Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1891-01-22
LOCAL MENTION.
Local news IS scarce.
Fine moonlight nights.

Local news is scarce.
Fine moonlight nights.
Nice little shower Tuesday morning.
Mrs. w. II. Conklln is visiting in
Parker.
Cash paid for hides and furs by j. C.
Murphy.
c. NJ. Pool is buying stock for II. X.
Rundell.
Work is progressing finely on the
grade east of town.
Fresh oysters at Pioneer drug store
Friday or Saturday.
The increasing length of the days be-
gins to be perceptible.
Dwelling house and store building to
rent at Aliens Agency.
Mrs. Judson is slowly recovering
from her late sickness.
I. w. Kyle is making success of
his feather renovating apparatus.
The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean
and Turner County Herald S2.25 year.
A young son arrived at Vinton
Mann's Sunday. That makes three of
a kind
For handkerchiefs of all kinds, muff-
lers, ETC., for holiday presents. go to G.
NJ. PIERS.
John Mansfield has been on the sick
list during the past week, but is now
able to be out again.
The editor is at Pierre this week at
tending the winter session of the South
Dakota Press association.
The young people of Spring Valley
are holding lyceums every two weeks
and are having good success.
The household CT e. S. Conklin was
cnlivened and made happy last Friday
by the arrival of young son.
Owing to the amount of commission
er's proceedings this week, we have
not much space for local items.
The Canton News of the 10th inst.
says" Marshall Shaft is the proud dad
dy of ten pound daughter who was
born Monday night"
business men all report a vast i'm
proyement in cash trade this winter.
The farmers all have more OF the need
full this year than ever before.
When parties feel inclined to appro-
pirate for their own use goods which
do not belong to them, they should he
sure there is no one in seeing distance
outside, as well as inside the store.
a bill has been introduced providing
for a bounty of not less than fifteen
cents each on gopher scalps. Should
this become Il law, there would be
moremoney in the gopher harvest next
year than there is generally in the corn
crep.
A newspaper is IL photograph of the
village where it is printed, and is the
only evidence its foreign readers haye
of the towns prosperity. Every Dusi-
ness firm should be represented by a
standing advertisement, be it large or
small. so that strangers may get a good
impression of the place.-Ex.
Mr.. Wm. Higbee received the sad
news this week of the death of his
mother, at Cairo, Iowa. She uied on
the 18th inst on which day she was 78
| years old. Her husband who survives
her is 86 years Of age. The sympathies
Of the public are extended to Mr.. Hig-
bee and family in their bereavement.
A bill In regard to the making of alb
stracts has been introduced in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Peternian. Those who have
examined the bill, and are posted on
such matters say the title of the bill
should be IAN act to enable the man
controlling the set OF abstract books
now owned by Vale z. Thielman to dc
all the aostracting for Turner county
| The entertainments given by the
Thomas & Bennett novelty and Spec
ialty Co. at Opera hall last week were
very satisfactory to the audiences
The people have been fooled SO otter
by inferior travelling shows that the
attendance the first evening was rath
er small, but increased each evening
as the merits were advertised by those
who ATTENDED. The performance wa.
all good, but as Il sleight of hand per
former, Capt. Thomas is dandy
/! some of his tricks being the slickest WI
have ever seen. The reading ofsenten
ces in sealed envelopes downs US. Th,
entertainment is worthy the patronag'
4 of all.