The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-08-11
HOME HAPPENINGS.

MINI.
Quite number of the Carson peo-
pie were in town, Tuesday.
No use putting up ice when it
comes down in such chunks as it did
Tuesday.
Miss Katie Larry, of Waverly, Ia,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. W.
Lee, Of Clifton, the middle of the
F. G.. Kretchmer, of the Dakota
Journal Pierre, was in Clifton on bu-
siness, Wednesday, and made us a
pleasant fraternal call.
We are glad to record that j. A.
Meloon, County Clerk and Register of
Deeds, has taken a permanent resi-
dence among us.
Hay presents very "cocked ap-
pearance throughout the country, and
yet it is not half SO tight" as some
would wish, sometimes.
w. +. Newman, Of Nassau, Iowa,
interested in the estate of. w. Smith,
who suicided recently, was in town,
Tuesday, looking after the matter.
S. II. Neal, Esq, is painting his
law and land office on Madison street,
and making it look neat and cozy.
By-the-way, read his card, elsewhere.
1t not only rains in Sully county,
but frequently "pours." This was the
case on Tuesday, when the heavens
seer.ed to open up and spill the wetty
wetness out in sheets.
Postmaster o. NJ. Lee and family
took possession of their residence in
town, Tuesday. They are pleasant
acquisition, both socially and in a
business point of view.
of a still morning, mingled with
his feelings of delight over the election,
we can almost hear the old man Of the
Onida Journal swear over the shape
the matter has assumed and his fear of
a final defeat.
Send the WATcHMAN to your
friends bach East and let them know
what is going on in your new home.
Single copies put up in wrapper ready
for mailing can be had at this office
for five cents, each.
Corporal w. A. Dalzell, a brilliant
young ex-newspaper man, now in Un-
Gle Sans service at Ft. Sully, visited
Clifton, Saturday, and the result OF
his observations may be found else.
where in the form of copied commu-
nication to the Pierre Daily Signal.
The election for school officers for
sully county will take place on Satur.
day, September Is, 1883. The county
has been divided into q school and
road districts, embracing the same
territory, as described in the proceed.
ings of the Commissioners, to be found
elsewhere.
We regret to learn that the hail
and wind storm of Tuesday damaged
the residence and crops of j. w. Car
penter, about three miles northwest
of Clifton, to the extent of about 800
Mr. Carpenter is an honest, hard work
ing man who is just getting start
and is not in shape to stand the loss
Prank Koch and daughter, who
} went through Clifton and north as fal
as LeBeau, last week, came back and
located in 1879. Mr.. Koch informs
us that nowhere has he seen so fine Q
country as in Sully county This i.
the universal verdict of all who come
among us. He has already struck wa
ter at depth of 25 feet. Himself ant
daughter are both erecting buildings OF
their claims.
What is Clifton going to do abou
school this winter This is ques
ton of considerable interest to ou
town people and a number in the coun
try. The county Superintendent ant
1 others have informed us that IT, ere ar
, families in the country who h Ee chill
: dren to educate, desirous of IN wing in
to Clifton and sending them ! school
if we are to have one and they Cal
make arrangements satisfactory. b.
: all means let us encourage them an,
have school. This Office will furnis
two pupils--which is the best we ca
do Mt present. We should be glad b
8 hear from those interested in the ma,
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