Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

Remember the editor in the days OF
thy prosperity.
Tomorrow is the Harvest Home
picnic at Thodee grove.
A brass hand is the latest thing
talked of for the Springs.
Balmaceda was killed by muleteers
while crossing the Andes.
J.K. Freeland returned last Satur
day evening from.his farm in Fault
county.
Ten Thousand two hundred bushel!
of wheat were marketed at Alexandra;
last week.
Girls. don't despair, if you have no.
sun Kissed hair you may have sol
Kissed lips.
Several of the Woonsocketites at
tended campmeetlng at the Springs
last Sunday.
James Houseman received 20 bush
els of w!e,t per acre instead of 1;
which he has been expecting.
John Baxter killed his wife and two
children and himself in New York
1t is supposed he was insane.
A representative of Hazel Finch &
Co., of n. y, called on the business
men of the town last Monday.
Survivors of the Black Hawk In
dian War held their first reunion on
III old battlefield near Lena, Ill.
Report from Huron is all the saloons
are being closed and contents of the
buildings being mashed to pieces.
Archie McGlnnis arrived Saturday
from Illinois lie will remain two or
three weeks and market his grain.
b. r. Shlmp was in town one day
this week. He had been to Woonsocket
with load of wheat for Mrs. Binford
Helen Schubert is taking vacation
from duty'at the Willard. and now
Mrs. Spears is enquirlng for another
girl.
Canadian newspapers express diss-
appointment at the surprisingly small
increase OF population shown by the
census.
A clohd burst in the vicinity of
Troy and Berlin, N. v. caused several
deaths and destroyed 100000 worth
of property.
Major VIM. Tillman, cashier of the
Falls City Bank of Louisville. has
fled TO Canada. A shortage OF $4,000
has been discovered.
Eight of Bob Sims gang of Ala.
bama moonshiners and murderers
were captured near De Soto, Mo. Sims
is still at large.
Will Mundie is up in Hamlin coun-
ty this week after his steam thresher.
It Was left there last fall when he
was through threshing.
Mrs. Nettie G. Halls chalk talk and
lecture is changed from the 10Th. to
the evening of the 14th. remember
this and let everybody come.
The editor returned to duty yester-
day, too late to help on this issue, but
is satisfied with the managers pro-
gress. LATER:-He's gone again.
German Coldwell. of Artesian, a
brother of Mrs. w. n. Hill, and quite
we'll known in these parts was at the
Springs the latter part of las. week.
A Kansas man threshed a crop of
wheat in Kingman County belonging
to another man, pocketed the proceeds
and fled, leaving the threshers unpaid.
Washburne of Minnesota says chat
Blaine will he nominated and elected
also, that Harrison, realizing this, will
not he a candidate before the conven.
tion.
The indications now are that the
Democrats and Independents will
unite on congressman. If they do
that individual will lie democrat and
probably Hon. p. F. Mcclure of Pierre.
The Ellis family, father. mother and
ten children, had their photographs
taken in a group at Allen, Neb. the
other day. The combined weight of
the group was 2,16o pounds, an aver
age OF 1870 pounds.
The following are the names of the
persons that will take part in the gold
medal contest en- Sept. 18th, at Wes-
sington Springs. Abbie Whitney,
Jennie Barrett, Maud Tofllemire, Sa-
die Miles, Lulu Tottlemire, Tillle Brod-
kord, Nellie Mercer, Emma Barber,
Floy Iotilemire.
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