Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
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w l. Arnold has the LaGrippe.

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w L Arnold has the LaGrippe.
School began at the Seminary last
Tuesday.
DIR. Matthias took a trip over into
Franklin. Tuesday.
--"Eud" Ford will return to Jerauld
county for the summer.
y S Binford and family returned
last week from the east.
Lille Ford spent her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Elmer Nesmith.
Highest market prices paid for
butter at Geo Burger & Sons. tt
Ed Williams has enough OF the
Pacific coast and will be back soon.
w e Towner will start soon to
Washington to make his future home.
--Messrs y L Hacket, Il g Nordyke
and l. l. Wood will go to Washington
soon.
proof, in May, upon his homestead az
ter five years resideAce.
There will be an Easter Service at
the NJ L. church Sabbath evening by
Che children Of the Sunday School.
-"Grandpa" Ray is very sick. lie
is J p Rays father, and lives with his
daughter, Mrs. Adk!son, in Franklin
township.
Nh and Mrs Thompson who bought
n T. Williams farm, have moved in
and Will, IN the future be Jerauld
county citizens.
We learn that the premises form
erly owned by Mr.. Gates will be oc-
cupied 10y a family this year, relatives
of Hon. n Smith.
There will he s. social at DR.. Mes
inith's tonight and Rev. Norval is to
be the recipient Of the dimes contrib
uted on that occasion.
We learn with regret that Henry
Stephens and family contemplate
leaving ,Ierauld county. They contem-
plate making their home in Sheldon,
Iowa.
The Ladies' Aid Society Will meet at
heresidence OF Mrs. j. w. Thomas
Friday, April 5rd. 1891, in the after
noon Bring your darning needle and
thiEble.
Mrs. L. NJ. Burger, Sec.
Found in the road near Fauston.
good scoop shovel. The owner may
have the same by calling at the Semi
nary. proving property, and paying for
this notice.
Rev. G V Martins lecture last Sab
bath i'll Woodburn7s Hall was good for
!,oil, skeptics and believers. One week
from next sabbath he will speak On
the evidences Of Christianity.
While on our surveying trip last week
we stayed over night at Doctor Mes
miths. We enjoyed the visit very
much. Although Mrs. Nesmith is at
the home OF her daughter in Waukon
Iowa. yet with the Doctors geniai ways
and his estilnable daughter as hostess
noone could leave feeling that they
had been otherwise than royalty enter
tanned
-One day last week. in the space Of
about fifteen minutes, "A petition was
signed by % or of the patrons of this
post Office. and sent to Washington. u.
C.asAing that Sarah Barrett be appoin-
ted post-mistress, instead of "Uncle"
Peter barrett deceased. "-Aunt" Sarah
has heen the efficient deputy for the
last IL or l3 wears AID we hope thenew
commission will arrive without delay
thus putting the Office into worthy
hands. and the patrons at their ease
regarding the handling of the mail.
The readers OF the HERALD last
week were not permitted to read the
proceedings Of the board of County
Commissioners owing to the fact that
Auditor Marshall did not furnish us
with copy until after the HERALD was
out. when he brought us the copy that
had done duty at the Republican office
for last weeks Issue. After we were
through With it he took the same cory
to the A]pena Journal. Perhaps the
Auditors multitndiuous duties pre-.
verified his furnishing Il copy to each
paper.