The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-08-18


us pleasant call, Saturday.
Garry the news to Hannah that
Clifton is going to have railroap
Breakers tell us that the ploMing
is now better than at any time since
early in the spring.
The pump has arrived for the
town well. but some of the fixings are
minus, thus causing some delay.
Il. J. Baldwin killed an old rattle
snake and nine young rtttlers just
east of Clifton, Wednesday night
Dakota has got on her best bib
and tucker, so to speak, and invites he
friends East to come and see her.
jay Hoover brought in some
green corn, Saturday, from the farm of
Chas. McLane, down on the river.
Frank f. Malcolm took out natur-
alization papers before Clerk of Court
Fdgertan this morning-the first of the
kind Sully county.
The Cole Bros, of Blunt, have
bought lot on Madison street, and
have part Of the lumber on the ground
for n restaurant, lSx24.
Beware the rattle snake during
dog-days. He is supposed to be blind,
but can "feel " to bite, and his venom
is unusually poison.
Judge Ross, Of the Clifton House,
has found his missing bird dog, lost
on election day He is said to be one
of the best dogs for chickens in the
Territory.
The Okobojo has been on quite a
'high" the past week, swollen by the
heavy rains, but we have heard of no
steamboats, being engulfed in its seeth-
ing waters.
Since March new post-ofiices have
been made in Dakota ut the rate of one
day, and more mail is distributed in
the territory per capita than in any
state in the Union.
Richard c. Burdick, of Fort Sully,
who has been in Clifton for a couple
of days, will soon build on his claim
three miles southeast of town and
move his family thereon.
Frank Peterson, two miles south
Of town. on one of the highest points in
the county, struck large vein of fine
water, clear and cold, at depth of 80
feet, Monday afternoon.
A couple were married in our
neighboring county of Hyde, few
days ago, the groom going East on a
honey moon trip while the bride re-
manned and held down her claim.
The first quit claim deed to be
recorded in Sully county was placed
on the book by Register Meloon, yes
terday-Mary Minar to Ralph w.
Cavanaugh, piece of property in the
west end of the county.
Rev. II. A. Barden and wife, re-
siding three miles southeast OF town,
made us pleasant call Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. b. informed us that as
soon as suitable rooms can be obtained,
he will hold religious services in this
place.
The Journal wants us to inform
Commissioner Hoover that On:da 'got
there Eli" the lst inst Onida didn't
do any such thing. She got badly left
Potter county did all the "gettino
there that was done, and the Jour al
is trying to steal the credit for Onida.
The first of the week Postmaster
Lee received letter from +. Clark, a
shoemaker of Miller, Hand county, ask
ing about Clifton and Sully county,
with view Of establishing shop at
Clifton. The right man will strike a
good thing in. that line right here. 1t
may be little slow at first, but who
ever gets foot-hold will be solid.
Hon A. w. Ballard, whom we
mentioned as locating on the Okobojo,
recently, writes back from Montezuma,
Iowa, that about Aug Goth himself,
sons and son-in-law will start for their
new home in Sully with three cars of
horses, wagons, household goods, &c,
to take up permanent residence with
us. Welcome, say we all.
We cannot say that there is any
railroad scheme in connection with
the visit, but c. c. Pudor, Of Winona,
assistant engineer of the c. & N. w.
X. r., was in town, Sunday, and went
on up north from here. Mr.. Pudor
is interested in Clifton property. He
was accompanied by Frank Hall, of
Winona, and ID. +. Curler, post master
of LeBeau.
A letter from Hon. Newton Ed
monds to b. p. Hoover, acknowledging
the receipt of draft for s22.5O toward
defraying the expense of the Huron
convention, says that Sully was the 3rd
county in the Territory to respond
Good for Sully. The opinion that the
Territory will be divided and the south