The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-11-24
HOME HAPPENINGS.

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Lee, Clifton.
We hear of an occasional deer
being killed in the country round
about.
Frank Koch left for Winona,
Mimi, Friday. He will bring several
barrels Of grape wine on his return.
The Appomattox Herald of last
week announced that j. B. Smith had
gone to reside on his claim near Cliff
ton for night.
We suppose you have made your
fire-break long ere this. 1t will be too
late after your ranch is burned over
and your property destroyed.
The attention of our readers is di-
rected to the able communication else
where, on the question of opening the
Indian Reservation across the river.
II expresses our sentiments, and, we
believe, those of the majority of our
readers.
e. p. Neal got caught out while
breaking, Tuesday night, and lost him
SELF While knowing what quarter he
was on, he could not get the points of
the compass until the moon came up,
and did not get home until after mid
night.
Any family having children to
send to school can doubtless secure a
house in Clifton without very great
outlay, as there are a couple adjoining
the town site, belonging to single men,
which we presume can be had, and, by
Il little fixing up, made comfortable
Move in and send the children to our
excellent school.
At the election i'm August Get
tysburg managed to get in l54 votes
for the Potter county delegates, but a,
the late election for the Constitution
which those delegates are supposed to
have helped to frame, they could only
squeeze out 81 votes This falling OH
of l03 votes i'm SD short time-mor,
than twice rs many rs were cast at tn,
recent election-does not brighten the
complexion of the former election.
1t is a question with some how
the little prairie dogs pass the winter.
Tncre Is Large towl just across the
Okobojo northwest OF Clifton, and the
little yelpers may be seen out at al
most any time these fine days The
few remaining rattlesnakes which have
survived the slaughter of the summer
have returned to take up an abode
for the winter with the barking mar
mots. Many little owls may also be
seen sitting around on the edges of the
dog holes, ready to slip in ON the ap-
proach of any one. They are happy
family, and must either all fast togeth-
or or dine ut the same table.
The winter term of the. Clifton
schanlopened, Monday, and the out
look for very successful session is
indeed flattering We believe that the
number of pupils enrolled has only
reached ten, but there are others ex-
pecting to attend as soon as arrange
ments can be perfected. Owing to
there not being a uniformity of text
books throughout, Mrs. McFall, the
teacher, has some seventeen classes to
hear This is the first regularly or
ganized school in the county--in fact,
the only one at the present. The
school house has been ceiled inside
and will soon be papered and made
comfortable. Thanks are due the
Town Site Co, per w. q. Nixon, OF
Pierre, for donations and interest taken
in the matter.
The report has gained circulation
and credence that the wife of Lewis NJ
Sholes, who proved up on his claim
some 8 miles southwest of Clifton
about three weeks ago, had committed
suicide at their home in Waverly, Iowa
We are not in possession cf the particu
lars, but it is claimed that Il young lady
is mixed up in the affair, unpleasantly
while Mrs. Sholes was out here holding
down a claim. There is said to b,
really no foundation for the accusation
against Mr.. Sholes' conduct, the stor,
being started by some maliciously dis
posed person. The whole family ha.
hitherto stood very high in the estima
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