous snow. There is
no snow on Tip-top except that which
blew into our hay stack, and some
that lodged IN the barn after the roof
blew off. The roofless barn was dis
covered about chore time after which
we shlngled it with hay and straw for
the protection of the stock for the
night.
B. w. Moore, the Independent fore
man of the Woonsocket Times, was
escorted over to the Springs last Friday
by w. n. Hill to address the Farmers
Alliance on Saturday. Ills subject was
as near as We can learn. 1.-The Farmers
l'lant.-belong:ng to the papyrus order
of the genus Independents and SUBJ
division ltanticus." 1t was decided by
the alliance that such a plant would be
desirable if the necessary seed could
he procured and Moore help to raise it
and do the threshlng.
Saturday morning afforded the in
mates Of Tiptop home a magnificent
spectacle. Just after sunrise a dense
low field OF fog came down the Fire
steel valley from the North envelop-
ing all objects in mist except the sun.
which shown brilliantly until 1920 o
clock. The light lit up the surface of
this low hung cloud in silverd splendor
which much resembled the reflection
from some far off body of water. The
spectacle presented above the clouds
is one Of interest and beauty.
The snow storm OF Sunday was
the worst Of the season. We had had
beautiful weather upto Saturday MORN
ing, except light storm on Saturday
OF the week previous. More snow fell
during the thirty-six hours If Satur-
day night, Sunday and Sunday night
than during any previous storm since
we have been here. Fully fourteen
inches of snow fell and owing to the
high wind blowing strongly from
the north filled Lpin every gulch
and draw, around and in buildings in
great abundance. A few more such
storms and there will be something to
create little moisture next spring.
The boys think the joke is on Geo
Bateman. Now it happens that Ogden
Barrett has house on the South side
of one of the knobs just south of the
Springs and on Monday morning moth.
ing was visable except the top 6f the
stove pipe. George saw the condition
of things, and knew the old gentlemal
must lie an unwilling prisoner in hi.
own house, so out of the Kindness Of
his heart. armed with'a shovel went
to the rescue. After some hours o.
toll, sweat and hard work the door wa!
reached and opened with the expect:l.
ton of seeing in therea sutfocated o.
agrateful man, but Imagine his sur
prise when no Ogden was within. Tn,
latter had gone to "Uncle Peters
dusing Sundays storm ard when h
returned IN the evening it was so bad
ly drifted that he could not get int,
his house SO returned to town. Blu
Barrett has no kicking to do because al
opening was shovelled to his door.
The First Step.